http://alfocus.blip.tv http%3A%2F%2Falfocus.blip.tv http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg This is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. This is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. no en http://blip.tv Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:51 +0000 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:51 +0000 American,Libraries,ALA,ALOnline,Interview,ConferenceSociety & Culturealfocus@ala.orgAmerican Library AssociationAmerican Library AssociationnoAmerican,Libraries,ALA,ALOnline,Interview,ConferenceThe video home of American Libraries magazine 9AC17EDA-D3B4-11DE-B40B-EAA3D6B5C144 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/1pVK5cUdDkg/2861335 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2881140 2861335 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-17T20:05:51Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 191 AYGv7VgC http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7VgC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2881140&skin=rss Alfocus-danahBoydInterview512.jpg After her keynote address at the American Association of School Libraries National Conference, American Libraries caught up with danah boyd, the "high priestess" of networked social media, to discuss the role that school librarians should be playing in their students' social networking activities, how to cut through the red tape that may be preventing them from filling this role, and how Wikipedia can and should be used to teach students about information. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-danahBoydInterview512-238.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 After her keynote address at the American Association of School Libraries National Conference, American Libraries caught up with danah boyd, the "high priestess" of networked social media, to discuss the role that school librarians should be playing in their students' social networking activities, how to cut through the red tape that may be preventing them from filling this role, and how Wikipedia can and should be used to teach students about information. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 191 http://blip.tv/file/2861335 Art danah boyd networked social media social networking red tape wikipedia Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:51 +0000 danah boyd, networked social media, social networking, red tape, wikipedia Alfocus-danahBoydInterview512.jpg danah boyd, networked social media, social networking, red tape, wikipedia <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7VgC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> danah boyd Interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAfter her keynote address at the American Association of School Libraries National Conference, American Libraries caught up with danah boyd, the "high priestess" of networked social media, to discuss the role that school librarians should be playing in thAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2861335http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-danahBoydInterview716.m4v D2D0D9E4-D3B2-11DE-B577-A11662F60071 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/dRoIXNZmaxU/2861277 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2881082 2861277 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-17T19:53:06Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 90 AYGv7R4C http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7R4C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2881082&skin=rss Alfocus-AASLNationalConference276.jpg At the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Charlotte, N.C. November 5-8, 2009, AASL President Cassandra Barnett and Conference Co-Chair Anne Marie Pipkin discuss the conference and the next one in Minneapolis in 2011, while ALA President Camila Alire talks about the importance of school libraries and the upcoming Frontline Advocacy toolkit and how school librarians will be able to use it to advocate for their libraries. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-AASLNationalConference276-601.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 At the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Charlotte, N.C. November 5-8, 2009, AASL President Cassandra Barnett and Conference Co-Chair Anne Marie Pipkin discuss the conference and the next one in Minneapolis in 2011, while ALA President Camila Alire talks about the importance of school libraries and the upcoming Frontline Advocacy toolkit and how school librarians will be able to use it to advocate for their libraries. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 90 http://blip.tv/file/2861277 Educational school libraries advocacy conference Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:06 +0000 school libraries, advocacy, conference Alfocus-AASLNationalConference276.jpg school libraries, advocacy, conference <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7R4C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> AASL National Conference http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAt the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Charlotte, N.C. November 5-8, 2009, AASL President Cassandra Barnett and Conference Co-Chair Anne Marie Pipkin discuss the conference and the next one in Minneapolis in 2011, while ALAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2861277http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-AASLNationalConference688.m4v CA368E1E-BA58-11DE-AED3-C25F31FA57E0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/IPaMWCg8IkU/2728678 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2748562 2728678 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-10-16T13:35:38Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 210 AYGn4XYC http://blip.tv/play/AYGn4XYC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2748562&skin=rss Alfocus-MaggieStiefvaterInterview926.jpg Maggie Stiefvater, author of "Shiver" and "Lament," sits down with Booklist to talk about the challenges of writing paranormal fiction, the strangeness of being called a romance writer, and who would win in a no-holds-barred cage match between homicidal faeries and love-struck werewolves. Also, she shows off the sketch book that has her in trouble with the Department of Homeland Security. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-MaggieStiefvaterInterview926-229.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Maggie Stiefvater, author of "Shiver" and "Lament," sits down with Booklist to talk about the challenges of writing paranormal fiction, the strangeness of being called a romance writer, and who would win in a no-holds-barred cage match between homicidal faeries and love-struck werewolves. Also, she shows off the sketch book that has her in trouble with the Department of Homeland Security. 210 http://blip.tv/file/2728678 Art shiver maggie stiefvater booklist ala books werewolves Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:35:38 +0000 shiver, maggie, stiefvater, booklist, ala, books, werewolves Alfocus-MaggieStiefvaterInterview926.jpg shiver, maggie, stiefvater, booklist, ala, books, werewolves <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGn4XYC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Maggie Stiefvater interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noMaggie Stiefvater, author of "Shiver" and "Lament," sits down with Booklist to talk about the challenges of writing paranormal fiction, the strangeness of being called a romance writer, and who would win in a no-holds-barred cage match between homicidal fAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2728678http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-MaggieStiefvaterInterview775.m4v 1F9929EE-BA58-11DE-9014-CC707BA143A2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/_mJspyC_9fc/2728659 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2748543 2728659 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-10-16T13:30:51Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 222 AYGn4WMC http://blip.tv/play/AYGn4WMC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2748543&skin=rss Alfocus-TheBackPageBookReleaseParty724.jpg "The Back Page," a compendium of Bill Ott's popular Booklist magazine column of the same name, gets feted at this celebration outside of the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. Time Out Chicago's Frank Sennett hosts and zealous fans provide heartfelt testimonials. Buy the book at www.alastore.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-TheBackPageBookReleaseParty724-961.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 "The Back Page," a compendium of Bill Ott's popular Booklist magazine column of the same name, gets feted at this celebration outside of the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. Time Out Chicago's Frank Sennett hosts and zealous fans provide heartfelt testimonials. Buy the book at www.alastore.ala.org. 222 http://blip.tv/file/2728659 Art booklist ala bill ott back page books Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:51 +0000 booklist, ala, bill, ott, back, page, books Alfocus-TheBackPageBookReleaseParty724.jpg booklist, ala, bill, ott, back, page, books <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGn4WMC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> The Back Page - Book Release Party http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)no"The Back Page," a compendium of Bill Ott's popular Booklist magazine column of the same name, gets feted at this celebration outside of the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. Time Out Chicago's Frank Sennett hosts and zealous fans provide heartfelt teAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2728659http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-TheBackPageBookReleaseParty709.m4v 46683C82-B769-11DE-80FE-B9BA194E76B2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/lSWsUy6D3j0/2711929 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2731816 2711929 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-10-12T19:56:04Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 510 AYGm3wwC http://blip.tv/play/AYGm3wwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2731816&skin=rss Alfocus-WitsWagersGameTipsForNationalGamingDay941-456.jpg Librarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Wits & Wagers,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tips for using it in public and school libraries. To register for National Gaming Day and request the free donation, go to http://bit.ly/ngd2009 before October 21! To learn more about National Gaming Day, go to http://ngd.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WitsWagersGameTipsForNationalGamingDay941-456-739.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Librarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Wits & Wagers,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tips for using it in public and school libraries. To register for National Gaming Day and request the free donation, go to http://bit.ly/ngd2009 before October 21! To learn more about National Gaming Day, go to http://ngd.ala.org. 510 http://blip.tv/file/2711929 Educational wits and wagers national gaming day ala #ngd2009 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:56:04 +0000 wits and wagers, national gaming day, ala, #ngd2009 Alfocus-WitsWagersGameTipsForNationalGamingDay941-456.jpg wits and wagers, national gaming day, ala, #ngd2009 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGm3wwC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Wits & Wagers game tips for National Gaming Day http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noLibrarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Wits & Wagers,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tiAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2711929http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WitsWagersGameTipsForNationalGamingDay379.m4v 798C81A0-B763-11DE-A8C8-F32187768F07 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/rQzF6ZZWhQE/2711788 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2731675 2711788 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-10-12T19:14:33Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 549 AYGm3X8C http://blip.tv/play/AYGm3X8C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2731675&skin=rss Alfocus-SayAnythingGameTipsForNationalGamingDay137-998.jpg Librarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Say Anything,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tips for using it in public and school libraries. To register for National Gaming Day and for the free donation, go to http://bit.ly/ngd2009 before October 21! To learn more about National Gaming Day, go to http://ngd.