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6 takeaways from the Charleston Conference — and not just for technical services. This conference, even online only, expanded my awareness on the current depths of some library profession challenges, particularly with AI. (Who can talk about anything without mentioning AI?) I didn’t write up the licensing stuff, but there definitely was some. A lawyer... more ›
Last week I traveled to Richmond to attend the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). I went a day early to attend a workshop focused on donor relations in Special Collections and Archives. My workshop was followed by two days of sessions. I chose the workshop to improve my understanding of donor relationships and public facing... more ›
This year’s meeting of the Music Library Association was held in Salt Lake City (I attended virtually) in February. Music and Wellness A colleague at Baylor knew that music could, on many levels, address wellness needs, and was looking for a way to integrate this approach into her outreach. When she stumbled upon an early-1800s... more ›
The E-Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference did not disappoint! I’ve written up what I think is of broadest interest. Robert McDonald’s keynote address, “Dawn of the Machine Age? Near Futures for Libraries and Higher Education” was eye opening for me. I was unaware that a singularity is predicted by author Ray Kurzweil to happen in... more ›
Steve, Jeff, and I were the only people from ZSR Library at the ALA Annual Conference this time. This was my first in-person Annual Conference since 2019. I attended because I was finishing a 3-year term on the Board of the Core Division of ALA and Core is celebrating 5 years of existing, having formed... more ›
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