Tag Archives: research

What is the university in an age of social media?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Clay Shirky has posted an intriguing article on the future of the university in the social media age.  He argues that social-media technology, in particular the MP3 and technology to enable sharing, which has changed the music industry, is changing … Continue reading →

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Penn State and the crisis of the American University.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

The Penn State crisis reveals a deeper crisis than the Sandusky crimes where a sexual predator preyed on young boys.  The crisis is more than the cover up of the crimes described in the grand jury document and the Freeh … Continue reading →

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Will the Big Blue Button come to the UK? A records management revolution too far?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

The Department of Health has published its “The Power of Information: Putting all of us in control of the health and care information we need”.  The document sets out how it will use information to fulfil its obligations found in … Continue reading →

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