October 6, 2005 A lot of Wikipedia critics point to hypothetical situations when giving reasons for not valuing the site. Wikipedia even has a ‘Replies to common objections’ article set up to field these. I’d rather look at some real examples of applying the same level of scrutiny to materials often held up as the Platonic ideal of […]
Posted in Libraries, Scholarly Communication, Social Software, Wikis
October 12, 2004 After several months away from The Blog Driver’s Waltz, I’ve decided it’s time to return. For the past few months, I have been blogging, but just not out in the public forum. We’re continuing to use blogs primarily for staff use within our library system, but alas, they’re safely tucked away on our intranet to […]
Posted in Life
July 27, 2003 Two whole weeks of holidays… oh yes, it does the body good. Kim and I had a great time in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The weather was extremely cooperative and we had a blast as we toured around from town to town and inlet to inlet. I went a little crazy with the camera(s). It’s […]
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June 10, 2003 I’m blogging live from Bryant Park, tucked behind the NYPL and just a few blocks away from Times Square. I was fortunate to find a cheap
802.11G card, which is allowing me to check email and sit outside on this balmy Tuesday afternoon.
The conference is going well and I’ve enjoyed a number of sessions (yes, I […]
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October 20, 2002 It’s a balmy 2 degrees celsius out today…ooh, thank my lucky stars I chose Edmonton over that job in New Mexico. Kind of hard to get motivated when everything is grey and blah. Nevertheless, Netspeed is right around the corner and I have to put a few polishes on my presentation. BUT, back to procrastinating…
I […]
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September 14, 2002 After a long hiatus from the world of blogging, I’ve decided to make my return. I’m back with a new name, new identity (if librariansanonymous ever really was an identity) and a new life (or lack thereof). I’m sure my friends and colleagues will appreciate it because I’ve probably been pissing people off with all […]
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