Extending Light Against the Darkness
By Rachel Frick This is not the blog post I had planned to write. When asked a few weeks ago to write a post for
April 19, 2013
On Bridges and Boundaries
By Christa Williford Last Friday, April 5, I was fortunate to introduce Emory University Anthropology Librarian and former CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow Lori Jahnke and Emory’s
April 11, 2013
The Brain as Computer/Computer as Brain (part 2)
By Charles Henry We are using digital technology in unprecedented ways, whether in the almost seamless integration of computational tools and resources in scientific research,
April 4, 2013
Our Relationship with Internet Search Engines
By Kenning Arlitsch Kenning Arlitsch, dean of the library at Montana State University, coauthored this blog with Patrick O’Brien, semantic web research director at Montana
March 21, 2013
Not the Usual Suspects
By Rachel Frick This week I had the great opportunity to moderate a panel discussion, “Culture Hack: Libraries & Museums Open for Making,” at the 2013 SXSWi
March 14, 2013
The Brain as Computer/The Computer as Brain
By Charles Henry Part 1 The metaphor of the brain as a kind of computer has been popular for decades. Recently, articles have appeared that
March 7, 2013
Differentiation
By John Butler What will set the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) apart? What problems is DPLA trying to solve, and what are the
March 1, 2013
A Sound Connection to Our Past
By Alan Gevinson The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan was officially launched yesterday. The publication marks the last step in a 12-year-long project to
February 14, 2013
“How Much Do We Need to Know?”
By Charles Henry Recently CLIR, the Research and Academic Program of the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute of Art, and Washington University-St. Louis sponsored an
February 7, 2013
A Roadmap for Data Services
By Rachel Frick Last week I had the good fortune to attend the 8th annual International Data Curation Conference—the conference for anyone working in the field of
January 25, 2013
The DataRes Project: Research on Data Management in Policy and Practice
By Spencer Keralis Unless you really haven’t been paying attention, most readers of this blog will be well aware that in May of 2010, the National Science
January 17, 2013
A Single Sky
By Charles Henry January, appropriately named after the Roman god Janus: Janus was the chief god of beginnings and transitions, a deity with considerable influence
January 10, 2013
