Overview of content related to 'instant messaging'
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Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time direct text-based communication between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet. More advanced instant messaging software clients also allow enhanced modes of communication, such as live voice or video calling. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Instant messaging)
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Has Second Life Lived up to Expectations? |
Paul Gorman examines to what degree Second Life has justified the claims made for it by its evangelists with particular regard to education. |
March 2012, issue68, feature article |
Welsh Libraries and Social Media: A Survey |
Alyson Tyler outlines the results of a survey of Welsh libraries, their access to, and use of, social media, and offers a sample business case. |
March 2012, issue68, feature article |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 68 |
The editor introduces readers to the content of Ariadne issue 68. |
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Book Review: Practical Open Source Software for Libraries |
Muhammad Rafiq takes a look at a work on the open source community and open source software. |
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23 Things in Public Libraries |
Helen Leech describes a collaborative project to increase front-line staff's understanding and use of Web 2.0 in public libraries. |
July 2010, issue64, feature article |
A Desk Too Far?: The Case for Remote Working |
Marieke Guy examines both the benefits and the pitfalls of working remotely from the standpoint of both employees and their organisation. |
July 2008, issue56, feature article |
Being Wired Or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope With Information Overload |
Sarah Houghton-Jan explores different strategies for managing and coping with various types of informational overload. |
July 2008, issue56, feature article |
Blended Learning and Online Tutoring: Planning Learner Support and Activity Design |
Lyn Parker does not consider that the second edition has changed considerably from the first edition despite the publishers' blurb to the contrary. Nonetheless, she feels there is much of value. |
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Book Review: The Thriving Library |
Lina Coelho takes a look at this collection of winning strategies for success in public libraries during challenging times. |
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Web 2.0 in U.S. LIS Schools: Are They Missing the Boat? |
Noa Aharony asks whether library and information science schools in the United States are underestimating the opportunities offered by Web 2.0 applications. |
January 2008, issue54, feature article |
IWMW 2006: Quality Matters |
Adrian Stevenson reports on the 10th Institutional Web Management Workshop held at the University of Bath over 14-16 June 2006. |
July 2006, issue48, event report |
The (Digital) Library Environment: Ten Years After |
Lorcan Dempsey considers how the digital library environment has changed in the ten years since Ariadne was first published. |
February 2006, issue46, feature article |
Web Focus: Must Email Die? |
Brian Kelly recently gave a talk on this subject at the Internet Librarian International 2005 conference. In this article he expands on the talk and revisits the question as to whether email really should disappear. |
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Web Focus: The WWW 2005 Conference |
Brian Kelly provides his impressions including reports of areas of doubt and uncertainty - but also of an exciting new development. |
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Web Focus: Using Collaborative Technologies When on the Road |
Brian Kelly argues that since conference delegates now expect to be able to read email on the road, there are additional technologies which might enhance our effectiveness when away from the office. |
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Web Focus: Experiences of Using a Wiki for Note-taking at a Workshop |
Brian Kelly describes how the Wikalong Wiki tool was used to support note-taking at a workshop. |
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Beyond Email: Wikis, Blogs and Other Strange Beasts |
Robert Bristow reports on a one-day workshop 'Beyond Email: Strategies for Collaborative Working and Learning in the 21st Century'. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2004 |
Tracey Stanley reports on the 8th Institutional Web Management Workshop at the University of Birmingham over 27-29 July. The theme of this year's workshop was Transforming the Organisation. |
October 2004, issue41, event report |
Through the Web Authoring Tools |
Paul Browning offers a technical review of new approaches to Web publishing. |
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Book Review: Extreme Searchers' Internet Handbook |
Verity Brack reviews a book on Internet resources and finds it a useful volume for Internet beginners and Google-centric searchers. |
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What Features in a Portal? |
Geoff Butters analyses the features found in various types of portal, and includes a comparison with the planned features for the JISC Subject Portals. |
April 2003, issue35, feature article |
