Monthly Archives: October 2008

Data is not knowledge

Posted by on October 30, 2008 No comments

How many times do you have to be presented with a data point to understand a simple fact? Seems this is not even the right question because people can be inundated with the facts and still not hear them, no …

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Google and copyright

Posted by on October 29, 2008 No comments

So a deal has been reached….Google pays $$$ and everyone is happy….right? I was quizzed by a reporter yesterday who took some of what I said and ran with it here but the new agreement does contain within it an …

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ICKM 08-ASIST 08

Posted by on October 28, 2008 5 comments

I spent the best part of the last week in Columbus OH (decent weather, so-so food and service) at two back-to-back conferences, International Council for Knowledge Management (ICKM) and the annual ASIST bash. ICKM was an enjoyable new experience for …

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Info age BS

Posted by on October 21, 2008 No comments

You have to wonder about the power of IT to mess up business practices when you receive three bills in one month for the same phone. I just did. To add insult to injury, it was three different bills, each …

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The fluidity of disciplines, part deux

Posted by on October 16, 2008 1 comment

The University of Kansas today announced it would revamp its school of fine arts. The move creates a new school of music as a standalone unit but pushes the remaining departments into a new School of the Arts…..ok, the words …

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The vancouver trip

Posted by on October 15, 2008 No comments

Had a great trip to UBC a couple of weeks back to speak at the SLAIS inaugural Johnson Memorial Lecture, a new series funded through the generosity of Stephen Johnson to honor his parents. As I noted in my talk, …

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The fluidity of disciplines

Posted by on October 8, 2008 No comments

Or at least departments of some disciplines….the University of North Dakota announced the likely break-up of the School of Communication there due to faculty upheaval, student disquiet and all-round lack of shared purpose. The temptation to apply these criteria to …

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