🏷️ Metadata Standards

Explores the frameworks and protocols that ensure data is described consistently, enabling interoperability and discovery across systems and institutions.

Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources

by Matthew C. Mariner • 2014

From film reels to streaming servers: a librarian's guide to digitizing audiovisual collections.

5.00

🗄️ Digital Archives 📚 Collection Development 🎞️ Audiovisual Preservation

Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources Summary

Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources 87%

From film reels to streaming servers: a librarian's guide to digitizing audiovisual collections.

by Matthew C. Mariner 2014

5.00

1 ratings

🗄️ Digital Archives 📚 Collection Development 🎞️ Audiovisual Preservation

Information Asset Management

by Nina Evans • 2024

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management

Information Asset Management 87%

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

by Nina Evans 2024

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management

Organising Knowledge

by Patrick Lambe • 2007

Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.

3.95

🧠 Knowledge Management 🗂️ Taxonomy Development 🏛️ Information Architecture

Organising Knowledge 87%

Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.

by Patrick Lambe 2007

3.95

64 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Management 🗂️ Taxonomy Development 🏛️ Information Architecture

DAMA-DMBOK

by DAMA International • 2017

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

4.15

172

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture

DAMA-DMBOK 86%

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

by DAMA International 2017

4.15

172 ratings

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture

The Elements of Content Strategy

by Erin Kissane • 2011

Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.

3.73

2k+

🧩 Content Strategy 📝 Web Writing 🧑‍💻 User-Centered Design

The Elements of Content Strategy Summary

The Elements of Content Strategy 86%

Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.

by Erin Kissane 2011

3.73

2k+ ratings

🧩 Content Strategy 📝 Web Writing 🧑‍💻 User-Centered Design

HTML5

by Mark Pilgrim • 2010

Plugins are dying: video, graphics, and storage now live in the browser itself. Here is how.

3.97

653

🌐 Web Development 💻 Frontend Development 🏷️ Semantic Markup

HTML5 86%

Plugins are dying: video, graphics, and storage now live in the browser itself. Here is how.

by Mark Pilgrim 2010

3.97

653 ratings

🌐 Web Development 💻 Frontend Development 🏷️ Semantic Markup

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css

HTML5 for Web Designers 86%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css

Everything Is Miscellaneous

by David Weinberger • 2007

Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.

3.74

2k+

📐 Information Architecture 🏷️ Folksonomies 🗂️ Classification Systems

Everything Is Miscellaneous 86%

Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.

by David Weinberger 2007

3.74

2k+ ratings

📐 Information Architecture 🏷️ Folksonomies 🗂️ Classification Systems

HTML and CSS

by Jon Duckett • 2011

HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.

4.30

5k+

🌐 Web Design 🖥️ Frontend Development ⚖️ Web Standards

HTML and CSS 86%

HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.

by Jon Duckett 2011

4.30

5k+ ratings

🌐 Web Design 🖥️ Frontend Development ⚖️ Web Standards

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

by Peter Morville • 1998

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

3.93

4k+

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 86%

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

by Peter Morville 1998

3.93

4k+ ratings

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design

Software Requirements

by Karl Wiegers • 1999

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

4.14

859

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality

Software Requirements 86%

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

by Karl Wiegers 1999

4.14

859 ratings

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

3.66

372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

Context 85%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

Content Strategy for the Web

by Kristina Halvorson • 2012

Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.

4.00

3k+

🧱 Content Strategy ✍️ Web Writing ♻️ Content Lifecycle

Content Strategy for the Web 85%

Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.

by Kristina Halvorson 2012

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧱 Content Strategy ✍️ Web Writing ♻️ Content Lifecycle

Atomic Design

by Brad Frost • 2016

Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.

4.00

1k+

🎨 Interface Design 🧩 Design Systems 🧱 Modular Design

Atomic Design 85%

Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.

by Brad Frost 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

🎨 Interface Design 🧩 Design Systems 🧱 Modular Design

Content Strategy Toolkit, The

by Meghan Casey • 2015

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

4.14

209

🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design

Content Strategy Toolkit, The 85%

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

by Meghan Casey 2015

4.14

209 ratings

🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design

Information Is Beautiful

by David McCandless • 2001

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

4.12

4k+

📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Data Art 👁️ Visual Literacy

Information Is Beautiful 85%

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

by David McCandless 2001

4.12

4k+ ratings

📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Data Art 👁️ Visual Literacy

The Anarchist In The Library

by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

3.50

175

🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons

The Anarchist In The Library 85%

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004

3.50

175 ratings

🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons

Mastering Regular Expressions

by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl • 1997

Understand the engine behind your regex: why some patterns crawl, and how to make them run.

