Inside ZSR
I attended my first ALA Conference weekend before last in Anaheim, CA. Before arriving I tried to keep an open mind without any agenda or pre-conceived expectations. I just wanted to “experience” this annual librarian event. Turns out I wasn’t the only one thinking about experiences. If I could select one word (and obviously I... more ›
This was my second ALA, and I am so glad I went. I attended several sessions on cataloging and the future of the catalog, as well as a session on information literacy standards for anthropology and sociology students. Below are insights gained from attending sessions by and for sociology and anthropology librarians and information literacy... more ›
I got to attend the 2008 ALA conference after several years of hiatus. I had forgotten the excitement and the hustle and bustle of it all. It was a very good conference and I got to attend several interesting and informational sessions. “Sustainable Libraries: Shades of Green” discussed how libraries can be built using recycled... more ›
Each workshop participant had all the supplies and tools they needed for the repairs we attempted on June 6, 2008 at ZSR Library. On June 6, 2008, I taught an Intermediate Book Repair workshop for the North Carolina Preservation Consortium at Wake Forest. There were nine people from various schools across the state: ECU, WFU... more ›
This ALA was a particularly good one for me… in fact, I think it was the best one I have attended! I was involved with two programs, both of which went well. I presented a poster on my microtext/govdoc student supervision system twice, and got great responses from the people who stopped by. The Emerging... more ›
I am sitting at LAX airport, waiting for my flight to Charlotte and reminiscing on ALA Anaheim. My expectations were pretty low, based mostly on the other horrid Disney/conference experiences ALA has had. I thought this one was not bad, in fact, near idyllic. The programs and meetings were the most compact I have ever... more ›