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Going to the library is like sex


Follow me on this one. It’s a sensational title, but as I was in a library instruction class the professor actually compared going to the library to sex. You can’t get better marketing than this. We were doing some Q&A towards the end of the session, when the conversation surprisingly turned to libraries and library [...]

ACRL 2009 Sunday Highlights


I forgot to mention the Saturday evening highlights after the workshops and presentations were over. There was a tweetup at the Sheraton hotel that was very well attended. It seemed like at least about 20 or more tweeps were in attendance sharing thoughts and drinks. I have found Twitter to be really useful for conferences [...]

ACRL 2009 Saturday Highlights


Saturday was another very busy one that started out with a 9am poster session for me. It started out a little slow as people trickled in. I kept trying to make eye contact and rope people into coming over and talking. I now know how vendors at the booths feel. But after a little bit [...]