Category Archives: conferences

ARC-Gate at ALA

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

Last week, and it is difficult to believe it was already more than a week ago, the American Library Association held its Annual Conference in the land of Mickey Mouse, Anaheim, California. And there was a kerfuffle on YouTube about ARCs and … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Wishlist

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 3 Comments

As you read this, I am probably standing, no, make that searching, the exhibit hall floor of the American Library Association Conference, trying to find hunting down last minute ARCs. You see, the ALA exhibits are kind of like BEA … Continue reading →

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Impossible Mission

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

I plan to carry out an impossible mission in this post. Not the kind where the “Secretary will disavow all knowledge of my actions,” although there will be some “Secretaries” involved. So this mission will not involve either Peter Graves … Continue reading →

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A billion wicked thoughts about ebooks and libraries

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

On October 12 I attended the second annual virtual conference about ebooks and libraries, sponsored by Library Journal and School Library Journal. The title of the conference was Ebooks: the New Normal, and I wondered, is it really? The conference … Continue reading →

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A Post of Bloggers

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

We seriously need a collective noun for a group of bloggers.  Maybe it should be a post of bloggers? Or a specialty application, a shelf of book bloggers? After all, there’s a term for every other type of conglomeration–a gaggle … Continue reading →

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