by KimBoo York | Sep 11, 2012 | Project Management, Information Science
Where most people fall down in project management is the idea that it requires a lot of work. It really doesn’t; what requires work is starting a project over from scratch, or wading into a project halfway through and changing direction. Project management is about...
by KimBoo York | Aug 10, 2012 | Information Science, Project Management
I am trying to write a paper about project management in archives processing, and I’m finding it hard. To me, much of this “advice” I’m giving is common sense, simply looking at a problem and breaking it into workable parts efficiently and effectively. I have to...
by KimBoo York | Jul 27, 2012 | Gradschool Follies, Information Science
There is a joke among librarians that goes something along the lines of, “I’m a librarian because I love books.” Cue response: HAHAHAHAHAAAAHA! It’s not very funny unless you went to library school (aka, “library and information...
by KimBoo York | Apr 17, 2012 | Observations and Opinions, Information Science
I recently attended a small day-long symposium put on by FSU’s Center for Everyday Writing (doesn’t have a web presence yet, but will soon), and even presented on the topic of “Curating Archives” along with my colleague Ben Yadon. The event was archives-centric, in...
by KimBoo York | Feb 6, 2012 | Information Science
This entry is part [part not set] of 9 in the series The MLS Project“Evidence shows that the MLS Project has been costly, has created confusion outside librarianship and polarization within, and has met some but not all of its objectives. The same complaints from...
