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Computers in Libraries 2008 Schedule

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Two weeks from tomorrow, I leave for glorious Crystal City, VA for Computers in Libraries 2008. I posted my tentative schedule on the CiL wiki. I will be presenting about learning commons on Monday afternoon, my 2nd time presenting at CiL. I always look forward to the great presentations at CiL, but this year, I am particularly excited about Steven Cohen’s track on Monday. I won’t be able to go to all of it because I present on Monday as well, but I should get to the morning sessions. I’m also excited that there are two other presentations about innovative spaces, Barbara Tierney’s “The Library Sandbox” and Matt Gullett and Greg Schwartz’s “Libraries as Laboratories for Innovation,” both on Tuesday.

After the conference, I’ll be taking the train (oh, I miss trains) to Philadelphia to visit family, hit some of the Philadelphia Film Festival, and even squeeze in a Phillies game.

Conference I, Alas, Will Not Be Attending

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I recently joined the Society for Cinema & Media Studies. Actually, I had been meaning to do so for a while but never got around to it. Now that I am a member, I see that their annual conference is being held this February in Philadelphia. Their rather extensive program can be found here. Alas, I just returned from Philadelphia and don’t have the wherewithal to turn around and head back. I don’t see a list of future conference locations on their site, but I’m hoping to be able to attend one year.

This organization seems geared to academic film professors, but I’m curious if other film/media librarians are members.

Back from Philly

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ALA Midwinter was fun, interesting, and productive. I went hoping to find a few things to get involved with and it seems I have. I volunteered to be co-chair of the ACRL Media Discussion Group and was accepted. I also sat in on the ALA Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee. They are going to have an open spot soon for an academic librarian, and I’ve thrown my hat in the ring, so to speak. Also, I may have found an opportunity to bring my film expertise to the Literatures in English section. So, yes, quite a productive conference. Which means I should be going to Anaheim in June.

While in Philadelphia, I got to visit many of my favorite and some new places:

Also got to see some of my family and friends who I met at other conferences. And snow. Got to see some snow.

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