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Lakes and Rivers

Posted on 1 September 2008 by Rick Mason

Lorcan Demsey has a post on metadata that does a great job of illustrating two types of data collections by describing them as lakes and rivers.  The idea did not originate with him; rather he encountered it via OCLC’s Eric … Continue reading →

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The Really Modern Library

Posted on 8 October 2007 by Rick Mason

The Really Modern Library is a project undertaken by the Institute for the Future of the Book.  They are soliciting comments from all quarters, and holding meetings in Los Angeles, London, and New York, in order to define how our … Continue reading →

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