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ALA Annual Conference 2011 Coverage






NEW ORLEANS – The Council of the American Library Association (ALA) passed a resolution encouraging ALA members to tell their legislators, as well as local and national organizations and...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 16:42  |  Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The American Library Association (ALA) Council passed a resolution continuing its opposition to the use of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and the use of National Security...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 16:41  |  Read More
NEW ORLEANS - The American Library Association (ALA) Council, in a resolution passed at its Annual Conference in New Orleans, urges all libraries that implement self-service holds to protect patron...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 15:20  |  Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The Council of the American Library Association (ALA) passed a resolution endorsing the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the right to Freedom of...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 14:12  |  Read More
Gail Schlacter of Reference Service Press with Jenny Bossaller and Denice Adkins
CHICAGO — The article "Describing Vernacular Literacy Practices to Enhance Understanding of Community Information Needs: A Case Study with Practical Implications" by Denice Adkins,...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 13:55  |  Read More
After his speech at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Daniel Ellsberg spoke with Leonard Kniffel and other ALA staff and members about government transparency and the...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 12:33  |  Read More
Daniel Ellsberg speaking at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 22:04  |  Read More
CHICAGO - Alexander Cohen, librarian and space planner and Loriene Roy, professor, University of Texas at Austin, will reprise their program from the 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans as a live...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 16:02  |  Read More
E-Books Session
My recollection may be fuzzy but I believe it was circa 2000 at a PLA conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the topic was e-books and how they spelled doom for public libraries. The...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 13:14  |  Read More
ALA’s Executive Board and governing Council spent much of their time during Annual Conference in New Orleans discussing—and acting on—a series of recommendations from five special...
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 15:39  |  Read More
Zine Panel
Zines fully represent DIY (do-it-yourself) ethos, where the content, style, distribution methods, and more are entirely up to the zinester — or zine author/creator. With no standardization, and...
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 09:18  |  Read More
Award winner Micquel Little, left, with John Brunswick of Atlas Systems.
CHICAGO — Micquel Little, access services librarian at St.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 11:51  |  Read More
Tablet-gazing on the ALA exhibit floor
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:10  |  Read More
CHICAGO - If you missed any of these excellent programs sponsored by LLAMA’s sections at the Annual Conference in New Orleans, here’s your chance to experience them as live webinars.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 14:35  |  Read More
Min Chou, 2011-2012 President of the Chinese American Librarians Association
CHICAGO — The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) inaugurated its 2011-2012 year with the program “Embracing the Changes: Diversity and Global Vision in a Digital Age...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 13:56  |  Read More