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Presentation of interest focusing on Research and Next-Gen Catalogues

With Remembrance Day being a holiday on Thursday (here in Canada), I decided to take Friday off as well, giving myself a four day weekend, and an opportunity to work on finishing my first book (which has a deadline of … Continue reading

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We’ve implemented a next generation catalogue, now what?

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question on Twitter: Should next generation catalogues allow user to manipulate data within the catalogue or focus on great sharing and “breaking apart” of data for external use? I received several responses. … Continue reading

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ALA 2010: More Session Ideas

Now that some of you have already arrived in DC and others are packing to head off tomorrow or Friday for ALA, I thought I’d list some of the additional sessions that have made it across Twitter, AUTOCAT, RADCAT, and … Continue reading

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ALA 2010: Next Generation OPACs: Making the Most of Local Holdings Data

As promised, here’s another ALA session that has come across the listservs that looks really interesting.  Here’s the information: ALCTS Continuing Resources Section Holdings Information Forum Date and Time: June 26 (Saturday) 4-5:30 p.m. Location: JW Marriott Hotel — Grand … Continue reading

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ALA 2010: ALCTS Program on Sunday, June 27th

Looking ahead to ALA, I know I’m always trying to keep track of all the interesting program announcements made through discussion lists and sent by email. So, in preparation for an exciting ALA annual conference in DC, I thought I’d … Continue reading

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