LITA BlogThe LITA TTT Committee welcomed an estimated 600+ attendees to the panel session Sunday afternoon in New Orleans. A hearty thanks goes out to each panelist for their insights and willingness to participate in sharing their knowledge: Lorcan Dempsey, Clifford Lynch, Nina McHale, Monique Szendze, and Jennifer Wright. The program evaluation form is available at [...]
Here it is folks–live streaming of the Ultimate Debate program in New Orleans. The program will be archived and available after the conference as well–watch for a post with a link to the archive of all the LITA programs streamed at ALA. Streaming Video by Ustream.TV
The LITA Board has voted to distribute a stream of the 2011 ALA Annual LITA Board meetings, and will be embedding the stream here on LITABlog! The two Board meetings are scheduled as follows: Board of Directors I: Saturday, June 25, 2011 – 8:00am – 12:00pm Board of Directors II: Monday, June 27, 2011 – [...]
LITA is piloting a new YouTube presence, and the Top Technology Trends Committee is excited to be a part of this effort. The Committee is working on a pilot project to share short, informal videos from past and present Top Technology Trends panelists. These videos will serve as current sound-bytes on technology trends of interest [...]
For those of you heading to New Orleans in a couple of weeks, remember LITA Happy Hour as you put together your conference schedule. Here’s your chance to catch-up with your LITA friends, and maybe make some new ones. If you’re new to LITA, the Happy Hour is a great opportunity to get to know [...]
By now you’re probably wondering where that fabulous BIGWIG LITA gCalendar is and why it is not already embedded on LITAblog. That’s a fair question. In my opinion, the gCal has been surpassed by the new Conference Scheduler. Have you taken a look at the LITA Conference Schedule in ALA Connect? I know the display [...]
We have a great panel this year for Top Tech Trends Panel at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans! The panelists will describe changes and advances in technology that they see having an impact on the library world, and suggest what libraries might do to take advantage of these trends. When: Sunday, June 26, [...]
All LITA Preconferences are full-day workshops held on Friday, June 24 9:00 am-4:30 pm: Getting Started with Drupal Speakers: Nina McHale, University of Colorado Denver; Rachel Vacek, University of Houston This preconference session will provide a thorough introduction to the Drupal content management system. Librarian Drupalers Rachel Vacek and Nina McHale will guide attendees as [...]
LITA is pleased to offer 3 full-day workshops as part of the ALA Annual Conference, held on Friday, June 24 9:00 am-4:30 pm. Please note – you do not need to be registered for the ALA Annual Conference to participate in a workshop. Getting Started with Drupal Speakers: Nina McHale, University of Colorado Denver; Rachel [...]
There is still time to save $25 on your Annual Conference Registration – the Early Bird Deadline is Friday, March 4. Why not put that savings toward one of LITA’s three preconference offerings? All LITA Preconferences are full-day workshops held on Friday, June 24 9:00 am-4:30 pm: Getting Started with Drupal Speakers: Nina McHale, University [...]