>
> From:
> Gerry McKiernan <gerrymckiernan_at_live.com>
>
>
> Colleagues/
>
> I am greatly interested in learning of any/all past/present/future
> initiatives in which an Abstracts/Indexes search results webfeed (RSS;
> Atom; Etc.) is Mashed into aTagCloud that displays the frequency of
> terms from the citation and abstracts for the RSS results.
>
> I currently subscribe to a variety of altering services and wish to go
> Beyond The Linear Review of entries in order to expedite the
> identification of potential candidates for further consideration.
>
> My current interest is to use the mashup to visualize RSS search
> updates from Dissertations & Theses @ Iowa State University in order
> to keep abreast of the current and emerging research for departments
> which I have assigned responsibility to inform my Collection
> Development activities.
>
> BTW: Believe It Or Not I Do Have A Real Job And Do Real (And Virtual)
> Work [(:-)]:
>
> “I currently have primary responsibilities for Collection Development,
> Instruction, and Reference and Research Services in Chemical and
> Biological Engineering; Civil, Construction, and Environmental
> Engineering; Environment Sciences; Industrial and Manufacturing
> Systems Engineering; and Mechanical Engineering … .”
>
> IMHO > Other applications Of "The MashUp" Are Unlimited >
>
> E.G.
>
> Tracking Current/Emerging Research From Any/All Schools That
> Participate In Dissertations & Theses.
>
> And/Or
>
> Those That Participate In The Open Access Networked Digital Library of
> Theses and Dissertations program.
>
> And/Or >>>
>
> Any Source (Database/Site/Etc) That Provides A Web Feed >>>
>
> And Not
>
> Just To Track Research Trends >>>
>
> RSS readers that have a tagcloud functionality are of particular
> interest !!!
>
> BTW >
>
> I’ve just discovered one that looks promising > MagicReader> (“Your
> most recent RSS entries in a cloud representation”) >>>
> I will continue to Google but would like to Tap The Wisdom Of The Web
> as well.
>
> BTW> As some know, I’ve long had an interest in Information
> Visualization >
>
> The Big Picture (sm): Visual Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases
>
> [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/BigPic.htm
> <http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7ECYBERSTACKS/BigPic.htm> ]
>
> “E-Journals and Information Visualization. New Age Navigation:
> Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic Journals
>
> [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.pdf
> <http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egerrymck/NewAge.pdf> ]
>
> New Age Navigation: Innovative e-Journal Interfaces
>
> [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAgeIL.ppt
> <http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egerrymck/NewAgeIL.ppt> ]
>
> Please respond as a Comment on this blog entry so that Collective
> Communities to which this posting has been sent will benefit at
>
> [ http://bit.ly/dyLrF5 ]
>
> !!! Thanks A Million !!!
>
> BTW > Don't Forget To Put On Your SunGlasses Before Clicking On My New
> Quote [:->]
>
> /Gerry
>
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
> Ames IA 50011
>
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>
> >>> Minds On Fire > Social Neural Networks > The Future Of Human
> Evolution >>>
>
> [ http://bit.ly/b3VOP6 ]
Received on Fri Jul 30 2010 - 03:07:14 EDT