More detailed analysis of the BNC Technology Forum 2009 is coming but a potent combo of scarce sleep, a long to-do list and one or two glasses of wine (ahem) at the cocktail reception leave me less than poignant today. And so, let’s let the Twitterverse do the talking for now…
Tor and Hachette to Speak at BNC Technology Forum 2009
RFID, Libraries, and Second Life
When Stephen Abrams came to the BookNet Canada Technology Forum 2008, he spoke about the popularity of Second Life Library. (Stephen’s slides and podcast here). It turns out Second Life isn’t just for people wanting to visit a virtual library—it’s also for researchers who want to be able to simulate library interactions between books, patrons and RFID technology in 3D space.