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Just an easy way to help out!
Do you have a computer or server sitting around running Linux, and want to help out a good cause? Then you should check out one of the …
Jun 20, 2012
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Why you should attend Digital Odyssey 2012!
I am really excited about this year's Digital Odyssey, and I want you to be too. Our theme this year is Liberation Technology. I …
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May 24, 2012
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Academic Librarians on the Front Lines - ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP – A CRISIS OR AN OPPORTUNITY?
Yesterday I had the privilege to speak on a panel with Kristin Hoffman of University of Western Ontario and Marc Richard of McGill …
Nov 19, 2011
11 min read
Right! That hackfest report I should have gave...
When I was at Islandora Camp trying to wrap my head around all things Islandora and Fedora, I was thinking ahead about a possible …
Oct 27, 2011
3 min read
Fail, Fail, Fail, Success?
This past week I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at Access 2011 about failing entitled, "If you ain't failin', …
Oct 26, 2011
6 min read
TEDx LibrariansTO - Discussion group
On Saturday (June 25, 2011) I had the opportunity to attend TEDx LibrariansTO and was asked to facilitate an audience …
Jun 27, 2011
4 min read
This profession is worth fighting for
I may work at an institution with arguably the worst morale among librarians in Canada, but I love my job. I love the people I work …
Apr 11, 2011
2 min read
Pile on IE!
IE is a $@#*) *$)#)@% non-standards-compliant bastard of a browser. This is news to absolutely nobody who has had to develop a website …
Mar 22, 2011
1 min read
Podcasts for the nerd librarian
Every so often people ask me about what podcasts I listen to, and every so often I start listening to something new and get terribly …
Jan 23, 2011
4 min read
Node Import fails me | Hack the database!
Over on the dev version of our digital collections site we are working on lots of new features. One of them being JPEG2000 support for …
Sep 24, 2010
2 min read
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