de-generationx.net :: Korgans News and Ramblings Microsoft has filed patent #525484 with the New Zealand patent office to lay absolute claim over any “Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML”. In otherwords, any XML webpage, all documents created by Star Office, OpenOffice.org and many other [...]

Wired News: Open-Source E-Voting Heads West There are issues for and against both types of software but the fact that 4 years later so many people still believe that Bush didn’t actually win the election proves the need for some type of change.

Companies tossing aside consumers freedoms | ReachCustomersOnline.com There are a few companies that ignore big media’s attempt to limit or deny fair use but they’re definitely not HP, Microsoft, or Intel.

There was a request on one of the mailing lists for examples of well-designed library pages. I thought that I would put the links up here for further inspiration along with my own comments as a web-surfer.

Library Journal – TRLN to Forgo the Big Deal In another blow to the big deal, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) announced this week that it would not be renewing its bundled deal with Elsevier. In December, NCSU Head of Collection Management Suzanne Weiner said that NCSU’s current Elsevier deal, negotiated through the TRLN, [...]

Library Journal – The Collaboration Imperative If librarians want to lead in creating the digital future, they need to learn how to work with their colleagues in museums and archives So far, most institutions have been working on developing and maintaining a web presence for their services. This is something I don’t think has been [...]

Summary of Library IT Support Survey In July 2003 I conducted a survey about Library IT departments’ work loads and how they are shared with other IT units on campus. The data was collected through a web form and participation was solicited on PACS-L, SYSLIB-L and other library listserve lists The purpose of the survey [...]

Library portals could lead to increase in resource usage A recent case study on the implementation of the MetaLib library portal at the University of Loughborough has revealed a significant increase in network database usage once the portal was launched to users.

From Chaos to Control relates the value of content management systems (CMSs). It’s a good read if you’re thinking about implementing one.

OpenOffice Finds Sweet Spot with Governments | ReachCustomersOnline.com The Israeli government has switched from Microsoft Office. Another government, another win for open source. Seriously, though, at the bottom of this article are some excellent reasons why OpenOffice and open source are healthy for businesses and consumers.