Category Archives: General

I certify on my honor that I have neither given nor received aid on this examination

Posted on April 6, 2010 by mitcheet

For the last few months my parents have been cleaning out and painting their home in Columbia SC. While they have been somewhat cryptic in their motivations I expect that at the least they are motivated to have me re-claim … Continue reading →

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Vufind status update – October 2009

Posted on October 20, 2009 by mitcheet

Vufind has been live for just about 2 months now. In that time we have gotten 118 feedback emails detailing bug reports, enhancement requests, and personal opinions about the new system. It has been a busy fall for the systems … Continue reading →

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Timeline of Google Books Settlement

Posted on September 22, 2009 by mitcheet

The Google Books settlement stemmed from lawsuits related to the Google Books digitization project. The original settlement from October 2008 has seen alot of opinion and criticism in the last year. Below is a short list of sites that cover … Continue reading →

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Gartner Hype Cycle report looks at cloud computing

Posted on August 12, 2009 by mitcheet

The familiar hype cycle report from Gartner has been released for 2009. The NY times published a nice summary article that highlights some of the findings (including where Gartner stands on Twitter). Of interest to the library techies may be … Continue reading →

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Serendipity re-appears in online search

Posted on August 2, 2009 by mitcheet

Serendipity was my tried and true method of research as an undergrad. It was a perfect method – lacking structure, motivation, and purposeful direction I used what information fell into my lap to write research papers . This morning, the … Continue reading →

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