Author Archives: Erik
Exploring the landscape of cloud computing – Webex
Today I had the pleasure of talking with a class on cloud computing run by Infopeople and coordinated by Roy Tennant. This was the first chance I have had to share the results of some of my research in cloud … Continue reading
Mith Digital Dialoges – Peter Kay on the book
Today’s Digital Dialog featured Peter Kay who talked about the current state of the book/e-book and how discovery, social media and new forms of reading are changing how we read. A few interesting moments – SmallDemons as an alternative discovery … Continue reading
Jeremy York – Guest Lecturer from HathiTrust
On Monday night our LBSC670 course heard from Jeremy York of the HathiTrust. Jeremy gave the class an overview of the HathiTrust dataset and metadata standards and explored with us the implications of metadata standards choices. The theme of copyright … Continue reading
Roy Tennant Guest Lecture for LBSC 670
This past Monday I had the pleasure of having Roy Tennant join my course on Information Organization (LBSC 670) for a discussion on the direction of metadata creation, management and use for libraries. This virtual lecture was my first experience … Continue reading
Digital Library Federation 2011 Forum
On Monday and Tuesday of this week I attended the 2011 DLF forum in Baltimore MD. It was the first time I had been to Baltimore in a few years and the first time I had ventured outside of DC … Continue reading
