[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #133: chi.mp, Free lectures, World Digital Library, URL shorteners

[Bobbi Galvin]

    OPLIN 4Cast #133: chi.mp, Free lectures, World Digital Library, URL
    shorteners

April 22nd, 2009

1. Chi.mp - the online identity aggregator

    * chi.mp <http://www.chi.mp/>
    * chi.mp Lets You Own And Keep Your Web Identity All In One Place
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/01/chimp-lets-you-own-and-keep-your-web-identity-all-in-one-place/>
    * chi.mp: Own Your Online Identity and Social Network Contacts
      <http://mashable.com/2009/04/01/chimp/>
    * Chi.mp Goes 2.0: Adds Blogs, Photos, and Themes
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/chimp_goes_20.php>

2. These two tools aggregate 1000's of free lectures from over a 100 
universities across the country, including MIT, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, 
and many more.

    * YouTube EDU <http://www.youtube.com/edu>
    * YouTube Edu Launches
      <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/03/26/youtube-edu-launches/>
    * 50 Terrific iTunes U Lectures to Get You Through the Economic Crisis
      <http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/50-terrific-itunes-u-lectures-to-get-you-through-the-economic-crisis/>
    * Welcome to iTunes U
      <http://deimos.apple.com/rsrc/doc/iTunesUAdministratorsGuide/AboutiTunesU/chapter_2_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/AdminGuide-CH2-SW2>

3. Launched yesterday: "The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available 
on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant 
primary materials from countries and cultures around the world."
http://www.wdl.org/en/

    * UN puts global treasures online
      <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8009974.stm>
    * World Digital Library Set to Officially Launch Tomorrow, Get a
      Head Start Today
      <http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/04/20/world-digital-library-set-to-launch-tomorrow/>
    * Free-access World Digital Library set to launch
      <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/08/free-world-digital-library>
    * UNESCO, Library of Congress and partners launch World Digital
      Library
      <http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28484&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

4. URL shortening services - pros, cons and links to some you can use

    * In Praise of Short URLs
      <http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/04/07/in-praise-of-short-urls>
    * on url shorteners
      <http://joshua.schachter.org/2009/04/on-url-shorteners.html>
    * Are URL Shorteners A Necessary Evil, Or Just Evil?
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/are-url-shorteners-a-necessary-evil-or-just-evil/>
    * URL Toolbox: 90+ URL Shortening Services
      <http://mashable.com/2008/01/08/url-shortening-services/>

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