Research ∕ Learning

Research ∕ Learning

Teaching: one year in

I reflect on my first year of teaching at the iSchool in the University of Washington. A little about teaching. A little about Canvas, the library, and some software tools. A little about me and my learnings.

Lorcan Oct 6, 2024 13 min read

Research ∕ Learning

Workflow is the new content 1: looking at research support and engagement

The phrase 'workflow is the new content' captures an important insight. In the digital environment we often create, use and share content through workflow applications.

Lorcan Feb 21, 2022 10 min read

Institutions

University Futures are shaping Library Futures

Libraries are not ends in themselves, but serve the interests of the organizations of which they are a part. As university emphasis varies around research, education and career poles, we can expect to see libraries evolve to support those emphases more strongly.

Lorcan Oct 18, 2018 8 min read

Research ∕ Learning

The university's curatorial role

I made a note in these pages a couple of years ago about the University of Edinburgh’s mission statement.

Lorcan Feb 18, 2011 3 min read

Books

Using Wikipedia

We still don’t appear to know what to make of Wikipedia. Consider these two cases. First, Edward Glaeser includes

Lorcan Feb 13, 2011 2 min read

Institutions

The library network and the scholarly record

The library community is a highly interconnected one. Networks are motivated both by library mission and effective management of resources.

Lorcan Feb 13, 2011 3 min read

Institutions

Managing down collections ...

I was interested to read this from Karen Schneider a while ago: “Centralized mass storage for legacy print materials (paper-based

Lorcan Jan 21, 2011 3 min read

Institutions

Evolving research life ...

I was interviewed for the British Library’s Growing Knowledge: the evolution of research [https://www.growingknowledge.bl.uk/Default.

Lorcan Oct 17, 2010 1 min read

Research ∕ Learning

The infrastructure is getting thicker ..

Andy Powell has a nice post on general trends in educational use of networking. The context is a reflection on

Lorcan Oct 17, 2010 2 min read

Research ∕ Learning

Library literature again ...

Two interventions First a mention of two recent articles …. Rick Anderson has a very nice piece in Educause Review about

Lorcan Sep 26, 2010 4 min read

Research ∕ Learning

Newman

And speaking of UCD …. To be a student at University College Dublin was to be very much aware of Cardinal

Lorcan Sep 19, 2010 2 min read

Collections

Emerging network level management of the collective print collection

One of the recurrent themes in these pages is that systemwide coordination of print materials is necessary as libraries begin

Lorcan Sep 12, 2010 3 min read

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