Best Titles Ever! The Video
What do you get when you take some of the documents world's "best titles ever!" and mix it with some podsafe audio? You get Best Titles Ever!: The Video: Of course, since I only used thirteen titles, there are many more "best evers" that could be mixed around into other videos or other products that can be used to take document awareness into non traditional places. This posting is related to proof of concept video I posted earlier this week. Both videos were inspired by a YouTube commercial for Fulton County Public Library that I also noted earlier. Continue reading
The History News Network.
Although not a government info resource, this site may be of use to researchers, students, and teachers. George Mason University's History News Network (HNN) features articles and excerpts by professional (scholarly?) historians. The authors range from left, right, and center. The site’s motto is “Because the Past is the Present, and the Future tooâ€. They describe their mission in part being
“(t)o expose politicians who misrepresent history. To point out bogus analogies. To deflate beguiling myths. To remind Americans of the irony of history. To put events in context. To remind us all of the complexity of history.â€The lead editor is Richard Shenkman of George Mason University, author of several books of history --notably “Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American Historyâ€. On the home page, there is a quick link to The September 11 Digital Archive. Recently, they’ve posted commentaries on the Iraq Study Group report. The current Most Popular Article: Richard K. Neumann Jr.: "The Myth That "Eight Battleships Were Sunk" At Pearl Harbor". The All-Time Favorite is "What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims--and Why Does It Matter?" (written in 2002). There is a good collection of links for students (like "What Books Are Helpful in Understanding 9-11?") and for teachers . Continue reading
Docs Video: Proof of Concept
After taking some snapshots, screen shots and a midi file, I've created a semi-rough cut YouTube docs video. Play it and I'll see you on the other side of the fold. The video is 49 seconds and I estimate it took me a total of three hours to put together - taking the still shots, thinking up web sites to use, finding a short midi file for music. I used a program called ShowBiz that came with my home computer, since I really couldn't justify it as a work project. Could it better? Absolutely! There could be better cover art, perhaps a podsafe vocal, perhaps a better focused theme than just crime, etc. So go out and do it! And if you post to YouTube, please tag the video with "fdlp" so it'll be easier for the rest of us to find. Continue reading
Need Document Cover Art?
If you've thought about using document cover art / gov web site shots in promotional or presentation materials, please check out the new Flickr Govdoc Covers group. I admit there isn't much there now, but if a few people join and add materials, it could be a good community pool for documents graphics. It would also be a good advertisement for what is available through America's Federal Depository Libraries. If you'd like to join the group, please message AlaskanLibrarian on Flickr. And if you'd like govdoc cover art of a sillier sort, there's always the Best Titles Ever! Continue reading
Jan 2007: DRM TECHNOLOGIES & Higher Education: an online workshop
My inbox came up with this online seminar on Digital Rights Management (DRM) that people here might be interested in:
DRM TECHNOLOGIES & Higher Education: an online workshop Are you interested in learning more about digital rights management (DRM) technologies? Would you like to learn more about the current state-of-the-art in DRM and its applicability to your campus? Do you have concerns and questions about personal media, your students and your liability? What is the future of DRM? What about open standards? Do they offer a future for the marketplace? These and other questions will be reviewed, discussed and considered in the upcoming workshop: DIGITIAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) TECHNOLOGIES January 22 - February 2, 2007 http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/ Moderators: Bill Rosenblatt, M.S., Founder, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies Kimberly Kelley, M.L.S, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean, Academic Resources and Services, University of Maryland University College; This workshop is part II of the first DRM workshop held in February, 2006. At the same time, this workshop is standalone; the previous workshop is not a pre-requisite. Join the Center for Intellectual Property as we continue the discussion of DRM technologies and how they impact higher education. Workshop participants will: * Review DRM technologies. - definitions, how it works, and the technology components * Examine the use of specific DRM technologies by institutions as well as by the owners, publishers, and providers of digital content-and some of the current technologies deployed (e.g., Apple FairPlay; Microsoft Windows Media DRM); * Examine DRM and copyright law including the special case of libraries (Section 108 of the Copyright Act); * Gain clarity on fact versus fiction in the realm of personal media and campus life, including P2P file sharing and the TEACH Act for distance learning; * Examine the future of DRM including law, policy, open standards and cross-industry collaboration * Share experiences with DRM! Please see the web site for detailed course objectives: http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#copyright_education SIGN UP TODAY! Early Bird Rates $125 !!!Early Registration Ends January 6, 2007!!! Regular Rate: $150 https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenFormAlthough the Government Printing Office's (GPO) current policy is one of not using DRM in published electronic government documents, there is nothing other than good will to keep them from using such technologies in the future. Therefore it is important to learn what we can. Then educate our Members of Congress so they can keep DRM out of our no-fee fully functional government information. Continue reading