Tag Archives: IFLA 2008
“Standards are like toothbrushes, a good idea but no one wants to use anyone elses”
So quoted Anita Golderba during her presentation at the Cataloguing session at IFLA. My remaining session notes are posted below. I am extremely late in posting them, but there are so many good ideas and points that were made by … Continue reading
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IFLA 2008: Management and Marketing, Statistics and Evaluations, and Library Theory and Research
Management and Marketing, Statistics and Evaluations, and Library Theory and Research Managing libraries in a changing environment – legal, technical and organizational aspects Presenters: Ricardo Gomez/Chris Coward, University of Washington Information technologies and how they are used are not limited … Continue reading
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IFLA 2008: Session on Bibliographic Control
I’ve finally had a chance to summarize some of the sessions that I attended while at IFLA. The Bibliographic Control session is summarized below. Biblographic Control New challenges in bibliographic control in North America Presenter: Liz McKeen, LAC Challenges Amount … Continue reading
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Exposing yourself, oops, your ILS through sharing technologies
Stephen Abram was also a presenter for several sessions at IFLA. He has posted his slides on Stephen’s Lighthouse. I think his IFLA Resource Sharing Satellite Conference, which took place in Boston, has the most informative slides. Although simple, they serve as a reminder … Continue reading
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IFLA 2008 – The third day
It’s now the end of day 3 for IFLA 2008. One of my favourite things about conferences is the ability to meet people and network. I’ve met some terrific professional gurus, as well as promising young library students who will … Continue reading
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IFLA 2008 – Quebec City
I can’t believe IFLA 2008 is a little over a week away. This is my first IFLA conference and I’m very excited. The program looks great and I know I’ll be attending as many sessions as I can fit in to my schedule. … Continue reading
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