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-SayAnythingGameTipsForNationalGamingDay137-998-96.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Librarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Say Anything,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tips for using it in public and school libraries. To register for National Gaming Day and for the free donation, go to http://bit.ly/ngd2009 before October 21! To learn more about National Gaming Day, go to http://ngd.ala.org. 549 http://blip.tv/file/2711788 Educational say anything national gaming day ala libraries #ngd2009 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:14:33 +0000 say anything, national gaming day, ala, libraries, #ngd2009 Alfocus-SayAnythingGameTipsForNationalGamingDay137-998.jpg say anything, national gaming day, ala, libraries, #ngd2009 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGm3X8C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Say Anything game tips for National Gaming Day http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noLibrarians Chris Harris and Brian Mayer discuss the game &#8220;Say Anything,&#8221; which is available as a free donation to libraries from North Star Games for National Gaming Day on November 14. Chris and Brian show how to play the game and provide tipAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2711788http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-SayAnythingGameTipsForNationalGamingDay800.m4v 9F601CCC-ADF7-11DE-A2AD-8B08CDF10E65 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/_SddsXZ3Oj8/2664546 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2684440 2664546 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-30T19:29:51Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 182 AYGj7HwC http://blip.tv/play/AYGj7HwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2684440&skin=rss Alfocus-TheBookBike103.jpg Attending the Banned Books Read-Out on September 26, 2009, was Gabe Levinson, operator of the Book Bike. The concept is simple: Levinson travels around Chicago giving away books. He spoke to AL Focus about his efforts and motivation. The Book Bike's web site, www.somethingtoread.net, is currently under construction. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-TheBookBike103-95.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Attending the Banned Books Read-Out on September 26, 2009, was Gabe Levinson, operator of the Book Bike. The concept is simple: Levinson travels around Chicago giving away books. He spoke to AL Focus about his efforts and motivation. The Book Bike's web site, www.somethingtoread.net, is currently under construction. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 182 http://blip.tv/file/2664546 Educational banned books read out book bike gabe levinson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:29:51 +0000 banned, books, read, out, book, bike, gabe, levinson Alfocus-TheBookBike103.jpg banned, books, read, out, book, bike, gabe, levinson <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGj7HwC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> The Book Bike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAttending the Banned Books Read-Out on September 26, 2009, was Gabe Levinson, operator of the Book Bike. The concept is simple: Levinson travels around Chicago giving away books. He spoke to AL Focus about his efforts and motivation. The Book Bike's web sAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2664546http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-TheBookBike861.m4v 4414BFE6-AD2D-11DE-A88E-D4CB9466D028 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/rvoI51_Xdxo/2659904 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2679798 2659904 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-29T19:21:19Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 120 AYGjyFoC http://blip.tv/play/AYGjyFoC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2679798&skin=rss Alfocus-2009BannedBooksReadOut132.jpg Each of the top 10 most challenged books were represented at the 2009 Banned Books Read Out, which kicked off Banned Books Week September 26 at Chicago's Bughouse Square (across the street from the Newberry Library.) This video features ALA President Camila Alire, authors Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl) and Lauren Myracle (ttyl), and a reading from Chicago Public Library's Teen Volume Reader's Theatre troupe. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009BannedBooksReadOut132-288.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Each of the top 10 most challenged books were represented at the 2009 Banned Books Read Out, which kicked off Banned Books Week September 26 at Chicago's Bughouse Square (across the street from the Newberry Library.) This video features ALA President Camila Alire, authors Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl) and Lauren Myracle (ttyl), and a reading from Chicago Public Library's Teen Volume Reader's Theatre troupe. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 120 http://blip.tv/file/2659904 Educational ala banned books banned books week censorship lauren myracle cecily von ziegesar gossip girl ttyl camila alire Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:21:19 +0000 ala, banned books, banned books week, censorship, lauren myracle, cecily von ziegesar, gossip girl, ttyl, camila alire Alfocus-2009BannedBooksReadOut132.jpg ala, banned books, banned books week, censorship, lauren myracle, cecily von ziegesar, gossip girl, ttyl, camila alire <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGjyFoC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 Banned Books Read-Out http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noEach of the top 10 most challenged books were represented at the 2009 Banned Books Read Out, which kicked off Banned Books Week September 26 at Chicago's Bughouse Square (across the street from the Newberry Library.) This video features ALA President CamiAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2659904http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009BannedBooksReadOut578.m4v BF75C6E8-A856-11DE-B5DE-9E7458C87CE5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/H-VjZpru-XQ/2636708 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2656633 2636708 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-23T15:35:40Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 143 AYGik10C http://blip.tv/play/AYGik10C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2656633&skin=rss Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekPuppetBookBanners824.jpg Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the library, until Herb points out the error of their ways. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekPuppetBookBanners824-153.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the library, until Herb points out the error of their ways. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 143 http://blip.tv/file/2636708 Comedy humor banned books week censorship library ala puppets Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:35:40 +0000 humor, banned books week, censorship, library, ala, puppets Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekPuppetBookBanners824.jpg humor, banned books week, censorship, library, ala, puppets <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGik10C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="302" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Banned Books Week: Puppet Book Banners http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noChad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the librarAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2636708http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekPuppetBookBanners547.m4v 6B26AF86-A3BE-11DE-B01B-CCCEF893BB2D http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/8DTwHk9Kn1I/2615312 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2635253 2615312 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-17T19:15:10Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 123 AYGg7FkC http://blip.tv/play/AYGg7FkC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2635253&skin=rss Alfocus-IFLAWorldLibraryAndInformationCongress2009535.jpg Scenes from the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, including music from the Concert for IFLA, held August 25 in the Duomo, and interviews with: Jesus Lau, delegate from MexicoOutgoing IFLA President Claudia Lux Paula Restrepo Duque of EPM Foundation, which won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Access to Learning AwardDeborah Jacobs of the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationNew IFLA President Ellen TiseBarbara Ford, delegate from the United StatesRead AL's full IFLA coverage at www.al.ala.org/insidescoop/tag/ifla09/. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-IFLAWorldLibraryAndInformationCongress2009535-915.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Scenes from the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, including music from the Concert for IFLA, held August 25 in the Duomo, and interviews with: Jesus Lau, delegate from MexicoOutgoing IFLA President Claudia Lux Paula Restrepo Duque of EPM Foundation, which won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Access to Learning AwardDeborah Jacobs of the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationNew IFLA President Ellen TiseBarbara Ford, delegate from the United StatesRead AL's full IFLA coverage at www.al.ala.org/insidescoop/tag/ifla09/. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 123 http://blip.tv/file/2615312 Educational ifla ifla09 world library and information congress Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:15:10 +0000 ifla, ifla09, world library and information congress Alfocus-IFLAWorldLibraryAndInformationCongress2009535.jpg ifla, ifla09, world library and information congress <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGg7FkC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noScenes from the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, including music from the Concert for IFLA, held August 25 in the Duomo, and interviews with: Jesus Lau, delegate from MexicoOutgoing IFLA President Claudia Lux Paula Restrepo DuqAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2615312http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-IFLAWorldLibraryAndInformationCongress2009825.m4v 6BB5766E-A213-11DE-8605-A04FAE781DD7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/uVwsgEOkUcA/2605492 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625443 2605492 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T16:18:36Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 89 AYGgoAcC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgoAcC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625443&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAConnectForNonALAMembers820-41.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgWhile ALA Connect is a superb professional networking resource for members of the American Library Association, it can be equally valuable for professionals who are not yet members of one of the largest and most active professional asssociations in the United States. Students, consultants, and other professionals with an interest in librarianship will find the resources in ALA Connect extremely valuable for connecting with ALA Members. It's easy to get started. Simply point your browser to connect.ala.org. Click on "Create New Account" on the lefthand menu. Non ALA Members simply choose a username, and enter your email address. fill out the form with your First Name, Last Name, and organization if you choose. Agree to the ALA Connect User Guidelines (after you've read them, of course), and enter the CAPTCHA terms. You'll receive an email with your username and one-time log-in password. Simply enter that information or click the URL in the email, and you're ready to take advantage of all that ALA connect has to offer.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the 'contact us' form if you have questions.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAConnectForNonALAMembers820-41-285.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgWhile ALA Connect is a superb professional networking resource for members of the American Library Association, it can be equally valuable for professionals who are not yet members of one of the largest and most active professional asssociations in the United States. Students, consultants, and other professionals with an interest in librarianship will find the resources in ALA Connect extremely valuable for connecting with ALA Members. It's easy to get started. Simply point your browser to connect.ala.org. Click on "Create New Account" on the lefthand menu. Non ALA Members simply choose a username, and enter your email address. fill out the form with your First Name, Last Name, and organization if you choose. Agree to the ALA Connect User Guidelines (after you've read them, of course), and enter the CAPTCHA terms. You'll receive an email with your username and one-time log-in password. Simply enter that information or click the URL in the email, and you're ready to take advantage of all that ALA connect has to offer.