A recent post from the Publishing 2.0 blog really got me thinking. Somewhat provocatively titled, “If Your Users Fail, Your Website Fails, Regardless Of Intent Or Design,” the author shares his views on the extreme importance of user experience in … Continue reading →
I was interested to read Organization Monkey’s post today about getting her author’s copy of a book with a chapter written by her. The book sounds very similar to the one to which I contributed some time ago but still … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrew Waller, author, Brent Alan Mai, Brett Waytuck, Charlene N. Simser, Chris Oliver, Christa Easton, e-environment, e-resource, electronic access tools, Electronic resource management, electronic resource management systems, Helen Clarke, Holly Yu, Janet Chisman, John Webb, Joy Kirchner, Judy Anderson, Karen Pifher, Kathleen Shearer, Krista M. Reichard, Michael Day, Peter McCracken, Scott Breivold, Scott Gillies, Stephanie H. Wical, Steve Oberg, Tony Horava, Wayne Johnston, wayne jones, Will Wakeling
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When it comes to the Internet, faster is better, just about always. I have been thinking a lot about this since reading a post about this issue in the Official Google Mobile Blog a few weeks ago. In that post … Continue reading →
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Tagged author, course Internet Explorer, google, Internet access, library technology, Mac, Microsoft Windows, Official, search response time, technology gadfly, web browser, web browser habits
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I’m still getting used to corporate lingo and ways of doing things. Frankly I often try to suppress the instinct to roll my eyes with a lot of it because there is quite a bit of nonsense in it. Or … Continue reading →
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Tagged author, business intelligence, elegant solutions, google, google spreadsheets, Google Spreadsheets tool, Knowledge Management, librarian, microsoft, myopia, office tools, web-based tools
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It’s no secret that NASIG is my favorite professional organization and that I enjoy NASIG conferences more than any other. Why? One reason is that there is nowhere I feel more at home than at NASIG. People are friendly, warm, … Continue reading →
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I just came across an insightful article by Michael Calore of Wired News that describes his attempt to transition away from desktop-based office applications in favor of Google’s web-based applications. Mainly this involved switching from tools like Microsoft Word in … Continue reading →
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Tagged author, desktop-based office applications, email systems, google, Michael Calore, microsoft, online storage library, web application, web-based applications, Web-Based Apps
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One of the aspects to blogging for several years now that interests me most is the constant reminder that this blog is out there in the public domain, and that it represents me, who I am, at least to some … Continue reading →
For the past few days I’ve been on a quick conference trip to a meeting in the Washington, D.C. area. The meeting was organized by NISO and was entitled “From Discovery to Delivery: Solutions to Put Your Content Where the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrew Pace, author, CEO, College Park, D.C., Dan Chudnov, director, Director of Publishing Technologies, Director of Web Communications, e-only, engaging speaker, great speaker, html, Jane Burke, Janet Lee-Smeltzer, Mac, Maryland, Michael Jon Jensen, Microsoft Windows, National Academies Press, online catalog, search engine, Serials Solutions, Tom Wilson, University of Maryland, Washington, Web Communications, Web/Library
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The capacity for evil in this world continually astounds me. The violence against innocent girls in an Amish country school yesterday haunts me, as does the killing of a girl in a school in Colorado and the murder of a … Continue reading →
