Tip for Conference First-Timers
Attending a conference for the first time is exciting, but it can also lead to a lot of questions. Can I bring my laptop to the sessions? What should I wear? Is there food and drink at any of the events?If you don't feel comfortable asking these questions on a large message board or email discussion list, look for photos of past conferences at the major photo-sharing sites, such as Flickr. Good information professionals/photographers will tag their photos with the conference abbreviation and the year of the conference. For example, to see what the Special Libraries Association 2007 conference was like in Denver, look for p...
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The Lone Librarian - April 28, 2008 Tags: SLA annual conference
Farewell Liz Kellison
Liz, Chrystie, and Marilyn at ALA07
Originally uploaded by WebJunction
It is with great sadness, but lots of well-wishes for a bright future ahead of her, that we bid farewell to Program Director Liz Kellison. Liz was our first Content Manager and the third WebJunction employee EVER. She’s been with the project since before it began – quite literally! – as she was one of the authors of our original grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with our Executive Director Marilyn Mason. Largely responsible for the initial vision of our service, Liz is famous around the office for promoting “read, learn a...
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BlogJunction - April 15, 2008 Author: chrystie Tags: Celebrations News WebJunction Staff chrystie
More on Commercial Versus Not-For-Profit Open Access Publishing
DLTJ featured a discussion last month on what I saw as the outcomes of “clashing values” between the interest of businesses and that of not-for-profit higher education. The discussion started with “Educational Patents, Open Access Journals, and Clashing Values” and continued with a focus on open access publishing specifically with “What Is BioMed Central?.” Here is a update on the topic in the form of an e-mail from Ray English and a press release from Marquette Books.
Ray English’s Perspective on Open Access Publisher Economics
Ray English is the Director of Libraries at Oberlin...
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Disruptive Library Technology Jester - September 4, 2007 Author: the jester
More ALA conference video on Book TV
You can watch the video of Garrison Keillor’s (*overflowing*) session on the importance of public libraries on BookTV.com (requires RealPlayer installed to view). Just click on the Watch button above Garrison’s picture on the upper right to view the video, which is just under 1 hour.
Unfortunately, I don’t see an online video of the aforementioned PLA program that was broadcast on July 28.
However, you can watch another ALA 2007-related broadcast on Book TV on Sunday, August 12 at 9:40 am, when Craig O’Hara will discuss “the mission and publications of AK Press, a self-described ‘anarch...
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PLA Blog - August 6, 2007 Author: Andrea Mercado Tags: ALA2007 video Book TV
NPR’s Headquarters
NPR’s Headquarters, looking east
Side view of the triangular building, looking from Mt. Vernon Square. The DC Convention Center is just to the north of where this photograph was taken.
38.9023,-77.0216
NPR’s Headquarters main entrance
The main entrance to NPR is along Massachusetts Avenue, and this banner in front of the construction scaffolding shows the address that I hear often on the radio: 635 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20001.
38.9019,-77.0209
NPR’s Headquarters facing Massachusetts Avenue
Three banners, “Think” - “Explore” - “Share,...
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Disruptive Library Technology Jester - August 5, 2007 Author: the jester
Set those VCRs
C-Span2 will be airing "The Best of the Best from the University Presses" this weekend on Book-TV!
The AASL program held at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., "2007 Best of the Best From the University Presses," will be airing this weekend on Book TV, Saturday, July 28, at 12:00 PM (EST).
See program listing at: http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8423&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No
Book TV schedule: http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
Book TV website: http://www.booktv.org
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ALA Weblog Service - July 25, 2007 Tags: AASL Community ALA2007
ALA Annual 2007 - LITA President’s Program
Next up in the ongoing Podcast series from ALA Annual 2007 is the LITA President’s Program, Tag! You’re IT: Online Digital Audio collections meet PennTags
This is the last of the fully-captured sessions from ALA 2007 from LITABlog, but there may still be a few pieces of audio here and there that are unearthed and posted.
