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Social Catalogues – Slides in a more compatible format

In my last blog post, I uploaded the Powerpoint slides in the .pptx format, which opens easily only if you have the latest Office 2007 package.  So, I’m posting them here in the 1997-2003 format for all to access.  Social … Continue reading

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CLA: Slides to the Social Catalogue Session

For those of you who are interested, here are the slides from the Social Cataloguing presentation that Dr. Louise Spiteri and I gave at CLA.  Social Cataloguing Sites: Features and Implications for Cataloguing Practice and the Public Library Catalogue, presented by … Continue reading

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CLA – Final Thoughts

A couple of days have now passed since I gave my presentation.  With over 100 attendees, resulting in a standing room only audience, I was very excited to see the interest among other professionals in social catalogues.  I think it … Continue reading

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CLA 2009 – Highlights

The conference is going well and I have some tidbits to add while I have the chance: Open Source Software for Libraries: Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow Nicole Engard’s presentation, Open Source Software for Libraries: Free Your … Continue reading

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CLA – Opening Day

I’m here in Montreal and finally, the sun came out.  It’s been a bit rainy, but warm, so I was still able to go out on Friday morning before the pre-conference for a run along the Promenade du Vieux-Port.  What a … Continue reading

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