Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
Excellent blog by founder of Bookshare.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Sabotage manual from 1944 advises acting like an average 2008 manager - Boing Boing
Sabotage manual from 1944 advises acting like an average 2008 manager - Boing Boing
Everything is Miscellaneous is one of my favorite books and a must for anyone in publishing or information work. The author, David Weinberger, has a hilarious and accurate portrayal of bureaucratic management practices as a form of sabotage. With thanks to Cory Doctorow for posting it.
Everything is Miscellaneous is one of my favorite books and a must for anyone in publishing or information work. The author, David Weinberger, has a hilarious and accurate portrayal of bureaucratic management practices as a form of sabotage. With thanks to Cory Doctorow for posting it.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Live Search Books Shutting Down
Live Search
MS Live Search Books and Live Search Academics are shutting down. That leaves Google, right?
MS Live Search Books and Live Search Academics are shutting down. That leaves Google, right?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
New Title Helps the Administrator Stay Compliant with Copyright Law
This from AEP ONLINE/The Newsletter of Educational Publishing 5-6-08 -
Linworth Publishing, Inc., publisher of professional development resources for K-12 educators, announces the publication of Copyright for Administrators, by Carol Simpson, EdD. Written by a well-known expert in the field of copyright law and schools, this new resource explains what the school administrator needs to know to stay legal and in compliance with copyright law. This ready-reference guide for school administrators is short, to-the-point, and factual. Presented from a management point-of-view, the book guides the administrator through real-life daily copyright challenges, and it explains when the administrator can make decisions locally and when to call in more authoritative legal assistance."
Linworth Publishing, Inc., publisher of professional development resources for K-12 educators, announces the publication of Copyright for Administrators, by Carol Simpson, EdD. Written by a well-known expert in the field of copyright law and schools, this new resource explains what the school administrator needs to know to stay legal and in compliance with copyright law. This ready-reference guide for school administrators is short, to-the-point, and factual. Presented from a management point-of-view, the book guides the administrator through real-life daily copyright challenges, and it explains when the administrator can make decisions locally and when to call in more authoritative legal assistance."
Monday, May 5, 2008
Services for Older Adult Blog and info from Canada
Good stuff here from Canada:
http://servicesforolderadults.blogspot.com/
And this on large print best practices. I was able to attend Thorndike's webinar and found it quite interesting. Full of practical tips on shelving, interfiling and other everyday issues.
http://clalisop.blogspot.com/2008/05/large-print-best-practices-for-all.html
http://servicesforolderadults.blogspot.com/
And this on large print best practices. I was able to attend Thorndike's webinar and found it quite interesting. Full of practical tips on shelving, interfiling and other everyday issues.
http://clalisop.blogspot.com/2008/05/large-print-best-practices-for-all.html
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Chris Stephen interview on NCTI
Chris Stephen, Founder, ReadHowYouWant
Interview on NCTI web site.
This is a fascinating interview with the founder of ReadHowYouWant, the company for which I am now developing a library and institutional services program. Chris had a strong background in publishing and marking up electronic text when his sister developed MS and began having trouble reading. To help her, he applied his publishing and markup skills to create special fonts that her eyes could track on, as well as a software system for converting normal text to these fonts.
From the NCTI web site home page:
The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) advances learning opportunities for all students, with a special focus on individuals with disabilities. Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education, NCTI offers technical guidance to facilitate growth and sustainability of assistive and learning tools by fostering innovative technology solutions.
Please note that the font examples giving in the interview are some of the more specialized ones that RHYW uses. Most of their books are printed in fonts that look quite conventional, except for being larger and darker, so they are perfect for public library large print sections.
The big thing that ReadHowYouWant does for most libraries is to produce these large font editions of books that previously were available only in smaller type.
Interview on NCTI web site.
This is a fascinating interview with the founder of ReadHowYouWant, the company for which I am now developing a library and institutional services program. Chris had a strong background in publishing and marking up electronic text when his sister developed MS and began having trouble reading. To help her, he applied his publishing and markup skills to create special fonts that her eyes could track on, as well as a software system for converting normal text to these fonts.
From the NCTI web site home page:
The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) advances learning opportunities for all students, with a special focus on individuals with disabilities. Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education, NCTI offers technical guidance to facilitate growth and sustainability of assistive and learning tools by fostering innovative technology solutions.
Please note that the font examples giving in the interview are some of the more specialized ones that RHYW uses. Most of their books are printed in fonts that look quite conventional, except for being larger and darker, so they are perfect for public library large print sections.
The big thing that ReadHowYouWant does for most libraries is to produce these large font editions of books that previously were available only in smaller type.
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