LITA BlogThis time around for Top Tech Trends we were able to stream the video, but we weren’t ignoring the audio either! Here’s just an MP3 of the session, edited a tiny bit for length and able to be loaded on to your favorite portable audio player.
I apologize in advance for too much keypress noise on [...]
We will be posting our full minutes on the LITA Wiki in a bit. Mandy Havert and I wanted to share a brief summary of the Education committee’s work at Midwinter.
Important stuff first – we are pursuing speakers for educational programming opportunities (i.e Regional Institutes, ALA Programs, Preconferences, and online course/webinar/tutorial/etc. development). The [...]
I want to thank everyone who participated in this years LITA Town Hall meeting and remind you that you can continue to participate on Twitter. I will continue to follow #litath09, the tag assigned to the Town Meeting, so if you want to add to the conversation please do. I’m listening.
Here are the questions [...]
LJ gives commentary and congratulations to Top Tech Trends for its innovative live broadcasting of this Midwinter’s conversation with LITA trendsters, and sees a model for future ALA events and conferences.
DATE: 1/25/2009
GROUP: Web Coordinating Committee
CHAIR: Jean Rainwater
REPORTER: Jean Rainwater
CONFERENCE: Midwinter
MEETING: Committee meeting
ATTENDEES: 8
CURRENT ACTIVITIES:
At the Midwinter meeting the WCC discussed the need for clarification and coordination of web communication. Meeting reports and minutes are frequently posted to a combination of LITA website, wiki, and blog. The WCC recommends that the LITA wiki be [...]
Join us virtually at the LITA Town Hall Meeting. If you’re in Denver, we’re in Korbel 2C.
LITA Town Hall Meeting MW 2009
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Because the connectivity was so good this year for Top Tech Trends at ALA Midwinter 2009, we were able to use Ustream to live stream the video. That also means that it’s archived by Ustream, and embeddable….so here it is! The entire Top Tech video, to watch at your leisure!
We’ll also have an audio-only download/Podcast [...]
Topic discussed:
Schedule corrections for Imagineering and Public Libraries & Technology Interest Groups
Program planing submission process. We need to streamline the process, remove the manual process and cange it with a web-based form if possible, and have it ready by Annual 2009 for 2010 program submission. At this point, it might be difficult to [...]
Its Top Tech Trend time again. Every time I’m asked to come up with trends I sort of get a pit in the bottom of my stomach. How to choose trends?
Should I choose tech things that have changed they way I think about technology this year?
How specific or narrow should my trends me?
How accessible to [...]
I’m not able to be there at the session, but I’m sharing my top trends below. Please add your own thoughts in the comments section. Discussions often bring out the best in all of us!
The Art of Web Presence Maintenance
With libraries extending their web presences out beyond the borders of their own websites [...]
