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Martyrdom and ALA

There was some sad ALA-related news this week. Karen Schneider, a passionate supporter of ALA, has had to quit ALA Council as a result of the funding cuts at her…
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What could ALA do?

A little over two months ago I wrote about the issues I have with the ALA. This was in light of Jenny's complaints about the ALA charging her registration for…
Posted inALA blogging libraries

Good reading

This has been a rockin' week for reading -- I wish I actually had more time to do it. Rachel Singer Gordon wrote an amazing column for Library Journal entitled…
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ALA Day 1: Starstruck

My day didn't really get started until mid-afternoon, but boy was the latter half of the day fabulous! You know when you're around people who just "get it"? People you…
Posted inALA Wikis

Blogging ALA on a wiki!

When the wiki was first created, I put up a page for people who are blogging the conference so that people would know where they could find conference reports. Well,…
Posted inALA General Wikis

Very snarfy

I must apologize for the lack of posts this week. I've come down with a horrible cold (bordering on the flu) and I just haven't felt up to doing much…
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Even more on our plate

Not that we don't have enough going on at the ALA Conference, but there are going to be two other very cool events happening in Chicago at the same time.…
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No room at the inn?

So, I've heard from several sources that there are no rooms left for the ALA Conference at the hotels suggested on the ALA's website. Yikes! I live in Chicago, but…
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Wiki Etiquette

It has been interesting to observe how people have approached the wiki I created. I've been thrilled to see that people are contributing to it and have added some great…