A TED Talk from TEDGlobal 2011 that offers librarians plenty to think about regarding our role in ensuring that citizens maintain freedom of expression and privacy on the Internet.
In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is headed for a “Magna Carta” moment when citizens around the world demand that their governments protect free speech and their right to connection.
As I have already written on the connections between storytelling and social software, I have decided to publish one final post on the subject.
This is a wonderful presentation by Chris Abani at the TED conference on the connection between narrative and place and how “what we know about how to be who we are” comes from the stories we tell.
Lately I have been spending a lot of time thinking about RDA (Resource Description and Access). One area that has piqued my interest is the effect its implementation will have on catalogue displays (OPAC’s).
The National Library of Australia’s Committee on Cataloging has some interesting material posted from the Beyond the OPAC : future directions for Web-based catalogues seminar. Ann Huthwaite and Philip Hider in their presentation The potential impact of RDA on OPAC displays explain two key elements in the design of RDA… Continue Reading »
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