ep: the weblog

2001-07-26T18:19:00.000-05:00

Congratulations everyone on finishing your XML projects! I don't have much to add to the weblog this week but I did find one final article about some possible future advances with eBooks. Hope everyone enjoys their break and finds time to do something fun!
Anne

2001-07-26T09:11:00.000-05:00

Here's CSS Check that I promised to put up on the weblog.

2001-07-25T02:16:00.000-05:00

As I struggle with xml and it's handmaidens, it helps me to remember why this could be/will be so useful. Adobe.com has an very clear article on this--relating to css especially--that I think everyone might enjoy: "Style Sheets: Why Should We Care?"
[And if my link fails--go to Adobe.com's site directly look for this featured article (or "search" their site for the title)].

2001-07-22T21:56:00.000-05:00

Reading Chingsen's entry about an xml weblog inspired me to search too. There doesn't seem to be a lot--I was hoping for a discussion of xml issues or the latest news. Still, you might want to look at Weblog Madness 's xml links; and Whump.com . You can look at the xml of Eugene Pervago's Weblog by clicking the little button on the left (marked "XML"). None, however, are as useful as Chingsen's links. [p.s. I really enjoyed Sara's links below (7-22-01).]

2001-07-22T17:02:00.000-05:00

As the last week of summer school appears on the calendar, I though you might enjoy a site that provides an excellent study break. Thanks to Neat New Stuff on the Net, a link to a site dealing with poorly designed products, enjoy.

2001-07-21T11:06:00.000-05:00

Hi,
I find a web log for xml finetuning.com. The log is not very frequently updated but still have some not-bad links.
Chingsen

2001-07-20T17:10:00.000-05:00

Kristine, in response to your question on the weblog, yes the New York Public Library is the place to go. Well, maybe I should say it's the place to go when you have to go. Last time I was at one of the branches was when I needed to use the restroom. Perhaps that's more information than you wanted...
Here's a link to an article I got from the Library Stuff weblog about a Russian programmer who was arrested for allegedly distributing software used to make illegal copies of electronic books. Interesting to think about. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

2001-07-20T11:07:00.000-05:00

Well, apparently the link I tried to put in here doesn't jive with this log, so here is the address anyway.
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/downbylaw/. It's about the Internet filtering law that requires public libraries to have filters on their Internet terminals. Pretty interesting. Hope you all have a good weekend!

2001-07-20T11:03:00.000-05:00

Sorry about that last entry. I don't know what happened. Here's the

2001-07-20T10:57:00.000-05:00

I've been really enjoying watching my Rogue Librarian weblog develop over the weeks. It seems that no subject is sacred and I appreciate the humor the 'rogue' puts into her log entries. She seems to really paint up the New York Public Library. Has anyone been there? Is it truly THE place to go? There's a quote from Natalie Portman about the NYPL on the site and she seems to think it's "really fun." Maybe I should check out NYPL's website sometime and find out. Here's an interesting thing about the

2001-07-19T14:41:00.000-05:00

This has nothing to do with XML or anything class related, but if you are interested, the Pass the Hat Players are putting on Fiddler on the Roof in Manchester this weekend, Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 4pm. Just a little plug since I am in it. It will be at Tirrill Park (yep, outside) so if you do come, bring lawn chairs or a blanket and maybe some bug spray. There are no tickets to buy, but we do pass a hat during intermission if people would like to donate. We don't make you contribute, but we do ask that you don't take money out of the hats as they go by. Have a nice weekend.

2001-07-17T14:32:00.000-05:00

For anyone who is familiar with Dr. Seuss' Lorax, this may be an interesting piece to read, just to get your mind off XML for a little while. (thanks to Follow Me Here)

2001-07-16T13:32:00.000-05:00

Everyone's been telling about their weblog site, so I thought I'd post an interesting entry from the blog, Thinkingland , I've been following. This blog always surprises me, and while it's not library connected, I always feel it's worth my time (even if I don't agree...). This entry was posted today by posted by Heather Easterday:

The linked article [A Nobel dream | Cape Cod Times ] tells an inspiring of Gunter Blobel. Blobel may be one of the most acclaimed scientists in the world, but he finds himself consumed by a task far removed from his work at the Laboratory of Cell Biology at Rockefeller University. Blobel is haunted by an image from his childhood.

At the age of eight (in 1945), he and his family fled Russian troops and moved to Saxony in Germany. As they arrived in Dresden, the young boy was taken with the city's beauty and architecture. The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) especially captured his interest. One week later, the city was destroyed during the final days of WWII.

