Comments on: Have You Connect-ed Yet? http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2009/04/28/have-you-connect-ed-yet/ Your insider travel guide to ALA Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:21:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aaron the Librarian http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2009/04/28/have-you-connect-ed-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-13923 Aaron the Librarian Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:11:56 +0000 http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/?p=112#comment-13923 A bunch of us are looking at mobile-computing-based library services and had decided to start the paperwork to get a LITA Interest Group going. Being able to create <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/72768" rel="nofollow">the community for the Mobile Computing Interest Group</a> (we almost immediately had more participants indicate interest than the minimum signatures of interest required for the paperwork) and get started right away has been very handy. On to modifying the by-laws to obviate the need for the paper form! A bunch of us are looking at mobile-computing-based library services and had decided to start the paperwork to get a LITA Interest Group going.

Being able to create the community for the Mobile Computing Interest Group (we almost immediately had more participants indicate interest than the minimum signatures of interest required for the paperwork) and get started right away has been very handy.

On to modifying the by-laws to obviate the need for the paper form!

]]> By: Alma Ramos-McDermott http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2009/04/28/have-you-connect-ed-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-13919 Alma Ramos-McDermott Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:15:17 +0000 http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/?p=112#comment-13919 I created a section where my YALSA Diversity Task Force could work. I find the site very easy to use, and really like the calendar feature. Thank you to the "powers that be" who set up the site. I created a section where my YALSA Diversity Task Force could work. I find the site very easy to use, and really like the calendar feature. Thank you to the “powers that be” who set up the site.

]]> By: Rebecca Blakeley http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2009/04/28/have-you-connect-ed-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-13918 Rebecca Blakeley Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:58:03 +0000 http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/?p=112#comment-13918 I created the Government Information Interest Group at ALAConnect (http://connect.ala.org/node/72764) and we are looking for new members from all kinds of librarians to join! It would be nice to have more members from Public and School librarians in particular. You don't have to be a member of GODORT or be a Gov Doc Librarian to join. But if you are, that's fine too! ;-) I've started some discussion questions but we need some more activity and discussion. Thanks. As I told Jenny Levine, it is great to have a virtual space that "flattens" the ALA hierarchy a bit and allows everyone to get to know each other via the member made communities. It also lets me check out what LITA folks are doing since I don't have much time to see them at the annual conferences because I am too busy doing GODORT stuff! I think we just need to keep promoting it and encouraging our colleagues to try it out. The learning curve is not too bad and the more you explore, the more you really start getting into it! I created the Government Information Interest Group at ALAConnect (http://connect.ala.org/node/72764) and we are looking for new members from all kinds of librarians to join! It would be nice to have more members from Public and School librarians in particular. You don’t have to be a member of GODORT or be a Gov Doc Librarian to join. But if you are, that’s fine too! ;-) I’ve started some discussion questions but we need some more activity and discussion. Thanks.

As I told Jenny Levine, it is great to have a virtual space that “flattens” the ALA hierarchy a bit and allows everyone to get to know each other via the member made communities. It also lets me check out what LITA folks are doing since I don’t have much time to see them at the annual conferences because I am too busy doing GODORT stuff! I think we just need to keep promoting it and encouraging our colleagues to try it out. The learning curve is not too bad and the more you explore, the more you really start getting into it!

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