Library promotion – a thank-you to Gary Price
Gary Price, he of Ask.com and Resource Shelf, continues to do his tireless promotion of libraries in the popular press. Gary appeared on stage with me for an interview during …
Read MoreVisual navigation of textual information
Anne’s recent post about the nice Programs and Research mugs featuring our own decorative tag cloud made me think about the overall lack of success at leveraging visual displays to …
Read MoreFriday levity, cross-community style
Our colleague Nancy Elkington served up a little Friday levity this Wednesday, and I’ve been waiting all week to share it. Lately, we’ve been puzzling over a better word for …
Read MoreThe Beginning of the End of our Uncertainty
When organizations combine there are inevitably uncertainties for all involved – staff, management, customers, members, partners, affiliates, and friends. During the weeks leading up to the July 1, RLG OCLC …
Read MoreA workshop that worked!
[Edit: added link to online workshop materials] Usually I spend my Fridays working at home trying to stop my cat from encrypting my e-mails, but Friday August 25th I spent …
Read MoreTruly a Powerhouse
After listening to so many speakers at our Forum talk about their backlogs, I thought it’s time for me to come clean with mine. Here’s an item from the museum …
Read MoreHear for yourselves – mp3’s from the Forum
Those of you who know Merrilee know that she usually has a big smile on her face. Well, the other day she had an extra-big smile on her face. When …
Read MorePodcasting, inflight
A number of people have asked how we recorded & edited the talks from the recent Forum, so I thought it might be worth sharing. Since this was our first …
Read MoreA funny thing happened on the way back from the Forum…
We’ve had a lot of email from those who attended the Forum, and also from those who could not, asking (nicely!) when the MP3 and PowerPoint files might be available. …
Read MoreSomehow we missed it…
Was it the fact that I was winging my way to Washington, DC, at the beginning of a 10-day trip (which wraps up today)? Was it the fact that things …
Read More