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Many of the presentations given at CIL are already posted on the web (CIL 2006 Presentations), thanks to VP of Technology and AV magician Bill Spence. More will go up as he receives them from speakers. Nancy Garman ITI, ngarman@infotoday.com Technorati Tag: CIL2006

Lorcan Dempsey’s post-conference post, Extending the Audience, contained some thoughtful comments about library bloggers, the topics they were discussing, and their relationship to the program itself. He also reflected that his own presentation made him think about the audience – and realize that speakers are beginning to not only address the local audience at an [...]

Over 2000 librarians went back to work this week, energized and inspired by what they heard at Computers in Libraries 2006. Thousands more “virtual attendees” read blog posts here and on the blogs of over 40 bloggers who were at the conference. The CIL 2006 tag aggregated posts on Technorati, Flickr,and elsewhere, offering those who [...]

The 21st CIL conference is now concluded. When I think back 21 years to 1985, I’m amazed at all the changes that have occurred, not only in the information business but in the world at large. Back then, computers were just getting established in libraries and were used for fairly routine tasks. One of the [...]

Conferences to me are all about networking, learning, asking questions and answering others, sharing, and really stretching our minds to embrace new ideas and new ways of doing things. It’s a chance to prepare for the challenges ahead. This year’s CIL certainly provided the opportunity for all these things. And, indeed, there are challenges, which [...]