LITA BlogFor those blogging at Midwinter a blogging table and 4 chairs will be set up in the ALA office area in the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Additionally, free wireless internet service will be available in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in meeting rooms and corridors, (but not the exhibit hall) for use of ALA attendees during the [...]
The business meeting for BIGWIG (Blogs, Interactive Groupware, Wiki Interest Group) will take place on Sunday 1/13/2008 from 10:30 am to noon in Room 307B of the Philadelphia Conference Center. We currently have the following agenda items for the meeting.
1. Questions for LITA election podcasts
2. BIGWIG and Transparency
3. Conference podcasting: Guidelines, Procedures, Plans for Annual.
4. [...]
The LITA Public Libraries Technology Interest Group will meet on Sunday, January 13, from 10:30 am to noon in the South Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel. Kimberly Bolan and Robert Cullin, authors of Technology Made Simple: An Improvement Guide for Small and Medium Libraries, will join the group to talk about their guide and [...]
The Standards Interest Group will meet at Midwinter at its usual time:
Saturday, January 12th, 4-6 pm at the MARRIOT, Salon A
The agenda includes two topics:
1) A Standards Update by NISO Managing Director Todd Carpenter
2) Beyond the IP address: Shibboleth and electronic resources by Holly Eggleston, Assistant Department Head, Acquisitions, University of California - [...]
If it is, and you’ll be in Philadelphia for Midwinter, make sure this session is on your calendar:
RFID Interest Group will meet on:
Saturday, January 12th, 1:30-3:30 pm at the MARRIOT, Salon B
1) RFID Tag Quality and Emerging Standards by leading RFID Scientists Paul Sevcik and Roger Larson
“Is one RFID tag the same as another [...]
You are invited to the LITA Distance Learning Interest Group discussion!
Saturday, January 12, 10:30-12:00pm, Courtyard Downtown, Salon III
#3 on the map (PDF).
The LITA Distance Learning Interest Group will meet at the 2008 ALA Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia to discuss current issues in distance learning and some of the exciting things the interest group has planned. [...]
Next Generation Catalog IG at Midwinter: Three Next Generation Catalog Projects
The LITA Next Generation Catalog Interest Group will meet on Sunday, January 13, from 4:00 to 6:00pm in the Hilton Garden Inn (conveniently located just outside the convention center), in Salon A/B.
We will have presentations and discussion about three locally developed and/or open source catalog [...]
Do you plan to attend ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia? We need your help! Take this opportunity to become a LITA Blogger. The LITA Blog will again be on hand to report what is happening and share the terrific Midwinter experience with those who cannot attend this year.
If you like to write and are looking for [...]
The meeting of the Electronic Resource Management IG at ALA Midwinter is set for the following day/time/place:
Friday, January 11th 7:30-9:00pm
Courtyard Downtown, Salon II
21 N. Juniper St. (this is a conference hotel)
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/floor-plans/phldc-courtyard-philadelphia-downtown/
Our agenda is set, though we welcome any additional announcements or topics for discussion:
– Discussion of the work being done on the Cost of [...]
I’d like to invite LITA members (and those who want to be LITA members!) to the LITA Town Meeting on Monday, January 14, 2008, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am in room 103A of the Philadelphia Convention Center.
This year’s Town Meeting will focus on “Communicating and Marketing the Strength of LITA.” LITA’s new Emerging [...]