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About Me
I am currently the Director of Emerging Technologies for Libraries & Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously at the UofC: Research Librarian for Data Analytics (2016-2024), Public Services Systems Librarian (aka webmaster) (2007-2016), Distance Education Librarian (2001–2007). Prior to moving to Canada I worked for 4 years as the…
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Some Thoughts on the Future of Print
I just finished reading Print is Dead: Books in our Digital Age, by Jeff Gomez. It wasn’t a terribly well-argued book, IMHO (Walt Crawford has taught me to be very wary of large numbers of global statements), but damn did it spark a copious number of questions and ideas for me. The basic premise of…
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OSX Screenshot Showdown – Jing vs Skitch
I almost didn’t bother with this post after running a quick Google search on Jing vs Skitch and finding nearly 1,000 results, but I went through a fair number and couldn’t find anything that actually compared them side by side, so I went ahead. Both Jing and Skitch are free (currently) programs for Mac OS…
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Schedule now available for 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference
The schedule has been posted, as has workshop info and registration. Looks like some really good stuff! Technorati Tags: OCLSC, OCLSC08
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A few thoughts in favour of the Google Books project
Charles Edward Smith has a brief piece in Educause Quarterly in which he points out why he thinks Google Books Search is a good thing. A curious amount of unease surrounds Google’s initiative to scan thousands of books in major research libraries and make them available online. Although I understand the concerns, I don’t entirely…