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the 'contact us' form if you have questions.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. 89 http://blip.tv/file/2605492 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:18:36 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-ALAConnectForNonALAMembers820-41.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgoAcC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Connect for Non ALA Members http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgWhile ALA Connect is a superb professional networking resource for members of the American Library Association, it can be eAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605492http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAConnectForNonALAMembers916.m4v 02A29F94-A213-11DE-BE0C-F1841C7643F0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/xB4jJ_Mk3Jc/2605485 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625436 2605485 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T16:15:40Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 126 AYGgoAAC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgoAAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625436&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAConnectForLISStudents786-933.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA Connect offers the opportunity for users to create member communities- communities that any ALA member can participate in. This provides a great opportunity for LIS students and alumni to congregate in an unofficial sort of way, network and build those professional relationship!To see if your school already has a community for students and alumni, you can search for it using the search box, or browse by category. Student and alumni related groups will be listed under Member Communities, because they are user generated. By expanding the alumni Groups list, I can see the institutions that are already being represented in Connect. If I don't see my own alma mater, I can create a community by clicking here. It's always a good idea to follow the format of the other LIS groups, to make sure that yours is easily found by others. In addition, you can select the subject headings alumni AND students by holding down the CTRL key while you select. If you need more information on creating a new member community, visit the "Create a Community FAQ" page under Help, or watch the Creating a New Community Screencast. Once I've created my group, I can see it by mousing over My Member Communities . I can invite friends by clicking on Invite Friend, add images, and add events to the calendar, like with any member community.As a student, you can start to build your own professional network by adding classmates and colleagues to your Connect Network. You can also explore groups that might be of interest to you by doing a quick search for students, and limiting by group by clicking advanced search. Finally, you can browse groups that pertain to your professional interests by browsing the groups by category. Check out the "Finding New Groups in ALA Connect" screen cast for details.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the "contact us" form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAConnectForLISStudents786-933-234.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA Connect offers the opportunity for users to create member communities- communities that any ALA member can participate in. This provides a great opportunity for LIS students and alumni to congregate in an unofficial sort of way, network and build those professional relationship!To see if your school already has a community for students and alumni, you can search for it using the search box, or browse by category. Student and alumni related groups will be listed under Member Communities, because they are user generated. By expanding the alumni Groups list, I can see the institutions that are already being represented in Connect. If I don't see my own alma mater, I can create a community by clicking here. It's always a good idea to follow the format of the other LIS groups, to make sure that yours is easily found by others. In addition, you can select the subject headings alumni AND students by holding down the CTRL key while you select. If you need more information on creating a new member community, visit the "Create a Community FAQ" page under Help, or watch the Creating a New Community Screencast. Once I've created my group, I can see it by mousing over My Member Communities . I can invite friends by clicking on Invite Friend, add images, and add events to the calendar, like with any member community.As a student, you can start to build your own professional network by adding classmates and colleagues to your Connect Network. You can also explore groups that might be of interest to you by doing a quick search for students, and limiting by group by clicking advanced search. Finally, you can browse groups that pertain to your professional interests by browsing the groups by category. Check out the "Finding New Groups in ALA Connect" screen cast for details.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the "contact us" form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org 126 http://blip.tv/file/2605485 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:15:40 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-ALAConnectForLISStudents786-933.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgoAAC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Connect for LIS Students http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA Connect offers the opportunity for users to create member communities- communities that any ALA member can participate American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605485http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAConnectForLISStudents320.m4v 2BC22DB4-A212-11DE-AFC8-D3B52D2F1D90 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/3nguWdeycWI/2605459 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625410 2605459 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T16:09:39Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 169 AYGgn2YC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn2YC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625410&skin=rss Alfocus-KeepingUpWithConnectWhatsGoingOn254-273.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThere's so much happening on ALA Connect, you may feel a bit overwhelmed trying to find your way. But with a few easy features, you can quickly put your finger on the pulse of ALA Connect.From the ALA Connect homepage you can browse upcoming events, view most recently created member communities, follow comments recently made, and more. Let's take a closer look.The Connect Calendar lets you browse upcoming events from all groups--those events that are made public, that is. Click the More link for a full view of upcoming events, deadlines, and more. Check out, for example, this discussion of The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter on ALA's Second Life island.Back on the homepage, we can also view recently created member communities. Of course, you can browse all member communities to connect with others on topics of interest to you. But this section allows you to hone in on what's happening now. Did you know, for instance, that you could use Connect to touch base with alumni from your MLS program? Or to learn more about gaming in libraries?For more on finding groups and communities--those you belong to and those you don't--be sure to check out the What's New with My Groups and What's New with Other Groups screencasts. The Recent Comments section gives you a sense of the current conversations on Connect. What are people saying right now? You may see recent discussion about ALA Council, for example, or tips for teaching government information to kids. Start from the top to follow the whole discussion.Back at the homepage, you can view popular Connect content--that is, public pages that people are viewing most. Follow popular tags to browse to content, too! Tags are user-defined keywords describing posts, documents, and events. That means tags help you find content as organized by users, rather than by ALA structures. This tag cloud will show you the most commonly used tags, meaning the topics and themes being most discussed. The bigger the font size, the more often the term has been used as a tag. Click on Gaming, for example, to check out relevant posts and events. The right sidebar of the ALA Connect homepage is your gateway to keeping current with the pulse of ALA Connect. Check in often to check out the conversations. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-KeepingUpWithConnectWhatsGoingOn254-273-721.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThere's so much happening on ALA Connect, you may feel a bit overwhelmed trying to find your way. But with a few easy features, you can quickly put your finger on the pulse of ALA Connect.From the ALA Connect homepage you can browse upcoming events, view most recently created member communities, follow comments recently made, and more. Let's take a closer look.The Connect Calendar lets you browse upcoming events from all groups--those events that are made public, that is. Click the More link for a full view of upcoming events, deadlines, and more. Check out, for example, this discussion of The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter on ALA's Second Life island.Back on the homepage, we can also view recently created member communities. Of course, you can browse all member communities to connect with others on topics of interest to you. But this section allows you to hone in on what's happening now. Did you know, for instance, that you could use Connect to touch base with alumni from your MLS program? Or to learn more about gaming in libraries?For more on finding groups and communities--those you belong to and those you don't--be sure to check out the What's New with My Groups and What's New with Other Groups screencasts. The Recent Comments section gives you a sense of the current conversations on Connect. What are people saying right now? You may see recent discussion about ALA Council, for example, or tips for teaching government information to kids. Start from the top to follow the whole discussion.Back at the homepage, you can view popular Connect content--that is, public pages that people are viewing most. Follow popular tags to browse to content, too! Tags are user-defined keywords describing posts, documents, and events. That means tags help you find content as organized by users, rather than by ALA structures. This tag cloud will show you the most commonly used tags, meaning the topics and themes being most discussed. The bigger the font size, the more often the term has been used as a tag. Click on Gaming, for example, to check out relevant posts and events. The right sidebar of the ALA Connect homepage is your gateway to keeping current with the pulse of ALA Connect. Check in often to check out the conversations. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. 169 http://blip.tv/file/2605459 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:09:39 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-KeepingUpWithConnectWhatsGoingOn254-273.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn2YC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Keeping Up with Connect: What's Going On http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThere's so much happening on ALA Connect, you may feel a bit overwhelmed trying to find your way. But with a few easy featuAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605459http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-KeepingUpWithConnectWhatsGoingOn456.m4v 836F16FE-A211-11DE-AC84-CAB45A70FABD http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/BWJ4I4PoaJc/2605441 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625392 2605441 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T16:04:57Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 116 AYGgn1QC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn1QC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625392&skin=rss Alfocus-FindingNewGroupsThatMightInterestYou985-145.