Category Archives: Conferences

LITA 2008 – 5 Minute Madness Videos Online

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Andy

I attended LITA 2008 which started on Oct. 17 and finished this past Sunday (Oct. 19). One of my favorite sessions was the 5 Minute Madness presentation on Saturday morning. Each presenter was restricted to 5 minutes to discuss a … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Wikis: Managing, Marketing, and Making them Work

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Andy

Use wikis for internal library communication, collaborative tools for larger organizations (and reach out to users). Must define a purpose for the wiki or a problem it can solve. Built a reference wiki to maintain internal docs; using Biz Wiki … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Lee Rainie’s Keynote at CIL2008

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Andy

There have been massive changes in web consumption since 2000 – 75% of adults now use internet, 54% have broadband at home, 78% own cell phones. Wireless access is bringing back email back in vogue (really?). Cloud computing changing everything, … Continue reading →

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Attending CIL2008

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Andy

I left early this morning from home in Richmond, VA and drove to Arlington/Crystal City to attend Computers in Libraries 2008. I came up early (conference officially starts tomorrow) to attend a preconference, Web Manager’s Academy. It was an all … Continue reading →

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