There are so many different ways to be a librarian in 2011. Where once the field was populated largely by a limited number of more or less predictable job titles, today it encompasses positions...
AASL will present three of the nation’s leading school library programs with the 2011 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award at ALA’s Annual Conference tomorrow during...
Transliteracy is a trendy word these days, and much like the Web 2.0 debate that took place a few years ago, there are those who question whether or not transliteracy is just a new, fancier term for...
Three measures related to WikiLeaks were debated and ultimately defeated during the ALA Membership Meeting at Annual Conference amid controversy about the required number of members present...
It should be no surprise that a majority of the events I chose to attend at ALA were student focused. As a recent graduate of Florida State University’s School of Library and Information...
Saturday’s “Leading Technical Services in 2011” session from ALCTS gathered respected professionals in technical services to hear what they have to say about leadership in today...
It was 1:30 p.m. on the second day of ALA Annual Conference for the Emerging Leaders. Faces were beginning to show conference fatigue or perhaps the results of a previous night on the town in the...
See Sunday’s edition of Cognotes for photos from around ala11, a recap of the Washington Office Briefing, and a preview of Monday's speakers.
Be sure to pick up a fresh issue of...
My first session of the conference was the ACRL University Libraries Section’s (ULS) Committee on the Future of University Libraries, which took place Friday afternoon, June 24. About 14 people...
“If we don’t advocate for ourselves, then who’s going to advocate for us?” asked Cindy Singer of the County of Los Angeles Public Library and moderator of the “...
Saturday’s LITA-sponsored program “You Mean Libraries Will Be Able to Deliver Electronic Content Better Than iTunes and Netflix?” provided an update on the Presidential Task Force...
A panel of policymakers, librarians, and disability experts will report on recent efforts to increase access to information for people with print disabilities during the ALA Office for Information...
