Category Archives: LIS
Undiscovered Public Knowledge and IA
I just gave a talk for World IA Day at U Mich in lovely Ann Arbor entitled “Undiscovered Public Knowledge and IA.” Below are the slides, followed by links to the resources I mentioned in the talk. (Apologies for comical looking fonts:
Undiscovered Public Knowledge and IA
I just gave a talk for World IA Day at U Mich in lovely Ann Arbor entitled “Undiscovered Public Knowledge and IA.” Below are the slides, followed by links to the resources I mentioned in the talk. (Apologies for comical looking fonts:
Alex Wright – The Web That Wasn’t
Finally got around to watching Alex Wright’s Google Tech Talk entitled The Web That Wasn’t. Alex is the author of GLUT: Mastering Information Through the Ages, a book I don’t own yet but will be getting soon. The talk is
Alex Wright – The Web That Wasn’t
Finally got around to watching Alex Wright’s Google Tech Talk entitled The Web That Wasn’t. Alex is the author of GLUT: Mastering Information Through the Ages, a book I don’t own yet but will be getting soon. The talk is
Facetag
In retrospect, I can’t figure out for the life in me why I didn’t mention Facetag during my talk at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. I had plenty of time, and it’s something I cover in Designing Web Navigation.
Facetag
In retrospect, I can’t figure out for the life in me why I didn’t mention Facetag during my talk at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. I had plenty of time, and it’s something I cover in Designing Web Navigation.
Librarians, IA, and the Long Tail of Information Spaces
Not sure if anyone has ever made this connection before, but I’m going to give a try. Let me know if you’ve heard this already. Here goes: If we consider all published information in the world, we can assume it
Librarians, IA, and the Long Tail of Information Spaces
Not sure if anyone has ever made this connection before, but I’m going to give a try. Let me know if you’ve heard this already. Here goes: If we consider all published information in the world, we can assume it
Library Porn
Here is an impressive collections of photos from amazing libraries around the world. I’ve only been to a few of them, sadly. Gotta make a point of getting to more of them (particularly the ones in Germany). BTW, I can
Library Porn
Here is an impressive collections of photos from amazing libraries around the world. I’ve only been to a few of them, sadly. Gotta make a point of getting to more of them (particularly the ones in Germany). BTW, I can
Search and Browse Article in D-LIB
There is a nice article in the most recent issue of D-Lib Magazine called Enhancing Search and Browse Using Automated Clustering of Subject Metadata. The authors looked at ways to integrated automatic classification with traditional categories. “Results indicated that while
Search and Browse Article in D-LIB
There is a nice article in the most recent issue of D-Lib Magazine called Enhancing Search and Browse Using Automated Clustering of Subject Metadata. The authors looked at ways to integrated automatic classification with traditional categories. “Results indicated that while
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
The Vision of Librarians
OK, here’s my last gripe about Everything is Miscellaneous, a fantastic book by David Weinberger. I realize that this might be nit, but I’d like to point it out anyway: Weinberger contends that in the past physical formats of information
The Vision of Librarians
OK, here’s my last gripe about Everything is Miscellaneous, a fantastic book by David Weinberger. I realize that this might be nit, but I’d like to point it out anyway: Weinberger contends that in the past physical formats of information
Weinberger on the Card Catalog
Again, let me start off by saying that Everything is Miscellaneous is a really great book, particularly for an old librarian/IA type like me. Fascinating stuff. But Weinberger’s comparisons and criticisms of the card catalog in libraries seem odd. There’s
Weinberger on the Card Catalog
Again, let me start off by saying that Everything is Miscellaneous is a really great book, particularly for an old librarian/IA type like me. Fascinating stuff. But Weinberger’s comparisons and criticisms of the card catalog in libraries seem odd. There’s
Weinberger on Dewey Decimal System (DDC)
I’m just about in the middle of Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger. I’ve enjoyed his other books, and this one perhaps tops them all. Really good read. If you have anything to do with the development, conception, or organization
Weinberger on Dewey Decimal System (DDC)
I’m just about in the middle of Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger. I’ve enjoyed his other books, and this one perhaps tops them all. Really good read. If you have anything to do with the development, conception, or organization
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