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1. Wise crowds with long tails
   • Description: It is almost trite to be quoted as saying, "The Internet has fundamentally changed the ways libraries do business", but these changes are still manifesting themselves in ways we still do not fully understand. Thus, consider taking advantage of the "wise crowds with long tails" in your strategic planning. Put another way, this posting is a dual book review and commentary on The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki and The Long Tail by Chris Anderson.
   • Date: 2007-02-23
   • Source: This review was first published in TechEssence at http://techessence.info/node/85.
   • Subject(s): librarianship; TechEssence; book review;
   • URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/wise-crowds-long-tails/index.shtml
2. Rethink the role of the library catalog
   • Description: It is time to rethink the role of the library catalog.
   • Date: 2006-06-18
   • Source: This essay was originally published on TechEssence at http://techessence.info/node/55.
   • Subject(s): next generation library catalogs; TechEssence;
   • URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/rethink-the-catalog/index.shtml
3. What is SRW/U?
   • Description: SRW/U is an acronym for Search/Retrieve via the Web or URL and you might want to think of it as Sonne of Z39.50 sans the federated searching.
   • Date: 2006-05-24
   • Source: This essay was originally published on TechEssence at http://techessence.info/node/48.
   • Subject(s): TechEssence; SRU (Search/Retrieve URL Service);
   • URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/what-is-srwu/index.shtml
4. Mass digitization (again)
   • Description: I recently attended a symposium surrounding the topic of mass digitization, and this blog entry summarizes my person observations from the event.
   • Date: 2006-04-04
   • Source: This essay was originally published on TechEssence at http://techessence.info/node/22.
   • Subject(s): mass digitization; TechEssence;
   • URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/mass-digitization-again/index.shtml
5. Being innovative
   • Description: Being innovative in using technology with little money and staff is not a difficult thing.
   • Date: 2006-04-15
   • Source: This essay was originally published on TechEssence at http://techessence.info/node/32.
   • Subject(s): TechEssence; innovation;
   • URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/being-innovative/index.shtml