Ingredients of a successful event
Our recent meeting in Philadelphia, Libraries Rebound: Embracing Mission, Maximizing Impact, was, I think, quite successful. It made me think about what it takes to create a successful event. Of …
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Coming to terms with disciplinary repositories
Academic librarians are coming to terms with the likelihood that institutional repositories and disciplinary repositories will coexist into the future. In order to provide good support to researchers, librarians should …
Read MoreIt was a very good year
One of the top accomplishments of 2012 so far is putting together a summary of our 2011 activities! It’s worth a look to be reminded of the breadth of the …
Read MoreDay of Digital Archives blog
Jackie and I have been poring over the engaging posts on the Day of Digital Archives blog today, impressed with the many views into the work lives of those attempting …
Read MoreSupporting research, and how we aren’t
OCLC Research and the UK’s Research Information Network conducted complementary studies of research support services in universities in the US and UK. Hot off the press today is a report, …
Read MoreEnjoying New Orleans
I’m not going to ALA in New Orleans this summer, but I know many hangingtogether readers will be there. I spent nine days in New Orleans in February and wanted …
Read MoreCNI slakes all appetites
CNI Briefings are such a great opportunity to see old friends meet new friends and get smarter — all at breakneck speed. I treasure the opportunities to get updates on …
Read MoreOCLC Research 2010: Pulse taking
As 2010 winds down, we are reflecting on what we’ve worked on or created in a mini blog series. You can see a run down of highlights here. My colleague …
Read MorePanic at the podium
A few of us started bandying about some public speaking highs and lows and thought we’d share them. If there’s a lesson to be learned I think it’s something about …
Read MoreArchivists: Be bold and do your job
On Friday, I had the pleasure of speaking to a large auditorium full of lawyers, law students, archivists, and librarians at Columbia University’s Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the …
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