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Archive for November, 2007

Sometimes it’s our lack of knowledge, that when put into a new framework, becomes knowledge that is real. And valuable. And lasting. And most beneficial to Self and others in our communities of practice. 
Other times it’s in our failures that knowledge emerges as motivation and the needed realization that what matters most is progress, not perfection.
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At the suggestion of OU professor Doc Martens, I’m transferring some of my thoughts and comments that have been housed on our online discussion board to this blogging forum.
Today’s thoughts were sparked by the newly released First Monday paper entitled “Machines in the archives: Technology and the coming transformation of archival reference” by Richard J. [...]

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Managing Knowledge

If you’re wondering why there has been a lapse in my posting…  I’ve been VERY busy managing knowledge–MY OWN!
All my creative and reflective thoughts have been pre-empted by a gazillion papers and projects, and an attempt to learn Dreamweaver and design the ICKM 2008 website.
This year Thanksgiving comes December 8 at my house! A paper I’m writing [...]

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Today started out like most Mondays. You know, “Monday Monday”…
The one bright spot was taking a break to support a fellow colleague at the ACRL-OK conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her (Linda Summers) poster presentation on libraries and blogging as a way to COMMUNICATE with patrons caught the eye and attention of keynote speaker David Silver.
A comment [...]

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I can’t help but see a strong correlation between Walt Disney’s “keep moving” culture and good KM:
“There’s really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward—opening up new doors and doing new things—because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. We’re always exploring and experimenting. At WED, we call it Imagineering—the [...]

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