Conferences
National Diversity in Libraries: Post-Conference
Posted by karen on 9 October, 2008 in Conferences
Last week (Oct. 1-4) I attended the National Diversity in Libraries Conference in Louisville, KY. It was a great conference! I learned a lot, and connected with friends old and new.
But by Friday night, I was seriously regretting having registered to attend the Saturday ARL Post-Conference on Managing, Maintaining and Creating Residency Programs for new [...]
Thinking about digitizing microfilm?
Posted by Kara on 18 August, 2008 in Conferences, Digital Libraries, Preservation
Former SOLINET Preservation Committee Advisory Board member, Becky Ryder, recently posted the following notice about their film-to-digital institute. If you’ve been thinking about digitizing your film or fiche and looking for some advice on how to do it (including how to pay for it), consider attending this event:
Space is filling up for meta|morphosis: the kentucky [...]
Libraries in a Web 2.0 World Conferences
Posted by Laura on 31 July, 2008 in Communications, Conferences
SOLINET is proudly presenting “Libraries in a Web 2.0 World” in 2 locations in September: Metairie, Louisiana and Morrow, Georgia. Visit the SOLINET website for more information!
SOLINET staff visiting the west coast
Posted by Jennifer on 4 June, 2008 in Conferences, Educational Services, Preservation
SOLINET staff will be presenting and attending at ALA in Anaheim later this month.
ALA / SOLINET presentations:
Cal Shepard will be presenting “Implementing A Staff Development Plan”
Friday, June 27, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (location tba)
Description: In today’s environment, library staff have to work harder than ever to stay informed and keep up with changes. [...]
The Web 2.0 Conference Wants You!
Posted by Cal on 7 February, 2008 in Conferences, Users Groups
I’m really excited about a one-day event that SOLINET and OCLC Eastern (formerly CAPCON) are co-hosting in March. It’s a summit on Web 2.0 technologies and there are some great speakers lined up! Jenny Levine (I love her Shifted Librarian blog) from ALA is going to kick the day off by giving an [...]
It’s VALA time in Melbourne
Posted by Christine on 6 February, 2008 in Conferences
The 14th biennial VALA conference in Melbourne has a real buzz around it this year. VALA Libraries/Technology and the Future/Inc. celebrates its 30th birthday this year - providing an opportunity to celebrate the past and look forward to the future. Attendance is up 20% over the last conference, and of course the major topic is [...]
CLENE 2008 Training Showcase in Anaheim
Posted by Max on 31 January, 2008 in ALA, Conferences
Below is a message from Stacy Schrank, Co-Chair of the CLENE Training Showcase on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 1:30-3:30pm in Anaheim, California:
“Greetings CLENE Friends,
I hope your 2008 is off to a great start! As with the new year comes time once again to solicit participants for the upcoming CLENE [...]
The Deadline Approaches! (Pssst - it’s Thursday)
Posted by Laura on 28 January, 2008 in Cataloging, Conferences, Digital Libraries, Electronic Databases, Librarians, SAMM
SOLINET, Southeastern Library Network, and the SOLINET Annual Meeting Planning Committee invite proposals for a panel or an individual presentation for the 2008 Annual Meeting to be held May 8-9 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The theme for the 2008 meeting is “The Transformed Library.” We seek examples of practical approaches to innovation in libraries. Have you employed [...]
Fire Fire!
Posted by Alicia on 17 January, 2008 in Conferences, Preservation
Calling all archivists, librarians, conservators, preservation specialists, facility managers, architects and engineers, and curators of museums and historic properties!
Come to NARA’s 22nd Annual Preservation Conference:
The ABCs of Modern Fire Suppression in Cultural Institutions
March 10, 2008
Washington, D.C.
For more information, go to http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conferences/2008/
To register, go to http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conferences/2008/brochure.pdf.
Be a part of the SOLINET Annual Meeting 2008!
Posted by Laura on 3 January, 2008 in Cataloging, Conferences, Digital Libraries, Electronic Databases, Librarians, SAMM
SOLINET, Southeastern Library Network, and the SOLINET Annual Meeting Planning Committee invite proposals for a panel or an individual presentation for the 2008 Annual Meeting to be held May 8-9 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The theme for the 2008 meeting is “The Transformed Library.” We seek examples of practical approaches to innovation in libraries. Have you employed [...]