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Lorcan Dempsey on social, cultural and technological contexts of libraries, services and networks
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The informational disciplines
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/the-informational-disciplines/
Published: October 22, 2025 16:50
This is a further excerpt from my response to the LIS Forward paper. It considers some of the history and contours of the informational disciplines - information science, LIS, library studies. It notes the ongoing blurriness of identity, nomenclature and…
Introduction and summary: Library Studies, the Informational Disciplines, and the iSchool: Some Remarks Prompted by LIS Forward
Published: September 5, 2025 03:06
A discussion of libraries and library studies in the context of library education. It is the introduction to, and summary of, my response to the LIS Forward position paper.
On the dissemination of ideas and innovation
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/on-the-dissemination-of-ideas-and-innovation/
Published: August 15, 2025 01:17
A short discussion of sources of ideas in the library community, with special reference to the general framework laid out by Daniel Drezner.
Libraries and library studies
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/libraries-and-library-studies/
Published: May 16, 2025 23:52
I wrote this piece on libraries and possible educational responses as part of a longer contribution on the informational disciplines and the iSchool. A principal goal was to suggest that libraries present interesting and challenging research and…
Clifford A Lynch, RIP
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/clifford-a-lynch-rip/
Published: April 26, 2025 18:07
Cliff Lynch sadly died on 10th April 2025. Responses show how much Cliff meant to so many, and to the library and related communities. Here are some personal reminiscences and an appreciation of his achievement and the loss.
Information: a brief schematic history
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/information-a-brief-schematic-history/
Published: April 24, 2025 15:21
In a piece on the informational disciplines and the iSchool, I sketched this very schematic and informal overview of information, broadly construed. My focus is pragmatic, related to library interests. I consider several current issues, including the…
Document chat: an early AI use case
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/document-chat-an-early-ai-use-case/
Published: December 4, 2024 21:13
AI-assisted document query and summarization services are becoming more common. This post compares the 'ask a PDF' outputs of several services. Overall responses were good, with reasonable variation, and no significant hallucinations. It also touches on…
Teaching: one year in
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/teaching-one-year-in/
Published: October 7, 2024 00:20
I reflect on my first year of teaching at the iSchool in the University of Washington. A little about teaching. A little about Canvas, the library, and some software tools. A little about me and my learnings.
Libraries, AI and the messy middle
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/presentation-libraries-ai-and-the-messy-middle/
Published: June 5, 2024 15:54
Introduces an annotated presentation about AI, libraries and a range of related issues. It is influenced by the consequences of considering AI as a new 'cultural technology.'
Smile: let's see your teeth
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/the-whole-tooth/
Published: April 25, 2024 15:10
I was excited to discover the graphic novel Smile by Raina Telgemeier. The subject matter has strong personal resonances for me.