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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Recordings from Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks Available

    Thanks to everyone for participating in the first Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on Friday. In particular, my gratitude goes out to Ed Corrado, Luciano Ramalho, Michael Appleby, and Jay Luker being the first presenters to try this scheme for connecting library technologists. My apologies also to those who couldn't connect …

     Posted on  May 02, 2011
     and last updated May 02, 2011
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • Two Personal Repository Services

    This year has seen the release of two personal repository services: http://PublicationsList.org/ and the U.K. Depot. These two services have an admittedly different focus, but I think it is still interesting to compare and contrast them to see what we can learn.

    The Depot

    The Depot provides …

     Posted on  June 03, 2007
     and last updated June 04, 2007
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • Open Source for Open Repositories — New Models for Software Development and Sustainability

    This is a summary of a presentation by James L. Hilton, Vice President and CIO of University of Virginia, at the opening keynote session of Open Repositories 2007. I tried to capture the esessence of his presentation, and omissions, contradictions, and inaccuracies in this summary are likely mine and not …

     Posted on  January 24, 2007
     and last updated January 25, 2007
     ·  8 minutes reading time
  • Heads up! International Conference on Open Repositories (01/23/07 - 01/27/07, San Antonio, TX, US)

    Open Repositories 2007 is coming up next year, and it looks to be an interesting meeting. The first day is open user group meetings for DSpace, Fedora, and Eprints, followed by general conference sessions that cover issues that cut across all of the open repository systems. This year, the user …

     Posted on  July 03, 2006
     and last updated July 04, 2006
     ·  1 minutes reading time