The boy eventually defected to the United States where he became an acclaimed cell biologist, winning the 1999 Nobel prize for medicine. As he accepted the Nobel prize, he surprised the scientific world by announcing he would use his $1 million prize money to aid in rebuilding the Frauenkirche. Today, along with his scientific research, he serves as president of The Friends of Dresden (an international organization committed to restoring the historic cathedral).

What makes a person dedicate so many resources to a building destroyed over 50 years ago? How can an individual commit his life to restoring beauty he only knew for less than a week? For Blobel, the beauty of the Frauenkirche influences every aspect of his work as a scientist. He tells his students. . .
Be imaginative. Be creative. Search for inspiration from beautiful things. . .The structure of the cell is like the structure of a beautiful building. There is beauty in both, in the building blocks, in the lines.

The Frauenkirche is more than a childhood memory, it is the theme running through all of Blobel's work. What theme runs through your work? What inspires you to press forward when seemingly destroyed?

2001-07-15T17:40:00.000-05:00

Over the past eight weeks I have been consistently checking out the web log, Neat New Stuff on the Net and would like to take this opportunity to share it with you. Neat New Stuff is a weblog that is published weekly and contains a list of inks. Many of these links are somewhat random, pertaining to a wide variety of interests and there are several sites each week that provide interesting sources of amusement or arcane knowledge. Included in this list are 3-4 links that pertain to library's in general on such topics as current events, what's going on with the publishing of journals, policies at different libraries and what libraries across the nation are doing. This site is layed out nicely with a list of the sites and then the links to the different archived weeks at the bottom of the page. The host also provides links to other projects she is involved in at the side of the weblog if you want to find out more about her and her interests.

I would like to add an interesting addenda to this. After I finished writing the above, I ran it through the spell checker Blogger provides and the word "weblog" is not in its database.

2001-07-13T15:41:00.000-05:00

Anne has already told you about Library Stuff so I thought I would just supplement her information. I have been following it as well. What strikes me most about this weblog is the variety of information. It appears that if it happens in, around or on a library, Mr. Cohen will tell you about it. If it happens to a librarian, he'll tell you about it. It is fascinating to me that there is such a wide range of information found here. I appreciate the simplicity of the site as well. It is also nice to have a general idea of what you are linking to based on the context of the phrase around it.

2001-07-13T15:32:00.000-05:00

Back to the ebook discussion, this is an interesting article regarding the implementation of ebooks in libraries. It looks like access to information doesn't mean much without marketing that information to your patrons.

2001-07-13T10:14:00.000-05:00

Now that we are all in the full swing of our XML projects, I found this great tutorial that gives some pretty good hints on how to create your DTD. It goes a little farther than the book, so it might prove useful for us as we put together our rough draft DTD this weekend for Wednesday. Here's the tutorial . Hope it helps!!

2001-07-12T23:18:00.000-05:00

I really liked the brief article Chingsen recommended (7/12/2001): Media-Independent Publishing: Four Myths about XML I loved his beginning: "MYTH 1: XML IS A CONSIPIRACY LED BY MICROSOFT. XML is a conspiracy, but not Microsoft's."

2001-07-12T14:03:00.000-05:00

Hi, I think there is a weblog about xml, xslt, weblog etc. More Like This Weblog -- Meta: XML It is part of Wump.com website. Also, there is an article about the concept of XML: "Media-Independent Publishing: Four Myths about XML." The article is not talking about the hype of XML as a myth but clarifies some misunderstandings about XML.

Chingsen

2001-07-11T20:10:00.000-05:00

I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you a little about the library weblog I have been following, Library Stuff. This weblog features articles which would be of general interest to librarians and other individuals fond of books. Almost every day, the site's creator, Steven Cohen, provides a handful of links (along with a brief comment) to articles of interest. The site is very easy to navigate and maintains a simple and uncluttered appearance. I like the fact that Mr. Cohen provides personal information about who he is and what he does for a living (he's an assistant librarian at a law firm). Overall I find this to be a nice site to visit every few days to get a look at what's going on in the world of library and information science. Visit it sometime and see what you think.
Anne

2001-07-10T15:36:00.000-05:00

I haven't done any searching re: XML, my brain doesn't like it. But I did find an article that was interesting regarding free access to medical journals for poor nations. Just a bit of info of interest.

2001-07-10T02:34:00.000-05:00

Did you know there is a magazine devoted to XML? I came across it today at Barnes and Nobles (in the "computer section"). It's called "XML" Journal (Sys.con Media) and it has a lot to offer the beginner, including a new series for the novice "XML Tutorial: Getting Up to speed with XML." That and more--all for $4.99 an issue (which of course must be less for a yearly subscription).

