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Conduit offers Toolbar cut-up : select the Apps YOU want

Without having to install a single Conduit toolbar , you now can select the Apps (toolbar-items cut-up from excisting Toolbars or seperate Apps not belonging to any Toolbar) and construct you own "toolbar". Starting place is the Conduit App Marketplace Let's say for instance that I do not want the complete Webicina Toolbar, but just one or two parts. I would search the App Marketplace for Webicina and See what parts are available as seperate Apps . You would find 4 Apps: Medical Professionals (the menu item with PerSSonalized Search) Empowered Patients (the menu-item with Discover Webicina Search) PeRSSonalized Medicine (the menu-item with PeRSSonalized PUBMED Search) Search PeRSSonalized Here   (the widget/gadget with PeRSSonalized Search & links) NOTE: When going to apps.conduit.com you add the Apps to your browser, so you will only see the Apps that the browser with which you browse supports. Currently, the Beta version of the Chrome support of AP...

TEDxMaastricht" Fueling the next revolution in Medicine & Health"

http://www.tedxmaastricht.nl/ "TEDxMaastricht “Fueling the next revolution in Medicine & Health” will feature an incredible array of speakers. It will open your eyes to a new way of thinking and articulating something you might or might not already know, but it will make it unforgettable. " Date:  April 4th, 2011 TEDxMaastricht Fueling the next revolution in Medicine & Health from tedx Maastricht on Vimeo .

ICT Strategic Plan 2010-2014 University of Groningen & the Library

The ICT -term  Plan 2010-2014 of the University of Groningen is a Blueprint for IT spending over the next five years in the field of ICT and innovations. The plan is compiled by the university’s ICT Strategy Committee. The plan includes five areas within which ICT is applied research, education, scientific information, organization and infrastructure. ICT-term Plan 2010 – 2014  [PDF]  (in Dutch) About PurpleSearch : p.22:  (translated) The ICT-strategic committee proposes to give an  impuls to the development of the searchtool PurpleSearch for the coming planning period …. p.22: (translated) Search Purple adequately supports users in finding information using various Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies. The application provides Google-like manner direct search and guides the process with adding useful suggestions (recommanderfunctie). In addition,Purple Search can provide facilities such as rapid calculation of impact factors, t...

Launch of "Medical Library Lab" at CMB UMCG website

Today I put the pages online that form the so-called "Medical Library Lab" of the Central Medical Library of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). It is the first draft of a set of pages that will change frequently.  The intension is to offer an up-to-date overview of available tools, tips & trics created by the library for end-user to enhance their own desktop, browser, network or mobile. Medical Library "Lab" : your toolbox In Your Browser On Your Desktop On your Mobile In Your Network On The Web Your Personal Startpage It is not completed yet, and we hope to get more feedback from users. Please have a look and send me your comments for improvements, additional stuff or just plain simple your opinion!

Corporate Web Presence SCAN UMCG

Please have a look at another practical use for a Netvibes Public Page . Here is the first draft of the "Corporate Web Presence Scan" for the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). It was created to support the group inside the hospital that is preparing a sort of  a"Social Media Plan & Policy" for the hospital. The Scan makes it very clear and visible what the Web Presence of the UMCG is. It can be followed day by day, and shows rss-feeds, and Saved Searches where no RSS was available or possible. Any suggestions for adding stuff? The last Tab contains a tool that almost automatically creates a simular Web Presences Scan, called SocialMention

Most Played Albums in 2009 (and now for something completely different)

digicmb   My Most played albums in 2009  Numero Uno (1!): Fever Ray / Fever Ray   ♫   Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart  |  play  via my Blip List  |   AMAZON  |  ITUNES No 2!!!: Them Crooked Vultures / Them Crooked Vultures   ♫   Them Crooked Vultures – No one loves me and neither do I  |  play  via my Blip List   AMAZON  |  ITUNES No 3: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts / Brian Eno & David Byrne   ♫   Brian Eno & David Byrne – Regiment  |  play  via my Blip List |  AMAZON  |  ITUNES No 4: Only By The Night / Kings of Leon     Kings of Leon – Closer (HQ)  |  play  via my Blip List VIA  YOUTUBE  |  AMAZON  |  ITUNES No 5: It's Blitz! / Yeah Yeah Yeahs   ♫   Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Dull Life  | play  via my Blip List AMAZON  |  ITUNES No 6: Cosmic Egg / Wolfmother  ...

Virtual Research Networks : Towards Research 2.0

Here is my talk  on Virtual Research Networks, where I try to paint a picture around researchers not only disconnecting from the library, but in growning numbers even by-passing the library , using clever applications and web 2.0 technology. In general they use the general social network tools, like Facebook and Linkedin. They also build their own networks with tools like Ning, ánd -most important- third parties (mostly commerical) develop tools intended to "capture" the researchers in their so-called "workflow" tools. One possible way for libraries to respond, could be: work together with your key stakeholders in your organization on developing a " Virtual Research Environment" (VRE) . Major player worldwide on this topic is JISC . I thank   Frederique Van Till ,   Programme Manager, e-Research at JISC ,kindly for her time in talking to me about the VREs project . Virtual Research Networks : Towards Research 2.0 View more presentations ...

Impressions from EMTACL10

Before I will post on the EMTACL10 conference content-wise I will point out some material you can have a look at. All official presentations and Lightnings talks will be published on the EMTACL10 webiste, including all HD recorded sessions. Due to the large amount (and size) of the material it will take a while for it to be online. Content created by participants (and non-participants) via: Twubs.com:  http://twubs.com/emtacl10 Or the Tweet archive created via Twapperkeeper by  @Patrickd  (935 tweets) http://www.twapperkeeper.com/hashtag/emtacl10 The SocialMention portal:  http://socialmention.com/search?q=emtacl10&t=all&btnG=Search The Flickr Group:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/1189077@N24/ Presentations (currently 11) uploaded on Slideshare:  http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=emtacl10 YouTube videos uploaded:  http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emtacl10&aq=f The presentation with the...