Month: June 2003

Notes from Special Libaries 2003 Conference. I posted my notes from the SLA 2003 conference. It's rather lengthy and may only be of interest to those interested in what's happening with library information systems and services. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Unnecessary UI.  Jason Fried likes this dialog from OmniWeb 4.5 : I have to disagree. I think it's a nice feature that shouldn't be advertising itself, it should just happen automatically and silently. It's a permanent redirect, that's what it means, and designers of web browsers know that a lot better than users, so why… Continue reading Unnecessary UI

Good Experience: The Most Important User Experience Method. If you really want to become a better user experience practitioner, learn how to work with and change the organization. This is in contrast to most UX books and events, which are endless discussions of *methods*… [Tomalak's Realm]

Here we go again: .Net and standards. The platform may be based on XML (a web standard), but .NET's built-in controls and assistants apparently generate broken, mangled, noncompliant XHTML and CSS. There's a workaround, but it's useless. The platform must change. You can help. [Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report]

Voice-activated Wearable Communicator. Vocera's latest Communications System for mobile workers inside 802.11b wireless networked buildings enables immediate communucation through the use of simple voice commands. With obvious benefits in healthcare, retail, school campuses and other high-pressure environments, the system incorporates “voice printing”, a biometric security enhancement that prevents unauthorized access and protects sensitive information. [Smart… Continue reading Voice-activated Wearable Communicator

Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices. The Western States Digital Standards Group (WSDSG) Metadata Working Group's best practices for using Dublin Core metadata elements is an excellent resource to consult when starting a project requiring metadata. The group came up with a set of guidelines for using Dublin Core during the development of a… Continue reading Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices

Federated search overview. I recently heard Roy Tennant tell a group of information professionals that “only librarians like to search, everyone else likes to find.” Roy should get together with Peter to combine his findability meme with this appropriate tagline. In keeping with this findability theme, Tennant's describes some of the current offerings in the… Continue reading Federated search overview

Knowledge Management glossary, primer and bibliography. AOK: Knowledge Strategy newsletter (login required) pointed to these resources for knowledge management: Knowledge Management Glossary from National electronic Library for Health. Knowledge Management bibliography from Gurteen Knowledge Conference. An Introduction to the Key Principles of Knowledge Management, from Cathy Lindsey-Kin's “Knowledge Management Primer”. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Senate Begins Process to Reverse New F.C.C. Rules on Media. A broadly bipartisan group of the Senate Commerce Committee today approved legislation by voice vote to restore the limits on media ownership. By Stephen Labaton. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Prism Legal Comments on Doc Mgt. Prism Legal Consulting's blog, Strategic Legal Technology commented on one large law firm's choice of document management outsourcer. Ron Friedman at Prism brings much experience in the field of customizing technology to law firms. His blog is one to watch… [Unintended Consequences]