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 [...]
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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I didn’t get much computer time for the rest of the conference, so I’m just now getting a chance to post. Monday ended really well. I gave my poster for the final time, with great feedback. One person even said they wished it had been a program rather than a poster! I re-met another [...]
I’m a COSWL member, so though this was a very popular program time, I went to the caregiving program. Our chair, ShinJoung Yeo, introduced the program. She pointed out that given that 80% librarians are women, caregiving is a particularly important issue for the field. She reported on last conference’s resolution on ALA paying attention [...]
It’s been busy, and I’ve not had many opportunities to liveblog.
Last night I had a nice dinner and met several fun people. Then Jenny (my roommate) and I swung by the Emerging Leaders reception. I was hoping to go to the Facebook meetup, but 11:00 is very late for an east coaster!
This morning I [...]
