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Uncontrolled Vocabulary #37 - It’s like Candy Land, only nerdier.
By Greg | April 10, 2008
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #37 is now available for download. Here’s a direct link to the mp3.
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On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Julian Clark, Georgetown University Law Library
Sarah Cohen, Champlain College
Anna Creech, University of Richmond
Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
David Free, ACRL
Joshua M. Neff, Johnson County Public Library
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
This episode was devoted exclusively to conversation about the recently completed Computers in Libraries 2008 conference.
Amongst the topics discussed:
Dominant themes and takeaways
Best presentations
The Story of My Profession (Pegasus Librarian)
Wi-fi access - Is spotty better than none at all?
Why this conference still works in light of the rise of the unconference
Suggestions for future conferences
Note: Post updated at 9:54 AM to include my homegirl, Sarah Cohen. So totally my bad.
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April 10th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
[...] Earlier this evening, a group of nine Computers in Libraries attendees came together online to reflect on their conference experiences. The result is Uncontrolled Vocabulary #37. [...]
April 11th, 2008 at 7:25 am
What about Sarah “Vermont” Cohen?
April 11th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Neffster, great catch. I’d added her to the previous participants list on the wiki, but never carried it over to the post. Much obliged.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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April 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
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April 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
[...] go listen to the episode and revel in our memories of [...]
April 14th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
[...] but both have been amply covered elsewhere anyway, so no big. The perfect summation in my book? “It’s like Candyland only nerdier!”. Indeed. categories: conferences [...]