Category Archives: Libraries

Innovation: A Library / Technology Hierarchy of Needs

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Kevin

I’ve wanted to post on this topic since 2012, but never got around to it until now.  Back then I was a co-investigator on the MISO Survey team.  If you aren’t familiar with the MISO Survey, go, check it out, … Continue reading →

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Information Not Affirmation

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kevin

For those of us working in higher education information technology, summer is not down time.  Summer is a mad dash to update everything, to report on what we accomplished over the last year, and to make our plans for the … Continue reading →

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ArtSTOR Shared Shelf

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Kevin

Middlebury’s Story & Goals Middlebury was under no illusion that they would ever have a single source for image information, but their goals were: Reduce number of systems to a more reasonable number Establish methods for exchange within campus & … Continue reading →

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The New Library Web Site

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Kevin

Andy Morton, along with others in the Library, and Eric Palmer and the Web Services group have just this morning launched the new University of Richmond Library web site.  As Andy mentioned in a message on Twitter this morning, it’s … Continue reading →

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Updating the MISO Survey

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Kevin

This past Thursday and Friday the MISO Survey team met to work on revisions to the survey instrument.  This is something the survey team does every two years to keep the survey up to date.  Since we value the ability … Continue reading →

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U. of Michigan Press Reorganizes as a Unit of the Library

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Kevin

The Chronicle has an article this week on the University of Michigan Press becoming a part of the Library.  Scholarly publishing continues to change quickly in this economy. “It removes the bottom line on a book-by-book basis,” he said. “Basically … Continue reading →

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Rights Clash on YouTube, and Videos Disappear

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Kevin

This morning’s New York Times has an article on copyright and YouTube.  Warner Music and YouTube have an agreement that has YouTube pulling down content from their servers even when it seems the posted videos are within Fair Use guidelines. … Continue reading →

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Seminars on Academic Computing 2007

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Kevin

I’m in Snowmass Village for the 2007 Seminars on Academic Computing.  It’s my first time at SAC, and, after 33 years, the last time SAC will be held in Snowmass Village. I’m not the type that pays much attention to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Jim Rettig

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Kevin

Congratulations to Jim Rettig, University Librarian at the University of Richmond and now President Elect of the American Library Association! It’s been a long, hard run for office, and I know Jim is going to do a great job over … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – Information Fluency in the Digital Age

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Kevin

I attended the Gartner session earlier, but it was unremarkable. For this session, Susan Curzon, Dean, University Library at California State University, Chuck Dziuban, Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, and Martha Marinara, Director, Information Fluency Quality Enhancement Program at … Continue reading →

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