Monthly Archives: December 2011

Preorders of Semantic Web Technologies available

robinna/ December 31, 2011/ social media, semantic web/ 1 comments

Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians (THE TECH SET® #20 [Paperback]Robin Fay (Author), Michael Sauers (Author), Ellyssa Kroski (Editor) There are trillions of bytes of information within the web, all of it driven by behind-the-scenes data. Vast quantities of information make it hard to find what s really important. Here s a practical guide to the future of

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Filtering, forgetfulness, and the semantic web

robinna/ December 29, 2011/ semantic web/ 0 comments

I’ve been catching up on some of my reading and tv watching over the holidays, especially with blogs and various tidbits of news (i.e., not headlines) and nonfiction. A few days ago I watched Botany of Desire based upon Michael Pollan’s book of the same name. The book had been on my reading list for a while, but I just

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New Book on Semantic Web and Social Searching for Librarians

robinna/ December 21, 2011/ social media, semantic web, my projects/ 0 comments

Look what is featured over at semanticweb under industry news… http://semanticweb.com/new-semantic-web-book-for-librarians_b25441 “You’ll learn how to start and track trends using social media, find hidden content online, and search for reusable online content, crucial skills for those looking to be better searchers. The authors explain how to explore data and statistics through WolframAlpha, create searchable metadata in Flickr, and give meaning

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Job hunting using linkedin

robinna/ December 15, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

For those of you job hunting (or posting jobs), have you seen what linkedin is doing to help you?  LinkedIn Jobs now brings you guaranteed applicants,in 3 simple steps.Sign up for the LinkedIn Jobs Guarantee and post your job on LinkedIn now through November 19, 2011. Follow three easy steps and the additional terms below, and we’ll guarantee at least

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Goal for 2012: semantic web, rdf, linkeddata, & rda

robinna/ December 13, 2011/ my projects/ 0 comments

Okay, so here is one of my goals I am pitching for next year: Become well versed in the fundamentals of RDA, focusing specifically on the changes between AACR2 and RDA, so that I can serve as a resource person for [my Unit]; additionally learn more about “future” data carriers: RDFa and other Semantic Web schemas and how they connect

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