Oregon State University
I tend to look at library strategic plans when they are available on the web.
They are interesting indicators of
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Institutions
Libraries are social organizations, entangled in multiple histories, politics and value systems.
419 postsThinking about metadata collections
Peter Murray [https://www.pandc.org/peter/work/resume.html] [authority record
[https://errol.oclc.org/laf/no2004-9223.html]] left
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Library websites again
The more I look at library websites, the more they do indeed seem to wrap a thin
layer around a
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Pumping up the value
As we move through changes value becomes a critical word. The values of
libraries are important; the value that libraries
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Net generation students and libraries
Joan Lippincott of CNI writes about Net Generation users and libraries in a new
publication:
> What are some of
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The integrated library system that isn't
One can read the phrase Integrated Library System (ILS) in two ways: as a system
for the integrated library, or
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Future of public libraries
The Laser Foundation (in the UK) has been commissioning reports about the public
library system. The latest takes a new
Library collections and services - some pictures
The library co-evolves with the community it serves, and we need to remember
that those communities also change, which in
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The value of libraries
I mentioned the proposed cut in library staff by the administration at Bangor
University a few days ago. This continues
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Pooling uncertainty
Posts have been light recently as I have been on the road. I have just come back
from The Netherlands
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The cost of managing serials
The rising cost of serials occupies much discussion bandwidth. However, the cost
of managing serials, including the A&I
