Tag Archives: digital

The Google Books Settlement

I am a huge fan of Google Books, and I keep my fingers crossed that they’ll stay “not evil.” As part of the emerging technology talks I give at work, I studied up on what people are currently saying about the settlement and gave a talk on the topic. I also gave a very short [...]

Notes: Reclaiming Campus Digital Treasures Using the Digital Information Virtual Archive

Reclaiming Campus Digital Treasures Using the Digital Information Virtual Archive
Jay Holden – session chair
Andrew Roderick and Daniel Koepke – San Francisco State University

Case study: SF State hidden treasurers
There was a 1968 student strike that lead to college of ethnic studies
Went through a number of archives (labor, film, art, special collections), went to alumni
Each are owners [...]

Fantastic TED Talks

My favorite podcast is the TED Talk podcast. These speakers are fabulous speakers and leaders in their fields. Here are my current 3 favorites:
J.J. Abrams: The mystery box

Erin McKean: Redefining the dictionary

Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law