Oct 30, 2019
As one can easily tell, I am not the most prolific blogger, but I am compelled to write this post in acknowledgement and pride of OSHEAN’s 20th anniversary. OSHEAN’s history is a story of vision, strong execution and a wonderful membership collaborative...
Sep 13, 2018
Since it is the time of year when students return to school, I figured it was time for me to get back to blogging. I have spent a fair amount of time this summer listening to podcasts, something I had not done much of previously. My musings have...
Mar 1, 2018
Reprinted from a guest blog post at Internet2 OSHEAN, Rhode Island’s Research and Education Network (REN), is participating with Internet2 on a Proof of Concept (POC) for cloud connectivity aligning with the overall community effort to explore next...
Dec 12, 2017
Here is the link to my interview with GoLocalProv this past week…. http://www.golocalprov.com/live/oshean-president-marble-talks-technology-net-neutrality-on-golocal-live It was a fun interview and I like their format and Kate did a nice...
Aug 8, 2017
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Jun 20, 2017
This Friday we are holding our annual Member Forum. As is practice, we were looking at themes for the event and I suggested the word “disruption”. Certainly not a novel concept and one that is used often in our industry. However, the more I have been...
Feb 24, 2017
The evolution of libraries is an intriguing subject to me. In an era where we hear the words digital divide almost daily, I am dismayed by the fact that more attention is not paid to libraries as a potential key part of a solution. To me, libraries have...
Feb 21, 2017
Next week we will be releasing our spring issue of the eCurrent. We decided to highlight some of the research going on in our community, as it is my observation that research embodies some of the most wonderfully positive activity happening in our backyard yet...
Oct 29, 2016
Also, there is a lot of work on this happening at the Federal...
Oct 2, 2016
You’re gonna have to come back around for another explanation…..not that I doubt the long term potential…..I just need additional explanation!