lunes, septiembre 28, 2009

Lançada ENABLING OPEN SCHOLARSHIP (EOS)

 
 

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Segundo mensagem de Stevan Harnad, foi lançado hoje, em Liège, Belgica, a Enabling Open Scholarly (EOS).  Veja maiores detalhes na mensagem abaixo:

Uma nova organização para a alta direção das universidades e instituições de pesquisa, foi lançada hoje.

O contexto no qual EOS foi estabelecida, que é de interesse crescente por parte dos governos, financiadores e da própria comunidade de científica, diz respeito à abertura da forma como a pesquisa é realizada e comunicada. Este interesse é complementado por novas práticas de pesquisa e processo que somente podem trabalhar de forma eficaz em um ambiente aberto e colaborativo.

Tão rápido quanto o surgimento de 100 políticas formais (mandatos) sobre Acesso Livre de universidades, institutos de pesquisa e agências de fomento, um grupo de dirigentes seniors de universidades e institutos de pesquisa se reuniu para lançar um novo fórum para promoção de princípios e práticas de bolsas de estudos abertas ou livres.

O objetivo da EOS é promover a concessão de bolsa de estudos e a pesquisa que estamos vendo agora como uma parte natural da "grande ciência" e por intermédio do crescente interesse da comunidade científica no acesso livre, na educação aberta, na ciência aberta e na inovação aberta. Estas, e outras, 'open' abordagens, por intermédio da bolsa de estudos aberta vão mudar a forma de fazer pesquisas e de aprendizagem que será realizada no futuro.

A EOS fornecerá, ao ensino superior e às pesquisa em todo o mundo,  informações sobre a evolução, e avisos e orientações sobre a a implementação de políticas e processos de acesso livre, que serão incentivados por meio da concessão da bolsa de estudos aberta. Ele também oferece um fórum de discussão e debate entre os seus membros, tornando-a aberta à comunidade em geral.

A adesão ao EOS é para a alta direção institucional que têm interesse em " e deseja ajudar a desenvolver o pensamento sobre" estratégias para promover a bolsa de estudos aberta para a academia como um todo e à sociedade em geral.

O sítio da EOS é um recurso aberto a todos. Ele fornece informações, dados e material de orientação sobre questões relacionadas a bolsa de estudos aberta. Em uma área de acesso limitado, os membros podem encontrar anúncios, notícias e debates.

EOS oferece um serviço de proximidade às universidades e institutos de pesquisa "quer sejam membros ou não" que precisam de ajuda, aconselhamento, orientação e informações sobre questões relacionadas à bolsa de estudos aberta. Fazemos isso por intermédio do nosso sítio e também fornecemos, em base individual, informações às instituições que delas necessitarem.

O conselho EOS é composto de pessoas que têm projetado pessoalmente ou instigado os tipos de mudanças em suas próprias instituições que anunciam as vantagens do sistema de comunicação acadêmica aberta do futuro. Agora esta experiência está disponível para outros utilizarem.

O conselho EOS atual compreende:

Bernard RENTIER (Presidente), Reitor da Universidade de Liège, Bélgica
Tom COCHRANE, Vice-Chanceler, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Austrália
William DAR, Diretor-Geral do International Crops Research
Instituto do Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Índia
Stevan HARNAD, Canadá Research Chair, Université du Québec à
Montreal (UQAM), Montreal, Quebec
Keith JEFFERY, diretor de TI e Estratégia Internacional no
Science & Technology Facilities Council, Swindon, Reino Unido
Sijbolt NOORDA, presidente da VSNU, a Association of Dutch Researh Universities
Stuart SHIEBER, James O. Welch, Jr. e Virgínia B. Welch Professores de
Ciência da Computação da School of Engineering and Aplied Sciences na Harvard University e diretor da Harvard's Office of Scholarly Communication
Ian SIMPSON, Vice-Diretor da Researh and Knowledge Transfer e professor de ciência ambiental da University of Stirling, Reino Unido
Peter SUBER, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard
University, Cambridge, E.U.A.
John WILLINSKY, Khosla Family, professor de Educação da Stanford University e diretor do Public Knowledge Project na University of
British Columbia e Simon Fraser University, E.U.A.
Alma Swan (Convenor / Coordenadora), Diretora da Key Perspectives Ltd, Truro, Reino Unido

"O mundo da pesquisa científica está mudando e universidades, e outras instituições de pesquisa, devem impulsionar essa mudança e não sentar e deixar que isso aconteça. Tendo início a implementação de mudanças no pensamento e na prática na minha própria universidade, eu quero encorajar os outros na minha posição a participar da discussão e ajudar a conduzir o caminho para um futuro melhor." disse o professor Bernard RENTIER.

