Submitted by Tom Peters on January 25, 2007 - 1:43pm
During the week leading up to ALA Midwinter, I received an email message from a publicist, stating that his client would be attending Midwinter, and wondering if I would like to conduct an interview. His client is David Pogue, the excellent NY Times columnist and blogger who writes about technology topics, especially handheld electronic devices. I jumped at the chance to interview Pogue, suggesting 10 Sunday morning as the appointed time.
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Submitted by Michelle Boule on January 22, 2007 - 6:14pm
At ALA Midwinter 2007 in Seattle... Read More »
Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on January 7, 2007 - 11:51pm
Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on December 13, 2006 - 12:44pm
Last week, you may have read about some new collaborative efforts (check out the District Dispatch's second podcast, intro music and all!) and Web 2.0 tech tools launched by some creative ALA staffers and the ALA Library. One of them is the Librarian's E-Library, "selected resources on Libraries and Librarianship from the American Library Association (ALA) Library and a growing list of volunteers."
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Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on December 5, 2006 - 8:08pm
Kelly Czarnecki, on the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) blog, recently posted about a really cool event happening in Seattle next month. Gamers and those interested in gaming and libraries will definitely want to check out:
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YALSA's Teen Gaming Discussion Group
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W Hotel Seattle, 1112 4th Ave., Studio 8
Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on October 21, 2006 - 4:29pm
This post is the culmination of the ALA TS blog one-year birthday festschrift, a month-long series of posts that could be perceived as a sort of eblogocentric celebration of this forum.
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Submitted by Michelle Boule on October 4, 2006 - 1:34pm
A little over a year ago, ALA TechSource Blog sashayed out onto the dance floor. I remember thinking how it was wonderful that ALA was finally getting into blogs. Teresa had gathered some big names in the Biblioblogosphere, and I knew ALA TechSource Blog was going to be a hit. I was right.
ALA TechSource was distinguished from other "techie" blogs by being a tech place for the layman. Here was a place that librarians unfamiliar with the jargon and discussion could read without being overwhelmed. The discussions were often illuminated with real-world examples and interviews with librarians in the trenches. I was a fan.
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Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on October 1, 2006 - 10:57am
Last week, Andy Bridges, from ALA's Washington Office, put together some summary information on the recently released Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: Results and Findings study.
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Submitted by Teresa Koltzenburg on August 1, 2006 - 5:08pm
It's a special day here at ALA TechSource. Not only did Jenny Levine begin at ALA today in her new job as Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide, but also today Michelle Boule, of Wandering Eyre Blog fame, officially starts as a contributor to this blog. (Watch your aggregator for her first post about utilizing committees to influence technology-related decisions.)
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