Archive for the 'ALA Midwinter 2007' Category

Top Tech Trends Part 5 - Andrew Pace

January 26th, 2007 by jgriffey

In the fifth part of our Top Tech Trends podcast, we have Andrew Pace from NC State University talking about his views of the tech of tomorrow. Next up in parts 6 and 7 are the question and answer section, and the conclusion. But the podcast fun doesn’t stop there…we’ve still got a few surprises [...]

 
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ALCTS Pre-conference: Definitely Digital - Part 1

January 25th, 2007 by Louise Ratliff

Definitely Digital: An Exploration of the Future of Knowledge on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Friday, January 19, 2007 — Grand Hyatt Seattle, Eliza Anderson Amphitheater
This preconference is the first event of the 50th anniversary of ALCTS. Information will be made available via the ALCTS [...]

Top Tech Trends Part 4 - Karen Schneider

January 25th, 2007 by jgriffey

In part four, we hear from Karen Schneider about her thoughts on the near-future of library technology.
If you’re enjoying these podcasts, leave us a comment and let us know…we’d love to hear this is a valuable thing for our members. Plus, it will help us justify expanding our podcasting reach for Annual this summer.
Thanks [...]

 
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Digital Libraries Interest Group

January 24th, 2007 by Shane Roopnarine

Sunday, January 21 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Some topics presented for future discussion:

How is Web 2.0 being used?
GIS Systems: metadata requirements
Institutional Repositories: capturing data output from faculty
Raw Data Storage: practices and procedures, storage of statistical data and field research
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIP)
Digitization practices for cultural and heritage collections
Partnering and sharing of resources for [...]

Top Tech Trends Part 3 - Clifford Lynch

January 24th, 2007 by jgriffey

The continuing saga of the Top Tech Trends podcast continues here, with Part 3. This is Clifford Lynch relating trends as he sees them, and look out tomorrow for Karen Schneider’s discussion of what she sees coming in technology.

 
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Top Tech Trends Part 2 - Marshall Breeding

January 23rd, 2007 by jgriffey

The second section of our Top Tech Trends podcast has Marshall Breeding outlining his Trends. Once again, if you have any difficulties with the feed or the audio, please leave a comment.

 
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Town Meeting, always interesting

January 23rd, 2007 by Michelle Boule

Liki

Originally uploaded by Wandering Eyre.

The LITA Town Meeting yesterday was action packed even at 8am. I know there were a couple of other people taking actual notes. These are just my thoughts.
The activity that Mark Beatty had the packed room complete involved writing things we [...]

LITA IRC meeting

January 23rd, 2007 by lcuccurullo

About a dozen people attended the meeting on Monday morning from 10:30 to 12:30.
International Visitor Grant
The first topic of discussion focussed on the very generous donor who funded the attendance of a librarian from Trinidad and Tobago at the LITA Forum in October - he was so impressed by the moving thank you he [...]

Top Tech Trends

January 23rd, 2007 by jgriffey

With enormous thanks to Maurice York, the first of many LITA Podcasts!
There are seven segments in all for about an hour and forty-five minutes of trending goodness. For the sake of immediacy, this is pretty much the raw audio–not much editing or finessing. A more refined audio experience will be posted as we go.
If you [...]

 
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LITA Town Meeting

January 22nd, 2007 by Lauren Pressley

Today, I attended my first LITA Town Meeting. It was great, and I hope to attend many more. I liked that it was a good blend of meeting other LITA members, learning about our users, and brainstorming about the future.
The Town Meeting started with a breakfast and introduction to the LITA leadership. [...]