Lorcan Dempsey

OCLC has just released a press-release about its Web scale library management services. For some context see Andrew’s note:

Philip Larkin on being a librarian …. > “I hate work. Libraries are a quite pleasant way of earning a living.

[https://www.ryman.com/HatchGallery.html]We were in Nashville for a couple of days over the Easter period. Doing

The Research Information Network in the UK has released a report about the impact of e-journals … > ‘E-journals: their use,

Karen Calhoun and other colleagues have produced a report on catalog data from user and library points of view. >

The current issue of Library Resources and Technical Services (not on the web) has a couple of interesting articles which

While looking at the Library of Congress presence [https://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress] on YouTube the other day, I

As participation in social networking services grows, information about peoples’ interests or activities is variably diffused through organizations based on

A project looking at the use of ‘heritage’ materials in hospital contexts caught my eye … > Working with Guy Noble,

Several things about catalogs, mobile apps, and pictures …. Just after doing the entry [https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001921.

I noticed this feature on the page for the Amazon Blackberry App [https://www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/bbapp]

Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun used the phrase “harvesting intentionality” in a blog post recently. > Discovering Intent Now, why