Melting those metatheoretical boundaries

Posted by on November 3, 2011 No comments

I enjoyed participating in the Metatheoretical Snowmen panel at ASIST 2011 in New Orleans organized excellently by Jenna Hartel. My role was to listen to the five minute presentations of others and then to react. The basic idea is that …

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New book series on Information

Posted by on September 16, 2011 No comments

It’s been a busy summer requiring lots of work other than blogging (!) but I am pleased to announce that I’ve reached an agreement with UT Press to edit a new book series on Information. Here’s the official blurb, I’ll …

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An information-reich account of the current economy

Posted by on June 17, 2011 3 comments

The economy in 2 mins and a few diagrams   Richard Reich connects the dots. The argument is persuasive but it’s the calm simplicity of the delivery that attracts here, the simple marriage of clear language and enhancing figures. It …

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Information is intelligence

Posted by on June 10, 2011 No comments

I enjoyed the IAFIE conference this week where educators in the field of intelligence gathered to discuss their work. In so many ways, the parallels to information conferences were uncanny. At a workshop on curriculum I was surprised to hear …

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The iSchool goes international

Posted by on June 10, 2011 No comments

Sheffield University seems to have formally renamed its Information Studies Dept as the “Information School”, which adds one more to the growing number of LIS programs that have changed names over the last few years. In their case they are …

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The Mission of Research Universities

Posted by on May 19, 2011 No comments

I attended an excellent panel this morning here on campus organized by TAMEST that explored the mission of research universities in the modern world. There were many convincing arguments made to support the claim that the presence of a top …

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iSchool You launches new student podcasts

Posted by on April 26, 2011 No comments

If you remember radio as a relaxed forum for intelligent discussion, then check out the new podcasts from iSchool students at our iSchool You site. This is a true student-run effort and to them all I say “Well Done!”