Open Access Week at the UO Libraries

Please join the UO Libraries for Open Access Week, Oct 19-23, 2009.

Here is a detailed program flyer (PDF) to post and share with your colleagues.

For more information about Open Access at the UO, see http://libweb.uoregon.edu/scis/sc/uoopenaccess.html

See you there!

Social Media Counter

Minority Report trend & tech watch: object recognition with mobile devices

from Steven Schroeder/Mashable:

How would you like to be able to point your iPhone towards an object – the Eiffel Tower, for example – and instantly see the admission price, working hours, its height and other information? We’ve been hearing about such concepts for quite some time now – and we’ve been able to visualize it better since the movie Minority Report< – but Apple’s latest iPhone related patents might make it a reality sooner than one would think..... More>>

Worksite Design: Facebook (temporary) HQ

from Reuters:

...... The old HP research facility was refurbished for comfort, not for luxury. Facebook tore out a sea of cubicles to reveal wide open spaces for desks and oversized terminals. Nearly everyone sits there, including all company executives.

The result is something like a dream college dorm, with good food available throughout the day in a cafeteria. .......

Privacy is afforded in meeting rooms, some with names that are mashups of video games and condiments, like Donkey Kong Chutney and Guitartar Hero.......

Facebook has 700 employees in the building and another 200 in other cities. It will stay in its new home for a few years, until Stanford — which owns the land — wants it back.

Photo: David Lawsky

twitter feeds for campus organizations

Here is a list of University of Oregon school/college/department twitter feeds (as of today, June 3 2009). I have not attempted to gather up all of the feeds from individuals associated with the UO. If you know of others, send a tweet to andrewbonamici or comment on this post. Thanks!

31 July 2009: Added Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

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http://twitter.com/Univ_Of_Oregon

http://twitter.com/BeAnOregonDuck

http://twitter.com/UOParentFamily

http://twitter.com/DucksAtOregon

http://twitter.com/UOregonNews

http://twitter.com/InsideOregon

http://twitter.com/UOBusiness

http://twitter.com/UOAAA

http://twitter.com/Oregon_Law

http://twitter.com/UOCareerCenter

http://twitter.com/UOCareerPDX

http://twitter.com/ASUO

http://twitter.com/JSchnitzMOA

http://twitter.com/dailyemerald

http://twitter.com/odenews

http://twitter.com/odesports

Publicly funded research for a price (Open Access story on NPR's "Marketplace")

This is a good story about open access (OA) to publicly-funded research, including a poignant human interest angle. OA advocates and publishers offer their points of view, with specific mention of the NIH Open Access policy and the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act. Don't miss the comment thread, with special props to Frye Institute Fellows Joanne A. Schneider (Colgate University) and JQ Johnson (University of Oregon).

test post to new server

test post to uoregon server (sftp rather than shell)