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Category Archives: Conference
Practically Speaking – about Streaming the LITA Board Meeting
As many librarians know by now, on Saturday January 8th at the ALA Midwinter, there was a LITA board meeting. Jason Griffey, one of the LITA board members live-streamed the event. Having not been notified of this in advance, the … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, Conference, Librarianship, Library, Web
Tagged ala midwinter 2011, board meeting, lita, streaming
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Tweet Up & Pre-Tweet Up at 2011 ALA MW San Diego
A San Diego librarian, Dan Suchy (@danwho) and I are organizing the exciting 3rd Newbie & Veteran Librarian Tweet-up at the ALA 2011 Midwinter conference in San Diego, CA! Dan is also organizing a Pre-Tweet Up for “Craft Beers” on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, ALA, midwinter, new librarians, San Diego, social events, Tweet-up
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LITA Mobile Computing IG Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2011
I am very excited about the LITA Mobile Computing IG Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2011. If you are interested in mobile devices and libraries, please join for the lively and informal discussion. Great presentations and discussion topics are already lined … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, ALA, Conference, handheld, lita, midwinter, mobile, mobile computing interest group, San Diego
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Looking back at “What is Your Library Doing about Emerging Technologies?”
Who knew that I, the second-time attendee of the ALA annual conference, would be organizing and moderating a panel of a dozen librarians? But I have. Just a few days ago. And I still find the experience amazing and hard … Continue reading
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Tagged ala10, emerging technologies
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Information Overload & Personal Information Management
I am very excited to present at ALA 2010 Annual Conference LITA BIGWIG Social Software Showcase. The topic I am presenting is Information Overload & Personal Information Management. I know that it is not anything fancy or something that would … Continue reading
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Tagged ALA, bigwig, information overload, lita, personal information management, social software showcase
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Mobile Access to Licensed Databases in Medicine and Other Subject Areas
I gave a presentation on the Handheld Librarian Online Conference on Feb. 17, 2010 with the title of “Mobile Access to Licensed Databases in Medicine and Other Subject Areas,” with my colleague, Marissa Ball. (Unfortunately the archived recording is not … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Library, presentation, Technology
Tagged DCLA fair, handheld librarian online conference, mobile device, mobile resource
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ALA before and after – My 2010 MidWinter
What happens when you join ALA? I am not sure about other professional organizations. But at least in ALA, nothing happens unless you are awarded with some scholarships, fellowships, internships, etc. I called up and paid my membership fee. A … Continue reading
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Microsoft Surface Table at Libraries
There is this table that has recently fascinated me. Â It is Microsoft Surface table. Â With both the commercial and the development version, this table looks absolutely fabulous to my librarian eyes. What is Microsoft Surface table? Â Imagine a coffee table … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, MS Surface table, surface computing
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ERM Systems: The Promise and Disappointment
Some conference sessions are just irresistible because of their titles. For example, “Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 fulfilled its promise?” Right? I know that “Electronic Resource Management Systems: The Promise and Disappointment” would have been just as irresistible to some … Continue reading
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Tagged ALA, Conference, ERM
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Academic Librarians and Getting Published
When I was in a MLIS program, I was only vaguely aware of the fact that some academic librarians are appointed as faculty while some are not. Now that I work at a library where librarians are considered to be … Continue reading