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Silverlight: bah
Talkback Annoying that the tax=payer funded British Library is pushing Microsoft proprietary tech. Mind you they were big supporters of OOXML, so MS obviously have someone on the inside. Yours A disgruntled Linux User
[August 1, 2008, 13:11]
Vista launch underway..
Blog The UK launch of Vista is underway at the British Library and in an echo of the late running of Vista, Bill Gates was 15 minutes late on stage despite the exact timetabling of his appearance to the nearest minute in the schedule.
[January 30, 2007, 10:26]
No need to burn books you can't read - DRM and public libraries
Blog Comment I have a comment due back from the British Library, which noted the blog post and are keen to respond just as soon as it gets hold of the right itinerant executive. I'm aware I'm conflating a number of issues here, but the message is simple: this...
[October 16, 2008, 11:56]
DRM is failing, MPs told
News Appearing at a hearing conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), senior representatives from the British Library said they were frustrated that DRM is stopping librarians from giving the public long-term access to content.
[February 2, 2006, 16:25]
Passport needed for mobile phone purchases?
Blog Comment Combine this idea with the British Library's DRM Adobe duplication crap and Big Brother is alive and living in the UK. Do they require the SIM card be registered too? Ouch. I thought having Homeland Security and the "Patriot Act" was bad.
[October 21, 2008, 1:34]
No need to burn books you can't read - DRM and public libraries
Blog Comment I have no idea why the British Library thinks it has to protect the copyright of an author when the work is being used as in a "fair-use". Who needs firemen? Ray Bradbury's dark vision won't require flame or smoke to come true, just the...
[October 23, 2008, 18:04]
Where is Linux in the equation?
Talkback The British Library funtions with a combination of public money (yes, we taxpayers do fund much of it) and private donations. It is then up to the Library to choose. Send the Library some money and tell them you want an open source version of...
[August 1, 2008, 13:11]
Tuesday
Blog Today, the British Library Sound Archive has announced a deal with mobile phone ringtone providers to fill the public spaces of the country with animal noises: told you so. Tuesday 8/7/2003 One of the great benefits of online journalism to writers...
[July 11, 2003, 15:06]
Service Level Management of the German Air Traffic Control: An Integral Part of the ITIL Process Landscape
White Papers Originally developed by the British government in the late 1980s, ITIL is comprised of a growing series of publications that outline a process-based set of best practices for IT service and systems management.
[March 15, 2006, 0:01]
The Skinny on ITIL
White Papers ITIL (the Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is, after all, a collection of best practices first developed by the British government almost 20 years ago. But ITIL is rapidly gaining ground as an IT governance model in U.S.businesses.
[July 4, 2007, 2:28]
eTOM and ITIL: Should You Be Bi-Lingual as an IT Outsourcing Service Provider?
White Papers IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) was developed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency of the British government and adopted by many companies as their internal IT best practice. However, for many of the ICT service providers...
[March 10, 2006, 0:01]
IT Invoice Management: Financial Management for IT Services With ITIM
White Papers Leading standards currently available are the Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), and the British Standards (BS15000). Businesses and organisations today are focusing on improving managerial control of IT activities and costs.
[March 10, 2006, 0:01]
The Passion of the Gospels Collection
Downloads In 1896, two British explorers excavating at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, found tiny papyrus fragments containing "The Gospel of Thomas" written in Greek. Overshadowed by the discovery two years later of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi Library has...
[April 7, 2004, 8:00]
Fifty-One Tales, by Lord Dunsany
Downloads The British and American editions differ in that they arrange the material slightly differently and that each includes a story the other omits; "The Poet Speaks with Earth" in the British version, and "The Mist" in the American version.The...
[January 4, 2010, 6:18]
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing (hpnd)
Downloads You''ll also find more comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the Nursing field, with correct terminology for all Nursing students and practitioners.Key FeaturesMore than 3,000 new terms totaling 54,000 termsWritten pronunciations...
[May 21, 2008, 8:00]
Mobile eMC: UK electronic Medicines Compendium
Downloads Comprehensive monographs provide a wide range of clinical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical information including: Clinical Particulars Therapeutic indications Posology and method of administration Contraindications Special warnings and...
[April 29, 2008, 8:00]
LexSpell spelling checker
Downloads Powered by carefully built language lexicons from the vast Beiks lexical database and matched against world language standards like Webster, Oxford and Cambridge LexSpell should quickly turn to an illustration of the Beiks motto for essential...
[November 24, 2003, 7:00]
BEIKS Fish and Seafood Recipes
Downloads Fish could be prepared in so many different ways, not just fried in batter as most British folks like it, and it can be served as a really special meal. Correct and enhance stock definitions, add your own and expand your reference library with tens...
[November 27, 2008, 11:46]
Anthology Of British Poetry by Edited By Louis Untermeyr
Downloads Anthology Of British Poetryby Edited By Louis UntermeyrAmerica's renowned anthologist & poet delivers a compilation of classics demonstrating the power and beauty of English in poetry.A sample of contents:THOMAS HARDYIn Time of "The Breaking of...
[December 18, 2009, 23:41]
BNF for Children
Downloads It is published jointly by the British Medical Association, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group.Key FeaturesInformation validated...
[August 30, 2007, 8:00]
