MetaBlog
Posted On Apr 16 2008MetaBlog calls itself the blog of blogs, but since I am a librarian, I will refer to metablog as a blog about blogs. I’ve come across two new ones from colleagues whom I respect and admire and since they might not be known to the library world, I thought they were worth pointing out. Abe Lederman, founder of Deep Web Technologies, has launched Federated Search Blog. Sol Lederman (Abe’s brother, who has held various positions at DWT) will be doing most of the posting. This is the kind of blog that I wished had existed a couple of years ago …
Cold Goose
Posted On Apr 7 2008I’m in Minnesota this week for CNI. Though I proudly wear the “OCLC” label now, I’m actually here representing LITA as part of my vice presidential stint. OCLC is ably represented by my friends and colleagues–Marilee Proffitt, Mindy Pozenel, Constance Malpas, and Jim Michalko. After a (finally) warm weekend in Columbus, I arrived to a snowy morning in Minneapolis. Someone told me that you can tell it’s spring in Minnesota when the smaller lakes begin to thaw. It reminded me of an image that I encountered when I first got to OCLC. Outside my window is one of the large …
At Last
Posted On Apr 1 2008Well after only twelve weeks with OCLC, I’m proud to say that I received fantastic support for my first business plan presented to the strategic leadership team. I thought this was going to be a hard sell, but its overwhelming support among libraries was what really pushed things over the top. I take seriously OCLC’s commitment to reduce costs for libraries, so I wanted to build a solution that would both shake things up and save more than just a buck. I have proposed that OCLC begin mass production of card-catalog cards, along with due-date cards and pockets. The first …