-
Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, Keynote Speaker at ALA Midwinter Meeting
Former professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is on the cover of the forthcoming joint January/February 2008 issue of ALA's American Libraries member magazine. He is the keynote speaker at the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Why Kareem? As I told a group at ALA:
Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is presently a history author, with his ( Read more... ) -
Funny Christmas Dinner Moment - ¿Quién es más obsoleto?
The funny--yet not funny--Christmas dinner moment came when I talked about a paper I just completed on the future--or seeming lack of one--for print journalism.
When discussing my scholarly pursuits, you'll find I'm so single-minded that I forget little things like the fact that I'm saying this while sitting across the table from not just one but ( Read more... ) -
My Google Reader Blog (it's so meta!)
With the Google Reader, you can "share" items that you see on other blogs--but then Google puts those items in their own blog (didn't I say it was meta??).
So see my blog of others' blog items, at:
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/17798245538117400783 -
Writers Guild strike means more reading!
Poll shows support for writers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-strikepoll14nov14,0,4940619.story
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 14, 2007
Almost 2 of 3 Americans back guild members in their dispute with studios, a survey to be released today indicates.
EXCERPT
When asked about the prospect of reruns replacing new shows ( Read more... ) -
Happy 131st birthday, ALA!
ALA turns 131-years-old on Saturday, October 6 (and doesn't look a day over 60)! What would you give ALA as a present, if you could? Feel free to be creative! -
Because people would want to work with me, I think. Wouldn't they??
From https://cs.ala.org/jobs/viewjobs.cfm#361
Library/Communications & Member Relations, Chicago, IL
Responsibilities: Provide technical service support for the ALA Library through maintenance of the periodical collection (both paper and electronic), physical processing of monographs and standing orders, processing of interlibrary loan requests, ( Read more... ) -
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho, It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
AVAST, YE SWABS!
(Okay, granted that sounds more like I'm trying to commandeer Q-tips®, but be that as it may...)
Taking advantage of today's International Talk Like A Pirate Day -- which you can find out all about from Tom Smith, known as LiveJournal's
( Read more... ) -
You'll feel like you were there! 2007 ALA Annual Conference Issue of ALDirect
See the special 2007 Post-Annual Conference Issue of American Libraries Direct, the online newsletter of ALA's American Libraries member magazine!