Since I’m often required to hit the ground running at $MPOW on projects, I was a little concerned when I roped myself into assisting our photo archives with a Flickr project. The first goal was to get a subset of the photos uploaded, and quickly. Googling and poking around the Cheeseshop led me to Beej’s [...]
ArchivesNext recently discussed Library Journal’s annual list of “Movers and Shakers,” pondering what a comparable list in the archival profession would look like. For those who don’t know, the list recognizes “library advocates, community builders, 2.0 gurus, innovators, marketers, mentors, and problem solvers transforming libraries.” After some rumination, ArchivesNext is now calling for nominations to [...]
OK, OK. A post about code4libcon 2008 is long overdue. The minor details: the weather was nice, food was decent, good beer was abundant, and live music was enjoyable. Onto the real meat…
This time around, I felt like I got a whole lot more out of attending; I’m not sure if this is due to [...]