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1767	Witt, Michael	Editorial Board Thoughts: Eating Our Own Dogfood	2011-09-02	1	.pdf	application/pdf	923	52	68	90 iNForMAtioN tecHNoloGY AND liBrAries | septeMBer 2011 use his other hand to place a photo album up against the Those of us working in information technology have a tremendous impact on library staff productivity by virtue of the systems we select or develop and implement. People working in most facets of library operations trust At its best, information technology has the ability to save time and add value to the library by creating efficiencies and empowering people to do better and new work. evaluating new integrated library systems or choosing the The phrase "eating your own dog food" is so common in software development circles that some have Developers engage in "dogfooding" by using new software themselves, internally, the building and spend time in each unit of the library, systems to do their work. I understand—IT staff are working with units of the library and how they work together.	./cache/1767.pdf	./txt/1767.txt