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Talking with Strangers: 3 Tips on Making the Most of Your Conversations
“In a single week, we may meet more people than our medieval ancestors did in their entire lives. Yet in contemporary American culture, we have little or no training for all this interaction.” So, how do you avoid feeling like […]
Privacy matters
The [http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/program-2] conference held July 28 & 29 touched on privacy issues repeatedly, as might be expected for a conference dealing with topics such as geolocation and “augmented reality.” Lisa Carlucci Thomas in her keynote on “Risk, Reality, & the […]
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – August 2010
Several enhancements appear in the Next Generation Melvyl (NGM) Pilot as a result of OCLC’s Sunday, August 8, 2010 install. The improvements include the following: Some OCLC databases will no longer require authentication: Offsite patrons will no longer need to […]
SCP record distribution update (August 2010)
No SCP updates will be posted for August 16, 2010. For questions, please contact Adolfo Tarango at: atarango@ucsd.edu
Making Change Happen: Smart Team Building
Leaders are told that bringing people together as a “team” is the ultimate means to achieve peak performance. So we feverishly plan team events, team brainstorming, team retreats, team training, team potlucks, team sweatshirts, and every other team-building thing we […]
SCP Distribution Statistics for August 2010
The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Distribution Statistics for August 2010 are now available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/scp/updates/scpstats2011.html#aug2010
Update on the DataCite Metadata Working Group
It’s about time for a check-in on my experiences with the DataCite Metadata Working Group. I introduced this intrepid band a couple of months ago when we met face-to-face in Hannover, Germany. Since then, of course, we’ve dispersed to our […]
CDL Recruiting for Discovery & Delivery Programmer Analyst IV
Shape the future of discovery and delivery in library systems. Position: Programmer Analyst IV About you You are a senior programmer and digital library strategist committed to growing the next generation of discovery & delivery services. You seek out innovative […]
Going Beyond Pie Charts: More Ways to Use Visuals
“Love pie. Hate pie-charts” is a playful quote from a talented data designer featured below. It captures the we-can-do-better attitude of the individuals and organizations leading the charge for clear and effective visuals to get your point across. After an […]
UC3 to host Curate Camp 2010!
UC3 will host a conference on curation micro-services on August 16-17 at UC Berkeley. Or rather, we’re hosting an “unconference.” Unconferences are meetings where the participants set the agenda and give presentations. The emphasis is on collaboration, discussion, interaction and […]