Monthly Archives: April 2010
Library Commercials
I’ve always admired the New Jersey State Library’s marketing expertise, since along with Wyoming Libraries, they produce such effective advertising. Well, NJSL’s done it again – they’ve made several great commercials that really show the value of the library, especially in these hard times. … Continue reading
Lightning Rounds at Reference Renaissance 2010 Conference
If you’ll be attending the Reference Renaissance: Inventing the Future conference in Denver August 8-10, be sure to sign up for a lightning round and tell us in 5 minutes what you’ve been doing at your library.
OK City
I’m in Oklahoma City exhibiting and presenting at the MPLA/OLA joint conference. Since yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the bombing (see Disasters-Federal Building Bombing) at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building I felt I should go and take a look … Continue reading
WebWise 2010 Webcast Available
A free online video recording of one of the preconferences, plus all the sessions and speeches from WebWise 2010: Imagining the Digital Future, the Institute of Museum and Library Services’s conference promoting high quality online content, is now available (with closed captioning). If … Continue reading
Reference Renaissance 2010 Registration Now Open
I’m delighted to announce that registration for the Reference Renaissance: Inventing the Future conference is now open. It promises to be a wonderful learning and networking opportunity. The 2008 conference was a huge success with 70 sessions and nearly 500 attendees … Continue reading
Breathtaking Bozeman
In Bozeman exhibiting and presenting at the Montana Library Association Conference and I actually got a chance to attend a few sessions. Kate Holloway and Kari Grimm talked about getting the most out of your Digital Video Cameras with Smilebox … Continue reading
Wichita Presentations
Just in Wichita presenting at the Kansas Library Association Conference and was amazed-it’s such a gorgeous city . I stayed right on the river so my morning walk alongside it was wonderful-sculptures and beautiful foliage everywhere. My presentations on going green at your library, Ever … Continue reading
Deadline Extended to 4/22 for Participation in Reference Renaissance 2010
We’ve extended the deadline for the Call for Participation for the second annual Reference Renaissance conference to April 22, 1010 – so if you haven’t already done so, send in your panel, paper, report from the field, workshop or Pecha … Continue reading
Opportunity for All (via Library Computers)
Subtitled How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at US Libraries, this was a report on the just released study from the IMLS and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on how library computers help the American public, especially during … Continue reading
