The first Digital Commonwealth Council of Members meeting is today, March 30, at the Worcester Public Library at 2 pm. Roy Tennant of the California Digital Library, Web4Lib, XML4Lib, and Common Cites (among other things) is the guest speaker. The meeting is free, but registration is required.
Thanks for the tip, Rich. I really did almost [...]
One of the joys of being around the Berkman Center is attending the lunches they host with very interesting speakers. Today, David Weinberger is speaking some more about the book on knowledge he’s writing. I’ve had the pleasure of listening to him talk about various other portions of the book and his research before, including [...]
Seeing the post on Berkman’s site about Wikimania’s Call for Participation reminded me that I haven’t yet posted it here. The deadline to submit proposals for workshops and tutorials is a week from Thursday: March 30. The deadline for presentations, panels, and the like is Saturday, April 15.
Yes, I am involved in the planning for [...]
So, yeah, so you’ve noticed I don’t have as many speaking gigs this spring as I did this past fall. Nonetheless, when I read these guidelines on being a great moderator by Guy Kawasaki, a blogger whose name I’ve heard a lot lately, I thought I’d stick them here. It’s close to conference season. Maybe [...]
I just read Berkman’s events e-mail. Next week is a full week.
Tuesday’s lunch guest is Roger Dingledine, who will talk about Tor, an anonymous Internet communications system.
That evening at 7 pm, Dan Gillmor will speak about citizens media in 102 Pound Hall.
David Weinberger will talk about Wikipedia and authority on Wednesday at 6 pm at [...]
Gary Price is in town for some talks, so we’re doing dinner Thursday night (3/9) around 6 pm at Santarpio’s, 113 Chelsea Street, East Boston. It’s near the Maverick stop on the Blue Line. Gary claims this restaurant, which has been serving for more than 100 years, serves some of the best pizza. Join us [...]
Super librarian Gary Price will make a free presentation on Wednesday, March 8, at 6:30 pm in Lecture Hall C-101 in the Main College Building at Simmons College.
"Come hear about the latest in search from renowned librarian and search expert, Gary Price. In this fast-paced talk, Gary will cover the future of search engine companies, [...]
Two exciting presenters, Dan Gillmor and Cory Doctorow, will be at Harvard next week. Dan speaks on Monday (2/13). Cory speaks on Wednesday (2/15).
Dan Gillmor on Monday (2/13) – “We the Media: The Rise of Grassroots, Open-Source Journalism, and the Coming Era of the Citizen Activist,” 7 pm, Kennedy School of Government, Malkin Penthouse, 4th [...]
On Monday, February 13th, at 7 PM, join the Boston Wikipedia Meetup Group and the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science Alumni Board in the Special Functions Room, first floor, Main College Building of Simmons College for an introduction to researching effectively with Wikipedia. We will cover finding information, cross-referencing and validating [...]
Learn more about the Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s activities at their open house tonight.
"The Berkman Center is holding our spring info session & open house on Tuesday, February 7 from 5-7pm at our offices in Baker House at Harvard Law School."