I have been extremely impressed with the keynote speakers from this conference. I commented previously about Andy Powell’s opening address, and Schubert Foo’s discussion of the initiatives taking place at the National Library of Singapore was truly inspirational. The award winning building shows what could be done with clever design. For me the most thought [...]
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VALA – day 2
Posted in reference, Singapore, VALA 2008 on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IT services to support libraries
Posted in IT services to libraries, ITIL, VALA 2008 on February 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today at the VALA 2008 conference, I have had conversations with vendors and librarians from every sector representing every state in Australia. The common thread I have heard is frustration with shared services models for ICT support, which block or restrict services that libraries need to function and provide services to their clients. Twelve months ago I [...]
VALA – day 1
Posted in IT services to libraries, VALA 2008 on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I attended day 1 of the VALA conference in Melbourne. There were some very interesting papers, and in particular Andy Powellgave me a lot to think about, as we move to significantly upgrade our digital repository and the volume of material we preserve in a digital format. His arguments that we need to move [...]
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