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Otlet and the changing role of your library
A lot of things were great about the New Media Symposium at Pratt SILS the other day, but I sure did have a lot of fun listening to Alex Wright talk about the work of information science visionary Paul Otlet (among others). I just spent some time tweaking one of Otlet’s images in a way [...]
Any questions for IA / Usability professionals?
This Saturday, I’m honored to be moderating a panel of Pratt Alumni at the Pratt Student Chapter of ASIS&T New Media Symposium. It promises to be an amazing day, featuring keynote speaker Alex Wright, information architect at the NY Times and author of Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages! What I’m most excited about: the [...]
Panel Discussion at Pratt Institute
Wednesday evening I returned to the School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute to participate in a panel discussion for John Berry’s Information Professions class. Myself, Molly Phelan (Young Adult Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library), Gretchen Hams (Director of Childrens Services, Darien Library), and Josh Hadro (Assistant Technology Editor, Library Journal) spoke about our [...]
