Introducing The Source
Researchers teach computers to search for photos based on content
From the Penn State University website
A pair of Penn State researchers has developed a statistical approach, called Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures in Real-Time (ALIPR), that one day could make it easier to search the Internet for photographs. The public can participate in improving ALIPR's accuracy by visiting a designated Web site, uploading photographs and evaluating whether the keywords that ALIPR uses to describe the photographs are appropriate.
Financial Crisis or an opportunity? (Note: Podcast)
From the Library 2.0 Gang website
The Library 2.0 Gang discuss the impact of the world financial crisis on libraries and library suppliers.
Consoles, Clickers and Chat: Tools for the Library of Today (Note: PDF)
From the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee website
Presentation by John Hubbard from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the use of videos, interactive learning technologies and virtual reference in today's libraries.
Towards a theory of network locality: Local knowledge and politics in a network culture
From the First Monday website, Volume 13, Number 10
The theory of network locality suggests that location continues to matter in a globalised and networked culture. But the conditions under which local knowledge is produced are changing. Individual users can produce and consume information about local spaces no matter where they are. But information and knowledge are different things. This article describes how local knowledge is produced in a social context where location is wherever we happen to be.
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