For those library bloggers going to SLA in June:
From What I Learned Today library blog:
Wow! Time flies! It’s nearly time for SLA Annual in Seattle and that means tons of get togethers and social events. Make sure you don’t miss the Blogging Section Happy Hour:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Location: Wild Ginger, 1401 3rd [...]
The May 28 Tewksbury Advocate reported that the Tewksbury Library will not be privatized, but still suffer cuts in its budget:
“Three months after the town’s Financial Planning Task Force entrusted the Tewksbury Public Library’s Board of Trustees to investigate the benefits of privatizing the town’s public library, the trustees concluded they cannot support a decision [...]
It’s time to register for the Digital Commonwealth Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 18th from 1:00 - 4:00 p. m. at the Worcester Public Library. Liz Bishoff, recently named Director of Digital and Preservation Services at BRC (Bibliographical Center for Research), will give the Keynote Address: Digitization: Pitfalls and Potential. Liz was the Executive Director [...]
BusinessWeek has updated their 2005 article called “Blogs Will Change Your Business” with “Beyond Blogs: what business needs to know”:
“But blogs, it turns out, are just one of the do-it-yourself tools to emerge on the Internet. Vast social networks such as Facebook and MySpace offer people new ways to meet and exchange information. Sites [...]