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Post-Charleston Depression
November 10, 2008
Well, I'm back from Charleston, and have to report that, as lovely as that city is, the conference wasn't very stimulating this time around. One session was really good (already told you about that one), one session was distressing (the disappointing session also reported earlier), and the rest that I attended were not very exciting or informative. I ran into a colleague on Saturday and asked for her take on it, and she replied that it was all too theoretical for her taste. I have to concur, especially since this is a conference that has been known in the past for concentrating on the nitty-gritty, practical side of librarianship.
So I'm looking forward to CIL more than ever (especially since I've learned there are discounted registration rates), and am also interested in some local workshops coming up: NERCOMP 's Multimedia Support: When it Rains, it Pours!, and NERCOMP's Images: Content, Management, Teaching, and Learning. These speak to projects I'm actively involved with here at work, and I am really eager to learn more about incorporating formats beyond e-texts effectively in teaching and learning products. I've been going to local conferences in recent years because I've found them to be both more interesting and more effective in giving me good tools for my work than the national conferences. And I continue to scratch my head about why our main professional association has 2 conferences per year, given library funding and salaries.
The other thing I discovered from my recent conference experience is that I am blessed with having a very high level of professional discourse right here at home. So I'm valuing my daily work with exceptional colleagues even more -- and that's a very good thing, IMHO.
More as it happens,
Cheryl
Posted by Cheryl LaGuardia on November 10, 2008 | Comments (0)