As well, we have plans for LITA Forum in October, as well as ALA Midwinter…more audio to come from LITABlog! Stay tuned, and as always if you have feedback or suggestions for us, please feel free to leave a comment here on the blog.
Tags: podcast, LITA, ALA, ALA2007, Annual2007
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LITA Blog - July 18, 2007 Author: jgriffeyLibrary Information Technology Association Tags: Podcast ALA 2007 LITA ALA2007 Annual2007
links for 2007-07-11
Help, I need somebody to tag
This student needs help conducting research on his Master’s Thesis on “Collaborative Indexing Systems”, i.e. tagging. Please take his 15 minute tagging “survey” if you get a chance. “Tobias Kowatsch, Student of Computer Science in Media at Hochschule Fu
(tags: folksonomy research tagging thesis survey experiment TobiasKowatsch Folksonomies)
Pattern Recognition » Why ALA will never learn
BIGWIG got in trouble with LITA for not using enough LITA branding. However, I am joining LITA because of BIGWIG.
(tags: lita bigwig ala ALA2007)
Library Web Chic » ...
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LIS :: Michael Habib - July 11, 2007 Author: Michael C. Habib Tags: Conferences ALA Folksonomies/Tagging User Experience Usability ALA2007 bigwig delicious del icio us lita research usability testing
ALA and Books
As Alice points out, part of our mission is to "prepare students for life-long learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of information technologies."
Most of us go to ALA (or AASL) for the book stuff, but we rarely talk about what we've seen/done. How many stood in line for an author signing? Grabbed posters and ARCs? I was one of them. YALSA had a great session, "Teens Read", with Laurie Halse Anderson, Alyson Noel, Cecily Von Ziegesar and Sherman Alexie. The common thread from them was the while technology has changed (from sitting by the phone and passing notes in class to cell phones and...
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ALA Weblog Service - July 9, 2007 Tags: ALA2007
Sticky Stories
I am a bit tardy is posting about my adventures at ALA. I made it to some great sessions, attended a lot of meetings, and gave a presentation or two. But it is the people and their stories that stick with me long after I have returned to my normal daily routine. Here are three people whose stories moved and motivated me.
John Tull
John Tull, from Wallens Ridge State Prison in Virginia, attended a Spanish Language Outreach Workshop in Virginia earlier this year. At our Follow-Up Session for SLO Workshop Participants, John described the outreach activities he is implementing to better meet the needs of the Spani...
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BlogJunction - July 9, 2007 Author: Laura Tags: Spanish Outreach ALA2007
Reeling from the Rural Forum
Yes, it’s true; we’re passionate about rural libraries.
And I can’t think of anything more invigorating than a gathering of fellow rural library fans. After every conference, I spend weeks reminiscing about the sessions, the conversations, and the inspiration. But this year really tops them all. WebJunction had the great honor of hosting a gathering of over 180 library staff who work in or for rural libraries across the country. I told you back in May about the folks selected to attend the Rural Forum @ ALA and am now excited to share news of the fantastic presentations, resources and rich discussio...
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BlogJunction - July 6, 2007 Author: Jen Tags: Sustainability ALA2007
Affiliate Assembly at Annual
The Affiliate Assembly met twice during Annual in DC. The meetings focused on an opportunity for state organizations to share concerns and commendations with the AASL Board. Friday night the group worked on editing the concerns, and they were voted on Sunday morning. Concerns topics ranged from Web 2.0 to Reading. The AASL Board will consider these concerns and report back to the Affiliate Assembly at Midwinter. The Affiliate Assembly provides a communicate route between state level organizations and the national level.
The Affiliate Assembly also had a spotlight presentation by Julie Walker and some of the states ...
