Tag Archives: Theory and Practice

ArchivesMouse Participates in Crowdsourcing Discussion

Posted on February 3, 2014 by frankvitaleiv

A little while back, I posted about the potential value social media has for repositories as a crowdsourcing tool, which could help them locate more information and clarify existing theories.  A few days ago, I participated in one such example of social media crowdsourcing. Accessible Archives, a company that creates and maintains primary source databases,… Continue reading →

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Airing of (Profession-Related) Grievances during #librarianfestivus [Part 2]

Posted on January 13, 2014 by frankvitaleiv

As the second part in a two-part series on the #librarianfestivus debate, this post analyzes the “effectiveness” of the Airing of Grievances during the Festivus holiday.  The first part of this series, on the comments shared during the debate itself, is found here. As discussed in last week’s post, the Festivus holiday season gave way… Continue reading →

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Airing of (Profession-Related) Grievances during #librarianfestivus [Part 1]

Posted on January 6, 2014 by frankvitaleiv

As the first part in a two-part series on the #librarianfestivus debate, this post analyzes many of the views shared during the Festivus holiday celebration of the Airing of Grievances.  In the second part of this installment, commentary on the event itself will be discussed, as well as any new developments on the subject.  Stay… Continue reading →

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