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA has over two thousand divisions, committees, task forces and round tables, and Connect offers an additional 500 member created communities- and this number is growing every day. So how does one find new groups that might interest them? This is Finding New Groups in ALA ConnectFrom the Connect homepage, you can start browsing by looking at the New Member Communities and Popular items on the right side bar. You can also browse by tag. Click MORE to see all the tags.For a complete listing, browse the groups from the navigation bar. To get started, head to Browse ALA Connect and select By Category. Expanding the ALA groups list gives you an extensive, alphabetical look at all of the different groups by subject. Clicking on a subject heading, like Diversity, expands the topic to include links to all related groups. Member Communities also offer the same capability regardless of what parent ALA Committee or Division the community derives from.If you're interested in finding out if there is a group for your specific interest, you can search for it. From the home page, enter your interest or topic. Then click the Advanced Search link, and limit to Group. Click Search, and the results are groups that relate to your interest. If they are committees, you can either join them or read their public content. To browse the member communities, expand the member communities link. Here you can browse communities by topic. If you find something you like, you are free to join by clicking JOIN here.Another way of finding new groups is to browse the profiles of people you know, admire, or whose work is related to your interests. By connecting your own committee work with the ideas and specialties that interest you, the groups feature of ALA Connect offers an opportunity to broaden your professional horizons. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the contact us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-FindingNewGroupsThatMightInterestYou985-145-442.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA has over two thousand divisions, committees, task forces and round tables, and Connect offers an additional 500 member created communities- and this number is growing every day. So how does one find new groups that might interest them? This is Finding New Groups in ALA ConnectFrom the Connect homepage, you can start browsing by looking at the New Member Communities and Popular items on the right side bar. You can also browse by tag. Click MORE to see all the tags.For a complete listing, browse the groups from the navigation bar. To get started, head to Browse ALA Connect and select By Category. Expanding the ALA groups list gives you an extensive, alphabetical look at all of the different groups by subject. Clicking on a subject heading, like Diversity, expands the topic to include links to all related groups. Member Communities also offer the same capability regardless of what parent ALA Committee or Division the community derives from.If you're interested in finding out if there is a group for your specific interest, you can search for it. From the home page, enter your interest or topic. Then click the Advanced Search link, and limit to Group. Click Search, and the results are groups that relate to your interest. If they are committees, you can either join them or read their public content. To browse the member communities, expand the member communities link. Here you can browse communities by topic. If you find something you like, you are free to join by clicking JOIN here.Another way of finding new groups is to browse the profiles of people you know, admire, or whose work is related to your interests. By connecting your own committee work with the ideas and specialties that interest you, the groups feature of ALA Connect offers an opportunity to broaden your professional horizons. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the contact us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 116 http://blip.tv/file/2605441 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:04:57 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-FindingNewGroupsThatMightInterestYou985-145.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn1QC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Finding New Groups that Might Interest You http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA has over two thousand divisions, committees, task forces and round tables, and Connect offers an additional 500 member American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605441http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-FindingNewGroupsThatMightInterestYou921.m4v 3B0925EE-A211-11DE-919A-F63B168002F5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/q7FhBkjjfwM/2605434 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625385 2605434 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T16:02:55Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 169 AYGgn00C http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn00C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625385&skin=rss Alfocus-WhatsNewWithMyGroupsFindingAndFeaturingGroupInformation981-835.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIt's easy to track your groups' conversations and work with ALA Connect. Once you're logged in to ALA Connect, your groups' newest information is displayed right on your homepage, alongside information from other active groups and communities. For more information on getting the latest from other groups, check out the What's New with Other Groups screencast. To find out more about what's new with any particular group of which you're a member, just head to the group page via the My ALA Groups section, or the My Member Communities section. Remember, your ALA Groups are formal ALA divisions, sections, or committees that you've joined. Member communities are informal groups organized around a specific topic. To find out more about groups and member communities, check out the Groups FAQ from the Help section. From your group's homepage, browse the running list of new and updated posts, events, online docs, and more. Click on a particular content type to filter your display. View only the calendar, for example, to see upcoming group events. Some information from your group may be made publicly available to a wider audience. But as a group member, you will be able to see all information from that group by default. To monitor your group's activity outside ALA Connect, just subscribe to the feed available at the bottom of the page, or set your email preferences, linked from the group's right sidebar, to receive an email each time a message is posted to the group. From your profile, you can configure your email preferences for all groups simultaneously or choose to set preferences by individual group.If you create content in your group, the content will be easily available and publicized to all group members through the group page. If you want to share content with ALA members outside your group, or even with non-ALA members, you can make any item public. Let's create an online doc in the ACRL group, for example. Just choose the Public option in the Audience section for any message. That will make the item findable through the search feature, displayable to the public via the group page and feed, as well as linkable without requiring the viewer to log in. Once it's published, just use the message's URL to share it directly, like in this ACRL post. This can be useful to feature events, as well as documents your group is working on. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WhatsNewWithMyGroupsFindingAndFeaturingGroupInformation981-835-325.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIt's easy to track your groups' conversations and work with ALA Connect. Once you're logged in to ALA Connect, your groups' newest information is displayed right on your homepage, alongside information from other active groups and communities. For more information on getting the latest from other groups, check out the What's New with Other Groups screencast. To find out more about what's new with any particular group of which you're a member, just head to the group page via the My ALA Groups section, or the My Member Communities section. Remember, your ALA Groups are formal ALA divisions, sections, or committees that you've joined. Member communities are informal groups organized around a specific topic. To find out more about groups and member communities, check out the Groups FAQ from the Help section. From your group's homepage, browse the running list of new and updated posts, events, online docs, and more. Click on a particular content type to filter your display. View only the calendar, for example, to see upcoming group events. Some information from your group may be made publicly available to a wider audience. But as a group member, you will be able to see all information from that group by default. To monitor your group's activity outside ALA Connect, just subscribe to the feed available at the bottom of the page, or set your email preferences, linked from the group's right sidebar, to receive an email each time a message is posted to the group. From your profile, you can configure your email preferences for all groups simultaneously or choose to set preferences by individual group.If you create content in your group, the content will be easily available and publicized to all group members through the group page. If you want to share content with ALA members outside your group, or even with non-ALA members, you can make any item public. Let's create an online doc in the ACRL group, for example. Just choose the Public option in the Audience section for any message. That will make the item findable through the search feature, displayable to the public via the group page and feed, as well as linkable without requiring the viewer to log in. Once it's published, just use the message's URL to share it directly, like in this ACRL post. This can be useful to feature events, as well as documents your group is working on. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 169 http://blip.tv/file/2605434 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:02:55 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-WhatsNewWithMyGroupsFindingAndFeaturingGroupInformation981-835.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgn00C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> What's New with My Groups: Finding and Featuring Group Information on ALA Connect http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIt's easy to track your groups' conversations and work with ALA Connect. Once you're logged in to ALA Connect, your groups'American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605434http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WhatsNewWithMyGroupsFindingAndFeaturingGroupInformation821.m4v 88F1A8FE-A210-11DE-805D-91C8D912E5E8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/diKevQifEjw/2605405 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625356 2605405 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:57:56Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 130 AYGgnzAC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnzAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625356&skin=rss Alfocus-WhatsNewWithOtherGroups461-763.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThis is What's New with Other Groups in ALA ConnectJust like on Lost, it's always good to know what Others are up to. In ALA Connect, groups can publish content so that anyone can view it. That way, they can share what they are doing with you, and you can find out what's going on with them.To find out what's going on with a group, you can Browse the different types of group by category, or even scroll through an alphabetical list of them all. But, this can be a little unwieldy. To help narrow down the choices, you can browse by category, or type of group. You can even look at new groups and groups with recent activity. If you want to know more about finding things that might interest you, check out the Finding New Groups screencast.If you know the name of the group you're interested in, try searching for it. I'll search for LITA- The Library and Information Technology Association. The results show me that LITA has a division, as well as quite a few committees-which are formal groups within ALA's structure- and communities, which are user-generated, based on interest. To find out more about the differences between the groups, check out the Groups FAQ page under Help.Right now, LITA has some content that is public- I can see it even though I'm not a member. I'd really like to be alerted each time public content is posted, so I can do that by subscribing to the rss feed on this page. Now, when I look at my feed reader, I can see new public items that have been posted!Groups have to manually check a box to mark items public, so you don't have to worry about your work being made public if you don't want it to. To read more about this, visit the Groups FAQ page under Help. However, groups are encouraged to make their meeting notices public, as the ALA Open Meetings Policy states.