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CLA 2011: the conference that was

On November 18, 2011 By

The California Library Association’s 2011 annual conference is now a thing of the past. From Infopeople’s perspective it was a good conference: a fair number of people came by the booth and a good number of those took part in our scavenger hunt (special thanks to Heather Teysko of Califa for [...]

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All the peeps at Infopeople are in major gearing up mode for the upcoming 2011 California Library Association’s annual conference that kicks off this Friday, Nov 11 in Pasadena. I’m not going to give all the surprises away, but I will say that there will be a photo opportunity at the Infopeople booth [...]

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Inspired by conversations during the California Library Association conference in San Jose earlier this week and by online coursework through the University of North Texas, I’ve been completely immersed in discussions, articles, and examples of how onsite and online reference services are developing. It’s no surprise to discover that much of what works [...]

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Deputy State Librarian Stacey Aldrich and Metropolitan Cooperative Library System Executive Director Rosario Garza were not the only people talking about the future of reference when they offered a “Statewide Reference for Tomorrow” session during the California Library Association conference in San Jose a few days ago. Everyone seemed [...]

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Daniel Pink, best-selling author of A Whole New Mind, takes us on a tour through the world of innovation, competition, and the changing nature of work while entertaining and challenging us. Charting the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies, he outlines six abilities individuals and organizations must master in an [...]

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If good things really do come in small packages, attendees at the California Library Association 2008 Conference and Exhibition in San Jose are going to find plenty of treasures through the Infopeople Mini-Demo sessions which begin this evening and continue through Sunday afternoon (November 16, 2008).
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John Ward, familiar to longtime Infoblog readers from previous postings about his work, wants to leave us with a vision. And if you’re in San Jose this weekend for Infopeople “Master Speaker” series events at the California Library Association 2008 Conference and Exhibition, [...]

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If we are looking for permission to be creative, have fun, and tell stories, we don’t need to look much beyond Daniel Pink and his popular nonfiction book A Whole New Mind. And if we want to spend a little time face to face with him, we won’t need to look much farther [...]

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Philosopher-futurist-professor William Crossman believes that reading and writing will be lost skills by the middle of this century, and he’s going to be at the California Library Association 2008 Conference and Exhibition in San Jose next month talking about and signing copies of the book which he wrote to [...]

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CLA Member of the Year

On November 29, 2004 By

Congratulations to our creative, innovative and inspiring leader, Holly Hinman, who was named CLA’s Member of the Year!
If you missed the award ceremony, don’t worry. We’re working on making a video available online (perhaps as an archived webcast!) of Holly receiving the award and her acceptance speech. Stand by!

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