Inside ZSR
Sunday afternoon found many WFUers at the LITA top tech trends panel. If you want the full session, notes from it, or the twitter feed, hit the LITA live blog of the event. There were lots of interesting ideas – the impact of the ipad on future client technologies, the impending adoption of e-readers and... more ›
With two very long days of board meetings and conference planning behind me, I settled down to center my attention on two different tracks held during the conference; assessment and staff development. The assessment sessions were sponsored by the Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Section of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA). The assessment first... more ›
Today has been a busy day with a variety of interesting activities that made for a different than usual conference experience. This morning I started the day off at an awards breakfast where Kevin was presented with his award from Lyrasis as a Next Gen librarian. I was expecting a big impersonal affair, but it... more ›
In my days as a thrift store junkie I had an unproven theory about the ability to predict social, economic and fashion trends by shopping at a thrift store. I noticed then that it was common to find multiple identical but otherwise unique items that had been donated to the thrift store at the same... more ›
I’m doing the abbreviated version of ALA. I arrived late Friday night and leave early Sunday evening, but I’m making the most out of a fast weekend! I was fortunate to be one of Erik’s “Lightning Round” presenters at his marathon Cloud Computing session. Turnout was amazing, Erik did an amazing job keeping things moving,... more ›
After a lovely road trip from Winston-Salem to DC in the library’s new Quest van, we delivered everyone to their respective hotels, got checked in and went directly into *conference* mode. Carolyn, Erik and I are staying at the Washington Hilton which is one of the headquarters hotels. It is where many LITA activities are... more ›
Join me in congratulating Susan on the debut of the 3rd edition of her book Web based instruction. We found the book at the ALA bookstore this morning! Although I understand the biggest change is the content inside I have to admit that I really liked the cover. 🙂 more ›
Saturday morning found Susan and I heading down to the convention center on the shuttle bus. After a short detour on the bus and some quick steps we found ourselves setting up for my session on cloud computing in libraries. We had an enthusiastic crowd for 8 am and I was happy to see all... more ›
I left for ALA Thursday, a day earlier than most, primarily because Friday is the key meeting day for the Black Caucus. We began the morning with a new board members orientation. During the orientation I lead a discussion on the duties and responsibilities of an Executive Board member. The session continued with other segments... more ›
Sunday at ALA was a busy day for me. It started off with me attending a program sponsored by the Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) of ACRL titled “Chicago’s Ethnic Mosaic: Cultural Identity and Neighborhood Change”. Although I only stayed two of the four hours program, I heard and learned much on the history of... more ›