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Assessment and Research Meeting on Friday, Jan 11

January 18th, 2008 by mfrisque

The recently formed LITA Assessment and Research Committee hosted a session on Friday morning about establishing a research strategy for LITA. Approximately 20 people from the Assessment and Research Committee, the Membership Committee, Committee and Interest Groups Chairs, LITA Emerging Leaders and the LITA Board participated in the session. Robin Wedewer, from Tecker Consulting, facilitated [...]

Acquisitions Editor for LITA Guides and Monographs Volunteer Position Available

August 1st, 2007 by mfrisque

LITA invites applications for the member volunteer position of Acquisitions Editor. The Acquisitions Editor is charged with developing topics for LITA Guides and Monographs, soliciting suggested publications from LITA members and others, interacting with authors to produce the publications in manuscript format, and coordinating the editorial review of manuscripts by members of the LITA [...]

ALA Web Planning Retreat

December 11th, 2006 by mfrisque

During the fall, ALA hired UserWorks to perform a usability assessment of the ALA Website. The assessment included a Web survey as well as personal and group interviews. A Web Planning Retreat has been scheduled for December 18th at ALA Headquarters in Chicago. The goal of the retreat according to Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive [...]

Participate in the Usability Survey of the ALA Website and ALA Web Updates

September 20th, 2006 by mfrisque

If you have visited the ALA website recently you may want to participate in the usability assessment of the ALA website. According to announcement I received, “the survey is designed to take a thorough look at the site, its problems, and its strengths, in order to guide improvements, development, and a redesign.” The survey will [...]

Core Competencies in Library Technology: What IT Is and Where IT’s Going

July 13th, 2006 by mfrisque

8:00 AM- 10:00 AM Location: Morial Convention Center room: Rm. 398-399

Kevin Moderow, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
In the 1990’s most of the Charlotte & Mecklenburg County branch libraries hired Automated Support Coordinators to handle public computer problems so the rest of the library staff did not have to answer those types of [...]

Meeting Report from ALA Web Advisory Committee

July 10th, 2006 by mfrisque

ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Monday, June 26, 2006, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, New Orleans Marriott, Convention Center Hotel, Natchez Room

Members Only Content Report/Update
The task force has gathered the existing Members Only policies however Michelle Frisque was unable to get the task force to come to any conclusions/recommendations based on what we discovered. Michelle [...]