Remember the outcry by government officials from Western democracies when the Mubarak regime shut down the Internet and moble cell phone networks in an attempt to silence communications which eventually led to the overthrow of his government? Didn’t work. In…
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AALL Distinguished Lectureship Award Nominations Due by Nov. 1
20
Oct
From the announcement: The AALL Distinguished Lectureship is an opportunity for members with a unique perspective on the history, practice, or philosophy of law librarianship to share their knowledge and expertise with other members in a prestigious setting. The lecture,…
ACRL Signs Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities
20
Oct
Quoting from ACRL Insider: ACRL has long supported open access to scholarship as a central principle for reform in the system of scholarly communication. In ACRL’s new strategic plan, the plan for excellence, the goal in the area of research…
"Transparency continues to be an issue for AALL members"
18
Oct
In the From the President column in the September/October 2011 issue of AALL Spectrum, Darcy Kirk writes Transparency continues to be an issue for AALL members, so I plan to provide as much information to members as possible, in as…
Time to Take a Velvet Chainsaw to AALL’s Less Than Comprehensive But Official Review of Annual Meeting Programming
17
Oct
I doubt I was the only AALL member to hear that our association had retained Velvet Chainsaw Consulting to conduct a “comprehensive review of the Annual Meeting educational programming” and that a Velvet Chainsaw representative “attended the 2011 Annual Meeting…
Time to Take a Velvet Chainsaw to AALL’s Less Than Comprehensive But Official Review of Annual Meeting Programming
17
Oct
I doubt I was the only AALL member to hear that our association had retained Velvet Chainsaw Consulting to conduct a “comprehensive review of the Annual Meeting educational programming” and that a Velvet Chainsaw representative “attended the 2011 Annual Meeting…
ALA Launches E-Content Blog: Taking a criticial look at the ongoing discussion about electronic content
11
Oct
ALA has launched E-Content, a blog to provide “information on e-books, e-readers, e-journals, databases, digital libraries, digital repositories, and other e-content issues. The blog complements the new section on e-content that appears in the weekly e-newsletter American Libraries Direct (free…
Salt of the Earth, Part II: AALL Patronage by Way of Handing Out Honoraria
26
Sep
Call me old school but I’ve always thought that folks who are willing to expend their blood, sweat and tears in AALL activities (ah, that would NOT be me because I don’t like wasting that much of my time) should…
Time for "Robust Consumer Advocacy Equal to AALL’s Promise:" Consumer Advocacy Caucus Issues a Call to Support the Group’s Petition for AALL Recognition
12
Sep
On September 10th, the Library Consumer Advocacy Causus published the petition it will submit to AALL’s Executve Board for Caucus recognition. To allow the Board sufficient time to place the matter on its November meeting agenda, the Caucus is calling…
