http://librariesinteract.info Blog central for Australian Libraries Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:32:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several of the Thali are Asus EeePC users. We thought we'd compare our impressions of the eee pc , especially from the perspective of using it in the library environment. But first, what are we talking about? Asus eee pcs are tiny, ultra-portable, cheap computers. There are now three sizes (7", ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/07/22/asus-eee-pc-thali-thoughts/ BRW Magazine launched the top 100 Australian Web applications in a feature section on Web 2.0 in 19th June issue. The article in BRW is only accessible online by subscription (check to see if your library's databases have it covered), but the full list is available from Ross Dawson's ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/06/20/top-100-australian-web-20-applications/ The mobile web has garnered a lot of attention in recent months and understandably so. Mobile phone ownership in Australia alone is over 90% (OECD Telecommunications Outlook 2007) although mobile use is still mainly focused on phone calls, with photography catching up. However, this is changing. Opera Software - ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/06/12/mobile-web-a-1st-quarter-report/ As of 2009, students doing their HSC in NSW will be able to take a course in studying Wikipedia. The course is "intended to teach students skills of analysis to enable them to be more discerning about content they find on the web". (Don Carter - Board of Studies, NSW). Considering that ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/05/27/studying-wikipedia-in-hsc/ Last year for Library and Information Week (LIW) we asked you for your visions of a library in 2010. You might like to revisit those posts to see what we were thinking a year ago... This year we are going to celebrate by hosting a Carnival of the Infosciences. The carnival ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/05/19/liw-lets-have-a-carnival/ Adobe has joined the ranks of online image editors by launching their new free service, Adobe Photoshop Express beta.  It offers crop and rotate, correct, exposure, red-eye removal, touchup and much more, making it a direct competitor to services such as  Picnik and Phixr. It also offers photo sharing and online ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/04/18/adobe-photoshop-express/ Last Saturday Tim Spalding, from LibraryThing, posted about how you can use Google Book Search as a source of cover images. You can read all about it at the Thingology blog. Tim says that the code is a little rough, but it does provide a working example. With this technique for ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/03/17/using-google-books-for-cover-art/ Today I've released an updated version of our popular Aussie Library Blogs page. The page is now built dynamically created using a WordPress plugin that I've created with the assistance of the other THALI members. This new way of managing the list of Aussie Library Blogs is exciting in a ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/03/08/updated-aussie-library-blogs-page/ Random House Audio has announced that "it will now allow its audiobooks to be sold without DRM by all of its online retailers." (from Boing Boing) Random House Audio  provides downloadable audio to popular Random House print titles, as well as titles from other publishing houses.  Their audio is available through ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/02/29/the-end-of-audiobook-drm/ The Australian Library Journal is editing a special issue on web 2.0 and the library and information science profession. The issue is being put together by a couple of folk responsible for the recent Beyond the Hype Symposium in Qld. Guest Editors: Helen Partridge and Clare Thorpe Contact: Helen Partridge Email: h.partridge ... http://librariesinteract.info/2008/02/29/call-for-papers-alj-and-20/