From Wired: “Wikipedia Scanner — the brainchild of Cal Tech computation and neural-systems graduate student Virgil Griffith — offers users a searchable database that ties millions of anonymous Wikipedia edits to organizations where those edits apparently originated, by cross-referencing the edits with data on who owns the associated block of internet IP addresses.” Related news:… Continue Reading
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Enterprise 2.0 Whitepaper
Donald Tapscott’s White Paper: Winning With The Enterprise 2.0, “addresses the advantages and challenges of implementing E2 technologies.” (62 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
LexisNexis Releases Survey on Information Professionals Use of Web 2.0 and KM
Press release: “LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the results of a nationwide survey to provide insights into how Information Professionals (IPs) are adding value to their organizations through technology and knowledge management…The survey revealed an interesting breakdown and frequency of information sources accessed…nearly four in ten access Weblogs at… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for May 2007
Guide to International Refugee Law Resources on the Web, by Elisa Mason Finding Hidden Intelligence in SEC Filings, by Barbara Fullerton and Catherine Whitney Criminal Justice Resources – Clemency Law, by Ken Strutin Faulkner’s Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys, Are You Ready for the Web-Based Office?, by Frederick L. Faulkner IV The Government Domain: State… Continue Reading
Universities Expand Into Social Networking and Social Computing Courses
WSJ free feature, At Some Schools, Facebook Evolves From Time Waster to Academic Study: “After years of worrying about how much time freshmen spend on Facebook, schools are incorporating the study of social networking, online communities and user-contributed content into new curricula on social computing. The moves, like other academic expansions into fields like videogame… Continue Reading
Seventh Circuit Practitioner's Handbook Posted on Judicary Wiki
The Wiki of The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides Electronic Access to Seventh Circuit Case Information, Rules, Procedures and Opinions. This is the first public wiki launched by the federal judiciary. According to Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook, who spearheaded the wiki project, and reported by the National Law Journal, “The… Continue Reading
Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki
Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki: “It’s a new way to tap the collective knowledge of our community about the internal network of any company–so new that we are introducing it not only in beta form but in early beta. We know it’s a work in progress, and we want your help to make it better.… Continue Reading
Study Examines Wikipedias Use of Open Access Research and Scholarship
From First Monday this month, What open access research can do for Wikipedia, by John Willinsky: “This study examines the degree to which Wikipedia entries cite or reference research and scholarship, and whether that research and scholarship is generally available to readers. Working on the assumption that where Wikipedia provides links to research and scholarship… Continue Reading
Civil Law Dictionary Wiki Project
From Vicenç Feliú: “Civil Law Dictionary Wiki project based on an article previously published in the Louisiana Law Review, Volume 54, Number 5, May 1994, for the use of Common Law practitioners unfamiliar with Civil Law terminology.” See also “JurisPedia, an encyclopædic project of academic initiative devoted to worldwide law, legal and political sciences.” Continue Reading
OpenStreetMap Provides Comprehensive Map of Baghdad
“OpenStreetMap is an free and open collaborative map of the entire world. We gather GPS tracks and draw maps over them, in an editable wiki style database. And recently we added aerial imagery to our toolbox, thanks to Yahoo!, so dense urban areas and remote locations can be mapped just by tracing streets in the… Continue Reading
Academics Warn Wikipedia Not A Primary Source
Inside Higher Education: A Stand Against Wikipedia: “As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced encyclopedia. While plenty of professors have complained about the lack of accuracy or completeness of entries, and some have from using it, the history department at Middlebury College… Continue Reading
Federal Chief Information Officer Council Strategic Plan FY 2007-2009
Federal Chief Information Officer Council Strategic Plan FY 2007-2009 (28 pages, PDF), January 17, 2007. “The CIO Council works to improve agency practices related to the acquisition, modernization, use, sharing, and performance of Federal government information resources.” Continue Reading