"Nós estaremos chegando a universidades e institutos de pesquisa em todo o mundo para convidá-los a desempenhar um papel ativo na construção de melhores sistemas de bolsas de estudo para o futuro. EOS irá fornecer o fórum ea voz para a comunidade científica sobre temas como 'bolsa de estudos aberta' e representa um recurso muito valioso para quem deseja ingressar neste empreendimento".

"Os benefícios do acesso livre e bolsa de estudos aberta tem sido claramente demonstrado para indivíduos, instituições e sociedade", disse o professor Keith Jeffery. "EOS vai estar lá para fornecer informações e orientação de quem já teve a experiência de fazer as mudanças necessárias."

Dr. William Dar disse, "bolsa de estudos aberta beneficia a ciência de todo o mundo, não apenas a do mundo ocidental. Permite o livre fluxo de informações de pesquisa entre o norte e o sul, leste e oeste, contribuindo, de forma eficaz, para o progresso da pesquisa científica. EOS será muito valioso para o avanço deste processo e melhorar a maneira como a ciência é realizada em todo o globo".

Para mais informações visite o sítio da EOS em:
http://www.openscholarship.org

ou contate Dra Alma Swan:  
  44 1392 8797 02
info@openscholarship.org


 
 

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sábado, septiembre 12, 2009

How to download books from Google

 
 

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vía Hack a Day de Chris Gilmer el 9/09/09


google book downloader

If you want books, but don't want to pay for them, there is a better way than walking into your local book store and pocketing them. Try grabbing them online, from Google!

Everyone must be aware of the Google Books Library project by now. If you're not, it's basically a way for Google to ensure all of the world's book content is accessible and searchable. Through the Book Project, Google works with libraries to scan and archive their older and out of print materials. Up until recently, viewers of books in the Google Library Project web space were limited to viewing books within the browser. Not any more. Google Book Downloader is a utility that rips books from Google and saves them as PDFs so you can view them with any device or desktop that can view this file format. Using Microsoft's .NET framework, the Google Book Downloader application allows users to enter a book's ISBN number or Google link to pull up the desired book and begin a download, fishing off with exporting the file to a PDF. Full setup instructions and download are available on Codeplex.


 
 

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Seven Easy Ways to Integrate Your Google Apps [Google Apps]

 
 

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vía Lifehacker el 9/09/09

The information you keep in Google apps like Gmail, GCal, Reader, and Voice doesn't just live in one place. Check out a few easy but non-obvious ways to plug different Google apps together and share their data and features.

Get Your Calendar in Gmail

One of the most useful integrations available for Gmail and GCal users, the Google Calendar gadget puts upcoming events on your email sidebar. To turn it on, just enable the Google Calendar gadget in Gmail Labs. Click on the Options link to configure which calendars you want to display events from, and schedule events directly from Gmail using the gadget's Add link. (Gmail Labs offers lots of other app integrations, like YouTube previews in Gmail, the ability to create a Google Doc from an email conversation, Picasa image previews, Google Docs as well as a Google web search gadget.)

Put Your Gmail Messages on Your Calendar

Gmail Tasks' killer feature is how it can act as a bridge between your email inbox and your calendar. If you add a Gmail message to your Tasks list (just choose "Add to Tasks" from the "More Actions" drop-down) and add a due date, that task shows up on your Google Calendar on that date. Even if Gmail's Tasks module isn't your primary to-do list app, this is an easy way to "schedule" email you don't need to deal with right now but does have a deadline in the future.

Get Google Docs in Your Calendar and Gmail

Courtesy of Google Calendar Labs, you can easily attach Google Docs to any event—like the batting lineup for the company softball game next week. In GCal's Labs area (in Settings), just enable the "Attach Google Docs" feature.

Gmail has had built-in integration with GDocs since back in 2006; any time you have a Word document or spreadsheet email attachment in a message, Gmail gives you an "Open as a Google Document" link next to it. You can also convert an entire Gmail conversation to a Google Doc by enabling the Gmail Labs' "Create a Document" feature.

