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Lots of ideas at the LITA Emerging Technologies IG

January 26th, 2007 by Steve McCann

When: Monday Jan. 22, 2007
The scene: Around 60-70 people attended this IG on the final day of the ‘07 Midwinter conference. It was standing room only, which of course meant that several sat on the floor. The discussion was wide-ranging, with Joe Ford, of Joseph Ford & Associates, presiding as incoming chair.
The primary role of [...]

Scenes from the ALA opening session

June 25th, 2006 by Steve McCann

Very impressive baritone telling people the session is about to start. We need have this guy recorded and announcing that “the library is now closing” all across the country.
The session led off with a surprisingly moving video of ALA and New Orleans, outlining the recovery efforts of the past year. They showed some amazing footage [...]

Kicking liaison work up a notch …

June 24th, 2006 by Steve McCann

Okay, I admit it. The main reason I coughed up $200 for this seminar was so I could figure out what to do with my subject guides. Happily, the experience was more than worth it, as I came away from ACRL’s “Taking Your Library Liaison Program to the Next Level” a little brighter and a [...]