RLG Forum, day one
Today was the first day of the RLG Member Forum, and so far, it seems to be a great success. Our venue, the theater at the Folger Shakespeare Library, is …
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A tribute enroute to the future
With this post we’ll officially re-enter the blogstream. As you may know from other sources including an entry on Lorcan’s blog and one from the All Good folks the four …
Read MoreCh-ch-changes
The emails have been flying thick and fast today, and many people have asked me what’s up at RLG. Here’s a press release and a FAQ. RLG staff found out …
Read MoreMDID ingenuity
Another week, another conference. Now I’m getting ready for the annual Art Libraries Society (ARLIS) conference, which will take me to Banff this year. (For those amongst you who are …
Read MoreCollection Description for bugs and butterflies
In a previous post, I hinted at the collaborative work I’m engaged in with a number of natural history institutions. Our working group ominously titled itself RAVNS or Resources Available …
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Aggregation – somebody has to pay. In an earlier post I referred to an article by Lorcan Dempsey in which he’s quite convincing about the power that flows from aggregating …
Read MoreArchiveGrid.org – the boon of my existence
Archives, the historical records, documents, evidence created by people, families, organizations and governments are essential for understanding our achievements and failures, our social and ethnic heritage. These resources are used …
Read MoreHeads up: RLG member forum
Put these dates on your calendar! August 7 and 8, 2006 will be the RLG member forum. The Forum will be held in Washington, DC, and we’re pleased that the …
Read MoreSeaDragon and Microsoft
If you’ve been to RLG’s Annual Meeting at the Huntington last year, you may remember Blaise Agüera y Arcas – he wooed the crowd with a demonstration of his technology …
Read MoreTo end the year – the top five
My colleagues, Bruce Washburn and Joe Zeeman, just produced a ranked list of the books in the RLG Union Catalog and shared the top five titles. They are: 1. Dante …
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