Comments on: Top Ten Reasons Why PLA is the BEST Conference I’ve Ever Attended http://plablog.org/2006/03/top-ten-reasons-why-pla-is-the-best-conference-ive-ever-attended.html The official blog of the Public Library Association Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:25:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://plablog.org/2006/03/top-ten-reasons-why-pla-is-the-best-conference-ive-ever-attended.html#comment-155 Anonymous Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:39:00 +0000 http://plablog.org/wordpress/?p=503#comment-155 When will handouts from the sessions be available? When presenters told me not to bother taking notes because the presentations would be available on the PLA web site, I took them at their word. I know it's a task to get all the presentation files up in a timely way, but it sure would be helpful to review them while the info is fresh in my mind. Thanks for a wonderful conference. Ellen Gilliam Lewiston (ME) Public Library When will handouts from the sessions be available? When presenters told me not to bother taking notes because the presentations would be available on the PLA web site, I took them at their word. I know it’s a task to get all the presentation files up in a timely way, but it sure would be helpful to review them while the info is fresh in my mind. Thanks for a wonderful conference.

Ellen Gilliam
Lewiston (ME) Public Library

]]> By: Keri Adams http://plablog.org/2006/03/top-ten-reasons-why-pla-is-the-best-conference-ive-ever-attended.html#comment-154 Keri Adams Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:47:00 +0000 http://plablog.org/wordpress/?p=503#comment-154 I actually thought they offered a lot of young adult workshops. There were very few times I didn't go to something specifically about teens, and many of these were easily related to teens (redesigning a library (aka teen room), fantasy/sci-fi for adults and young adults). I was a little disappointed that the recordings of program sessions are only available at a pretty high fee, probably because my boyfriend just got back from SXSW where most of the sessions are podcast for free on the conference website. That seems like something we should be moving toward if we want to be as progressive and techie as we profess. That might encourage some of the next-gen librarians who don't know what the conference is all about and are afraid to spend the money to attend next year when they realize just how valuable the experience is. I actually thought they offered a lot of young adult workshops. There were very few times I didn’t go to something specifically about teens, and many of these were easily related to teens (redesigning a library (aka teen room), fantasy/sci-fi for adults and young adults).

I was a little disappointed that the recordings of program sessions are only available at a pretty high fee, probably because my boyfriend just got back from SXSW where most of the sessions are podcast for free on the conference website. That seems like something we should be moving toward if we want to be as progressive and techie as we profess. That might encourage some of the next-gen librarians who don’t know what the conference is all about and are afraid to spend the money to attend next year when they realize just how valuable the experience is.

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