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NISO Forum – Trends and Thoughts

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Earlier this month, I went to the NISO Forum on library resource management systems, which was conveniently located right here in the Financial District of Boston.  The program was fantastic, and the presentations are now available and well worth a look, even in slide format.
A number of words, themes, and ideas resonated throughout the two-day [...]

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New reports from EDUCAUSE and OCLC

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Usually I rely on industry reports to put me to sleep, even those that generate lots of buzz and get described as “essential reading.” But today I’ve seen pointers to a couple reports that look really interesting and – bonus! – they each clock in at under 50 pages.
The first is the 2009 Horizon Report, [...]

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Driving Emerging Tech

Friday, May 18, 2007

I was recently asked to speak as part of a panel on emerging technologies. Alas, I couldn’t make it, but the panel description and questions really got me thinking about how libraries decide what new projects to pursue and why. The conference in question was organized around a transportation theme (e.g., the technology bus) [...]

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IT, Free Kittens, and Free Beer

Monday, January 22, 2007

I highly recommend Karen Schneider’s TechSource blog post about IT planning. If only for reading the first couple paragraphs that aptly describe what library IT operations are likely to have on their plates. Next time you see one of your library’s IT professionals, thank them for all their work!
A couple choice quotes:
If idle [...]

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