Discovery, Excitement and
Joy!
Transforming the
Breandán Ó Nualltáin
br eandan@co mhaltas.ie
IASA, 25 Méan Fómhair 2009

Good Collection: Yep

Good Collection: Yep
Expert Staff: You Bet!

me!
Good Collection: Yep
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State-of-the-Art: Um...

me!
Good Collection: Yep
Expert Staff: You Bet!
State-of-the-Art: Um...
Great Systems: We do
now!

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• Grants: 0
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• Our Archive: Priceless

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“ My goal is to humanize
technology, in part by making
it disappear from sight.
Easy to learn, easy to use.
Easy to understand. “
-- Donald Norman

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“What archivists know and few
others seem to realize is that
archives can be places of
discovery, excitement, and joy.”
-- Prof. Tony Seeger

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