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ALA Annual Conference: #ALA2009 tweets reflecting Monday’s conference atmosphere

Rebecca Miller -- Library Journal, 07/14/2009

Monday’s tweets had ALA attendees sharing anecdotes, insights, and observations as the conference neared its close. Here, LJ selects the #ALA2009 hashtag tweets best illustrating the day's surreal mood.

chislut Does anyone else feel like a very inadequate librarian after #ala2009 ? No? Just me? Ok.

libraryfuture Who's still in town for #ala2009 ? Let's meet up.

lizzybees MT Anderson just used the phrase "locker room bukkake" in his Prinz award speech. #ala2009

ranti Wondering if all #ala2009 comments are being captured/preserved one way or another.

julidavis new iphone app (yet to be approved) uh oh conferences will never be the same! TwittARound, which shows nearby Twitter users. #ala2009

slmcdanold Holy cow. RT @awd: New #ala2009 ALA attendance numbers: 22,000 attendees & 6,000 vendors = 28,256 ~1,000 more than DC (prev record)

FireHorse Unsettling, sitting in a hotel room across from a bldg w/open-windowed offices full of people doing what I used to do for a living #ala2009

lorireed Wish we could bottle and save the conference high. Am so energized and inspired. Can't wait to get to work making new ideas happen. #ala2009

loidagarciafebo watching people trapped inside revolving doors #ala2009

agrundmann me=networking fail @ #ala2009. Never seemed to meet academic libs

LorreS Just saw a laptop bounce down an escalator - horrifying #ala2009

bohyunkim Library 2.0 for small libraries; what do you do when you have three four hats-IT, ERM, Webmaster, and Reference? #ala2009#lib2.0

kenleyneufeld 20k students. 4 librarians. No money. We do #lib20 at http://library.sbcc.edu and do it well. #ala2009#ala2prom

markcz5 #ala2009#lib2.0 Are library schools changing as quickly as the profession?

kytwins Comment: would like more interactive conf experience w/ twitter during prez. #ala2009#lib20

phepbu Gaiman cannot read his books with pleasure but can read his comics with pleasure. Fluidity of art and artists. #ala2009

artficlinanity Not good: I'm starting to get a tech-crush on Drupal. #ala2009

mojo_girl wondering if it still counts as "working" if i am on my computer following #ala2009 conference tweets..

lorireed@libraryman If we do not find way to jump in and circulate more digital items, libraries will be in serious trouble. #ala2009

plexippa "You have to cooperate to really offend yourself." #TerryMoore#ala2009#graphic

eligerman i am beginning to suspect that alaconnect can not differentiate me from my librarian mother #ala2009

bullyweeds Broadly, my weekend included a war on sex, romance (writers), gay penguins, and teen sex/uality. Library conferences rule. #ala2009

readingsarah Christian fiction labeling equal to censoring? Forget sometimes that things other than sex,drugs,rock & roll get challenged.#ala2009

rhonabwy Just saw the @neilhimself line, and felt a tiny stab of pity (not sure for whom!) #ala2009

darastar After a leisurely morning, off to a talk that should be titled, 'how to suck it up for the next 2 months until you change jobs'#ala2009

readingsarah Evidently we were in line to be in line. #ala2009

pilsks I've lost track how many times I've heard the word "problematic" over the last 4 days #ala2009

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