LITA BlogWho says that librarians can’t let their hair down and have some fun? The LITA happy hour on Friday at the Mixx Bar was a great example to the contrary. The bar area was filled with people networking, chatting, and generally having a good time. I wasn’t sure what to expect since I had never [...]
Complete video is now available for this year’s Top Tech Trends panel. Watch now!
Join us Sunday, June 27, 2010 for the Top Technology Trends panel. The session will be live-blogged by TTT committee members; the live blog will also capture any messages posted to twitter with the hashtag #ttt10. LITA Top Tech Trends 2010 Watch the video
Emerging ALA Leaders Team O has complied a list of LITA-related tags for ease of following LITA programs. Head on over to the ALA Annual wiki and check it out
LITA Blog is looking for volunteers to blog about conference sessions and speakers, areas of interest, and general conference atmosphere. Below you’ll find a preliminary list of programs. These are the priority coverage areas, but LITA welcomes and encourages blogging on other programs and events as well. Please feel free to volunteer to cover items [...]
While it may seem insane, it is time once again to start thinking of presentation and program topics for next year, the 2011 Annual Conference, in New Orleans, LA, June 23–29, 2011. Think about it this way: see something or hear about something cool at Annual 2010 in DC? Make it better, faster, stronger for [...]
I am pleased to share the new LITA Strategic Plan with you. The LITA Strategic Plan was created using feedback gathered from the R2 Market Survey, the joint LITA Board Meeting with the Committee and Interest Group chairs in 2008, the LITA Town Meetings in 2009 and 2010 and the LITA Board Meeting in 2010. Over [...]
This last “standards flood” posting includes two ISO approval ballots, sequentially numbered but (it seems) to be used in tandem. 1. ISO/DIS 30300, Information and documentation–Management system for records–Fundamentals and vocabulary. “This International Standard establishes the objectives for using a Management System for Records (MSR), provides principles for an MSR, describes a process approach and [...]
More catch up on standards announcements follow. Please note the separate deadlines for comments to Cindy Hepfer, the ALA Voting Representative to NISO. 1. TC46/SC9 New Work Item Proposal Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies – Part 2: Interoperability with other vocabularies. “This ballot is to approve a new work item for Part 2 of [...]
I’m a bit behind on these announcements, so expect a small flood while I catch up prior to Annual. As usual in these times I’ll group what I can. 1. ISO/DIS 27730, Information and documentation — International standard collection identifier (ISCI) “This International Standard establishes the specifications for the International Standard Collection Identifier (ISCI) as [...]