Spotting, part 2
Posted in Conferences, People, tagged IL2007 on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Meredith Farkas
Jenny Levine
Archive for October, 2007
Geeky evening entertainment
Posted in Conferences, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
The evening session was called Gadgets, Gadgets & Gaming!, and it was longer than the daytime ones. We were first treated to a bunch of new (or almost new) gadgets or services. Then the 4-man team from the Delft PL in the Netherlands told us about their trip in the States, showing and filming more [...]
Conference notes, part 4
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During lunch break, I took a stroll to the Fisherman’s Wharf and back. There were several sea lions (I think) basking on the buoys, making the most incredible racket. I’ve never experienced anything like that before.
Back to the conference. How to Lose Your New Tech Librarians wasn’t really up my alley, but I figured I [...]
Conference notes, part 3
Posted in Conferences, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The stupidest thing is gotta be a librarian (“paying attention to detail”) misreading their conference schedule and missing the beginning of the morning’s keynote. Fortunately I wasn’t too late, for Joe Janes’s talk (Reference 2.0: Ain’t What It Used to Be… And Never Will Again) was terrific!
His points reinforced my belief that for me, coming [...]
Message of the day
Posted in Humor, People, Word soup, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
im in ur kitchen eatin ur kashewz
(I forgot my conferencing munchies home. It seems my hubby found them. )
Spotting
Posted in Conferences, People, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m playing a game of “spot the library big-wigs”. Tally so far:
John Blyberg (we came on the same flight)
Steven Abram
Karen G. Schneider
Sarah Houghton-Jan
Michael Stephens
Amanda Etches-Johnson
Oct 29: Exhibit opening
Posted in Conferences, People, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
The vendors lured people in to see their exhibits with free finger food and alcohol. A great place to mingle, which I did. I talked a little with some vendors, nibbled on cheese and dried fruit. Had a very satisfactory conversation with a librarian from Berry College (Mount Berry, GA).
Conference notes, part 2
Posted in Conferences, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
After lunch, I listened to a presentation on The Library 2.0 Process Toolkit. I’m sorry to say this talk was too rambling. Dean Frey (Director, Red Deer Public Library, Alberta, Canada) had a very important point, though: involving the community, and not just on lip-service level. Their PDD program (Persons with Developmental Disabilities) sounds especially [...]
Conference notes, part 1
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Yesterday’s keynote speaker, Lee Rainie from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, spoke animately and engagingly on 2.0 & the Internet World. Just perfect balance of humor, general principles, and information without being overwhelming.
After that, I faced a tough choice: Mary Ellen Bates, a searcher guru, on 30 search tips; David King on making [...]
Conferencing!
Posted in Conferences, Travel, tagged IL2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m in lovely Monterey, CA, for the Internet Librarian 2007 conference. It’s my very first conference as a librarian! (My very first conference ever, in fact, in any field, for I don’t count smaller departmental or local chapter meetings. Boy do I feel like a virgin… 
I took my brand new, squeeky-clean laptop, mostly to take [...]
