Kitemarking

BCS-KIDDM has been discussing the implications of Tim Berners-Lee's news earlier of the formation of a World Wide Web Foundation where he mentioned the need to "separate rumour from real science", (see BBC News) in response to the recent end-of-the-world stories on the launch of the Large Hadron Collider:
http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConBlogEntry.676

Communicating critical information

Came across this model today, which developed from the need for health professionals to communicate patient information:

Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation

Although developed for clinical settings, a useful way of communicating critical information concisely and clearly, especially to decision-makers.

http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SafetyGeneral/Tools/SBARTechniqueforCommunicationASituationalBriefingModel.htm

Australia and open access

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403598&c=1

From the article on Times Higher:
<The review says that scientific knowledge produced in Australia should be "placed in machine-searchable repositories" developed and implemented using universities and public funding agencies.

"To the maximum extent practicable, information, research and content funded by the Australian governments ... should be made freely available over the internet as part of the global public commons," it says. "This should be done while the Australian Government encourages other countries to reciprocate by making their own contributions to the global digital public commons."

Giving a speech on the report, Mr Carr said that Australia - which produces 3 per cent of the world's research papers - "is and will remain" a net importer of knowledge. As a result, he said, it was in the country's interest to "promote the freest possible flow of information domestically and globally">>

Some tech news

From New Scientist, news that Nokia has applied for a patent for a new technology allowing the user to "scribble" notes on digital photos - the digital equivalent of scribbling on the back of photos.
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926735.800-how-to-scribble-notes-onto-digital-photos.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

From the BBC, "EU launches new hi-tech institute", http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7616641.stm referring to the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) which will explore renewable energy and new-generation IT as priorities.

Geotagging

Interesting article on BBC about geotagging - mentions Yahoo's new Fire Eagle which i haven't seen yet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7603810.stm

interestingly, Techwatch have an open call at moment relating to geotagging and mashups:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/services/services_techwatch/techwatch/Copy%20of%20techwatch_ic_reports2008_open.aspx

Search

Interesting article on search and how to improve it - mainly about recognising that users don't really think about entering their terms in a way a computer will understand:
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/applying-turings

Digital natives...

not sure if i have already included this in earlier post - Derek Law talking about digital natives... still not sure i like such broad segments but entertaining to read the Beloit mindset list..
http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/use/2971