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#alamw14
I think my schedule’s finalized. I’m glad I looked at Daniel’s (the Alaska Councilor’s) schedule, though: I had missed one of the required meetings (ALA-APA Council). Speaking of: wow, does Council...
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Being Good Backup at #alamw14
The concern has been raised that people might misunderstand the point of the BACKUP ribbons, or misuse them. And I suspect that it’s not immediately obvious to everyone 1) what you’re committing to and...
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#alamw14 in glimpses
I don’t yet have the space, mentally, to process ALA Midwinter and summarize it properly. But here are some moments and some impressions: A photo from Council Orientation When I finished my schedule...
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Social media – best practices and “libraries doing it right”
I’m pulling together my thoughts for a panel on social media* aimed mostly at small libraries with small staffs. If we’re Twitter friends, you’ve seen me asking for libraries on Facebook, Twitter,...
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Although I’ve mentioned it a couple of times, informally, I would like to more publicly/formally talk about my participation in the Code of Conduct Pledge (#CoCPledge) movement—and hopefully add value...
View ArticleCode4Lib 2014 Write-up
I had an enjoyable and educational time at Code4Lib 2014. It was my first time attending any Code4Lib event, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be there, thanks to the Diversity...
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Midwinter Blues
The American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting has got to go. It’s a strain on the organization, where I define “the organization” as both 1) its members and 2) its governance. I’d like to look...
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Conference Inclusiveness
I’m writing from beautiful, friendly, walkable, and temperate-but-humid Portland, Oregon, where I’ve been attending Open Source Bridge (#osb14) and, before this, AdaCamp (#adacamp). Portland’s a really...
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Why I give to the Ada Initiative (and hope you will too)
This blog post is a little late. Others have written really evocatively about this subject, already. But, late or not, it feels wrong not to say something. The Ada Initiative is my favorite non-profit...
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Notes from Abstractions
Pittsburgh’s Code & Supply just held a huge (1500 people) conference over the last three days, and of course I’d signed up to attend months ago, because 1) local 2) affordable 3) tech conference 4)...
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