MLA 2008: Croquet, not Second Life, is the Technology Trend- May 21, 2008 The first web search tool that I ever used was called WebCrawler. The service was also the hot topic at almost every conference I attended for two years. Soon, Lycos and the other search tools began to appear and the search landscape changed. It took about five years and several iterations of search tools before Google appeared on the horizon.WebCrawler is now a footnote in web search tool history, although the current developers would likely argue my assessment. At the MLA 2008 Tech Trends...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-croquet-not-second-life-is.html MLA 2008: Technology Trends Panel- May 19, 2008 This AM I participated in the Technology Trends Panel. While we have several conference calls and many email messages, I enjoy hearing the other panelists speak as if I were in the audience. Rikke Ogawa also does an excellent job as a Google jockey (I hear she is available for parties) and Susan Lessick is great at herding the cats.We had hoped to have the panel in a more informal setup using stools and simply pass the microphone. The cost for the chairs was quoted at $200 a piece! Somehow..http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-technology-trends-panel.html MLA 2008: If It's Free, It's For Me- May 19, 2008 When I enter an exhibit hall I am on a quest. A quest for cool free stuff.Pens I have. I have coffee cups full of conference pens. I need one, maybe two of them. My most prized is a Google pen I got at an Internet World conference the day Google went public. I can get $4 for it on eBay.I also have plenty of interesting paper clips, bags, and pads.In an earlier conference post from the MLA 2008 annual meeting I sounded off regarding the outrageous amount of paper and literature flowing out from.http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-if-its-free-its-for-me.html MLA 2008: The (Research) Culture of Libraries- May 19, 2008 As I walked around the MLA 2008 poster session this afternoon I noticed that there were a fair number of projects funded by small grants. It seems like five thousand dollars can fund a fairly basic project. This observation blended nice into the title of a late Sunday afternoon session I attended entitled 'Developing a Research Culture in Your Organization." I arrived to the session late (sorry, Jerry! I missed your presentation!) since I was still down in the exhibit hall for the poster...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-research-culture-of-libraries.html MLA 2008: It's All About the Network- May 18, 2008 Mark Funk's MLA 2008 presidential address and the McGovern Lecture by Andrew Zolli, (Founder of Z+ Partners Inc.; a think tank) dovetailed with one another nicely.Mark broke away from the 'weve always done it that way approach to presidential addresses and discussed how social networking should be used by MLA to rethink how we do association business. Activities such as committees, the CE clearinghouse, our traditional print publications, and the annual meeting itself can leverage emerging...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-its-all-about-network.html MLA 2008: A Brisk Morning Walk- May 18, 2008 One of the advantages of heading west a time zone is that my body clock is still an hour ahead. So, getting up this AM for the 20th Majors Walk for Fun was not a problem (free t-shirt and Elsevier sponsored box breakfast). I was unable to recruit anyone last night at the opening reception willing to get up early, or whom didn't have committee meetings, I showed up figuring I would know someone or meet someone new.As it turned out, that someone I knew turned out to be fellow Ohioan Marlene...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-brisk-morning-walk.html MLA 2008: What's Coming In Under My Door- May 18, 2008 I just got back to my room after the MLA 2008 opening reception. The MLA tradition is that most people go to the reception early and then get together with friends for dinner. Since the vendors don't put out their best free stuff at the reception, plus I am planning to do the 6:30 AM Sunday Majors walk (free breakfast and a t-shirt), I went to dinner with friends beforehand and didn't get to the reception until the last half hour.After getting back to the room, dressing 'down', turning on the..http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-whats-coming-in-under-my-door.html MLA 2008: When is Self Check In, Not- May 17, 2008 When I arrived at Port Columbus on my way to Chicago for MLA 2008, I used one of the self check-in kiosks at the ticket counter to check my luggage. I had already printed my boarding pass and just needed to check my bag. I went through all the steps, but had to wait for a desk worker to get my tag from a printer from behind the counter. It took about five minutes.Upon arrival the Hyatt Regency Chicago I again approached one of the registration self check-in kiosks. I swiped my card and was...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-when-is-self-check-in-not.html MLA 2008: Technology Means More Baggage- May 17, 2008 I am sitting at Port Columbus on my way to Chicago for the MLA 2008 annual meeting. I have gotten very good at using various packing techniques to get all my 'stuff' into a carry-on bag. In fact, I have not checked a bag in almost three years. Well, until today.Last year we utilized an audience response system in our tech trends session, which was very well received. Since last year's session was overflow, I am bringing along 100 'clickers' to use in the session. I had to go up a size in my...http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-technology-means-more-baggage.html MLA 2008: Calling all Emerging Technology Librarians- May 15, 2008 Over the past year I have been seeing an increasing number of library openings with the title Emerging Technology Librarian (or similar) If you have such a title (or similar) and will be attending the MLA 2008 annual meeting in Chicago, I would be interested in talking with you.The increase in the number of positions with this title is in of itself a technology trend.Among what I am interesting in learning:- what the role of this position is within your organization;- is it a new position or a.http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/05/mla-2008-calling-all-emerging.html |