The Australian Research Council (ARC) has asked universities to provide information about their researchers’ publication records, so that it can test a suite of performance indicators. The aim, apparently, is to propose that the new performance indicators form part of the Commonwealth Government’s proposed Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) framework.
Peter Merholz observes that conferences [...]
Just a reminder that the Oz-IA conference is approaching fast…
Earlybird registrations are open now, and close next Tuesday 9 September.
Earlybird registrations are A$660, or A$550 if you quote the discount code MR0243. Register online at the conference web site.
The conference will be held in Sydney, on the weekend of 20-21 September.
Who should attend?
Designers of navigation, [...]
Now in its third year, the Oz-IA conference 20-21 September 2008 is a weekend full of insight, ideas and camaraderie for information architects, usability specialists, content developers, web and application developers, and others with an interest in design, human factors, search, Web2.0 and related topics.
Plus it’s a great excuse to spend a few spring days [...]
Over the years, I’ve built up a toolkit of essential software, gadgets and reference material. This ‘toolkit’ series introduces some particular favorites that you, too, might find useful.
Simple Tags plugin for WordPress
Created by Amaury Balmer, the Simple Tags plugin works with the latest version of WordPress blogging software.
Once installed, the plugin:
allows you to add [...]
