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Tag Archives: roy tennant
Revisiting the soundbite issue
In my previous post I ranted a bit about soundbites in our library profession and how I fear that such soundbites are too easily digested without question. Karen Schneider encouraged me to listen to the MP3 recording of the live … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, karen schneider, MP3, roy tennant, Stephen Abram
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Answers to Roy Tennant’s questions
Several times over the past year or so, I have offered up criticisms of OCLC. OCLC is a staple of the library world, especially here in the U.S., but its reach is global and it is expanding all the time. … Continue reading
Posted in ex libris, family man librarian, google, microsoft, oclc
Tagged desktop applications, google, microsoft, oclc, particular services, roy tennant, United States
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Sick, sick, sick
I have been sick for a week now and I am sick of it. I wish there was a way that I could build up my immune system. All of the kids except Keegan have been sick — for the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, family man librarian, health, keegan, oclc, wordpress
Tagged oclc, roy tennant
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Responses to OCLC criticism
A few people including Sarah Houghton-Jan (Librarian in Black) and Carol Ou commented on a recent post I wrote comparing OCLC to Microsoft. Roy Tennant responded to this post on the hangingtogether blog, written by former RLG – now OCLC … Continue reading
Staying current: a survey response
Ann Ercelawn, a dear friend and co-moderator of the SERIALST discussion list, posted a survey on that list yesterday that asked for responses to a series of questions relating to how we keep current within the LIS field. Below is … Continue reading
OCLC: the Microsoft of the Library World?
Recently Roy Tennant joined OCLC and explained his reasons for taking this step in a post on the Library Journal: Digital Libraries blog. Roy is someone whom I admire and respect, a visionary and great communicator about technology and libraries. … Continue reading
Thoughts on reports from conferences
I was thinking today, after reading through the many different reports about the recently concluded Computers in Libraries conference, that after having read all of them, I feel as if I did not miss much by not attending. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, communications ecosystem, Lorcan Dempsey, roy tennant, Walt Crawford
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Inner circles in library blogland
At the risk of sounding rather negative, even petty (or worse), I’ve noticed an awful lot of the inner circle syndrome in library blogland lately. It seems to be getting more and more obvious, but perhaps not to those who … Continue reading
Roy Tennant to give Windsor Lecture at UIUC GSLIS
Roy Tennant, well known columnist, speaker, moderator of Web4Lib and Current Cites and (last but not least) fellow Mac lover, will be giving the Windsor Lecture at UIUC GSLIS tomorrow (October 21). His talk will be on the topic of … Continue reading
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Tagged academic library, Mac, Oh, roy tennant, speaker, well known columnist
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The soundbite phenomenon
I have enjoyed reading about presentations at the recent ALA annual conference. Of particular note for me are Owen Stephens’ extensive notes, available here. The ability for those who aren’t present at conferences to quickly catch up on essentials of … Continue reading →