Emerging Tech: Bluetooth Beacons and the DPLA
This is the text of a talk that I gave at the NN/LM Greater Midwest Region tech talk on January 29, 2016. It has been lightly edited and annotated with link...
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Embedding Graphics in Jaspersoft Report Files
One of the features of Jaspersoft Reports is the ability to include static graphics – logos, for instance – in the completed reports. These graphic files are...
Separating Configuration from Code in CollectionSpace
For the past few months I've been working on a project to migrate a museum's collection registry to CollectionSpace. CollectionSpace is a "free, open-source...
The Who, What, When, Where and Why of Library Discovery (text as intended for presentation)
[caption id="attachment_KkOCeAtKHIc" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Me and my Jester's Cap"] Closing out #nisoforum w Peter Murray as disruptive te...
Registration Now Open for a Fall Forum on the Future of Library Discovery
Helping patrons find the information they need is an important part of the library profession, and in the past decade the profession has seen the rise of ded...
Announcing “The Future of Library Resource Discovery” – a NISO Two-day Forum in October in Baltimore
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Issue 78: Battles over strong encryption, IPv4 addresses exhausted while IPv6 surges
Two articles in each of two threads this week: If Strong Encryption is Outlawed… Allocations of IPv4 Internet Addresses Now Restricted; It’s a Good Thi...
Issue 77: New and Interesting from ALA Exhibits
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Thursday Threads: Data Management Plans, Better Q/A Sessions, App for Bird Identification
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Changes to “Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church” Wikipedia Page, Visualized
Edited after initial publication to add: My thoughts are with the people in and around Charleston, South Carolina, this evening. What is making it out o...
Thursday Threads: Let’s Encrypt is coming, Businesses want you coming to the office, OR2015 Summary
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