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the 'contact us' form if you have questionsMusic: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WhatsNewWithOtherGroups461-763-477.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThis is What's New with Other Groups in ALA ConnectJust like on Lost, it's always good to know what Others are up to. In ALA Connect, groups can publish content so that anyone can view it. That way, they can share what they are doing with you, and you can find out what's going on with them.To find out what's going on with a group, you can Browse the different types of group by category, or even scroll through an alphabetical list of them all. But, this can be a little unwieldy. To help narrow down the choices, you can browse by category, or type of group. You can even look at new groups and groups with recent activity. If you want to know more about finding things that might interest you, check out the Finding New Groups screencast.If you know the name of the group you're interested in, try searching for it. I'll search for LITA- The Library and Information Technology Association. The results show me that LITA has a division, as well as quite a few committees-which are formal groups within ALA's structure- and communities, which are user-generated, based on interest. To find out more about the differences between the groups, check out the Groups FAQ page under Help.Right now, LITA has some content that is public- I can see it even though I'm not a member. I'd really like to be alerted each time public content is posted, so I can do that by subscribing to the rss feed on this page. Now, when I look at my feed reader, I can see new public items that have been posted!Groups have to manually check a box to mark items public, so you don't have to worry about your work being made public if you don't want it to. To read more about this, visit the Groups FAQ page under Help. However, groups are encouraged to make their meeting notices public, as the ALA Open Meetings Policy states.For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the 'contact us' form if you have questionsMusic: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 130 http://blip.tv/file/2605405 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:57:56 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-WhatsNewWithOtherGroups461-763.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnzAC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> What's New with Other Groups http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgThis is What's New with Other Groups in ALA ConnectJust like on Lost, it's always good to know what Others are up to. In ALAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605405http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WhatsNewWithOtherGroups832.m4v 392E8FDA-A210-11DE-9059-C3C42374F618 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/0XpGJlvC8rQ/2605400 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625351 2605400 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:55:43Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 158 AYGgnysC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnysC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625351&skin=rss Alfocus-OnlineDocsCollaborativeDocumentEditingOnALAConnect530-513.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgYou and your group members can now collaborate on and keep track of your ALA work all in the same spot with ALA Connect's Online Docs! From the ALA Connect page for any group or community with which you're affiliated, just visit the Online Docs section on the right sidebar. Follow the Add link to start a new document or follow the Online Docs link to visit documents already created. Why should you use Connect's Online Docs? Here's what you need to know...Reason #1: Online Docs are just like Word documents, except they're housed online in ALA Connect and therefore easily accessible from anywhere. Use the Edit tab to make changes. Standard text editing options are available, plus options to hyperlink text or embed videos. Instead of emailing your colleagues a new attachment whenever you make a revision, like with Word documents, all your changes are managed online right in ALA Connect. No more aggravation trying to figure out who has which version of your shared document. Reason #2: Online Docs offers collaborative options, allowing you and your colleagues to work on the same document online. Instead of inviting your group members into your new document, like with Google Docs, Online Docs already knows which ALA members are in your section, committee, or community. Use the Members link on the right sidebar to see who belongs to your group. All members of the group can see and edit the documents by default. You can make the document available to people outside your group and even to non-ALA members, too, to reach a wider audience. Select the Public option in the Audience section.Reason #3: Online Docs tracks changes for you! With multiple people working on the same document, you may want to revisit a previous version. Use the Revisions tab. All edits are tracked, so a history of the different versions of your document is maintained in ALA Connect. You can always check earlier versions for changes you may want to reinstate.ALA Connect will manage your Online Docs, alongside your calendar, other messages, posts, and more. You can log in anytime to make changes. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Open Gates by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-OnlineDocsCollaborativeDocumentEditingOnALAConnect530-513-13.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgYou and your group members can now collaborate on and keep track of your ALA work all in the same spot with ALA Connect's Online Docs! From the ALA Connect page for any group or community with which you're affiliated, just visit the Online Docs section on the right sidebar. Follow the Add link to start a new document or follow the Online Docs link to visit documents already created. Why should you use Connect's Online Docs? Here's what you need to know...Reason #1: Online Docs are just like Word documents, except they're housed online in ALA Connect and therefore easily accessible from anywhere. Use the Edit tab to make changes. Standard text editing options are available, plus options to hyperlink text or embed videos. Instead of emailing your colleagues a new attachment whenever you make a revision, like with Word documents, all your changes are managed online right in ALA Connect. No more aggravation trying to figure out who has which version of your shared document. Reason #2: Online Docs offers collaborative options, allowing you and your colleagues to work on the same document online. Instead of inviting your group members into your new document, like with Google Docs, Online Docs already knows which ALA members are in your section, committee, or community. Use the Members link on the right sidebar to see who belongs to your group. All members of the group can see and edit the documents by default. You can make the document available to people outside your group and even to non-ALA members, too, to reach a wider audience. Select the Public option in the Audience section.Reason #3: Online Docs tracks changes for you! With multiple people working on the same document, you may want to revisit a previous version. Use the Revisions tab. All edits are tracked, so a history of the different versions of your document is maintained in ALA Connect. You can always check earlier versions for changes you may want to reinstate.ALA Connect will manage your Online Docs, alongside your calendar, other messages, posts, and more. You can log in anytime to make changes. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, always available at the top of the screen, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Open Gates by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 158 http://blip.tv/file/2605400 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:55:43 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-OnlineDocsCollaborativeDocumentEditingOnALAConnect530-513.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnysC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Online Docs: Collaborative Document Editing on ALA Connect http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgYou and your group members can now collaborate on and keep track of your ALA work all in the same spot with ALA Connect's OAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605400http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-OnlineDocsCollaborativeDocumentEditingOnALAConnect118.m4v AC96FBAC-A20F-11DE-B14E-E897339B3C28 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/a_6LAKC-Lh8/2605379 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625330 2605379 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:51:47Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 140 AYGgnxYC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnxYC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625330&skin=rss Alfocus-ManageYourALACommitments697-907.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIf you're part of any of the thousand member groups in ALA Connect, you are probably juggling time commitments from committees, events, or other association work. While ALA Connect can't help you organize your personal life, it can clearly and concisely organize your ALA work in one central location. This is how you do it.From the home page, scroll down to My Connect Calendar. The upcoming events related to your member communities are listed in the sidebar. However, you can see all upcoming events by clicking More. This month view calendar shows all the events that are coming up. You can focus on the week or day view, just like in any calendar software. If you'd like to narrow down your events by tag, Select event terms to filter by, and scroll down. I'll choose ALA Annual Conference. The calendar automatically refreshes to show only those events tagged "Annual Conference," but there's nothing coming up in April. By clicking the small arrows next to month, I can move forward to May, and I see that there's a deadline coming up for the 2010 presentations. Good thing I checked! I can comment on this event, or I can add it to my favorites. I've already added this event to my favorites. To see them, I visit My Profile, and choose the favorites tab. Here all of my favorite items are listed, although deadlines aren't really my favorite. To add an event to a calendar of a group I belong to, I must first go to the group itself. Then I can click on the add link, next to calendar. Here I'll enter all the information about my meeting or other event. If you have more questions about how to add information to an event, visit the calendar FAQ page under Help. After I add my event, it is now listed in the group's calendar. If other members of your group have chosen to receive notification each time something's posted, they will receive an email. So, if you're just practicing, give them a heads up first. Or, choose a time that day, and then laugh at them when they panic.For more info about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.This has been Managing Your ALA Commitments in ALA Connect.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ManageYourALACommitments697-907-495.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIf you're part of any of the thousand member groups in ALA Connect, you are probably juggling time commitments from committees, events, or other association work. While ALA Connect can't help you organize your personal life, it can clearly and concisely organize your ALA work in one central location. This is how you do it.From the home page, scroll down to My Connect Calendar. The upcoming events related to your member communities are listed in the sidebar. However, you can see all upcoming events by clicking More. This month view calendar shows all the events that are coming up. You can focus on the week or day view, just like in any calendar software. If you'd like to narrow down your events by tag, Select event terms to filter by, and scroll down. I'll choose ALA Annual Conference. The calendar automatically refreshes to show only those events tagged "Annual Conference," but there's nothing coming up in April. By clicking the small arrows next to month, I can move forward to May, and I see that there's a deadline coming up for the 2010 presentations. Good thing I checked! I can comment on this event, or I can add it to my favorites. I've already added this event to my favorites. To see them, I visit My Profile, and choose the favorites tab. Here all of my favorite items are listed, although deadlines aren't really my favorite. To add an event to a calendar of a group I belong to, I must first go to the group itself. Then I can click on the add link, next to calendar. Here I'll enter all the information about my meeting or other event. If you have more questions about how to add information to an event, visit the calendar FAQ page under Help. After I add my event, it is now listed in the group's calendar. If other members of your group have chosen to receive notification each time something's posted, they will receive an email. So, if you're just practicing, give them a heads up first. Or, choose a time that day, and then laugh at them when they panic.For more info about ALA Connect, visit the Help community, or use the Contact Us form if you have questions.This has been Managing Your ALA Commitments in ALA Connect.