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A “Next generation” library catalog - Implementation (Part #4 of 5)

July 7th, 2006 by Eric Lease Morgan

This is a set of steps for implementing a “next generation” library catalog. In two sentences, this catalog is not really an catalog at all but more like a tool designed to make it easier for students to learn, teachers to instruct, and scholars to do research. It provides its intended audience with a more [...]

A “Next generation” library catalog - Conclusion (Part #5 of 5)

July 7th, 2006 by Eric Lease Morgan

This is the conclusion to a text outlining an idea for a “next generation” library catalog. In two sentences, this catalog is not really an catalog at all but more like a tool designed to make it easier for students to learn, teachers to instruct, and scholars to do research. It provides its intended audience [...]

Eric Lease Morgan’s Top Tech Trends for ALA 2006; “Sum” pontifications

June 18th, 2006 by Eric Lease Morgan

This is a list of top technology trends in libraries my very small and cloudy crystal ball shows to me.

The increasing availability of Voice of over IP (VoIP) is making it easier to communicate with people all over the world in real time.

Email is nice, and it has a number of advantages over the use [...]

Library services and in-house software development

January 16th, 2006 by Eric Lease Morgan

This essay outlines two opportunities for the library profession: 1) the increased need for library services and not necessarily library collections, and 2) the ability to be leaders in the implementation of services through in-house software development.

technical skills of librarianship

August 7th, 2005 by Eric Lease Morgan

This short essay outlines five technology skills necessary for systems work in libraries

Eric Lease Morgan’s Top Technology Trends, 2005

June 16th, 2005 by Eric Lease Morgan

This is a list of my Top Technology Trends for the 2005 ALA Annual Meeting.