Comments on: The Joy of Screencasting http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Meredith Farkas http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115618 Meredith Farkas Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:09:04 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115618 Thanks for letting me know, Dick. I will definitely keep that in mind for next year, but it's frustrating that I couldn't find it on your Website and that the woman I spoke to at ASIS&T gave me a totally different answer. However, I know that the people on the preconference panel I was going to be a part of each had to pay $60 to attend the panel we were giving. The person who organized our preconf. told us that in e-mails over and over again. Sounds like you have a great lineup there this year... enjoy! Thanks for letting me know, Dick. I will definitely keep that in mind for next year, but it’s frustrating that I couldn’t find it on your Website and that the woman I spoke to at ASIS&T gave me a totally different answer. However, I know that the people on the preconference panel I was going to be a part of each had to pay $60 to attend the panel we were giving. The person who organized our preconf. told us that in e-mails over and over again.

Sounds like you have a great lineup there this year… enjoy!

]]> By: Richard Hill http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115617 Richard Hill Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:58:37 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115617 Meredith, you were mis-informed about ASIS&T registration policies. Non-members receive the day on which they are speaking at no cost. And they can purchase additional days (or the entire conference) at the early, member rate. Dick Hill, ASIS&T Executive Director Meredith, you were mis-informed about ASIS&T registration policies. Non-members receive the day on which they are speaking at no cost. And they can purchase additional days (or the entire conference) at the early, member rate. Dick Hill, ASIS&T Executive Director

]]> By: Meredith Farkas http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115425 Meredith Farkas Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:19:12 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115425 Really? I actually had to call ASIS&T twice to get a straight answer about how much I'd have to pay as a speaker and just got an e-mail from another speaker who was incorrectly told that her registration would be waived. It is not on their site anywhere, so I don't know how I was supposed to have determined this ahead of time. Really? I actually had to call ASIS&T twice to get a straight answer about how much I’d have to pay as a speaker and just got an e-mail from another speaker who was incorrectly told that her registration would be waived. It is not on their site anywhere, so I don’t know how I was supposed to have determined this ahead of time.

]]> By: Christina Pikas http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115414 Christina Pikas Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:52:53 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115414 Everyone -- regardless of how they are marketing toward practitioners, this is an *academic* conference. Papers and sessions are peer reviewed in the real sense, there is very, very, very little sponsorship. Other academic conferences run the same way. Speakers (except for plenary) pay the same entrance fee as attendees, not more. I spoke at the 2004 one in Providence as a practitioner, and I was amazed at the favorable response but still noted that competing sessions were from researchers whose work I studied in Library School. Please don't compare this to an ITI (for-profit company) conference. That's like a trade show. I think that you don't get a discount to attend SLA for speaking even though SLA is HEAVILY sponsored. Either way, this would have been easy to determine prior to accepting the invitation to speak. Everyone — regardless of how they are marketing toward practitioners, this is an *academic* conference. Papers and sessions are peer reviewed in the real sense, there is very, very, very little sponsorship. Other academic conferences run the same way. Speakers (except for plenary) pay the same entrance fee as attendees, not more. I spoke at the 2004 one in Providence as a practitioner, and I was amazed at the favorable response but still noted that competing sessions were from researchers whose work I studied in Library School.

Please don’t compare this to an ITI (for-profit company) conference. That’s like a trade show. I think that you don’t get a discount to attend SLA for speaking even though SLA is HEAVILY sponsored.

Either way, this would have been easy to determine prior to accepting the invitation to speak.

