Inside ZSR
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 ›
Today was my last day of the conference, although it continues until Wednesday for some of the higher echelon of ALA Division and committee folks. It has been my most action packed ALA conference to date and it’s been worth it (but I’m ready to head home!). My first meeting of the day started at... more ›
ZSR Conference Gang Yesterday, I started out bright and early at the Alexander Street Press breakfast. Lauren had told me they typically have a dynamic speaker, and this year was no different. The subject focus was the Pentagon Papers, with a performance by actors from LA Theatre Works of a scene from Top Secret: The... more ›
Monday started with the second celebration of Susan’s ACRL/IS Innovation Award, this time at the Lexis-Nexis breakfast and this time a bit more grand. Susan gave remarks after accepting the award and was very kind to mention a number of Wake Forest people who supported her in the Embedded project, including Professors Smith and Hattery,... more ›
Sunday started out with an early morning breakfast with Kate Nevins on SOLINET business. She is thinking of taking me up on my offer to host the spring SOLINET meeting at Graylyn. That would be terrific! Next I attended a program of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (to which I belonged many years ago)... more ›
I had a full conference packed day yesterday, attending programs and my committee meeting, touring the exhibit hall and finishing the day at a dinner party hosted by Lexis-Nexis, relating to the Innovation award. As Lynn said, there are so many programs to choose from on Saturday that I lined up 3 in each time... more ›
Wanda @ ALA As President of the Black Caucus of ALA, Friday was filled with orientation and executive meetings. During board orientation I encouraged new members to; take personal responsibility, maintain trust and credibility, remain true to their convictions, know what their assignments are, seek clear communication, be reliable and competent, take initiative, point out... more ›
I started the day with a quick visit to the exhibits. Here is a picture of my favorite vendor. Bill Kane at the Alibris booth Foregoing an opportunity to hear a discussion on Information Commons, I chose instead to hear Vernon Jordan in the “Auditorium Speakers” series. He started by telling the obligatory story about... more ›
I learned that Friday at ALA Annual is a day where a bit is going on, but unless you have paid to attend a preconference or your committee is meeting, there is little “official” to attend. So I tried to combine a little productivity with experiencing the conference by setting up in the Convention Center... more ›