4.16

2k+

🧩 Regular Expressions 📝 Text Processing 🔍 Pattern Matching

Mastering Regular Expressions 85%

Understand the engine behind your regex: why some patterns crawl, and how to make them run.

by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl 1997

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧩 Regular Expressions 📝 Text Processing 🔍 Pattern Matching

Pro Git

by Scott Chacon • 2009

Learn Git from the inside out: snapshots, branching, and the reflog that saves lost work.

4.18

3k+

🗂️ Version Control 💻 Command Line Tools 🤝 Code Collaboration

Pro Git 85%

Learn Git from the inside out: snapshots, branching, and the reflog that saves lost work.

by Scott Chacon 2009

4.18

3k+ ratings

🗂️ Version Control 💻 Command Line Tools 🤝 Code Collaboration

Smashing WordPress

by Thord Daniel Hedengren • 2010

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

3.76

247

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development

Smashing WordPress 85%

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

by Thord Daniel Hedengren 2010

3.76

247 ratings

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development

Design Thinking Research

by Larry Leifer • 2013

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

4.00

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development

Design Thinking Research 85%

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

by Larry Leifer 2013

4.00

1 ratings

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development

A World Without "Whom"

by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

3.72

491

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

A World Without "Whom" 85%

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

by Emmy J. Favilla 2017

3.72

491 ratings

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

Designing a Successful KM Strategy

by Stephanie Barnes • 2014

Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

4.10

🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design

Designing a Successful KM Strategy Summary

Designing a Successful KM Strategy 85%

Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

by Stephanie Barnes 2014

4.10

29 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design

PHP and MySQL Web Development

by Luke Welling • 2003

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

3.96

971

🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases

PHP and MySQL Web Development 85%

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

by Luke Welling 2003

3.96

971 ratings

🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases

Design Systems Handbook

by DesignBetter.co • 2019

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

3.92

153

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance

Design Systems Handbook 85%

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

by DesignBetter.co 2019

3.92

153 ratings

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems

by Micah Godbolt • 2015

Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.

3.33

123

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems Summary

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems 85%

Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.

by Micah Godbolt 2015

3.33

123 ratings

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management

Threat Modeling 85%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management

Content Strategy for Mobile

by Karen Mcgrane • 2012

One content source, every device, no separate mobile site. Here is how to build it.

4.01

468

📋 Content Strategy 🔄 Responsive Design 🗺️ Information Architecture

Content Strategy for Mobile 85%

One content source, every device, no separate mobile site. Here is how to build it.

by Karen Mcgrane 2012

4.01

468 ratings

📋 Content Strategy 🔄 Responsive Design 🗺️ Information Architecture

Hadoop

by Tom White • 2009

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

3.93

1k+

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem

Hadoop 85%

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

by Tom White 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

by Joe Reis • 2022

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

4.16

945

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines

Fundamentals of Data Engineering Summary

Fundamentals of Data Engineering 85%

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

by Joe Reis 2022

4.16

945 ratings

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines

Working in Public

by Nadia Eghbal • 2020

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

3.92

951

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics

Working in Public 85%

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

by Nadia Eghbal 2020

3.92

951 ratings

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics

The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History

by Madison Grant • 1916

Why classical inheritance breaks a JavaScript app, and how composition, modules, and events fix it.

3.34

187

🧱 Object Composition 📦 Module Design ⚡ Event-Driven Architecture

The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History Summary

The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History 85%

Why classical inheritance breaks a JavaScript app, and how composition, modules, and events fix it.

by Madison Grant 1916

3.34

187 ratings

🧱 Object Composition 📦 Module Design ⚡ Event-Driven Architecture

Ansible

by Lorin Hochstein • 2014

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

3.88

270

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling

Ansible 85%

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

by Lorin Hochstein 2014

3.88

270 ratings

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 85%

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Optimize

by Lee Odden • 2012

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

3.78

264

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search

Optimize 85%

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

by Lee Odden 2012

3.78

264 ratings

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search

Production-Ready Microservices

by Susan J. Fowler • 2016

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

3.82

460

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Production-Ready Microservices 85%

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

by Susan J. Fowler 2016

3.82

460 ratings

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Library 2020

by Joseph Janes • 2013

The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.