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ALA Weblog Service - July 5, 2007 Tags: AASL Community Committees ALA2007
Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Every BOY Ready to Read @ Your Library
On Sunday, June 24, I attended the program “Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Every BOY Ready to Read @ Your Library,” presented by Dr. Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D. He explained the gender differences between boys and girls and how we could use this in our storytimes. A few highlights from his Powerpoint presentation:
•Gender gap
-Between 1980-2004, gender gap of leisure-time reading
-1 in 10 boys now reads for fun
-Gender gap has become a chasm (“…a marker of gender identity: girls read, boys don’t.” –Bauerlein & Stotsky 2005, Bauerlein 2007)
•Sex differences in brain development (Harriet Han...
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PLA Blog - July 3, 2007 Author: Anne Robert Tags: library programming PLA Blog programs ALA2007 children author
Ala 2007 - Wrapup
Filed Under: ALA2007, Libraries/Info Sci, RamblingsI’m a bit late in doing this, but I wanted to jot down a few thoughts about ALA Annual overall.
I noticed a few threads that kept popping up in both sessions and casual conversations:
-The library as place. There’s a growing focus on making the library (especially public libraries) into a destination that people visit more like a community center.
-Gaming. Gaming programs in libraries are growing by leaps and bounds.
-Mashups. Web 2.0 services have finally gotten mature enough that truly useful services can be built with them. I’m blown away by h...
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Hidden Peanuts - July 3, 2007 Author: Chad Tags: General ALA2007 Libraries/Info Sci Ramblings libraries/info_sci
Technical Services 2.0: Using social software for collaboration
ALA Session held Monday 1:30-3:30
OK, I’ll be honest and say that although I found the summary of this program enticing, I wasn’t sure if I’d spend the whole time at the session. It appeared to have an academic focus, and come on - it’s technical services and I am SO not a technical services kinda gal, so I staked out a seat close to the door so I could make a quick, unnoticed getaway if necessary.
It wasn’t necessary. This session grabbed my interest, piqued my interest, and held my interest for the duration. This was due to some great presenters -all of whom approached the topic different...
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PLA Blog - July 2, 2007 Author: Theresa Cummings Tags: PLA Blog technology ALA2007 wikis Library2.0 social networking
ALA Presentations
I was literally getting up at 5am and getting to bed well past midnight during ALA. I suppose that means it was a success.
Many thanks (and fond farewell) to Leslie Burger, who initiated and sponsored the Transformation Track sessions. I didn’t go to three of them so, alas, no T-shirt for me. I felt that the technology session (I co-chaired with Alan Gray) was very good, but how could it not be with speakers like Lori Ayer, Roy Tennant, and Casey Bisson? Incidentally, if your library is looking to retain the services of a first-class library consultant, consider getting in touch with Lori. She has made her presen...
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blyberg.net - July 2, 2007 Author: john Tags: ALA Web 2.0 Library 2.0 Drupal ALA2007 Bloggers Leslie Burger LITA OCLC Washington D.C.
BIGWIG popularity
In doing a bit of research tonight, I discovered that the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase is now the 10th result of over 700,000 for the single search term “Bigwig” on Google.
Pretty amazing for something sprung from my, Michelle, and Karen’s brains just a few months ago. That, plus the mention in AL Direct today, David Free’s analysis of the attendance of the Showcase, and I think we might just have a winner on our hands.
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Pattern Recognition - June 30, 2007 Author: Jason Griffey Tags: Library Issues Personal ALA2007 annual2007 bigwigshowcase2007 library-issues
Webjunction’s Spanish Language Outreach Program
This Sunday afternoon program was intended as a follow-up for individuals who had participated in Webjunction’s Spanish Language Outreach workshops. Although I was not one of those lucky few, I decided to attend the session to learn more about it, and I am very glad I did, as the information provided could be useful to any librarian who hopes to work in a diverse community.
Yolanda Cuesta presented the first segment of the program on marketing to Spanish speakers. Yolanda’s advice was practical and very useful:
- Work with community leaders to start the needs assessment for the community; try to create a personal conne...
