ALA 2009 Annual Conference

The 2009 ALA Annual Conference will take place in Chicago, IL, on July 9-July 15, 2009, at McCormick Place West.

Visit the Annual 2009 wiki [1] for programming and other local information
Register for the conference [2]
Visit the official Annual 2009 website [3]

Please post additional information, questions, or discussions to this group!

PostRe-Thinking Staff Resources in the E-Serials Environment [4]

by Lori Kappmeyer [5] on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 1:34pm

The presentation slides from this program that took place on July 12, 2009, 8-10 a.m., are now available on the ALA conference materials wiki.

http://presentations.ala.org [6]

ImageThank You! [9]

by Jenny Levine [10] (staff) on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 9:49am

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Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped Libraries Build Communities [11] at the 2009 Annual Conference!

Online DocSlides and Audio from "Pay-Per-View Options: Is Transactional Access Right For My Institution?" (ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group) [12]

Last modified: July 24, 2009 - 2:21pm

(links to the audio file and PDF versions of the slides are at the end of this post)

The ALCTS CCS Electronic Resources Interest Group presented a panel discussion "Pay-Per-View Options: Is Transactional Access Right For My Institution?" on Saturday, July 11, 2009, from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presenters and participants shared their experiences and questions related to providing access to journal content without submitting their bottom lines to costly and sometimes little-used journal subscriptions.

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Online DocALA Annual 2009 Meeting - Carl Fleischhauer of LC: Presentation on the U.S. Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative [15]

Last modified: July 23, 2009 - 9:45am

The Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative is a collaborative effort by federal agencies to define common guidelines, methods, and practices to digitize historical content in a sustainable manner. The initiative was launched in 2007 with the formation of the Federal Agencies Still Image Digitization Working Group, who concentrate their efforts on image content such as books, manuscripts, maps, and photographic prints and negatives. In 2008, the Federal Agencies Audio-Visual Working

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Image2009 Empowerment Conference Session: Maureen Sullivan [19]

by Jennifer Kutzik [20] on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 10:44am

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Maureen Sullivan speaks to a standing room only session during the 2009 Empowerment Conference

ImageALA President, Past-President, and LSSIRT Councilor [21]

by Jennifer Kutzik [20] on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 10:39am

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Camila Alire, Jim Rettig, and Jennifer S. Kutzik prepare for ALA Council III, on July 15, 2009.

EventDance Librarians Discussion Group Tour of Harold Washington Library Center [22]

by Helice Koffler [23] on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 6:29am

Join the Dance Librarians Discussion Group this evening for a tour focusing on the dance collections of the Visual and Performing Arts Department at the Harold Washington Library Center. The tour will be led by Robert Sloane of the Chicago Public Library.

Meet at 6:00 pm on the 8th Floor of the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street.

PostConference handouts online? [26]

by Andrea Johnson [27] on Sun, 07/12/2009 - 10:56am

Will handouts be available for more of the sessions presented at ALA Annual? I've been to the Conference Materials Archive page, and only a very few programs have handouts available online. It seems to me that ALA's efforts to "green up" the conference might include making more of these materials available electronically. It would also aid attendees who were not able to find good seats, had difficulty hearing speakers, etc.

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PostSecond Life & Virtual World-related programs @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference [29]

by Valerie Hawkins [30] (staff) on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 1:42pm

From Virtual Presence Blog, http://www.virtual.ala.org/virtualpresence/?p=348 [31]