3.50

119

📚 Library Science 💻 Digital Libraries 🌐 Community Engagement

Library 2020 85%

The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.

by Joseph Janes 2013

3.50

119 ratings

📚 Library Science 💻 Digital Libraries 🌐 Community Engagement

The Wealth of Networks

by Yochai Benkler • 2006

Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.

3.96

2k+

🌐 Digital Commons 👥 Mass Collaboration 💻 Open Source Culture

The Wealth of Networks 85%

Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.

by Yochai Benkler 2006

3.96

2k+ ratings

🌐 Digital Commons 👥 Mass Collaboration 💻 Open Source Culture

Learning Python Data Visualization

by Chad Adams • 2014

Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.

3.00

📊 Data Visualization 🐍 Python Programming 📈 Chart Creation

Learning Python Data Visualization Summary

Learning Python Data Visualization 85%

Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.

by Chad Adams 2014

3.00

5 ratings

📊 Data Visualization 🐍 Python Programming 📈 Chart Creation

Software Engineering for Data Scientists

by Catherine Nelson • 2024

Write code that survives production: the software engineering skills notebooks never taught you.

4.27

🏗️ Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability 🧩 Modular Design

Software Engineering for Data Scientists Summary

Software Engineering for Data Scientists 85%

Write code that survives production: the software engineering skills notebooks never taught you.

by Catherine Nelson 2024

4.27

48 ratings

🏗️ Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability 🧩 Modular Design

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

by Ben Watson • 2014

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

4.30

291

💻 .Net Development ⚡ Performance Tuning 💾 Memory Management

Writing High-Performance .NET Code Summary

Writing High-Performance .NET Code 85%

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

by Ben Watson 2014

4.30

291 ratings

💻 .Net Development ⚡ Performance Tuning 💾 Memory Management

Project Management in the Library Workplace

by Alice Daugherty • 2018

Ad-hoc change exhausts libraries. The project toolkit that turns strategy into working services.

📚 Library Management 📋 Project Management Frameworks 🗺️ Strategic Planning

Project Management in the Library Workplace Summary

Project Management in the Library Workplace 85%

Ad-hoc change exhausts libraries. The project toolkit that turns strategy into working services.

by Alice Daugherty 2018

📚 Library Management 📋 Project Management Frameworks 🗺️ Strategic Planning

The AI Playbook

by Eric Siegel • 2024

How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.

3.98

127

🏢 Enterprise Technology 🤖 Applied Ai 🔄 Change Management

The AI Playbook 85%

How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.

by Eric Siegel 2024

3.98

127 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Technology 🤖 Applied Ai 🔄 Change Management

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

3.93

204

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

How to Speak Tech 85%

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

by Vinay Trivedi 2013

3.93

204 ratings

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

Learning Web Design

by Jennifer Niederst Robbins • 2001

The hands-on guide that turns absolute beginners into web designers who actually know how to code.

4.09

799

🖥️ Front-End Development 🌐 Web Standards 📗 Beginner-Friendly Coding

Learning Web Design 85%

The hands-on guide that turns absolute beginners into web designers who actually know how to code.

by Jennifer Niederst Robbins 2001

4.09

799 ratings

🖥️ Front-End Development 🌐 Web Standards 📗 Beginner-Friendly Coding

Geek Sublime

by Vikram Chandra • 2013

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

3.28

1k+

💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics

Geek Sublime 85%

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

by Vikram Chandra 2013

3.28

1k+ ratings

💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics

Practical SQL

by Anthony DeBarros • 2022

Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.

4.26

239

💾 Sql 📊 Data Analysis 🗃️ Relational Databases

Practical SQL 85%

Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.

by Anthony DeBarros 2022

4.26

239 ratings

💾 Sql 📊 Data Analysis 🗃️ Relational Databases

Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro

by Paul Zandbergen • 2020

Automate ArcGIS Pro: convert a thousand files, rebuild maps, crunch rasters with Python you write.

4.13

🗺️ Geoinformatics 🤖 Geospatial Automation ⚙️ Geoprocessing

Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro 85%

Automate ArcGIS Pro: convert a thousand files, rebuild maps, crunch rasters with Python you write.

by Paul Zandbergen 2020

4.13

23 ratings

🗺️ Geoinformatics 🤖 Geospatial Automation ⚙️ Geoprocessing

Data Strategy

by Bernard Marr • 2017

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

3.77

418

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data

Data Strategy 85%

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

by Bernard Marr 2017

3.77

418 ratings

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data

Beautiful Architecture

by Diomidis Spinellis • 2008

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

3.42

171

🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design

Beautiful Architecture 85%

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

by Diomidis Spinellis 2008

3.42

171 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design

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