Month: May 2010
Train train train…
I’ve heard quite a few project managers say lately, “I don’t have any formal project management training,” as if to discount whatever observation they were about to make, because it was “only” based on years of experience. A mix of […]
Personal Archiving: Awareness and Events
Until recently, the field of Web archiving has largely been focused on preserving Web-based government information and content surrounding historical events. The issues faced early-on by national libraries and research institutions are now making their way into the mainstream as […]
How Portable Are Your Skills?
In the good old days, you worked at the same job for the same organization your entire work-life. Oh, you might get promoted or transferred, but you didn’t leave. There was an unspoken compact that you would give loyalty to the […]
SCP Distribution Statistics for May 3, 2010
The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) has released record distribution statistics for the week of May 3, 2010. See: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/scp/updates/scpstats2010.html#may2010
NGM Pilot Usability Results: What do our users say (and do)?
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager Interested in how finding out how our users stumble or succeed in navigating the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot? Take a look at the just-released WorldCat Local at the University of California: Usability Testing: Round […]
Getting things down: the case for documentation
Half way down the Agile Manifesto (a list of the principles fundamental to agile software development), it states “Working software over comprehensive documentation.” I don’t know how many of us actually refer to the Agile Manifesto when we first get up […]