Ithaka report from the UM Scholarly Publishing Office
Congrats to SPO for their release of the Ithaka report (”University Publishing in a Digital Age”). It uses CommentPress from the Institute for the Future of the Book – so readers can comment on each...
View ArticleRSS of Blogs, Journals, TOCs & Databases
I am a complete RSS addict. I’ve gotten to the point where if I happen to find a new website that has good, regularly updated content but no RSS feed, I don’t even bother bookmarking it. If I can’t...
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Google Charts API
If you know me, you know that I LOVE CHARTS! So obviously I was pleased to learn that Google has just released an API for making charts – pie charts, bar charts, venn diagrams, scatter plots, and line...
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New Library Tagging Tool
The University of Michigan Library just released our very own home-grown tagging tools. Now users can tag library web pages, catalog records, image collections, and some of the Scholarly Publishing...
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Yahoo design pattern stencils
Yahoo recently released a great set of design stencils based on their design patterns. Even if you aren’t an interface designer, you might find these helpful for planning out your web form or site...
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Web Color Tools Round-up
A friend recently asked me for my favorite color picker tool so I thought I’d go ahead and compile them here plus some sites I use for color inspiration. Want more? Check out my delicious collection of...
View ArticleHakia, now with librarian vetted content
Hakia is a health related semantic search engine that also verifies results and groups the types of resources (credible results, web, user generated, images, etc). Hakia recently announced that they...
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Quick(ish)-start guide for accessibility evaluations
If you’re new to web accessibility, it can be super overwhelming to figure out how to get started. Over the last few years I’ve spent quite a few hours days months pouring over the tedious guidelines,...
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