The Big (and not so) Easy: Missing Voices on the Student Transition to College

Ok, I get why there were no school librarians or academic librarians on this panel - apparently our voices have been heard.  But still, having representatives from those groups on this panel would have really added to the discussion.  According to a few people, school librarian membership in LIRT is negligible, so I encourage all…

A brief #ALA11 wrap-up

Yes, ALA11 ended over a week ago, but in my defense there have been a few things going on in my life that have delayed this post. Before I actually headed to NOLA, things got exciting.  I was mugged - money removed from my wallet by this bandit: Seriously, I was just walking down the…

Summertime = Conferences + Presentations

I've got quite the schedule this summer, and already I'm tired.   The disaster preparation/recovery presentation to ASLA came and went, but if you're heading to ALA next week, you'll find me here: Disaster Preparedness for School Librarians From Gutenberg to Google and Glogs, From Books to Vooks Best Practices in Library Websites for Teens (that's…

Time to start planning!

Turns out I have two conference presentations next year: At ALA11 in NOLA: From Gutenberg to Google and Glogs, From Books to Vooks: Imagining and Developing the Successful, Dynamic 21st Century Library, A Panel Discussion and Debate (led by Carla Bosco, co-presenting with Wendy Stephens and Angela Carstensen) At AASL11 in Minneapolis: Books, E-ink and…