Archive for January 9th, 2005

Spreading the Word about Tsunamis

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

My mind keeps returning to the idea that more people might have survived the tsunamis had a better warning system been in place. Perhaps it’s because I’m an information provider.
This weekend, I learned a bit about the 1946 tsunami that hit Hawaii. The television show Nature includes the Hilo tsunami in its program Violent Hawaii. [...]

PennSound: a Project to Distribute Sound Files of Poetry

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

PennSound features audio versions of poetry for free.
"PennSound is an ongoing project, committed to producing new audio recordings and preserving existing audio archives [of poetry]."
From the press release:
"The recording industry may not want anyone downloading music without paying for it, but a new project at the University of Pennsylvania encourages downloading right to MP3 players [...]

Meeting at Stanford on Google’s Digitization Plans

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

The Mad Librarian provides some notes from a meeting at Stanford about Google’s new venture into the world of digital books involving several notable libraries.

Six Great Search Tips

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

Jan Dempsey of The Syracuse Post-Standard shares some very helpful searching tips, like going back to the original source and using a library.
I need to remember to incorporate the tips that aren’t already in my presentation into the presentation I’ll be giving to a journalism class in a few weeks.
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