I love this PowerPoint presentation from the Librarian in Black blog a good introduction to the subject and then some really useful tips on how to deal with Information Overload.
Friday, 6 November 2009
Information Overload is the Devil
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Labels: Information Overload
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Thnking about Twitter lists
If you're thinking about or are using Twitter lists, you might want to take a look at Chris Brogan's blog post "Twitter lists I'm not down"
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Labels: Twitter
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Should law firms embrace SaaS?
In a guest post on the Orange Rag Blog called SaaS for legal software Dominic Cullis, Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) looks at some of the benefits and drawbacks of using Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies.
This is a very thorough introduction to the concept of SasS and some of the benefits for law firms. The post also provides some good examples of services provided by SaaS suppliers which law firms can take advantage of.
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Labels: SaaS
Monday, 2 November 2009
Moving on...yikes!
This time next week I will be working in a new firm with a very different role. Now that the move is only a week away I'm filled with a mix of nervousness and excitement. I'm excited about managing and developing the tools the firm already has...but I'd be lying If I didn't say I was a little bit nervous about leaving and taking on the responsibilities. Having said that I'm absolutely ready for the challenge.
What that does mean is that this blog might be a little quiet for a while. I do hope to continue publishing to my blog, but I want to find my feet first. So apologies if things go quiet for a while.
For anyone interested in my running exploits I haven't run competitively in a long time. I'm hoping that next season will be much more productive, although based on recent training runs I doubt I'll be setting any personal bests!
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Friday, 23 October 2009
A potted guide to RSS
Phil Bradley has posted a really useful guide to RSS on his blog, which I think is useful for anyone who is trying to understand what RSS is. Called a "Quick potted guide to RSS" The guide is actually a PowerPoint presentation, which I've embedded below, enjoy!
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Labels: RSS
Sunday, 18 October 2009
What Library adminstrators should know about technology
Roy Tennant has published a useful list on his blog called "The Top Ten things Library administrators should know about technology" The list is available in full on his blog, but these are the headlines:
- Technology isn't as hard as you think it is
- Technology gets easier all the time
- Technology gets cheaper all the time
- Maximize the effectiveness of your most costly technology investment -- your people
- Iterate, don't perfect
- Be prepared to fail
- Be prepared to succeed
- Never underestimate the power of a prototype
- A major part of good technology implementation is good project management
- The single biggest threat to any technology project is political in nature
Roy makes some useful points, which I'm sure I'll be referring to from time to time.
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Labels: Web 2.0
Friday, 16 October 2009
Did you know...4.0
I love this video about the changing media landscape which was developed for the Media Convergence Forum in partnership with The Economist.
[Hat Tip - The iLibrarian]
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Labels: Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0, Web 3.0

