Liveblog of Charleston Conference
The Charleston Conference 2009

Know any fabulous library technologists? Nominate them!
Official press release stuff: LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in communication for continuing education in library and information technology.  Sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and Library Hi Tech, the award includes a citation of merit and a $1,000 stipend provided by Emerald Press, publishers of Library Hi Tech.  The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2009.

TechSource Post: the Sacred Cows of My People
(library technologists, that is). Hearing Rick Anderson’s recent KLA talk, titled “The Five Sacred Cows of Librarianship: Why They No Longer Matter, and Why Two of Them Never Did,”  made me wonder what “sacred cows” exist in the field of library technology.  I posed the question, “What are the sacred cows of library technology?” in

Techsource post: Let’s go camping!
I am very sad not to get to attend and speak at Internet Librarian this year. I will miss seeing all my library technology friends in beautiful Monterey. Perhaps most of all, I’ll miss the first unconference event at IL, which will be deftly and awesomely hosted by Amy Buckland and Jenica Rogers. Read more at ALA Techsource: I

Liveblog: Kentucky Library Association 2009
KLA 2009