Comments for Off the Shelf http://lealaabbott.com/wp The Musings of an Information Science Professional Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Professional Silos: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel! by Kristy Alexander http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/156/comment-page-1#comment-140 Kristy Alexander Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:59:10 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/?p=156#comment-140 As a digital asset manager that once worked in a cultural institution, this is perhaps the most refreshing post I've ever seen! There is an enormous gap between professional digital asset managers managers and cultural institutions, when really both should be working in tandem. Thank you for laying out the truth of the situation; that these two worlds are not really as different as one many think, and that they really can (and should) work together and learn from each other. As a digital asset manager that once worked in a cultural institution, this is perhaps the most refreshing post I’ve ever seen! There is an enormous gap between professional digital asset managers managers and cultural institutions, when really both should be working in tandem. Thank you for laying out the truth of the situation; that these two worlds are not really as different as one many think, and that they really can (and should) work together and learn from each other.

]]> Comment on Professional Silos: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel! by Stijn Debrouwere http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/156/comment-page-1#comment-138 Stijn Debrouwere Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:09:56 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/?p=156#comment-138 These silos are all over the place, but I think you do need to grasp the amount of savvy it takes even just to be able to get a rough view of the terrain out there. If you're in an organization and need something asset-management-maybe-content-management-central-information-storage-uhm-whatever where should you look first? Should you talk to a software architect? A digital asset management professional? An MLIS grad? An information architect? It's really not that obvious, so at that point, who do you hire if you don't know exactly what you need? Most of the time it won't even be an information professional (whatever the specialization) who makes such hiring decisions anyway. The word "silos" seems to indicate that the situation we're in is to some extent self-imposed. I think you should give your colleagues a bit more cred. Instead of focusing on purported ignorance, let's just focus on getting better at what we do and let's learn to know more about fields of study that touch upon our own. Cheers! These silos are all over the place, but I think you do need to grasp the amount of savvy it takes even just to be able to get a rough view of the terrain out there. If you’re in an organization and need something asset-management-maybe-content-management-central-information-storage-uhm-whatever where should you look first? Should you talk to a software architect? A digital asset management professional? An MLIS grad? An information architect? It’s really not that obvious, so at that point, who do you hire if you don’t know exactly what you need? Most of the time it won’t even be an information professional (whatever the specialization) who makes such hiring decisions anyway.

The word “silos” seems to indicate that the situation we’re in is to some extent self-imposed. I think you should give your colleagues a bit more cred. Instead of focusing on purported ignorance, let’s just focus on getting better at what we do and let’s learn to know more about fields of study that touch upon our own.

Cheers!

]]> Comment on Content Technologies: DAM, CMS and Collections Management Systems – What’s the big dif? by DAM, CMS and Collections Management Systems – What’s the big dif? | Digital Asset Management http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/185/comment-page-1#comment-130 DAM, CMS and Collections Management Systems – What’s the big dif? | Digital Asset Management Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:53:30 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/?p=185#comment-130 [...] DAM, CMS and Collections Management Systems – What’s the big dif?. [...] [...] DAM, CMS and Collections Management Systems – What’s the big dif?. [...]

]]> Comment on A Librarian at the H.O.P.E (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference by leala http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/15/comment-page-1#comment-127 leala Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:18:25 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/2008/07/20/the-librarian-at-the-hacker-con-ever-get-the-feeling-your-being-pwned/#comment-127 Hi Keith, Thanks for the comments and I'm glad you liked the posting. It's funny as I don't often think of myself as "librarian" per say as the work I do is very different from what people traditionally think of as a "librarian's work". However, as an MLIS holder I believe in the concept of libraries and the benefits they provide to the communities they serve. Kevin Mitnick is a great speaker, I urge you if you ever get a chance to hear him talk that you do so. Very engaging and entertaining! Thanks for reading! Leala PS out of curiosity, how did you come across my blog? Hi Keith,

Thanks for the comments and I’m glad you liked the posting. It’s funny as I don’t often think of myself as “librarian” per say as the work I do is very different from what people traditionally think of as a “librarian’s work”. However, as an MLIS holder I believe in the concept of libraries and the benefits they provide to the communities they serve.

Kevin Mitnick is a great speaker, I urge you if you ever get a chance to hear him talk that you do so. Very engaging and entertaining!

Thanks for reading! Leala
PS out of curiosity, how did you come across my blog?

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]]> Comment on A Librarian at the H.O.P.E (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference by Data Mining Courses http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/15/comment-page-1#comment-119 Data Mining Courses Tue, 25 May 2010 17:47:15 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/2008/07/20/the-librarian-at-the-hacker-con-ever-get-the-feeling-your-being-pwned/#comment-119 It's great to hear that you attended the conference. Librarians are on the forefront of keeping information free and available it's good to see some attending these kind of conferences. Currently in San Diego they are trying to build a new library but in the face of the current budget cuts its meeting a lot of resistance. Some people are saying that lwith the internet, libraries are irrelevant. Your post does a good job of highling the problem with this theory. PS I read recently that Kevin Mitnick can't even keep a telephone number due to the number of hackers that are stalking him. How was his talk? It’s great to hear that you attended the conference. Librarians are on the forefront of keeping information free and available it’s good to see some attending these kind of conferences.

Currently in San Diego they are trying to build a new library but in the face of the current budget cuts its meeting a lot of resistance. Some people are saying that lwith the internet, libraries are irrelevant. Your post does a good job of highling the problem with this theory.

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I read recently that Kevin Mitnick can’t even keep a telephone number due to the number of hackers that are stalking him. How was his talk?

]]> Comment on Privacy and Social Media – Part III: Facebook by Antonio Malta Campos http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/75/comment-page-1#comment-43 Antonio Malta Campos Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:29:53 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/?p=75#comment-43 excellent post Leala; I am implementing lists to organize my 1000 plus friends! best, Antonio excellent post Leala; I am implementing lists to organize my 1000 plus friends! best, Antonio

]]> Comment on NYART Workshop – Monday November 10th, 2008 by Digital Asset Management and Institutional Repositories « digital asset management weblog http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-8 Digital Asset Management and Institutional Repositories « digital asset management weblog Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:44:30 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/2008/11/09/nyart-workshop-monday-november-10th-2008/#comment-8 [...] your institution’s resources through digital assets is what it’s all about, reminded us Leala Abbott, who opened with a brief introduction on where to start if you want to implement a D.A.M. system. [...] [...] your institution’s resources through digital assets is what it’s all about, reminded us Leala Abbott, who opened with a brief introduction on where to start if you want to implement a D.A.M. system. [...]

]]> Comment on NYART Workshop – Monday November 10th, 2008 by Digital Asset Management and Institutional Repositories « WITNESS Media Archive http://lealaabbott.com/wp/archives/16/comment-page-1#comment-7 Digital Asset Management and Institutional Repositories « WITNESS Media Archive Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:22:22 +0000 http://lealaabbott.com/wp/2008/11/09/nyart-workshop-monday-november-10th-2008/#comment-7 [...] your institution’s resources through digital assets is what it’s all about, reminded us Leala Abbott, who opened with a brief introduction on where to start if you want to implement a D.A.M. system. [...] [...] your institution’s resources through digital assets is what it’s all about, reminded us Leala Abbott, who opened with a brief introduction on where to start if you want to implement a D.A.M. system. [...]

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