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PLA Blog - June 29, 2007 Author: Hagar Shirman Tags: outreach PLA Blog advocacy marketing ALA2007 WebJunction
Prime Time Family Reading Time
(I came into this program a little bit late, so I missed the introduction and the first few stories)
I had read an article about this program from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in my Literacy for Special Population course last Fall at Simmons College, so I was curious to hear more and decided to attend this Sunday morning program.
Prime Time is a family literacy program comprised of 6 to 8 week sessions with reading, discussion and storytelling at public libraries and other locations. Each session involves the reading of a few books by a professional storyteller, followed by a discussion led by a “scholar”...
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PLA Blog - June 29, 2007 Author: Hagar Shirman Tags: library programming grant ALA2007 public libraries reading literacy
Serving Spanish Speakers with Disabilities
This very informative program on Saturday morning was sponsored by Reforma, the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking.
Carrie Banks, director of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs discussed staff training for working with Spanish speakers with disabilities.
Issues to be aware of when working with Spanish speakers with disabilities include:
- The importance of both language competency (i.e. speaking the language of the patron) and cultural competency (i.e. being familiar with the patron’s culture).
- Problematic attitudes on the part of libr...
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PLA Blog - June 29, 2007 Author: Hagar Shirman Tags: outreach PLA Blog ALA2007 public libraries
Friday Night @ ALA: Many Voices, One Nation
For the second year in a row I attended this great program organized by ALA ’s Office for Diversity. - “a celebration of the written and spoken word, lyrics, and song.” The premise is basic: bring together authors, poets, musicians, and dancers to provide a sampler of local talent and a range of perspectives about the town where the conference is held and other cultures. I found it to be the perfect start to the conference last year, and I early-on decided that I would not miss this year’s program. This time around the program was less politically charged than post-Katrina New Orleans, but there we...
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PLA Blog - June 29, 2007 Author: Hagar Shirman Tags: ALA2007 culture author
Top Technology Trends - ALA Annual 2007, part 2
The second of our seven part Top Technology Trend podcasts is here! There were six Trendsters live at ALA Annual, and this second installment is by John Blyberg. The remainder will be spread out along this and next week. Stay tuned to listen to your favorite, or save them up and listen all together.
Now up: John Blyberg
Tags: toptechtrends, podcast, lita, ALA2007
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LITA Blog - June 29, 2007 Author: jgriffeyLibrary Information Technology Association Tags: Top Technology Trends Podcast ALA 2007 toptechtrends lita ALA2007
Ala 2007 - Time Odyssey: Visions of Reference and User Services
Filed Under: ALA2007, Libraries/Info Sci, TechThis was the RUSA President’s Program. The panel was made up of:
Genevieve Bell - Director of User Experience at Intel and an anthropologist
Lee Rainie - Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
Allen Renear - Professor of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wendy Schultz - Director of Infinite Futures and Fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation
Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University, was moderator and asked some questions of them at the end...
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Hidden Peanuts - June 28, 2007 Author: Chad Tags: General ALA2007 Libraries/Info Sci Tech libraries/info_sci
Programming Not Just for Boomers: Programming and Services
I attended the Programming Not Just for Boomers: Programming and Services program on Saturday, June 23. The program was aimed at adult programs for patrons 70+ years old.
A few highlights:
•Take an “old” idea and put a new spin on it, such as…
oBasic computer training (introduction to internet)
oHow to buy tickets online
oHow to email kids and grandkids (and set up an email account)
oTrain seniors in new technology (blogs, etc.)
oHow to use digital photography
oGaming – Wii festival and tournaments
oSocial networking (Seniornet or Eons) (http://www.seniornet.org / http://www.eons.com/)
•Other ideas:
oFilm...
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PLA Blog - June 28, 2007 Author: Anne Robert Tags: library programming PLA PLA Blog marketing programs ALA2007 public libraries
Speaking Technically panel at Ala 2007
My colleague Rob Styles and I are just back from our trip to North America. Whilst there, we dropped in to the ALA conference in Washington DC for a few days, and Rob participated in a panel session convened for ALA by NCSU's Andrew Pace [blog] and Vanderbilt's Marshall Breeding.