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 140 http://blip.tv/file/2605379 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:51:47 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-ManageYourALACommitments697-907.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnxYC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Manage Your ALA Commitments http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgIf you're part of any of the thousand member groups in ALA Connect, you are probably juggling time commitments from committAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605379http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ManageYourALACommitments124.m4v 7112E686-A20F-11DE-8D91-A013ED5FE59E http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/T0mscn7Q2jM/2605366 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625317 2605366 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:50:07Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 160 AYGgnwkC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnwkC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625317&skin=rss Alfocus-ProfilesAndNetworksFindingPeopleOnALAConnect156-434.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgUsing ALA Connect, ALA members can create a personalized network with colleagues, friends, classmates, and others around interests, issues, events, and more.Each ALA member has an ALA Connect profile, always accessible from the left sidebar. Your profile is already populated with membership information from the ALA membership database.You can use your profile as a homebase for your online information, posting professional information and interests, even your resume. Edit your profile to remove, add, or change any information you want to share. Non-ALA members can view information from your profile, too, if you choose to make it public. Of course, your profile will be available only to ALA members, if you choose the members only setting. To find other members on ALA Connect, you can take advantage of a few different options. If you know who you're looking for, use the Advanced Search feature in the upper right corner. Choose the Member Search tab and enter the name of the person with whom you want to connect. From the results page, follow the members name to view his or her profile. You can even add the member to your network for easy access later. Use the Add to My Network link.If you're not sure who you're looking for, you can browse group memberships with your My ALA Groups section. Because ALA Connect knows membership information about each person from its membership data, you can easily navigate to each of the groups with which you're currently affiliated to find other members in those same groups. Use the Members link on the right sidebar. If you join a community--that is, an informal group organized around a specific topic, rather than a formal ALA group like a division or a section--you can also view the members. Use the My Member Communities section.To revisit the members of the network you've created for yourself, use the My Network tab of your profile or the My Network link directly on the left sidebar. You can even contact people in your network directly through Connect. Use the send message link. For more information about ALA Connect, use the Help community, always available at the top of the page, or the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ProfilesAndNetworksFindingPeopleOnALAConnect156-434-269.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgUsing ALA Connect, ALA members can create a personalized network with colleagues, friends, classmates, and others around interests, issues, events, and more.Each ALA member has an ALA Connect profile, always accessible from the left sidebar. Your profile is already populated with membership information from the ALA membership database.You can use your profile as a homebase for your online information, posting professional information and interests, even your resume. Edit your profile to remove, add, or change any information you want to share. Non-ALA members can view information from your profile, too, if you choose to make it public. Of course, your profile will be available only to ALA members, if you choose the members only setting. To find other members on ALA Connect, you can take advantage of a few different options. If you know who you're looking for, use the Advanced Search feature in the upper right corner. Choose the Member Search tab and enter the name of the person with whom you want to connect. From the results page, follow the members name to view his or her profile. You can even add the member to your network for easy access later. Use the Add to My Network link.If you're not sure who you're looking for, you can browse group memberships with your My ALA Groups section. Because ALA Connect knows membership information about each person from its membership data, you can easily navigate to each of the groups with which you're currently affiliated to find other members in those same groups. Use the Members link on the right sidebar. If you join a community--that is, an informal group organized around a specific topic, rather than a formal ALA group like a division or a section--you can also view the members. Use the My Member Communities section.To revisit the members of the network you've created for yourself, use the My Network tab of your profile or the My Network link directly on the left sidebar. You can even contact people in your network directly through Connect. Use the send message link. For more information about ALA Connect, use the Help community, always available at the top of the page, or the Contact Us form if you have questions.Music: Momentum by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 160 http://blip.tv/file/2605366 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:50:07 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-ProfilesAndNetworksFindingPeopleOnALAConnect156-434.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnwkC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Profiles and Networks: Finding People on ALA Connect http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgUsing ALA Connect, ALA members can create a personalized network with colleagues, friends, classmates, and others around inAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605366http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ProfilesAndNetworksFindingPeopleOnALAConnect233.m4v 49B26170-A20F-11DE-A6CA-97240913CD2E http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/85Lp6FcjZIY/2605350 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625301 2605350 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:49:01Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 140 AYGgnnkC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnnkC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625301&skin=rss Alfocus-UsingALAConnectWithYourExistingSocialMediaTools810-395.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA recognizes that many of its members are well-versed in online social media tools. Connect isn't intended to be a replacement for your favorite social media network, but it makes it easy to share information with your networks with just a few simple clicks. For example, I just notice here that the NYC Librarians Meet-Up group is having a meet-up this Sunday at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. I can easily share this information with my network on Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Delicious, MySpace and more. To do this, I simply scroll down and locate the "share" button at the bottom of the lefthand menu. When I click, I see a number of options. I'll choose twitter, since I have an account for my work at the Metropolitan New York Library Council. I'll wait a moment while Connect contacts Twitter, and I see that the information is added to my text box. I'll add a comment, click update, and the link is added to my Twitter stream. You can follow the same steps to send information from Connect to any of your favorite social media networks. I can also bring RSS feeds from various sources into a community that I administer in Connect. For example, I have set up a community in Connect for librarians that are members of the Metropolitan New York Library Council. If I want, I can have our METRO twitter feed display in the sidebar of our community page. First, I go to Twitter and copy our RSS feed from my updates.Next, I go to the edit tab on my community page. Scroll down to the external "RSS Feed to display in sidebar" box and paste that URL. Scroll down to the bottom, and click submit. And now the feed from our tweetMETRO profile will show up on the right-hand side of this community page. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the "contact us" form if you have questions.Music: Open Gates by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-UsingALAConnectWithYourExistingSocialMediaTools810-395-746.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA recognizes that many of its members are well-versed in online social media tools. Connect isn't intended to be a replacement for your favorite social media network, but it makes it easy to share information with your networks with just a few simple clicks. For example, I just notice here that the NYC Librarians Meet-Up group is having a meet-up this Sunday at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. I can easily share this information with my network on Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Delicious, MySpace and more. To do this, I simply scroll down and locate the "share" button at the bottom of the lefthand menu. When I click, I see a number of options. I'll choose twitter, since I have an account for my work at the Metropolitan New York Library Council. I'll wait a moment while Connect contacts Twitter, and I see that the information is added to my text box. I'll add a comment, click update, and the link is added to my Twitter stream. You can follow the same steps to send information from Connect to any of your favorite social media networks. I can also bring RSS feeds from various sources into a community that I administer in Connect. For example, I have set up a community in Connect for librarians that are members of the Metropolitan New York Library Council. If I want, I can have our METRO twitter feed display in the sidebar of our community page. First, I go to Twitter and copy our RSS feed from my updates.Next, I go to the edit tab on my community page. Scroll down to the external "RSS Feed to display in sidebar" box and paste that URL. Scroll down to the bottom, and click submit. And now the feed from our tweetMETRO profile will show up on the right-hand side of this community page. For more information about ALA Connect, visit the help community or use the "contact us" form if you have questions.Music: Open Gates by Crepusculum, available at www.archive.org. 140 http://blip.tv/file/2605350 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:49:01 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-UsingALAConnectWithYourExistingSocialMediaTools810-395.