Lorcan Dempsey

One function of libraries is to preserve the scholarly and cultural record. This is a rather diffuse goal, for which

I am a member of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control [https://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/] convened

Libraries struggle with how to present multiple digital materials on their websites. Here is The Oldie [https://www.theoldie.co.

More on library space: > Low-use journals taking up shelf space have become one of the top three concerns for

I was reading Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities [https://worldcat.org/oclc/71266698] on a flight home the other day.

The UK magazine Update recently carried a story on how health information provision is being coordinated in the UK National

A couple of relevant reports have just come over the horizon ….. 1. First, from the Research Information Network in the

Resource discovery has been a focus of much attention in recent years. Once discovery opportunities are provided, a focus on

My 11 year old daughter was doing a project recently for which she had to do a bibliography. I was

Peter Binkley has a thoughtful post on libraries and Second Life, which could be generalized to a variety of environments.

Light posting this week as we spent Thanksgiving and a couple of additional days in Chicago. Here are some vaguely