Scholar | Speaker | Writer | Teacher | Advocate
“The Future is Here: The New World for Integrated Environmental Data Systems” Environmental Geospatial Information for Transportation: An Exchange for the Mid-Atlantic Region, Washington, DC
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2006/trb.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/TRB.mp3
Slides from my presentation is available at:
/rdlankes/Presentations/2006/trb.pdf
You can also hear the presentation (and it has been added to my podcast) by clicking here:
Slides from my lecture are now available at:
“Reference: An Island of Chaos in a Sea of Order” Lazerow Lecture at Pratt, New York NY
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2006/RefChaos.pdf
It’s official, as a college professor who also programs, I have the best job in America:
It’s true. Apple announced Boot Camp that allows you to dual boot your Intel base Mac to dual boot to either Mac OS or Windows XP. And it works. I can now boot as a Mac or Windows. And the Windows boot is a real boot. Very very fast, no emulation.
Now before you jump into this (you know, like I did) you should be warned it’s not quite fool proof. The first time I did it I managed to corrupt the Mac partition (it was VERY disturbing to only be able to boot my new Mac laptop into Windows). I think the problem was doing a partition format as part of the Windows install (just choose the Quick Format option). So, make sure you do a good back up before you try this trick. Anyway, the second try worked like a charm and now I can play Star Wars Republic Commando with no problems.
A few notes for the curious:
This is very cool, but back up before you procede.
The new Commons project has started to get some press. There was a nice write up in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here’s the blog link, but the actual article is behind a password:
http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/03/2006032901t.htm
Ars Technica also write it up:
Slides and handouts for the workshop are now online at:
/rdlankes/Presentations/2006/Toronto.pdf
Here’s the abstract:
On day one join David Lankes as he looks at current issues and themes in digital or virtual reference. Libraries are taking reference to the web and this is creating challenges for librarians in terms of new skills, staffing requirements, and budget demands. This workshop will cover the basics of virtual reference, virtual reference tools, current trends and a little crystal ball gazing into the virtual reference future.
“Reference in Academic Libraries: Virtual Reference” OCULA Spring Workshop, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract: On day one join David Lankes as he looks at current issues and themes in digital or virtual reference. Libraries are taking reference to the web and this is creating challenges for librarians in terms of new skills, staffing requirements, and budget demands. This workshop will cover the basics of virtual reference, virtual reference tools, current trends and a little crystal ball gazing into the virtual reference future.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2006/Toronto.pdf
Lankes will present a day long workshop in Toronto as part of the OCULA Spring Workshop on Reference in Academic Libraries:
http://www.thepartnership.ca/cgi-bin/site/showPage.cgi?page=education/ei05/lankes_elmborg_ocula.html
Abstract:
On day one join David Lankes as he looks at current issues and themes in digital or virtual reference. Libraries are taking reference to the web and this is creating challenges for librarians in terms of new skills, staffing requirements, and budget demands. This workshop will cover the basics of virtual reference, virtual reference tools, current trends and a little crystal ball gazing into the virtual reference future.