Category Archives: technology
How academic libraries annoy academics
Here’s a story I’m telling because I think libraries need more allies in the academy. As a librarian-slash-researcher-slash-professor I have these weird insider/outsider (or emic/etic) experiences with academic libraries from time to time. In these experiences (here’s one from last … Continue reading
Filed under academic libraries, advocacy, funding, technology, The Profession
Online consultation on metered internet: Need we say more?
Now that the NDP, the Liberals, Green Party and Conservative Party(including the PM’s office and Minister of Industry) have all suddenly come out against the CRTC’s usage-based billing ruling, the CRTC has announced that they will be reconsidering and are … Continue reading
Filed under government, Internet, technology
The metered Internet threat to innovation & access to information
Remember the early days of mass public access to the world wide web? Back when AOL was king, noisy dial-up modems were par for the course and having any graphics on a webpage was super-fancy? Remember in 1993 or so, … Continue reading
The changing world of RSS
The new school year always seems to hit hard. Grant proposal deadlines meet teaching schedule meet new school year for the kid meet rain. Oof. Like perhaps many info-folk I tend to be a bit smug about my ability to … Continue reading
Filed under social media, technology
House rules for kids & online gaming
One thing I learned when I became a parent is that there’s a big difference between being a non-parent who likes kids and being a parent. One of the ways this manifests, for me, is in advice. I’ve worked in … Continue reading
Filed under Internet, public libraries, school libraries, technology, tips and tools, youth
Net neutrality & tiered pricing structures
It’s come to my attention that AWMarco at Team Awesome wrote about the recent Harpham and Greyson net neutrality articles in Feliciter (<– pdf warning) and seems to think that I conflate the issues of data packet neutrality and access … Continue reading
Filed under net neutrality, Other blogs, technology
Technology and Libraries: Salvation or a Tool?
First, it is very important for me to acknowledge that I am NOT against the use of technology in libraries. I think we can all agree there are massive technological advances on the horizon which will greatly impact the future … Continue reading
Filed under community development, public libraries, technology
Librarianly committments + Privacy improvements = Facebook for me?
In my previous facebook post I said it would take 2 things to get me on Facebook (FB): trust and better terms of service (ToS, which FB now calls “Statement of rights and responsibilities”). Since then, it has become likely … Continue reading
Filed under copyright, globalization, IP, privacy, technology
Unicorns don’t exist; net neutrality is just distastefully fair
The top story on the CBC News website this evening is “Net Neutrality doesn’t exist, CRTC told.“ Laugh or cry? Internet congestion is inevitable and net neutrality does not exist, Canada’s internet regulator was told Monday at hearings on how … Continue reading
Filed under government, net neutrality, privacy, privatization, technology
CIHR using OSS for learning modules
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently unveiled three knowledge translation learning modules, the first of their new CIHR Online Tutorial courses. I don’t know much about the background or driving force behind creation of these modules, but from … Continue reading
Filed under government, Health, OSS, technology, tips and tools
