Attending the ALA 2010 Annual Conference in DC this June? Be a part of the fun and blog for LITA! We need volunteers to blog about sessions, speakers, and general conference atmosphere. We would like coverage for as many of the sessions as possible. Visit the BIGWIG LITA Events calendar and pick one (or more) and join the LITA Blogging Community. Interested? Sign up using this form and you’ll be added to the schedule. No experience is required to blog, though we would love to see some of our experienced volunteers back again. If you have any questions, email Cindi Trainor using Facebook or at cindiann at g mail dot com.
Category: 2010
LITA events at ALA Annual 2010
On behalf of BIGWIG, as usual, here is a calendar of LITA events at ALA Annual
LITA Preconferences Available at ALA Annual
There is still time to register for one of three LITA workshops, held Friday, June 25 in DC. Plus, you can take advantage of ALA Advanced Registration rates through May 14. Register Now! Migrating to open source library systems Speakers: Terry Reese, Gray Family Chair for Innovative Library Services, Oregon State University; David Lindahl, Web Initiatives Manager, University of Rochester; Brenda Chawner, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington A number of libraries have successfully migrated to open source ILSs and digital repository systems such as Duraspace, Evergreen, and Koha. But how did they get from point A to point B? During the pre-conference, members of the LITA Open Source Software Interest Group and invited speakers will share practical tips and tricks for performing migrations and managing the migration process. Open Source CMS Playroom Speakers: Karen A. Coombs, Product Manager for Developer Network, OCLC; Amanda Hollister, Web Applications Specialist, LISHost Open…
Looking for topics and presenters for the BIGWIG Showcase at ALA Annual
It’s time for the 4th Annual BIGWIG Showcase at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington DC, Monday, June 28, 2010 from 10:30am to Noon. Location: TBD The BIGWIG Showcase, (formerly the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase), is a great event, but for it to be successful, we need your help! In the interests of staying as “current” and relevant as possible, we would like you to propose topics for this year’s Showcase. You can do that here: http://www.yourbigwig.com/node/add/topic Once done posting a topic, you can view and vote on your favorite topics here: http://www.yourbigwig.com/topics/2010 A topic can be anything related to libraries and emerging technology, from social media to discovery platforms to open-source tools to using tech tools in new or innovative ways. Use your imagination! Also, if you are interested in presenting on this topic yourself, please put your name down and you will be contacted with details following the…
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual 2010
This year, the LITA Program Planning Committee, in an effort to modernize the workflow for planning programs for ALA Annual, has moved the process entirely online! The following is the form that you can fill out if you are interested in proposing a program via LITA for ALA Annual 2010, June 24-30th in Washington, DC: http://tinyurl.com/LITAPrograms2010 The form will be available at the above link, on ALA Connect (http://connect.ala.org/node/76611), on LITABlog, and anywhere else we can embed it. Once you submit your program proposal, the Program Planning Committee will be in touch with you by the middle of August, 2009. The deadline for submitting proposals to LITA for a program for Annual 2010 is July 31st, 2009. Questions If you have questions about anything relating to programs at ALA Annual, there is a public discussion board on ALA Connect designed just for that: http://connect.ala.org/forum/6608 You do have to have an…