Get Google Profile Feeds in Google Reader

Google's newish Profiles tool offers an interesting integration into Google Reader: the ability to associate people with the feeds they create. When you configure your Google Profile and enter the web sites where you've set up shop, the feeds available for those sites appear on your profile—as well as in Google Reader. When you're following someone in Google Reader, you can easily see their blog and social network feeds alongside their photo and bio thanks to Google Profiles. From the ever-so-specifically-labeled "Browse for Stuff" section in Google Reader, click on the "People You Follow" tab to browse the folks you care about and subscribe to feeds they're creating.

Get Your Google Voice Text Messages via Gmail

Just this morning the Google Voice team added email integration with your text messages. As Kevin reported, you can now get your GV text messages forwarded to your email (Gmail or not) and respond to them from there, without ever touching your Google Voice tab or your phone.

Get All Your Google Apps on iGoogle

You can't mention integrating Google apps without giving iGoogle a nod. GApps addicts' homepage of choice, iGoogle offers Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Gmail Tasks, and Google Voice gadgets for the ultimate, all-in-one, Google apps jumping-off spot. (In fact, last week during the Gmail outage, iGoogle's Gmail gadget was still working—even when the proper Gmail webapp was down.)

...Not to Mention Integration Add-ons and Your Browser Sidebar

Beyond in-webapp ways to access Google apps data across products, you can also hook up browser extensions like Integrated Gmail or iGoogleBar for Firefox. Alternately, for easy Google apps access no matter what web site you're on, put your browser's sidebar to good use.

What other ways do you use one Google app's data in another? Shout it out in the comments.

Gina Trapani, Lifehacker's founding editor, likes finding new ways Google Apps inform one another. Her weekly feature, Smarterware, appears every Wednesday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Smarterware tag feed to get new installments in your newsreader.




 
 

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sábado, septiembre 05, 2009

La combinación de fotografía y matemática de Nikki Graciano

 
 

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vía Fotografía Microsiervos de no-reply@microsiervos.com (Alvy) el 23/08/09

Nikki Graziano

Nikki Graziano es una fotógrafa y matemática de Nueva York que tiene una pequeña muestra fotográfica de un proyecto que me pareció interesante: Funciones encontradas. Se trata de fotografías en las que se superponen funciones matemáticas que dibujan sus principales rasgos.

Lo que hay de su colección es escaso e irregular, pero el concepto me pareció de lo más interesante como para crear un proyecto a mayor escala. Matemáticamente no es demasiado complicado entontrar funciones que encajen con ciertos tipos de formas de la naturaleza –en realidad, casi cualquier forma– aunque lo interesante sería hacerlo combinando la belleza y la simplicidad.

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Macro con un teléfono móvil y la lente de un lector de DVD

 
 

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vía Fotografía Microsiervos de no-reply@microsiervos.com (Nacho) el 27/08/09

Explicado -en inglés pero con imágenes- en Egadget: cómo hacer un lente para fotomacrografía para un teléfono móvil con la lente de un lector de DVD y algo de cinta adhesiva.

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Nuevo Macbook Pro. Y algunos siguen pensando que es caro (via...

 
 

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fueledbyphotos: according to the beatles

 
 

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7 Photography Projects to Jumpstart your Creativity

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vía Digital Photography School de Guest Contributor el 31/08/09

In this post Jennifer Jacobs from iffles.com shares some tips on how to spark creativity in your photography.

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Let's face it, no matter how much we take our camera out, there's only so many pictures we can take of our kids, pets, house and garden before we start itching to shoot something else… but what?

Hopefully this list of projects you can undertake will inspire you to find something creative to shoot.

1. 365 Days

The most popular of the projects on this list, there are multiple variations of the 365 project.  Typically, it involves taking a self-portrait every day for a year - the only rule is that you have to hit the shutter button (or remote) and at least some part of you must be in the photo.  It doesn't sound so bad at first, but believe me, there's only so many photos you can take holding the camera at arms length before even you get bored.  Suddenly you find yourself doing things like wrapping yourself in christmas lights, jumping in piles of leaves, or taping your mouth shut.  For inspiration, check out the 365 Days group on flickr.

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If a photo-a-day seems like too much of a commitment, you can do one self-portrait a week for a year - a 52 Weeks project.

If the self-portrait part makes you a bit squeamish, you can either round up the kids and get pictures of them everyday for a 365 kids project, or you can just do a open-topic 365 project where you just have to take a picture of anything every day for a year.