2001-07-06T09:14:00.000-05:00

I did a search on XML through Google.com and came up with a ton of useful information. I will provide some links to those I found of interest in a little bit. The number of sites dedicated to XML leads me to believe that it is indeed an up and coming way to publish electronically. Here are the links I talked about earlier. XML and W3C Architecture Domain . One of these is from W3C, the organization Clint mentioned yesterday in class. Hope you find these useful!

2001-07-05T19:25:00.000-05:00

While purusing the weblog I am following, Neat New Stuff on the Net, I stumbled across a very practicle application of the hypertext literature and technology that Holly discussed this morning. While it is not a story the Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science makes excellent use of the power this technology provides.

2001-07-05T13:14:00.000-05:00

Hi there,
I found a weblog about XML: eclectic - the XML-DEV weblog. It offers XML related news and links.
Chingsen

2001-07-04T14:42:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. Here is a link to the site InformationR.net that I got from the weblog I have been following, Library Stuff. It lists lots of online journals and newsletters that deal with information management, information science, and information systems. Some of them may be useful to some of you so I thought I would share the list.
Anne

2001-07-02T14:48:00.000-05:00

Hi, there: for anyone (like myself) who is interested in political and cultural issues, go to Follow Me Here . Personally, I found many entries in the blog stimulating. For instance, the latest entry reminds us of the frightening presence of "human bombers" and their enigmatic "culture."

2001-07-01T22:11:00.000-05:00

For everyone (right?) who can't get enough of XML, I thought I'd mention the following websites: The XML Cover Page and The XML Software Site . You'll find about everything you've ever wanted here (relating to XML at least).

2001-06-29T15:02:00.000-05:00

Greetings everyone. I found this little article which talks briefly about XML and XMCL and the delivery of online materials. It's all a bit over my head at this point, but I thought this article might interest some of you.
Happy 4th of July!
Anne

2001-06-29T14:21:00.000-05:00

Hi
I found a Website: Internet Scout Weblog which provides links from academic resources and around the Web. For example, there is a sholarly work about ebook: Defining the Future of the Book in the Digital World.

Have a nice weekend.
Chingsen

2001-06-29T09:19:00.000-05:00

Hello all. Here's an article I found off my Rogue Librarian weblog that I am looking at during the semester. It addresses all the issues we have been discussing so far, like copyright, intellectual property rights, fair use, etc. It's pretty interesting. Owning the Future
Kristine

2001-06-28T16:55:00.000-05:00

I missed one topic in my little show this morning. Another question that occurs when thinking about circulation ebook readers is how your circulation statistics will work. If you check out the ebook reader, do you count that as circulating 30 books, or however many are loaded on the reader, or do you just say that you checked out one item? Just a question from those of us whose funding is determined by circulation statistics... Thanks for listening this morning and for reading now.

2001-06-27T12:20:00.000-05:00

Hi,
I talked to Anne about this briefly but, on the topic of electronic texts, the Internet Public Library has a collection of texts that are searchable as well as browsable by auther, title or Dewey Decimal Number. Internet Public Library Books

2001-06-26T16:39:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone,
I thought I would just send this tidbit of interest to you in case you want to see how Grosse Pointe Public Library is offering their eBook readers to their patrons.
Denise

2001-06-26T13:34:00.000-05:00

Hi me again,
I also find a trade journal which is a web version of the International News Magazine for Book pusblishing and Bookselling. By searching their Web site, you can find more than 90 relevant articles about ebook. You can find how people in the publishig industry talk about ebook.

Chingsen

2001-06-26T13:29:00.000-05:00

HI,
I found many articles about EBook from the New York Times. There is an artilce: Digital Book Turf Battle Escalates Over Royalities. Find that artilce and you can find more articles about ebook that are hyperlinked to the first article. For some reasons, you don't need to pay to get access to those articles.

Chingsen

2001-06-25T22:20:00.000-05:00

Since we're going to be focusing on XML soon, you might want to see the article in today's (6-25-01) Iowa City Gazette (p. 4 D) entitled "Smart data changing the way we work: XML promises to allow more focus on important tasks."

2001-06-25T19:51:00.000-05:00

Hello All! Here's an article about the Supreme Court's recent ruling that free-lance writers can control whether their work which had been previously published in print formats (like newspapers or magazines) may be reproduced in electronic forms such as full-text databases.

Anne

2001-06-22T23:39:00.000-05:00

One topic we haven't talked much about is the design of electronic publications. (Watch for a question on this article in the 06.28 quiz...).

