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Experiencing ALA Annual Through Twitter
I admit I was skeptical when signing up for a Twitter account last spring. Another site to check when I pop online? Did I really want to commit to that? I quickly fell down the rabbit hole that is Twitter when I discovered how easy it was to stay up-to-date with concurrent conference events during [...]
Emerging Leaders Poster Sessions, from Friday, June 25
So I should’ve mentioned in a first post that I actually arrived in D.C. on Thursday to present at the Emerging Leaders Poster Sessions on Friday, June 25. Oops! Emerging Leaders get support in completing a ALA chapter sponsored project, and learn about leadership in those chapters. We first met at Midwinter, and then worked [...]
ALA Update – more to come
Blogging at a convention is HARD. After a long day of sessions, walking and managing the heat, writing blog postings was just not happening. I have returned to work and hope to complete a post this evening. Hopefully I can organize my notes and handouts and get a few more posts done through the weekend. [...]
Session Report: HELP! My Patron is a Cyber Patient
I attended an excellent overview session on health literacy and reference this morning entitled “HELP! My Patron is a Cyber Patient: Learn to Help Patrons Identify Their Health Information Needs and Locate Relevant Resources”, presented by LaVentra E. Danqua of Wayne State University, Shiffman Medical Library in Detroit, Michigan. She’s worked as a health reference [...]
First Full Day at ALA
ALA is officially underway. Washington was busy yesterday with those that came for pre-conference sessions and everyone just getting to town. The lines were long at the Convention Center for those picking up their ALA promotional bag and other materials, but the lines seemed to be moving quickly. Today the sidewalks are crowded with librarians [...]
Welcome to Washington DC and the ALA Convention
I’ve arrived in DC today, as have thousands of others. for the ALA Convention. There were librarians on the train from Wilmington, Delaware. There were librarians on the Metro. We’re EVERYWHERE!! And it is great to be here. I went to “The Stacks” this evening, and it was busy as you would expect. I’ve already [...]
