Comments on: Of shoes and ships and conferences http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-2889 rachel Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:27:07 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337#comment-2889 Cate - ALA has been doing a wiki for annual that anyone can contribute to, which contains a section on area attractions, dining etc. -- here is the one for 2008: http://wikis.ala.org/annual2008/index.php/Main_Page I'd assume they'll have one up for 2009 at some point which would be a great place to add that kind of info. (Props to Meredith Farkas who started this unofficially some time back, til ALA finally made it "official.") Joan - I'd rather go to Portland! :) Cate – ALA has been doing a wiki for annual that anyone can contribute to, which contains a section on area attractions, dining etc. — here is the one for 2008:

http://wikis.ala.org/annual2008/index.php/Main_Page

I’d assume they’ll have one up for 2009 at some point which would be a great place to add that kind of info. (Props to Meredith Farkas who started this unofficially some time back, til ALA finally made it “official.”)

Joan – I’d rather go to Portland! :)

]]> By: cate the library student http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-2887 cate the library student Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:15:36 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337#comment-2887 I don't know if this would be any help for cash-strapped librarians but I would be happy to put together an informal list of inexpensive, fun, public-transportation-accessible destinations to chicago for conference-goers. I'll be a first-timer at the conference next year (i'm pretty excited!) so I don't really know if the people who arrange the conference already distribute this type of info. I know this won't help with flight costs (which are crazy), but if I can prevent my fellow ALA members from getting ripped off by the chicago tourism industry, I'd to offer some tips if anyone is interested. Cate Levinson I don’t know if this would be any help for cash-strapped librarians but I would be happy to put together an informal list of inexpensive, fun, public-transportation-accessible destinations to chicago for conference-goers. I’ll be a first-timer at the conference next year (i’m pretty excited!) so I don’t really know if the people who arrange the conference already distribute this type of info.

I know this won’t help with flight costs (which are crazy), but if I can prevent my fellow ALA members from getting ripped off by the chicago tourism industry, I’d to offer some tips if anyone is interested.

Cate Levinson

]]> By: Joan http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-2708 Joan Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:05:53 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337#comment-2708 Just returned to Illinois from vacation to Oregon, which has NO sales tax! It's really weird to buy stuff with no tax. Since you can't pump your own gasoline either, it's also weird to have attendants do it for you. I won't be purchasing anything in Chicago, that's for sure. Yes, the flights are pricey to Portland, as well. Just returned to Illinois from vacation to Oregon, which has NO sales tax! It’s really weird to buy stuff with no tax. Since you can’t pump your own gasoline either, it’s also weird to have attendants do it for you. I won’t be purchasing anything in Chicago, that’s for sure. Yes, the flights are pricey to Portland, as well.

]]> By: MarcyB http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-2637 MarcyB Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:48:43 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337#comment-2637 Hah! MLA is in *Hawaii* next spring. Now, ask me how many folks to whom I spoke in Chicago this year said they were getting funding to go next year. Go ahead, ask me... Hah! MLA is in *Hawaii* next spring. Now, ask me how many folks to whom I spoke in Chicago this year said they were getting funding to go next year. Go ahead, ask me…

]]> By: librarybob http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-2624 librarybob Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:42:04 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=337#comment-2624 Very true. I expect person-to-person conferences to be *much* smaller, but with a vastly larger virtual component. The latter will seem rather natural to librarians now growing up with Facebook, etc. (Webjunction has moved that way, fwiw. I'm not sure the new navigation will help discussions, but the friending will seem natural to many.) Very true.

I expect person-to-person conferences to be *much* smaller, but with a vastly larger virtual component. The latter will seem rather natural to librarians now growing up with Facebook, etc.

(Webjunction has moved that way, fwiw. I’m not sure the new navigation will help discussions, but the friending will seem natural to many.)

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