This post was suppose to go out last week…oops! The last session I was able to catch was on the Future of Libraries. I’ve been actively interested in this topic since I started and completed my independent study with Dr. Chow on Library Space Design. The idea being looking at how the libraries role is changing and how … Continue reading »
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PLA 2012: Program Palooza
This week my library paid for those who wanted to attend the PLA (Public Library Association) Virtual Conference that was going on simultaneous as the physical PLA. We had it set up in our boardroom so we could come and go as our schedule allowed. I wasn’t able to catch any of the first day’s broadcasts but … Continue reading »
NCLA 2011
As promised a run down of how this year’s NCLA conference was. But before that I wanted to do a little comparison from all the way back in 2009. When I went to NCLA for the first time. I was just starting out in the program and it was the first professional conference I had … Continue reading »
Presenting at NCLA in October
Exciting news just got word that I’ll be co-presenting at the 59th Biennial Conference of the North Carolina Library Association in Hickory, NC. This year the conference is titled: Libraries the Next Generation. I’ll be doing an hour and half long session on Public Library Design and Technology. Even more news two of my fellow … Continue reading »
Surviving Your First ALA National Conference
Since ALA 2011 is coming up with in the next two weeks, I thought this would be the best time to give out some tips that might help some of the first timers out there feeling like I did when I attended my first conference last year. I looked to veteran conference goers for advice … Continue reading »
2011 UnHushed: The Review!
Two weeks late but better than never. On March 26, the fruition of months of planning and stressing came to an end. Unhushed went off without a hitch. I truly enjoyed myself. And the remarks we got afterwards leads me to believe everyone else had a great time. To be quite honest I wasn’t sure … Continue reading »
One Month and Counting
As of today there is but one month left before I can switch the words MLIS candidate to just plain MLIS (I’ll have to wait about a month before I can hold the actual degree in my hand). I’m a mix between being excited, nervous, and a little sadden at the same time. Another chapter … Continue reading »
2010 iDEAL Summit
I’ve been getting a lot information about the 2nd annual UNCG LIS’ iDEAL summit and I thought I had posted about it already. The Department of Library and Information Studies (LIS) invited you to participate in the second iDEAL Summit at the Elliott University Center. This year’s theme is “LGBTQI out on the open shelves: … Continue reading »
ALA Conference Day Five
Tuesday was all about packing and heading back home. I must say that I’m a very big homebody but I do love to travel and see new places. However I was glad to touch down in the Greensboro Airport Tuesday afternoon. This time my layover was in Atlanta and I was fortunate to be traveling … Continue reading »
ALA Conference Day Four
Monday I found myself attending a panel on Graphic Novels, a recent personal interest of mines. It was a great panel talk and even though it was in the exhibit hall the speakers were great and able to keep me interested. I’m glad to see that graphic novels are starting to gain popularity among librarians … Continue reading »
