烂泥巴的园子

* “We spend a lot of time trying to change people. The thing to do is to change the environment and people will change themselves.”
o 今日的一份名为“Designing Spaces for Effective Learning：A guide to 21st century learning space design”的报告中的一句话，这是一份很精美的pdf，有大量的例证和图式，真正帮助你构建一个21世纪的学习中心（呵呵，连泥瓦工、厨师等培训的都有呢）。估计对于国内像有所作为的图书馆长们有点帮助。

来自CIL参会者的blog

CIL会议之主题发言（Day 1@CIL2006: Keynote Address）。第一天的主题发言是searchenginewatch.com.的执行主编Chris Sherman做的：

Chris提供的一些有趣的东西：Some interesting things from Chris’ presentation:
我没有认识到Ask（正式的称呼是AskJeeves，很显然，Jeeves已经退休了）有多好过。Chris的观点是Ask是 一个比google和MSN还要好的搜索引擎。现在AskJeeves上的自然语言查询比以前好多了，也有了个性化的工具条，他们还有一个叫做Zoom的特色服务，你可以在实际访问某些网络站点之前先预览一下。I didn’t realize that Ask (formerly ‘AskJeeves’: Evidently, ‘Jeeves’ has retired) was so good. In Chris’ opinion it is a better search engine than Google and MSN Search. The natural language queries work way better now than they did with AskJeeves. There is a customizable toolbox feature. They also have a Zoom feature where you can preview web sites before visiting them.

Ask 有一个和google map差不多的一个map服务，尽管它在指向性上比google的好点。还有一个手动特色：在指示方向时你可以选择是“开车“路线还是”步行“路线。 Ask has a maps feature that works in a similar fashion to Google maps, although the directions that it gives are much better than Google’s. A handly feature is the ability to choose between ‘driving’ directions and ‘walking directions’

Google不再是曾经那个专注于（the laser-like focus on）搜索的公司了，他们拓展了许多新的服务，比如Google reader、Google video、播客搜索、Google base（一个于ebay竞争的东西）。Google is no longer the ‘laser-like focus on searching’ company that it once was - they are expanding into many many new services, such as Google reader, Google video, a blog search and Google Base, which is a competitor to ebay.

另一方面MSN搜索则在大把地花钱与其他竞争对手过招。他们提过了一个叫做SRC的新服务（即检索结果的集束）。熟悉过去的NorthernLight搜索引擎的人们会发现这个SRC的特性有点像NorthernLight的搜速文件夹。（这种SRC的搜速集束是不是与clusty搜索差不多呢？我自己想的，还没有研究。）MSN Search on the other hand is spending a lot of money to compete with the other players. One of their new features is SRC (search result clustering). People familiar with the old NorthernLight search engine will find the SRC feature similar to NorthernLight’s search folders.

CIL会议第一天之wikis在行动（Day 1@CIL2006: Wikis In Action）
会议中的一些要点Some key points from the session:

多数与会者都强调了培训的重要性，不仅作为促进wiki的一个手段，而且有助于用户更快地适应新的文化。Many of the presenters emphasized the importance of training as not only a means to promote the wiki but to also help ease users in to the new culture

从Binghamtom 来的小组提到了创建在线帮助文档的重要性。多数的wiki软件都附带有帮助文档，但是需要对这些帮助文档做一些修改以适应自己掌握更多控制权的需要，而且创建软件的帮助文档也是你自己学习该软件的一条捷径。The group from Binghamtom mentioned the importance of creating online help files. Most wiki software comes with help files, but modifying the help files to suit your own needs gives for more control. As well, creating the help software is a good way to learn the software for yourself.

从wiki培训中得到的一些教训：Some lessons learned from wiki training:
#小心信息过载——保持最基本的培训Be aware of information overload - keep training basic
# 自己动手学习效果比较好，只是时间上耗费较多Hands-on learning is better, but does take more time
# 从wiki上已有的东西开始并要去寻求更进一步的建议Start with content already on the wiki and seek further suggestions
# 沙盘对于用户体验测试wiki是一项很重要的特性。Sandboxes are important features for users to test out wikis

The HSC 图书馆从各种各样的wiki软件中选择了Twiki（他们很幸运因为他们用的是Linux/Apache服务器，而Twiki在这上面运行比在 windows上更适合）The HSC Library chose Twiki from among the various types of wiki software. (Fortunately for them, they were using a Linux/Apache server, which is a little more favourable for Twiki than Windows)

Chad Boeninger谈到了用wikis来代替传统的研究指南。传统的研究指南主要有以下难点：Chad Boeninger talked about changing over traditional research guides (or subject guides/pathfinders) with wikis. Among the difficulties of traditional research guides:
* 资源的冗余性Redundancy of resources
* 相同内容的重复编排Multiple edits of the same content
* 使用效果无法衡量No way to measure use or success
* 及时更新很困难Timely updates are difficult

wiki 代替课堂讲义称为了一种非常好的教学工具，比之专为课堂准备的讲义能够提供范围更广的东西Wikis make excellent teaching tools; replace class handouts; can provide a broader scope than class-specific handouts.

wiki作为研究指南的长处：Wiki strengths as research guides:
* 它们能拓展图书馆员的接触范围They can extend the reach of librarian
* 它们能成为一个起点They can promote sources
* 它们教授不少研究的技巧They teach research skills
* 它们在添加编辑内容上的方便性使得图书馆员的工作更加便利They make the job of the librarian easier because it is easier to add / edit content
* 它们使得更加丰富的信息、知识更容易地获取They make information and knowledge more accessible with more timely content

wiki使用上的想法Wiki use ideas:
# 学生的研究wikiStudent research wikis
# 一年级新生的体验wikiFirst-year experience wikis
# 校园范围内的合作wikiCampus collaboration

update：突然想到自己还是译站的马夫呢，这样的东西应该弄到译站上去才对，所以清爽版本的请看这里