I just saw a video that David Lee King made on Monday at Midwinter. It looks an awful lot like my Monday (though the music makes it way more fun), so I thought I’d let you know about it:
Tuesday was my last day of the conference. The Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship meets that day in case there are any motions or presentations to council to prepare. As it turns out, we did have one. The Caregiving Taskforce faced a few issues, so the chair went before Council to let [...]
One of the weirdest things about ALA, to me, is that a bulk of the work happens on the weekend. So on Saturday and Sunday we’re running about, going to meetings and working a 12+ hour day. I check email through the day, but hardly anything comes in to my work account because it’s the [...]
Saturdays and Sundays seem to always be the busiest at Midwinter, and this one was no different.
Alexander Street Press Breakfast
Susan and I started the day bright and early with the Alexander Street Press breakfast. It’s always a great event. First, I really think Alexander Street Press understands where information is moving, and they’re leading edge [...]
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Posted 26 January 2009
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So, I had this vision of Midwinter. I would do what I used to do, and write up a thorough post of every meeting I attended. I would include lots of links and my own thoughts on the content. I would write these posts in sessions and get them online before the meeting even adjourned.
But [...]
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Posted 26 January 2009
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Also tagged: acrl, ala, chairs, clene, distance learning, DLIG, EL, emerging leaders, ig, interest group, lita, oer, open educational resources, reception, SPARC, twitter
