Yes, I should have done it a year ago, 25 years after the first post on the Occasional Informationist blog was made on 4th April 2009. Ah well, better late than never, for a reflection of sorts. In particular, a reflection on why keep a blog like this going. After all, we are assured that… Continue reading Silver plus one
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iPads, blogs and the information future
O'Reilly has been known as a publisher of books on information technology for over thirty years: as their website puts it "a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and galvanizing their adoption by amplifying the faint signals from the alpha geeks who are creating the future".… Continue reading iPads, blogs and the information future
An informationist ? and occasional ?
The term 'informationist' has a long history of being not quite accepted. At present, it seems to have been hi-jacked by healthcare librarians, to imply someone working in that area who has a good understanding of, and perhaps even a qualification in, relevant clinical specialities; a pretty specific instance of an 'information scientist in context'.… Continue reading An informationist ? and occasional ?