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnnkC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Using ALA Connect with Your Existing Social Media Tools http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgALA recognizes that many of its members are well-versed in online social media tools. Connect isn't intended to be a replacAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605350http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-UsingALAConnectWithYourExistingSocialMediaTools588.m4v 86434F2E-A20E-11DE-907E-C21D3A8051F1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/JplPrUdMXNM/2605327 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625278 2605327 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:43:33Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 159 AYGgnmIC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnmIC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625278&skin=rss Alfocus-DogLovingLibrariansWhoKnitAndWatchLostCreatingCommuniti969-391.jpg One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgSo say you're a dog-loving librarian who likes to knit and watch Lost, and you're looking for other librarians who share your interests. But how do you find them?Sure, you could try using your expert web-searching skills, and maybe you'd even find a hit or two. Here's someone who enjoys Lost, knitting, and is a librarian, AND loves dogs. It's a perfect score.Or, you could try lurking around dog parks, and knitting circles, and asking everyone if they're also librarians, and happen to enjoy watching Lost. But that all seems like a lot of trouble.Instead, why not create your own dog-loving, knitting, Lost-watching librarian community by using ALA Connect?ALA Connect is a great tool that allows anyone to create a community around any interest they like, or around a whole bunch of interests. To create a community, simply log in to ALA Connect, at connect.ala.org and select the "Create a Community" link along the top-left sidebar. From here, you can simple enter the name of your group: Diog-loving librarians who knit and watch Lost; provide a description of your group, and then you're pretty much done.If you want to can also add ALA Connect subject headings to your group to help other people find them, enter a group email or an external RSS, and you can even enter a mission statement for your group.Once you're done, just hit submit at the bottom of your page, and your group will be created.Now you and every other dog-loving, knitting, lost-watching librarian can come together, using all of ALA Connect's great networking tools. Submit posts, collaborate together on online documents, share a calendar, upload images, and do a lot more. Browse other ALA Connect communities to find more librarians with other interests.Not interested in knitting? Create other communities around whatever topics you like, such as the evils of cross-stich, the superiority of pie over cake, or the supreme awesomeness of Ranganathan.ALA Connect makes it easy to find other librarians that share your quirky librarian interests. Try it now at connect.ala.org.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-DogLovingLibrariansWhoKnitAndWatchLostCreatingCommuniti969-391-724.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 One in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgSo say you're a dog-loving librarian who likes to knit and watch Lost, and you're looking for other librarians who share your interests. But how do you find them?Sure, you could try using your expert web-searching skills, and maybe you'd even find a hit or two. Here's someone who enjoys Lost, knitting, and is a librarian, AND loves dogs. It's a perfect score.Or, you could try lurking around dog parks, and knitting circles, and asking everyone if they're also librarians, and happen to enjoy watching Lost. But that all seems like a lot of trouble.Instead, why not create your own dog-loving, knitting, Lost-watching librarian community by using ALA Connect?ALA Connect is a great tool that allows anyone to create a community around any interest they like, or around a whole bunch of interests. To create a community, simply log in to ALA Connect, at connect.ala.org and select the "Create a Community" link along the top-left sidebar. From here, you can simple enter the name of your group: Diog-loving librarians who knit and watch Lost; provide a description of your group, and then you're pretty much done.If you want to can also add ALA Connect subject headings to your group to help other people find them, enter a group email or an external RSS, and you can even enter a mission statement for your group.Once you're done, just hit submit at the bottom of your page, and your group will be created.Now you and every other dog-loving, knitting, lost-watching librarian can come together, using all of ALA Connect's great networking tools. Submit posts, collaborate together on online documents, share a calendar, upload images, and do a lot more. Browse other ALA Connect communities to find more librarians with other interests.Not interested in knitting? Create other communities around whatever topics you like, such as the evils of cross-stich, the superiority of pie over cake, or the supreme awesomeness of Ranganathan.ALA Connect makes it easy to find other librarians that share your quirky librarian interests. Try it now at connect.ala.org.Music: Cherry Rag by Tom Joad and Gerry Dempsey, available at www.archive.org. 159 http://blip.tv/file/2605327 Educational ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:43:33 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-DogLovingLibrariansWhoKnitAndWatchLostCreatingCommuniti969-391.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnmIC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Dog Loving Librarians Who Knit and Watch Lost: Creating Communities in ALA Connect http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOne in a series of introductory screencasts created by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgSo say you're a dog-loving librarian who likes to knit and watch Lost, and you're looking for other librarians who share yoAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605327http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-DogLovingLibrariansWhoKnitAndWatchLostCreatingCommuniti694.m4v 6D9ACA1C-A20C-11DE-B5D2-A6D799A6C9BD http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/hsnDKxgJmGo/2605256 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2625207 2605256 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-15T15:28:32Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 48 AYGgnhsC http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnhsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2625207&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAConnectPromotionalVideo896-927.jpg Promotional video for ALA Connect produced by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I.FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAConnectPromotionalVideo896-927-425.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Promotional video for ALA Connect produced by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I.FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.org 48 http://blip.tv/file/2605256 Art ala connect Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:28:32 +0000 ala, connect Alfocus-ALAConnectPromotionalVideo896-927.jpg ala, connect <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGgnhsC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Connect Promotional Video http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noPromotional video for ALA Connect produced by the ALA Emerging Leaders Group I.FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://connect.ala.orgAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2605256http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAConnectPromotionalVideo714.m4v B2ABC072-9E3B-11DE-957D-E549CD48183A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/0JeWRw6sC68/2587265 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2607217 2587265 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-10T18:56:50Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 691 AYGfkVUC http://blip.tv/play/AYGfkVUC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2607217&skin=rss Alfocus-MelinaMarchettaPrintzAwardsSpeech876.jpg Melina Marchetta, author of the Printz Award-winning "Jellicoe Road," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-MelinaMarchettaPrintzAwardsSpeech876-548.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Melina Marchetta, author of the Printz Award-winning "Jellicoe Road," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. 691 http://blip.tv/file/2587265 Literature melina marchetta jellicoe road printz speech ala yalsa booklist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:56:50 +0000 melina, marchetta, jellicoe, road, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist Alfocus-MelinaMarchettaPrintzAwardsSpeech876.jpg melina, marchetta, jellicoe, road, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGfkVUC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Melina Marchetta Printz Awards speech http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noMelina Marchetta, author of the Printz Award-winning "Jellicoe Road," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2587265http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-MelinaMarchettaPrintzAwardsSpeech316.m4v 780497AE-9E32-11DE-AFDB-C11A5A3A9744 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/EHs4rAxdNPA/2586996 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2606948 2586996 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-10T17:50:46Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 271 AYGfj0gC http://blip.tv/play/AYGfj0gC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2606948&skin=rss Alfocus-TerryPratchett2009PrintzAwardsSpeech487.jpg Terry Pratchett, author of the Honor Book "Nation," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-TerryPratchett2009PrintzAwardsSpeech487-504.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Terry Pratchett, author of the Honor Book "Nation," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. 271 http://blip.tv/file/2586996 Literature terry pratchett nation printz speech ala yalsa booklist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:50:46 +0000 terry, pratchett, nation, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist Alfocus-TerryPratchett2009PrintzAwardsSpeech487.jpg terry, pratchett, nation, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGfj0gC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Terry Pratchett 2009 Printz Awards speech http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noTerry Pratchett, author of the Honor Book "Nation," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2586996http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-TerryPratchett2009PrintzAwardsSpeech153.m4v 6BD6FAB8-9E18-11DE-A4AF-92D7D8FC0024 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/AK2VGHuQbDI/2586383 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2606335 2586383 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-10T14:44:19Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 818 AYGfimMC http://blip.tv/play/AYGfimMC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2606335&skin=rss Alfocus-MargoLanagan2009PrintzAwardsSpeech609.jpg Margo Lanagan, author of the Honor Book "Tender Morsels," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-MargoLanagan2009PrintzAwardsSpeech609-764.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Margo Lanagan, author of the Honor Book "Tender Morsels," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. 818 http://blip.tv/file/2586383 Literature margo lanagan tender morsels printz speech ala yalsa booklist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:44:19 +0000 margo, lanagan, tender, morsels, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist Alfocus-MargoLanagan2009PrintzAwardsSpeech609.jpg margo, lanagan, tender, morsels, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGfimMC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Margo Lanagan 2009 Printz Awards speech http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noMargo Lanagan, author of the Honor Book "Tender Morsels," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2586383http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-MargoLanagan2009PrintzAwardsSpeech666.m4v 555506E8-9E10-11DE-9B55-AB616AED7ACF http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/CFYDrKt04_c/2586193 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2606145 2586193 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-10T13:46:25Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 415 AYGfiSUC http://blip.tv/play/AYGfiSUC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2606145&skin=rss Alfocus-ELockhart2009PrintzAwardsSpeech642.jpg E. Lockhart, author of the Honor Book "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ELockhart2009PrintzAwardsSpeech642-550.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 E. Lockhart, author of the Honor Book "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. 