I’m looking forward to the arrival of this book on the freelance writing life by Mat Coward: Success and How to Avoid It. Here’s an excerpt . Said excerpt is formatted, annoyingly, in tiny un-resizable white type on a black background — I had to copy it and paste it into Word in order to read it.… Read the rest
Month: November 2002 (Page 3 of 3)
Weinberger posts some interesting historical notes on how the usage of the term ‘information’ has changed since the advent of the computer age.… Read the rest
Help Project Gutenberg build its collection of digital documents by proofreading or scanning public-domain texts at Distributed Proofreaders.… Read the rest
Gareth Branwyn offers a number of solid tips on writing well (or, as he calls it, sucks-less writing). (thanks, BoingBoing)… Read the rest
This ALA Journal article spells out the top 10 reasons to be a librarian.… Read the rest
MIT and HP this week unveiled a digital library project called DSpace. The system is designed to be a manageable repository for research material, such as conference papers, technical reports, and other kinds of media.
“Preserving data in an accessible manner is increasingly becoming a problem for a number of universities and government agencies.… Read the rest
They haven’t changed the world yet, but there are ways to make them work.
If you flip though the technology magazines of a year ago, you’ll likely find a lot of stories touting Web services as the next big new technology you need to know about.… Read the rest