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Gmail, Skype now in India’s Crosshairs

After temporarily setting aside its BlackBerry ultimatum, the Indian government has shifted its focus to Gmail and Skype, according to the AFP. India is apparently taking issue with any communication service that doesn’t give it easy access to data. It has a problem with Google-owned Gmail’s heavy encryption and with the inability to listen in on conversations over VoIP with Skype. “If...

Developing an online Library Management System

Functional components of the project Following is a list of functionalities of the system. More functionalities that you find appropriate can be added to this list. And, in places where the description of a functionality is not adequate, you can make appropriate assumptions and proceed. There are registered people in the system (students, faculty, librarian et al). Each one of them may have some exclusive...

MD3 – The Metadata3 Project

The MD3 Project takes a different approach to metadata – instead of having to create and implement new systems to handle new types of metadata, why not make new types of metadata work with our current systems? The MD3 application provides functionality in two main areas: Metadata transformation, and Metadata sharing / retrieval. These two functions work together in a cohesive fashion to allow...

How to Take Advantage of Online Libraries

I had no idea that there were so many online libraries until I took a research assistant job. It was a very pleasant surprise. There are so many quality libraries available online to use. You might feel a little overwhelmed with how many resources are literally at your fingertips. The great news is that students can use these online libraries anytime of the day or night. CONVIENANCE: You remember...

The Semantic Web and Libraries

Few topics cause more concern and confusion in the web community than the Semantic Web. The Semantic Web has been described as a vision of a web that goes beyond billions of linked web documents that lay in wait to be indexed by global search engines, it is a web where the semantics, or meaning, behind the content can be utilized in a meaningful way. To some, this hearkens back to the failed promises...