About this Blogsphere:

This blogsphere attempts to capture, catalog and share resources relating to visual perception of information. It is about a world mostly dealing with Physical (Touch, Taste, See/Sight, Smell and Hear) and sometimes Metaphysical (and that is none-of-the-above category). Physical, for instance, touch (e.g., feel, felt, found), look and visualization, is here with an attempt to combine verbal, vocal and visual--to synchronously see, hear, share and do much more. Interestingly, in order to visualize one does not need special skills, competencies, etc. It is all about common sense, especially with human visualizations. In short, "information is in the eye of the beholder." Continue reading much more all-ado-about this Blogosphere

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May 28, 2007

Silence Please: Mr. Bean, The Library

PS. The producers want to make clear that no real librarians were hurt in the filming of this skit [source: Law Librarian Blog] -- TV Series: "Mr. Bean" (1990).


[PS. Above info courtesy: David P. Dillard]
See also from my blogs:
  • Funny you should ask: Humor at the Reference Desk
  • Unusual Reference Questions - Globalism Visited
  • Seneca Library Holiday Song
  • The Technique of Song and Sound Visualization: Blogga Song of Librarians
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    May 27, 2007

    Researchers Turn Web Blather to Books

    A Blather defined:
    "Blather is a user-contributed content website owned by and hosted on the new dream network (DreamHost). Words link to pages about other words, the difference being that nearly every word is a hyperlink. It serves many functions to its users, poetry and prose workshop, sharing ideas, political debates, or simply a message board. Blather has no implied or explicit purpose. Wiki"
    By JENNIFER C. YATES, Associated Press Writer, May 24, 2007
    Luis von Ahn, assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, poses on campus in Pittsburgh Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, including Von Ahn, have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books.
    Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online. Continue reading

    Info courtesy: ALLEN Reynolds
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    May 13, 2007

    All your favourites in One Page !!! . Too good to visualize and browse

    Bottom Line: All My Faves Why Search?


    A better clip can be viewed at Clipmark's Website

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    May 05, 2007

    Web Analyst Interview: Apurba Sen


    Looking for information professionals @ linkedin who can connect information visualization and Web analysis, I found an interesting resource person. This person is Apurba Sen, and he was interviewed in the area of Web Analysis or Web Analytics, by Anil Batra. Read the interview: Web Analyst Interview: Apurba Sen

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