CNET has a good run-down of free and fee-based file sharing services:
There are now a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host these gigantic files and send them to a friend, family member, or business associate.
Category Archives: Digital Libraries
Large file sharing
11-Mar-10DIY Portable Copy Stand
15-Oct-09Very cool do it yourself project from Instructables.com:
What’s the most efficient method for nearly choking a small digitization shop? Success. That’s something we’re experiencing at The University of Montana and we couldn’t be happier.
Apple’s Kindle Killer Coming?
29-Jul-09The rumors are beginning to be convincing: Book publishers have been in talks with Apple and are optimistic about being included as part of its new portable tablet-sized computer
State of ePaper 2009
16-Jul-09Via The Centered Librarian here’s a roundup of the state of ePaper (which is not limited to Kindle clones apparently.)
Scanned Master Files Compared
08-Jul-09Here’s a quick chart that specifies the amount of disk space a single scanned 8.5″ x 11″ master file will take up.
CDL Introduction to E-books
25-Jun-09Here’s a bookmark to a good introduction to e-books by Jane Lee (via Charles Bailey): E-books: Understanding the Basics
I especially like the bibliography, which I’m partially reprinting here:
Library Usability Links 6/22/09
22-Jun-09Dawn Bastian Paschal is co-author of an interesting usability study on Colorado State’s digital collections in JAL 35 No. 3
Design Mind has an article on how designers can influence behavior
ColoRotate has a fascinating take on the color picker
A compelling account of Kristina Halvorson’s talk regarding Content Strategy
Karen McGrane talks Content Strategy: “It’s about action, not [...]
The fading costs of content
09-Jun-09The recent discussions about newspapers has got me thinking about the history, and costs, of information. Recently we just digitized a rather large collection of microfilm and are getting it ready to publish it on the library’s website.
Recently I was tasked to come up with a current awareness tool that tracks the ongoing debate surrounding Net Neutrality. The challenge for this project was to create something that wouldn’t just capture all activity for the keywords, but to filter out everything except for articles with the most social activity.