Brian Westra
Brian Westra is the Lorry I. Lokey Science Data Services Librarian at the University of Oregon, where he enjoys developing services to meet the challenges of curating scientific research data. His experience includes work in both academic and government libraries, including web application development, information architecture, and science reference and instruction. He has an MS in Environmental Science from Western Washington University, and an MSI in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan.
Articles by Brian Westra:
Leveraging and Repurposing RSS
Tuesday, 5th January 2010
RSS feeds hold the promise of personalised news alerts, but getting full value from the technology isn't always easy. Brian Westra shares tips and tools for making sure that the value of RSS doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
Leveraging and Repurposing RSS [ABSTRACT]
Tuesday, 5th January 2010
RSS feeds hold the promise of personalised news alerts, but getting full value from the technology isn't always easy. Brian Westra shares tips and tools for making sure that the value of RSS doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
Vendor adoption of AI
Community session
23rd May 2024
AI prompting and AI-sourcing, US private companies, and Jinfo on YouTube
Blog posting
10th April 2024
April 2024 Update
YouTube video
10th April 2024
- AI prompting and AI-sourcing, US private companies, and Jinfo on YouTube
10th April 2024 - AI practical actions, prompting and outsourcing
6th March 2024 - GenAI and ESG wisdom of the Jinfo crowd
13th February 2024
- Jinfo Community session (TBC) (Community) 20th June 2024
- Vendor adoption of AI (Community) 23rd May 2024
- Offshore, outsource or AI-source? (Community) 16th April 2024