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LITA 2008: Hi-Fi-Sci-Fi-Library: Technology, Convergence, Content, Community, Ubiquity and Library Futures

October 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Presenter: Michael Porter, WebJunction
Hi-fi is usually associated with audio equipment, but fidelity is very much related to our work: interoperability, compatibility, quality of the document, etc.
When you distill what libraries are and what they do, it comes down to content and community, and this is what libraries will still be in the future. Star Trek’s [...]

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Tags: library · sci-fi · technology

dragon*con: the first few days

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

My brain is empty. This con is insanely huge! I knew that, but I didn’t really know it until today. So, until I can think of something clever to write about it, I give you a storm trooper in a Jayne hat:

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geekgasm

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week I was in Phoenix for the NASIG conference, which was awesome, but equally awesome was getting to hang out at the DracoVista Studios for a recording of the Babylon Podcast. You can hear me make a few comments in some upcoming episodes.
Getting to meet one of the hosts, Summer Brooks, was a [...]

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RavenCon 2008

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

RavenCon — it’s not just for ravens anymore.

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radcon 4c

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Last Wednesday, I woke up and decided I needed to be with my people.

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