LibConf.com from Information Today

As suggested by Kathy Dempsey, author of The Accidental Library Marketer, here is a collection of Wordles based on the final program for each of the Internet Librarian conferences from 1997 to 2009.

Going back in time for this information was like an archeological dig through the the history of web development all the way back to the days before CSS and to when ITI hand coded the entire program in plain HTML.

When it comes to working with data on the web, there were no “good old days” to look back on with fondness in my opinion.

And so another Internet Librarian conference came to a close. By any measure, it was the best ever. We had record attendance, a program with outstanding speakers, great networking opportunities, a great exhibit hall, receptions with delicious food and drink, excellent organization and facilities, a great location…and to top it all off, let’s not forget [...]

Steve Cohen gave a wonderful list of hot social networking software. Here is his list (I haven’t hyperlinked the URLs, but they will be on his web site soon.) After he had presented his list, he invited the audience to suggest more, and they are also listed here. What a wonderful session! Enjoy! Don Hawkins [...]

[Note by Don: Steve Cohen gave a wonderful summary of social networking software. (Steve writes the librarystuff blog, which is published by Information Today, and is contributing to this blog as well.) Following Steve's model, Pat Feeney, our Guest Blogger, compiled her own list.] The comments below are mine, but I thank Gary, Greg, Steven, [...]

If Tuesday was “mashup day” for me, Wednesday was “social computing” day. I learned lots about wikis, blogs, and some of their non-traditional applications. Those who don’t understand wikis would be well advised to look at the reprint of Nicole Engard’s article in ONLINE in the conference proceedings as well as her presentation on the [...]