Bone LaceStories in progress...books, science fiction, home, developing cultural issues, teaching.(Untitled)- May 8, 2005 OPACs and XML. When I wish for things like native RSS feeds from our Innovative catalog, I&146;m sometimes told that III has an XML backend so I should just be able to build what I want on my own. Of course, my first response (of many) is that I&146;m not a programmer so I can&146;t just build what I want, but Casey Bisson at Plymouth State University is, and he&146;s trying to build weird and wonderful things with his own Innovative catalog. For example, check out his proof-of-concept...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110175/2005/05/08.html#a787 (Untitled)- May 8, 2005 Got Game on the Brain. I&146;m late to the whole gaming and how it affects libraries thing, but I&146;m a total convert now and it&146;s something I&146;m going to actively track from now on. At first I thought it was just interesting, and while I did like the idea of bringing tweens and teens into the library using gaming as a social carrot, I&146;m gaining a totally different perspective for the way we can use the characteristics, expectations, and interplay of gaming and gamers in a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110175/2005/05/08.html#a786 (Untitled)- May 8, 2005 Mapping your Mindmaps - learning from the masters. It's really encouraging to see the folks at MindManager joining the ranks of bloggers. Although I would have labeled myself a power user of MindManager, I'm learning new things with every post. This happens to be specific to how to make better use of MindManager, but others relate to broader issues of how to use your technology as a partner in doing your knowledge work. Mapping Your Maps. I don't know. Maybe most of you MindManager power users.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110175/2005/05/08.html#a785 (Untitled)- May 8, 2005 Found a great add in for Firefox (yes, it's my preferred browser, even though Radio doesn't work with it). It's called "Stumble", and it's a random site generator. The good thing is you pick the categories for the random sites, and they are all ones that someone else interested in the same category has recommended. You can also "vote" on both the random site or any other site that you like or dislike (your own picks and anti-picks are added to their database.) Very cool.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110175/2005/05/08.html#a784 |