2001-06-21T14:29:00.000-05:00

Hi there, I would like to introduce a Weblog about ebook, Pocket PC eBook in particular. It has a great amount of information about ebook, including refeences, eBook software, and ebook reader etc.

2001-06-21T12:32:00.000-05:00

Hello fellow Electronic Publishing folks. Here's a site that Prof. Elmborg showed us back in Online Information Systems last spring. It's an online library. Unfortunately you need to have a subscription to actually use the resource, but you might want to take the tour. Questia I figure since we are journeying in the digital/electronic world that this site would be relevant. Enjoy!

2001-06-19T14:46:00.000-05:00

Since I know we all have so much free time to do extra reading...Here's an article that deals with the medical journal Pediatrics successfully publishing some electronic only articles. Thought it might be of interest to some of you.
Anne

2001-06-19T13:57:00.000-05:00

Hi, I found a weblog about information technology economy: ejournal. It has news such as web writing integrity which, I think, is relevant to electronic publishing.

2001-06-19T02:42:00.000-05:00

Sarah--speaking of copyright issues, have you seen The Plagiarism Resource Center Home Page?

2001-06-18T16:18:00.000-05:00

OK, so apparently, I am inept with links. I'll keep trying. Sorry.

2001-06-18T16:16:00.000-05:00

I was looking at Library Stuff and came across an article about Periodical woes that discusses cost issues of print periodicals in a public library setting. As a public librarian, I wonder if this won't become an issue as far as subscribing to ejournals as well? Just a little thought/question.

2001-06-18T15:48:00.000-05:00

I was browsing through the archives of Neat New Stuff on the Net and came across an article in the May 4th issue about Copyright issues that seemed interesting. I'm not sure if it answers any questions but it lays out some of the issues involved pretty well.

2001-06-18T07:50:00.000-05:00

Historians have long been troubled by modern amnesia. They would be even more chilled by this new evidence of "fake memory." The question is: how is history possible when it is fraught with lies and false memories, plus willful forgetting? (thanks Follow Me Here)

2001-06-17T16:16:00.000-05:00

Greetings Everyone! Here is a very interesting forum that I learned about from a medical libraries discussion list I belong to. The Nature forum is dedicated to "the impact of the Web on the publishing of the results of original research." It includes several articles written on some of the issues we have discussed in class. Thought some of you might like to look at it.
Anne

2001-06-15T09:25:00.000-05:00

Here's that link I found. Electronic Publishing . I hope I did this right!

2001-06-14T16:56:00.000-05:00

I'm just checking to see if I can do this correctly. I'll hopefully add more tomorrow.
Denise

2001-06-13T22:16:00.000-05:00

Since many of you already help others use the computer, I thought you might find this article inspiring. (Actually you might find it even more inspiring if you're just learning how to make use of the computer.)

How to Help Someone Use a Computer

The author, Phil Agre, is a computer science professor at the University of California,who evidently has a long list of publications with interesting titles. If you want to see for yourself, go to
Homepage

2001-06-13T20:06:00.000-05:00

Okay... so I'm at work at the reference desk and it's a very slow night. Here are a few little stories for all you aspiring librarians out there.
24 hour reference
cyberporn in libraries
Now this is a dedicated patron!
See you all in class.
Anne

2001-06-13T19:32:00.000-05:00

Hello all! I work at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences reference desk and frequently deal with patrons who are upset that we have cancelled our subscriptions to journals. Pricing of print and electronic journals certainly is a major concern for librarians everywhere. Here is a link for information from the University of Iowa about its Year 2000 Serials Cancellation Project. Although electronic journals are not the focus of these reports, I think it is interesting to take a quick look at what's going on in our libraries.
Anne

2001-06-12T23:32:00.000-05:00

Here's one more citation about our class from Library Stuff on
Friday, June 8th, 2001:
"I just set it up so I can post from work. No more late nights...yeah!!
Library Geek points out that there is an assignment in a library school in Iowa that pertains to looking at weblogs. Well, for those in that class, welcome to "the stuff", and please let me know what you thought of my site."

2001-06-12T20:15:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! Here is my first posting. I hope it works...
Anne Gehringer

2001-06-11T11:48:00.000-05:00

OK, now that our little project has gotten even more publicity (from NewBreed Librarian and the German Netbib [translation]), Blogger is having a problem adding new users to our blog. Best-laid plans.... I'm investigating solutions and hope to have one soon.

2001-06-07T11:58:00.000-05:00

Look! We've already been cited by another weblog, library_geek.