2. 52 Photowalks

I use the term "photowalk" pretty loosely here.   While photowalks often include groups of people walking through cities together, all capturing images of the same landmarks from their own point of view, I'm being slightly more liberal with the term.

Basically, I'm saying you should get out of the house once a week with your camera.  I looked through all my photos from my first year with my DSLR and realized about 90% of them were in or around my house.  So I got up and walked out the door once a week. I've been to local parks, abandoned buildings (careful with this one: it can be frowned upon or even illegal to poke around some abandoned buildings), downtown and other small towns near me.

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Besides adding a bigger variety to my photo collection, I've noticed two other side effects from this project so far: I've discovered all sorts of parks and areas of downtown that I didn't even know existed, and I've been able to go to places that I already knew and see them from a totally different viewpoint.  For instance, the picture above is of a local amphitheater.  I've been there a number of times and never thought much of it… but being there when the park was empty, and walking to the back of the stage looking out has given me a completely different perspective.

3. 100 Strangers

This is a project I personally don't have the guts to do, as I'm bit shy (that's the whole reason why I'm behind the lens to begin with!), but I know some people doing this project and I'm loving their results so far.  The idea is to approach someone you've never met before, ask if you can take their picture, and talk to them a bit to get some kind of backstory, and then upload the photo (and a short description of who they are and what you talked about) to flickr and add it to the 100 Strangers group.  Then repeat 99 more times.  

Not only will get photos of different people in your collection, but you just might make a new friend or two. You can, of course, skip the flickr part and do this project on your own, but you would gain a lot of inspiration from the group.

4. A-Z

Once again, there's a couple ways you can go with an A-Z project.  You can pick a place and try to get a picture of objects that start with or represent each letter of the alphabet (for instance, it might be easy to take a photo of the grass for G, but Q is going to be harder, maybe a picture of a kid running around could be Quick, or a picture of a completely still pond could be Quiet).  You can also try this with numbers, too - take a photo of one acorn on the ground, two ducks by a pond, three trees grouped together, etc.

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The other interpretation of this project is to take pictures of things that look like the letters A-Z.  Take a look at the photo above, it's actually a chain to a porch swing, but the one piece looks like a letter S.  Once you start this project you'll start looking at ordinary things - buildings, cloud formations, playground equipment, etc. - in a complete different way, giving you a new perspective on things to photograph.  This project can also be done with numbers, too.

5. Pick-A-Something

Pick something and try to get a collection of photos representing it.  For instance, pick a color and try to go all day photographing only red things, or try only getting pictures of things that are square when you're on a walk.  I was once at a cookout and, while I took photos of other things, I also tried to get  photos of people's shoes.  

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The upside of this project is that it, once again, gets you to start seeing ordinary things in different way - taking a snapshot looking down at everyone's shoes is going to start to get boring, so it forces you to start thinking creatively.  The downside of this project is that people are going to start giving you weird looks for crawling around on the ground taking pictures of shoes while everyone else is enjoying hamburgers and potato salad.

6. Go Mono

During my 365 (open-topic, not self-portraits), I decided to take one month and do all my photos in black-and-white.  My goal was to get better at converting photos to black and white, which I think I did, but I noticed I was also starting to see things differently, and figure out what photos would look better in mono, and which ones wouldn't.  

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There were also a few surprises, like the leaf with water drops on it that you see above.  If I hadn't been doing a month of mono, I would have edited that photo in color and loved it, and left it like that.  But I converted it for my 365 project, and I loved it even more.  Surprises like that made the whole month worth it.

7. Scavenger Hunt

A photo scavenger hunt is simple. You need someone to come up with a list of things to photograph (they can be actually things like "railroad tracks", or they can be more conceptual like "fun with friends", or even techniques like "shallow depth of field"). Then, a group of people all go out and interpret the list how they want and show them to the group.  As with a lot of the other projects I mentioned, it really gets you to start looking at ordinary things in a different way.  Looking for a list?  Do a search in the flickr groups for "scavenger hunt" and you'll come up with a number of groups that have hunts going on.  Including a DPS Scavenger Hunt group, made up of other DPS users that posts a new list each month.

PS from Darren: Also check out our weekly Assignments in the DPS forums for a little inspiration - we nominate a topic for each week for everyone to take a photo on - it can be a lot of fun and a great way to get out of a creative rut!

headshot.jpgAbout the Author: Jennifer Jacobs is an amateur photographer who runs iffles.com - a site for photography beginners.  She's also addicted to flickr and you can follow her stream here.

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