Conferences
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 [...]
Report from the Beach
Posted by Max on 19 October, 2007 in Academic Libraries, Conferences, Digital Libraries, Library News, Products and Services, Public Libraries
Today is not over and I am exhausted already! Ever feel like that at a conference? This morning I attended two sessions and one this afternoon. Here is the breakdown on them:
Lip Smacking Good: Web 2.0 Technologies and Your Library Blog, by Robin Fay and Amy Watts of UGA. They gave a short but [...]
Georgia COMO 2007
Posted by Max on 17 October, 2007 in Conferences
Just returned from MAC/MLA 2007 and now I am at GA/COMO 2007. No rest for the wicked I suppose. Jekyll Island is quite beautiful. My wonderful co-workers from SOLINET, Jessica and Kara and I went to see some Sea Turtles yesterday after we arrived. The conference gets underway for the most part tomorrow, so I [...]
MLA/MAC Annual Conference Update
Posted by Max on 11 October, 2007 in Conferences, Social Software
The weather in Baltimore has gone from in the 90’s when I flew in on Tuesday, to the high 50’s today, with some rain mixed in here and there. Yesterday I attended some Contributed Paper Sessions. I think my favorite was “When a Blog is Not a Blog,” by Bart Ragon, David Moody [...]
MAC/MLA Annual Meeting 2007
Posted by Max on 10 October, 2007 in Conferences
I am in Baltimore for the MAC/MLA Annual Meeting - called “What’ll it be HON?” - having a great time so far. I attended an opening night reception at Westminster Hall where Edgar Allen Poe is buried - and there are catacomb tour. Everyone dressed up in goth attire - since it is close to [...]