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CFP: Society for the Study of American WOmen Writers: We invite SSAWW members to submit /proposed/ topics for panels, round tables, or workshops for the third SSAWW conference to be held November 8-11, 2006 at the Sheraton-Society Hill in Philadelphia. … Continue reading →

In the article http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/women_and_children.html Women and Children Last: The Discursive Construction of Weblogs Susan C. Herring, Inna Kouper, Lois Ann Scheidt, and Elijah L. Wright, Indiana the authors suggest that: “In keeping with the Androcentric Rule, male authors historically have … Continue reading →

Excerpts from: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/women_and_children.html Women and Children Last: The Discursive Construction of Weblogs Susan C. Herring, Inna Kouper, Lois Ann Scheidt, and Elijah L. Wright, Indiana University at Bloomington Discussion Women and young people are key actors in the history and … Continue reading →

Will we ever get away from the “word processor as typewriter”? Here’s an article that ponders the effects of Google Desktop on writing and thinking… NY Times, January 30, 2005** **Tool for Thought ** * By STEVEN JOHNSON * One … Continue reading →

Will Microsoft challenge Google in the search wars? In the article “What’s Next for Google,” Charles H. Ferguson discusses the possibilitites http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/01/issue/ferguson0105.asp?p=1 Whoever wins the standards/architecture battle will win the search war. Microsoft has deep pockets and a record of … Continue reading →

“WikiBibliography is devoted to significant articles, presentations, reports, as well as audio and video programs, Web sites, and other key “publications” about Wikis in general and their select applications and uses” WikiBibliography is compiled and maintained by Gerry McKiernan, Science … Continue reading →

Erich E. Kunhardt: “Necessity as the Mother of Tenure” NYTimes, 14-Dec-2004 There’s an interesting op-ed in the Times today calling for colleges to encourage inventing by making it a requirement for tenure. He sees the US declining number of patents … Continue reading →

Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database By JOHN MARKOFF and EDWARD WYATT Google plans to begin converting the holdings of leading research libraries into digital files that would be searchable online. “Google , the operator of the world’s … Continue reading →

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