Monthly Archives: February 2011

LibraryThign has added an ‘expression’ layer that corresponds more or less to FRBR expression. [A long time ago I insisted to Tim that what he was doing _was_ FRBR, even though he wasn’t doing it exactly like other people trying … Continue reading →

Computational science: …Error …why scientific programming does not compute. Zeeya Merali http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101013/full/467775a.html …A quarter of a century ago, most of the computing work done by scientists was relatively straightforward. But as computers and programming tools have grown more complex, scientists … Continue reading →

Expanded repost of a comment I made on a post at the University of Windsor (I think) Leddy by Design blog. UXLibrarian first muses about the difference between ‘weak’ social software that doesn’t really create or engage much of a … Continue reading →

The Code4Lib Conference was awesome this year, as usual.  Always a great gathering of a ‘community of practice’ dedicated to practical library tech innovation (really, it builds that community). Thanks to Robert McDonald and the organizing committees for a great … Continue reading →