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		<title>The Story Behind the Elsevier Purchase of Mendeley &#8211; Interview with Co-founder Victor Henning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Greenstreet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone with an interest in technology, open access, altmetrics and education cannot have missed the recent news of publishing giant Elsevier acquiring the social reference management tool Mendeley for something in the region of $69 &#8211; $100 million according to TechCrunch. &#160; I first came across Mendeley in early 2009 and was instantly struck by &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/the-story-behind-the-elsevier-purchase-of-mendeley-interview-with-co-founder-victor-henning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=1710&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coding for Librarians : Applied knowledge is the best kind</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/coding-for-librarians-applied-knowledge-is-the-best-kind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been an impressive amount of librarian chatter about Code Year, a new initiative from the people behind Codeacademy. Codeacademy offer free introductory programming tutorials using JavaScript as the language of choice and it looks like this is also the approach Code Year will take. Discussion has already started on Twitter (hashtag #libcodeyear or #catcode) &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/coding-for-librarians-applied-knowledge-is-the-best-kind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=1185&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Group To-Do Management Tools</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/group-to-do-management-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Dhanjal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post from MmIT journal&#8217;s techround up writer, Kevin Curran. Managing tasks is generally not a fun way to spend your time and keeping track of shared to-dos and tasks with dependencies can be even more difficult. There are some tools which can help. I highlight two here. Remember the Milk (www.rememberthemilk.com) seeks to remove the &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/group-to-do-management-tools/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=1022&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started with APIs: using the Twitter API</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/getting-started-with-the-twitter-api/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/?p=909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[API is one of those abbreviations that&#8217;s thrown around a lot but can seem a bit abstract.  Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) basically define a way for you to interact with a particular application (All clear now? No?). The best way to get your head around what this actually means is to use an API for &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/getting-started-with-the-twitter-api/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=909&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Data visualisation using Google fusion tables</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/data-visualisation-google-fusion-tables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fusion tables is yet another hidden gem that Google quietly graduated from Google Labs to their (seemingly perpetual) beta status. It’s a free tool for managing, visualising and publishing data with a particular strength for developing chart and map visualisations. You can get started just by uploading a spreadsheet or other data collection &#8211; it &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/data-visualisation-google-fusion-tables/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=882&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started with Yahoo Pipes</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/getting-started-with-yahoo-pipes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Yahoo Pipes has fast become a cornerstone of mashups in the library world. This popularity is largely down to just how accessible it makes the process of mashing data. It provides a nice, visual interface for remixing and reusing information from multiple sources. At its simplest, Yahoo Pipes lets you combine multiple RSS feeds &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/getting-started-with-yahoo-pipes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=847&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>QR Codes in the wild</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/qr-codes-in-the-wild/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QR codes are one of those things that has shifted from a &#8216;nice to have&#8217; technology you hear about at conferences (and unconferences) to a really practical innovation you can notice starting to appear in libraries and library catalogues near you. T​hese barcodes provide a way for people to quickly store information by taking a photo &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/qr-codes-in-the-wild/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=728&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wireframing tools for your next library website</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/wireframing-tools-for-your-next-library-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that more than a few library staff [1] are involved in website and web service design and it&#8217;s becoming a more integral part of information services work. Wireframes, mockups and even prototypes are vital steps in initiating a new web service but they’re also a useful way to ensure discussions about technical projects &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/wireframing-tools-for-your-next-library-website/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=636&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exporting or backing up Delicious bookmarks</title>
		<link>http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/exporting-or-backing-up-delicious-bookmarks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst the turmoil at Yahoo comes the news that the Delicious bookmarking service will more than likely be shut down. This is yet another reminder of some of the downsides of cloud-based services as many people (like me!) have years worth of bookmarks filed away and now at risk of disappearing into thin virtual air. There &#8230; <a href="http://mmitblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/exporting-or-backing-up-delicious-bookmarks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmitblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10422491&#038;post=622&#038;subd=mmitblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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