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My first day at MLA 2008
November 20, 2008 02:57 PM | Professional Organizations, MLA2008Stephanie Silvers, SELCO-MLA Scholarship Recipient, Harmony Public Library
The first conference session I went to was AskMN: The Librarian Is In. Most of the information was on statistics and how much it has been used since it came up in April 2008. The website is AskMN.org. It is a service that is available to anyone 24/7. Member libraries staff the time, spending 1 to 1 ½ hours per week on average. You can chat live with a librarian and have an answer within a few minutes at anytime.
The second conference session I attended was 23 Things: Better Than a Deep Fried Twinkie. This session discussed the 23 Things on a Stick program and how it has been used in library settings. It was very interesting to hear how 4 libraries have incorporated it or sections of it into their libraries. Metronet has included in their technology plans and have had their whole staff going through the program. Winona has used the experience with Picaso from Google to make posters for the library. Facebook and Meebo is used in reference services in libraries. I have come away from this with some neat ideas I would like to try in my library.
