OOOOOOCLC
Posted On Jun 24 2008A while back, I made a joke on April 1 about Google buying OCLC. This was actually a well coordinated April Fool’s Day attack between myself and the folks at ALA Techource (none of our bosses from back then want to know how much time actually went into this coordination). I guess one true test of a joke is its staying power, and this one has it, oddly enough (I suggest using Google to see the folks who took it seriously, and that way I can avoid embarrassing anyone). From time to time, I even find current links to the …
I heart ALA Conference
Posted On Jun 17 2008Okay, maybe I’m a little strange, but I really like ALA conferences. Until I started writing for American Libraries and getting uber involved in LITA, I was an occasional attender, but my love for the conference goes back to the fact that I got my first job at an ALA, over a 7am breakfast with an Innovative Interfaces VP. When I started attending regularly, I would fill literally every minute of the day with activity, usually for the magazine, but mostly out of a desire to get as much as possible out of being there. You’d have to check with …
Reporting from Sheffield
Posted On Mar 20 2008n my previous life, I was infrequently lucky enough to have a speaking gig or work meeting that took me someplace new and exciting. Now, I’ve made my first trip to Sheffield, UK, where OCLC has an office, and it’s been fantastic. Though the scenery and terrain is different (read more interesting), the weather has been a lot like Columbus in March…cold and cloudy, cold and sunny, cold and rainy, cold and snowy, in somewhat quick succession. I’ve also had a fair number of cultural lessons. I know now that one should not suggest “tabling” a topic in a meeting because …