Surely the news from last week about some Congressmen unfavorably comparing the Library of Congress to the likes of Wal-Mart and UPS was one of the stupidest things I have ever read. I was genuinely shocked by the level of … Continue reading →
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Tagged American Library Association, California, Congress, Dan Lungren, James Rettig, librarian, Library of Congress, Matt Raymond, Michigan, President, Vernon Ehlers, Wal-Mart
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Marc Meola from ACRLog writes about the Wall St. Journal article on LibraryThing. What stood out to me in his post was the phrase “Maybe I’m just being grumpy…” I am glad he wrote that, admitting that sometimes we who … Continue reading →
This afternoon I read a report of some kind of panel discussion at the American Library Association between three well known and highly visible librarians on the issue of “who controls the future of search.” Things were fairly ok up … Continue reading →
This is the last post of the evening, I swear. I have made clear my problems with the American Library Association (ALA) in the past, and these problems stem from what I have seen from the inside, having actively participated … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was saddened by the news that Ross Atkinson, Associate University Librarian at Cornell, had died. I never met him but I’ve read many of his writings, so my view of him is definitely second hand at best. My … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alabama, American Library Association, Associate University, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Bonnie MacEwan, chicago, Cornell, librarian, Robert Alan, Ross Atkinson
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Quote “overheard” from an excellent blog called It’s All Good, derived from notes jotted down during a live symposium sponsored by OCLC at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting (known as ALA Midwinter). The full quote was “It’s like a … Continue reading →
ALA | ALA Editions names Bloss RDA Project Manager I was pleased to see that a friend of mine, Marjorie Bloss, has landed an interesting job at the American Library Association. She will be spearheading development of a new standard … Continue reading →
[Update: I feel obligated to add a bit more to my posting on this topic. See changes/additions in brackets below.] I haven’t joined the hundreds (thousands?) of others who commented negatively on Michael Gorman’s well-publicized anti-blogging diatribe a few months … Continue reading →
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Tagged ALA Council, American Library Association, Blaise Cronin, dean, faculty member, incoming president, indiana, Indiana University, Laura Bush, librarian, Michael Gorman
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I had a thought yesterday as I was struggling to articulate what pains me so much about the American Library Association (ALA) these days, especially as I read about the special screening of Michael Moore’s latest movie and Richard Clarke’s … Continue reading →
