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The Wisdom of Colleagues: Results from the Start/Stop Survey: Paper is Out Apple Devices Are In.

By Jean O'Grady on February 24, 2014
 I am tempted to declare  2014 as the year of the dumpster and the iPhone.
The most overwhelming trend articulated by respondents to my January 3rd poll is the embrace of all things “Apple:” iPhones, iPads, minis, Macs. Theme number 2:  Paper is out. Respondents are ditching all manner of paper resources, reporters, transfer binders,

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A “Computer” Was Originally a Job Title: The History of Computing Timeline

By Jean O'Grady on September 27, 2012

Today CNN posted a Timeline for Computing Power.  Being a librarian and a blogger on information issues, I collect timelines related to all aspects of information history.  Last week I attended a meeting where someone said that the Internet will double every 11 months. What have we wrought with these computers?

The best thing about the CNNs timeline is the photo

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Howrey’s Demise: When Being Innovative Isn’t Enough

By Jean O'Grady on March 22, 2011

Sunday’s Washington Post offered a thought provoking post-mortem on Howrey’s demise: Why Howrey could not hold it together.

It is hard not to respect Howrey for their continuous pursuit of innovation. (They also pulled off one of those amazing “only in DC” coups by having a Pennsylvania Avenue address even though they were in…

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*Hat tip to Melville Dewey, 19th century efficiency reformer, founder of the first School of Library Economy, and inventor of the eponymous decimal classification system based on Sir Francis Bacon's outline of human knowledge.

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Jean P. O’Grady has over 30 years of experience developing strategic information initiatives for Am Law 100 law firms.

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