ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting: LJ's Picks of Saturday's Top Tweets
ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting - American Library Association - Library Journal
By Wilda Williams -- Library Journal, 01/17/2010
On day two of
HDiemer1234: #ALAmw10 the phone with the flowers is up in Room 210
deb07: Very tired but happy---snagged an advance copy of Rosemary Harris' Dead Head & signed copy of Lee Smith's latest. #alamw10
jeanjeanniec: Al Gore just strolled by while praising Jimmy Carter. Love! #alamw10 #el10ala
oelibrarian: is
jeanjeanniec: The Chinatown Storefront Library tour was inspiring and superb. So sad it's closing its doors. #alamw10 #apala #el10ala
eligerman: off to the gym to work off some of these ala happy hours. see you at the tweet-up! #alamw10
eligerman: Just donated to Haitian Relief at BCEC. Estimated about $2,500 donated so far. #alamw10
booknerdgirl: Oh my goodness, #alamw10 was amazing! Was surrounded by tons of great books and authors for hours. Loved loved loved it.
shonali RT @shashib @davidleeking: Gina Millsap needs help finding iPhone w brown/pink flower cover, left in cab (not sure what cab) #alamw10
pcsweeney What do you think is a core organizational value of ala? #alamw10
jeanjeanniec Al Gore is on a roll. A few notes, rapid fire, somber topics peppered with biting humor. #alamw10
linkedlibrary Zanoni: what does frontline advocacy look like at an academic library? Community building, personal interaction w/fac and students #alamw10
oelibrarian a lot of lip service to what should be done w/ RUSA, will it be done? #alamw10
linkedlibrary @linkedlibrary: Peterson's picture of the state of
oelibrarian: RUSA is leaning towards more online participation, but will it happen #alamw10
mojo_girl: On the big yellow bus heading to the conference to get swag and pretend my library has money for new stuff #alamw10
kmlussier Gore: it is important to change the lightbulbs & windows, but it is far more important to change laws & policies. #alamw10
sarahantz: RT @_rachelsimon: P.S. RUMOR IS TRUE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ADVANCED
kimll Frontline advocacy is like a martini! We're the olives and everybody else is the gin/vodka. I'm suddenly a big advocacy fan. #alamw10
Hope_Baugh
ebethmoreau Right before the Frontline Advocacy session, having a conversation about gay vampire erotica. Love it! #alamw10
jolietjosh What an amazingly small room for the al gore talk #alamw10
srharris19 OK. it's not possible to attend both of these meetings and get between the two in time on the shuttle. #alamw10
a_m_kelly: 3rd row for the Al Gore talk at #alamw10. sweet. hope it's good.
surferrosa I let you hop in front of me in the line for the Al Gore signing, and you scowl at me? May you trip on your overstuffed #totebag, lady.
Kategreatmpls: RT @srharris19: Ebsco to become exclusive ejournal platform for several popular magazines: Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune... #alamw10
ala_secrets: It appears that while
JanieH: Quick walk thru of the exhibits indicates that the #totebag has shrunk to #lunchbag for many vendors. Sign of the economy? #alamw10
awd: Homgray... wishing was in a vendor-sponsored luncheon at #alamw10
HeidiSteiner: I think the robot just hit on me! "Look at those boots. You go girl!" #alamw10.
debdegeorge: Creepy robot @ exhibitor booth scans name from card, greets you by name as you pass. #alamw10 #totebag
awd It's official, 2 day old shoes do not belong on feet at #alamw10 *limp* *limp* *limp*
bmljenny: How pathetic is it I think $8 for a convention center lunch is not bad? #alamw10
helgagrace Collecting ARCs at an amazing rate at #alamw10. though not as quickly as @mrsfridaynext..
dreadfulpenny Great scores include: Cleaving, the new Ruiz Zafon, Linger, Bone: Tall Tales, the new Vladimir Tod, and books on books.... #alamw10
megoc The IFLA update is mostly a sales pitch for
mosylu reading all the tweets from #alamw10 and suffering wicked conference envy
AudreyRia #alamw10
dorevabelfiore RT @lis02215: The resume critiquing appts at the placement center are going fast. I snagged a spot for tomorrow afternoon. #alamw10
AudreyRia Got a ton of free stuff from vendors at #alamw10, then blew $40 on an
bostonbibliophl walked entire exhibit hall floor, now taking a break! (thank goodness for all those mini candy bars!) #alamw10
SonjaandLibrary Exhibits are impressive at Midwinter Conference some terrific new ideas #alamw10
JenBaxmeyer this morning's theme in re: cataloging and e-resource mgmt: we are trying to do too much stuff locally #alamw10
uliakriley Career counseling session at placement center was very helpful. Feel like I have a better focus for my job search. #alamw10
kemberling #LibraryThing is changing for the better. Nice integration with
librarythingtim Announcing "Library Anywhere," a mobile catalog for every library catalog! http://bit.ly/4TnOoO #alamw10 (booth 1208)
LorreS
marjorielight Chatted a the lovely Alissa Torres of Random House Author of American Widow
marjorielight Just met Elizabeth Gilbert @ #alamw10 SOO gracious!
VennLibrarian
DeweyDecimator Walked into the convention center and immediately got offered a go-cart ride to registration. What service! #alamw10
artficlinanity I would feel more guilty for refusing to attend
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