]]> By: jspad http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115069 jspad Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:31:12 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115069 Did you see the <a href="http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/251/" rel="nofollow">Flickr + Libraries</a> presentation at Internet Librarian? I thought they made great use of recorded bits. As for charging speakers that much... there is NO excuse for that. None. Did you catch Shifted Librarian's post, <a href="http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2005/12/13/why_im_not_joining_ala_right_now_after_all.html" rel="nofollow">Why I'm Not Joining ALA Right Now After All</a>? It is about the only thing more absurd that ASIS&T wanting $400 from speakers. Don't they sponsor the IA Summit, too? I think they only charge speakers $200 or $250 for that, but it covers attending the whole thing, receptions and all. Did you see the Flickr + Libraries presentation at Internet Librarian? I thought they made great use of recorded bits.

As for charging speakers that much… there is NO excuse for that. None. Did you catch Shifted Librarian’s post, Why I’m Not Joining ALA Right Now After All? It is about the only thing more absurd that ASIS&T wanting $400 from speakers. Don’t they sponsor the IA Summit, too? I think they only charge speakers $200 or $250 for that, but it covers attending the whole thing, receptions and all.

]]> By: Mark http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-115007 Mark Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:44:54 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-115007 Hi Meredith, Can't even begin to address the charging speakers thing ... but I am going to ASIS&T. I will blog it I'm sure, but I won't make any promises about the quality, timeliness, depth, etc. I hope to do a lot of paying attention and learning, and having a good time. I'll blog what I can, what I remember, and when I can. Heck, I have no idea what the wireless situation even is. Also, my Powerbook battery is a serious lightweight. So, I'll do some blogging of ASIS&T, no doubt, just no promises is all. Hi Meredith,

Can’t even begin to address the charging speakers thing … but I am going to ASIS&T. I will blog it I’m sure, but I won’t make any promises about the quality, timeliness, depth, etc.

I hope to do a lot of paying attention and learning, and having a good time. I’ll blog what I can, what I remember, and when I can. Heck, I have no idea what the wireless situation even is. Also, my Powerbook battery is a serious lightweight.

So, I’ll do some blogging of ASIS&T, no doubt, just no promises is all.

]]> By: Alison http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-114936 Alison Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:00:42 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-114936 Too bad you can't go! That is expensive considering that you're speaking. I still don't understand why so many conferences seem to charge spearkers more for speaking. I can see charging the regular attendance fee, minus some sort of 'thanks for helping!' discount. Oh well. Anyway, I know of a few places you can go to keep up with the happenings. I should probably note that I know of them because I organized the ASIS&T@Simmons stuff and am a contributor to the NEASIS&T-run conference blog. ;) Simmons GSLIS: Dispatches from the Field http://gslis.simmons.edu/blogs/dispatches The Official Annual '06 Blog, by NEASIS&T http://asist2006.neasist.org/ Simmons ASIS&T Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simmons_asist The Official Annual '06 Flickr photostream, by NEASIS&T http://www.flickr.com/photos/neasist/ Too bad you can’t go! That is expensive considering that you’re speaking. I still don’t understand why so many conferences seem to charge spearkers more for speaking. I can see charging the regular attendance fee, minus some sort of ‘thanks for helping!’ discount. Oh well.

Anyway, I know of a few places you can go to keep up with the happenings. I should probably note that I know of them because I organized the ASIS&T@Simmons stuff and am a contributor to the NEASIS&T-run conference blog. ;)

Simmons GSLIS: Dispatches from the Field
http://gslis.simmons.edu/blogs/dispatches

The Official Annual ’06 Blog, by NEASIS&T
http://asist2006.neasist.org/

Simmons ASIS&T Flickr photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simmons_asist

The Official Annual ’06 Flickr photostream, by NEASIS&T
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neasist/

]]> By: Meredith Farkas http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-114745 Meredith Farkas Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:55:45 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-114745 Glad to do it! (You can pay me later) ;) Glad to do it! (You can pay me later) ;)

]]> By: Paul R. Pival http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/comment-page-1/#comment-114732 Paul R. Pival Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:43:00 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/10/31/the-joy-of-screencasting/#comment-114732 Hey, thanks for the plug Meredith :-) Hey, thanks for the plug Meredith :-)

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