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	<title>Thoughts from Carl Grant, a long-time participant in library automation.</title>
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		<title>Look for my thoughts in a new spot&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of my blog will know that I rejoined Ex Libris North America last year and it&#8217;s been a very busy transition ever since.  However, I have managed to squeeze in a few blog posts here and about, mainly on the FederatedSearchBlog.   Well, now the next step in the transition back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The rules have changed for all of us.…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is fairly commonplace in today’s economy and workplaces to complain about workloads, positions eliminated, the lack of raises and a host of other real or perceived concerns. It is easy to understand these feelings and even these perspectives of people in the workforce.
The workplace situation, particularly in North America, has changed.  Dealing with these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“A View From The Top”??  That is exactly what IS missing…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was invited by Rob McGee to participate again this year in his “View From The Top” seminar at ALA Midwinter in Denver.   Over the years, I’ve been on this panel and always find some aspects of it interesting.   If you want to read a pretty accurate account of the session, see Leonard Kniffel’s blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uninformed? Uneducated?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carl_grant</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Libraries - General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[future]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[libraries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[OCLC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been at the ALA Conference in Denver.  I was more than a bit surprised when I heard reported that the OCLC administrative description of those opposed to the new record use policy was that they were “uninformed and uneducated”.  This new policy was proposed by OCLC  and is currently being reviewed by the membership.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An important conversation for libraries is happening out there&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.care-affiliates.com/thoughts/archives/50</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every librarian, especially those who are OCLC members should be paying close attention to the conversation that is happening out there about the new OCLC record use policy.  There are a lot of dimensions and sides to this issue.   Tim Spalding has done an excellent post on the subject, which raises real issues that OCLC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some thoughts about metasearch (and organizations) in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.care-affiliates.com/thoughts/archives/48</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federated Search Blog]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Metasearch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this blog will likely think it has been orphaned, but in reality it&#8217;s just been a victim of holidays and a general lack of time on my part.   Not that I haven&#8217;t been writing posts for others!  As with my previous post here, I&#8217;ve written another post for the Federated Search Blog where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The need for metasearch tools in libraries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a new entry on the Federated Search Blog.  It&#8217;s about the need for metasearch and my concerns that librarians aren&#8217;t listening to their users about their needs and how metasearch technologies can address those needs.  I invite you to read it and to comment.

    
    
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		<title>Redouble or Retrench?  Librarians respond to the financial crisis.</title>
		<link>http://www.care-affiliates.com/thoughts/archives/42</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economic Downturn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[librarianship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Value-Add]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the current financial crisis, it’s no surprise that librarians are alarmed, reactive and rapidly retrenching on nearly all-new initiatives, particularly anything that involves the outlay of money.  I wonder if that’s the right thing to do?
I’m on the mailing list of the North Suburban Library System, run by a friend and colleague of mine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new but familiar direction…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have seen the press release by now, the one announcing that I&#8217;ve been given the opportunity to resume a familiar role at a company that I deeply like and respect, one that is run and staffed by people I feel the same way about.  Furthermore, it&#8217;s one that I played a role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALA needs to rethink the role of exhibitors at the conferences</title>
		<link>http://www.care-affiliates.com/thoughts/archives/40</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[vendors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we all know the ALA Annual Conference recently concluded in Anaheim, CA.   There seems to be a fair amount of discussion about the success of these events in these “resort” type destinations.  Library Journal has an interesting post on the subject.  For many exhibitors, those that I spoke with at [...]]]></description>
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