The panel, “Speaking Technically: a conversation about cutting-edge library automation and technology with Andrew Pace and Marshall Breeding”, took place on the main exhibition floor at the Washington Convention Center and was over-attended with people spilling out of the allotted space into the surrounding exhibition proper.
As well as Rob,...
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panlibus - June 28, 2007 Tags: ALA ALA2007 Andrew Pace Marshall Breeding Talis
BIGWIG Audience
Yesterday David King proposed that the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase was the most attended program at ALA 2007, counting both the in person groups of 30 or so and the online audience. Cuz you didn't have to be physically there. As I'm not really doing anything but mapping directions to Target and IKEA in Chicago, I decided to add up all of the presentation page views from the wiki, plus the number of folks who watched the Twitter screencasts. I don't have the numbers for any of the other interactive content.The unofficial audience for the showcase as of 12:30 EDT today is:6,714I haven't seen actual numbers of physical a...
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David's Random Stuff - June 28, 2007 Author: David Tags: ALA2007 bigwigshowcase07
BIGWIG Audience
Yesterday David King proposed that the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase was the most attended program at ALA 2007, counting both the in person groups of 30 or so and the online audience. Cuz you didn't have to be physically there. As I'm not really doing anything but mapping directions to Target and IKEA in Chicago, I decided to add up all of the presentation page views from the wiki, plus the number of folks who watched the Twitter screencasts. I don't have the numbers for any of the other interactive content.The unofficial audience for the showcase as of 12:30 EDT today is:6,714I haven't seen actual numbers of physical a...
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David's Random Stuff - June 28, 2007 Tags: ALA2007 bigwigshowcase07
LITA Top Tech Trends
Sitting in a large and historic ballroom in the mayflower hotel, Washington. John Blyberg is sat at the top table looking awfully dashing in a tie - apparently a rare occasion to see John in a tie. Roy Tennant thinks it's a world first. Also up with John and Roy are Joan Frye Williams, Walt Crawford, Marshall Breeding and Karen A. Coombs, chairing is Maurice York. The room is pretty full, maybe 500 people in all. Just a few more than the vendor panel I've just been on. The official account is scheduled to appear over on Litablog, but there's nothing up there yet, there's supposed to be a podcast going up too. Maurice York ...
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panlibus - June 28, 2007 Tags: ALA ALA2007 LITA " Marshall Breeding" "Walt Crawford" "Joan Frye Williams" "Maurice York" "Karen Coombs" "Karen A. Coombs" "John Blyberg" "Roy Tennant"
Ala2007’s Most Attended Program
Guess what ALA2007’s most attended program was? Was it Julie Andrews? Was it Peter Morville? No.
This is only my guess, because I don’t have all the numbers… but my guess, based on one set of numbers alone, was … the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase UnConference!
What? There were only 30 or so people who attended! How can that be, David? That’s just the physical attendees. But so far, my twitter presentation for the showcase has been viewed 953 times. That’s a bunch of attendees!
How about some of you other BIGWIG presenters? How many people have viewed your screencasts (those of you whom...
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David Lee King - June 27, 2007 Author: davidleeking Tags: Future of Libraries ALA Digital Space Presentations bigwigshowcase07 ALA2007
My favorite photo from Showcase
Here’s my very favorite photograph I took during the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase at ALA Annual 2007:
That photo says so much. Here’s a few more that add to the conversation:
People not listening to talking heads, and experts in certain areas not preaching to the masses, but groups talking and interacting and questioning. Was amazing to see, and I can’t express how happy I am with having pulled it off. Thanks to all the presenters that put themselves out there for us, and worked so hard to provide content. Also, thanks to the 30 or so people who showed up to a completely unproven program, with no ALA...
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Pattern Recognition - June 27, 2007 Author: Jason Griffey Tags: Library Issues ALA2007 annual2007 bigwigshowcase2007 library-issues
