Hello LM_Netter's,
If you know of any graduate MLIS programs that encourage their members to post to
listserv's like LM_NET, could you let them know about ALA Connect
http://connect.ala.org/ ? This is a very exciting new feature from ALA that
provides a social community for librarians even if they are not ALA members.
If you aren't a member, you can register, read and post. You just won't see as much
detail.
If you are a member, you just log on using your membership ID and your password.
The program has already linked you to each of your committees and provides these
with forums for work. You can decide if your committee work and posts are viewable
to the public or just to the committee.
You can also create your own community. I heard another librarian jokingly say he
hasn't seen a group for "Librarians who own cats" yet and I'm thinking this would
be a fun group. I am very excited about the possibilities of this program. It's
like a professional playground for people who like facebook and it's a convenient
collaborative workplace.
One of the features I like is that you can search for a committee and see the
membership list. If you were wondering who is actually on the Intellectual Freedom
committee, you can easily find out. It makes much of ALA transparent. I know Jenny
Levine has worked with some of the members here on LM_NET to design this and I hope
you will check it out.
Diane
Diane R. Chen
Library Information Specialist -- John F. Kennedy Middle School
2087 Hobson Pike, Nashville, TN 37013 TEL: 615 501-7900
ALA Executive Board member; ALA-APA Executive Board member
Personal Email: dianerchen@comcast.net
Blog: Practically Paradise at
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/practicallyparadise
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