415 http://blip.tv/file/2586193 Literature e lockhart disreputable history frankie landau-banks printz speech ala yalsa booklist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:46:25 +0000 e, lockhart, disreputable, history, frankie, landau-banks, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist Alfocus-ELockhart2009PrintzAwardsSpeech642.jpg e, lockhart, disreputable, history, frankie, landau-banks, printz, speech, ala, yalsa, booklist <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGfiSUC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> E. Lockhart 2009 Printz Awards speech http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noE. Lockhart, author of the Honor Book "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2586193http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ELockhart2009PrintzAwardsSpeech718.m4v 9E958944-9E0C-11DE-9310-DD0C08271744 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/Ng692SOiUCk/2586115 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2606067 2586115 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-10T13:19:50Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 569 AYGfiFcC http://blip.tv/play/AYGfiFcC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2606067&skin=rss Alfocus-MTAnderson2009PrintzAwardsSpeech454.jpg M. T. Anderson, author of the Honor Book "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-MTAnderson2009PrintzAwardsSpeech454-628.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 M. T. Anderson, author of the Honor Book "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago. 569 http://blip.tv/file/2586115 Literature m.t. anderson octavian nothing ala printz speech booklist yalsa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:19:50 +0000 m.t., anderson, octavian, nothing, ala, printz, speech, booklist, yalsa Alfocus-MTAnderson2009PrintzAwardsSpeech454.jpg m.t., anderson, octavian, nothing, ala, printz, speech, booklist, yalsa <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGfiFcC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> M. T. Anderson 2009 Printz Awards speech http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noM. T. Anderson, author of the Honor Book "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves," delivers a speech at the 2009 Michael L. Printz Awards, July 13, in Chicago.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2586115http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-MTAnderson2009PrintzAwardsSpeech791.m4v DC135F0A-7BB4-11DE-9685-E5F761F4493D http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/I34gwBU4Ji0/2412257 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2432296 2412257 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-28T20:25:58Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 98 AYGUuwwC http://blip.tv/play/AYGUuwwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2432296&skin=rss Alfocus-2009ALAAnnualConferenceOverview541.jpg Our grand overview of the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, including sights and sounds from the ALSC Charlemae Rollins President's Program, Laurie Halse Anderson, the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, the Exhibit Hall, the ALA Presidential Inauguration, Cokie Roberts, and more. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009ALAAnnualConferenceOverview541-34.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Our grand overview of the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, including sights and sounds from the ALSC Charlemae Rollins President's Program, Laurie Halse Anderson, the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, the Exhibit Hall, the ALA Presidential Inauguration, Cokie Roberts, and more. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 98 http://blip.tv/file/2412257 Default Category ala annual conference alsc charlemae rollins presidents program yalsa fashion show cokie roberts laurie halse anderson bookcart drill team Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:25:58 +0000 ala, annual, conference, alsc, charlemae, rollins, presidents, program, yalsa, fashion, show, cokie, roberts, laurie, halse, anderson, bookcart, drill, team ala, annual, conference, alsc, charlemae, rollins, presidents, program, yalsa, fashion, show, cokie, roberts, laurie, halse, anderson, bookcart, drill, team <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGUuwwC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 ALA Annual Conference Overview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOur grand overview of the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, including sights and sounds from the ALSC Charlemae Rollins President's Program, Laurie Halse Anderson, the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, the Exhibit Hall, the ALA Presidential InAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2412257http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009ALAAnnualConferenceOverview754.m4v B344F210-7BB3-11DE-BD4C-90FF732DB931 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/isZFPpN-b5w/2412231 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2432270 2412231 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-28T20:17:40Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 60 AYGUunIC http://blip.tv/play/AYGUunIC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2432270&skin=rss Alfocus-FifthAnnualBookcartDrillTeamWorldChampionships462.jpg A photo essay from the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, held at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, set to "Ride of the Valkyries," the winning team's music (available under public domain Creative Commons license via http://www.archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0197-06). More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-FifthAnnualBookcartDrillTeamWorldChampionships462-299.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 A photo essay from the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, held at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, set to "Ride of the Valkyries," the winning team's music (available under public domain Creative Commons license via http://www.archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0197-06). More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 60 http://blip.tv/file/2412231 Default Category bookcart drill team ala annual conference Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:17:40 +0000 bookcart, drill, team, ala, annual, conference bookcart, drill, team, ala, annual, conference <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGUunIC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Fifth Annual Bookcart Drill Team World Championships http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noA photo essay from the Bookcart Drill Team World Championships, held at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, set to "Ride of the Valkyries," the winning team's music (available under public domain Creative Commons license via http://www.archive.org/American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2412231http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-FifthAnnualBookcartDrillTeamWorldChampionships485.m4v 084C19E4-7AC6-11DE-B467-ADD09726EB39 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/HhJpbPO9Mlc/2406587 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2426627 2406587 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-27T15:56:22Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 129 AYGUjmcC http://blip.tv/play/AYGUjmcC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2426627&skin=rss Alfocus-CokieRobertsInterview290.jpg Before her PLA President's Program speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, journalist Cokie Roberts spoke with AL Focus about the new revised and expanded edition of her book We Are Our Mother's Daughters, as well as the state of libraries and the future of journalism. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-CokieRobertsInterview290-714.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Before her PLA President's Program speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, journalist Cokie Roberts spoke with AL Focus about the new revised and expanded edition of her book We Are Our Mother's Daughters, as well as the state of libraries and the future of journalism. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 129 http://blip.tv/file/2406587 Default Category cokie roberts ala annual conference journalism Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:56:22 +0000 cokie, roberts, ala, annual, conference, journalism cokie, roberts, ala, annual, conference, journalism <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGUjmcC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Cokie Roberts Interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noBefore her PLA President's Program speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, journalist Cokie Roberts spoke with AL Focus about the new revised and expanded edition of her book We Are Our Mother's Daughters, as well as the state of libraries and the futurAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2406587http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-CokieRobertsInterview902.m4v E2C3AE9A-7AC4-11DE-981B-909A26D49CA3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/Y37snyOH_C4/2406542 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2426582 2406542 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-27T15:48:10Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 117 AYGUjjoC http://blip.tv/play/AYGUjjoC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2426582&skin=rss Alfocus-TracyKidderInterview911.jpg AL Focus catches up with author Tracy Kidder before his Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Kidder discusses his new book, Strength in What Remains, as well as his ideal vision for libraries--and you will want to hear what he calls libraries and librarians. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-TracyKidderInterview911-541.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 AL Focus catches up with author Tracy Kidder before his Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Kidder discusses his new book, Strength in What Remains, as well as his ideal vision for libraries--and you will want to hear what he calls libraries and librarians. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 117 http://blip.tv/file/2406542 Default Category tracy kidder ala annual conference libraries librarians Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:48:10 +0000 tracy, kidder, ala, annual, conference, libraries, librarians tracy, kidder, ala, annual, conference, libraries, librarians <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGUjjoC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Tracy Kidder interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAL Focus catches up with author Tracy Kidder before his Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Kidder discusses his new book, Strength in What Remains, as well as his ideal vision for libraries--and you will want to hearAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2406542http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-TracyKidderInterview452.m4v 61BB661C-762D-11DE-990B-CF9670BC0ADA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/IjkpgtY7HhA/2385351 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2405410 2385351 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-21T19:33:35Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 142 AYGS6QYC http://blip.tv/play/AYGS6QYC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2405410&skin=rss Alfocus-ChristieHefnerInterview544.jpg Before her Opening General Session speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, American Libraries spoke with former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner about her message to librarians, her memories of Judith Krug and the important First Amendment battles they fought, and what helped her to succeed in what some would call a man's job. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ChristieHefnerInterview544-78.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Before her Opening General Session speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, American Libraries spoke with former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner about her message to librarians, her memories of Judith Krug and the important First Amendment battles they fought, and what helped her to succeed in what some would call a man's job. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 142 http://blip.tv/file/2385351 Default Category ala annual conference christie hefner first amendment judith krug Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:33:35 +0000 ala, annual, conference, christie, hefner, first, amendment, judith, krug ala, annual, conference, christie, hefner, first, amendment, judith, krug <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGS6QYC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Christie Hefner Interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noBefore her Opening General Session speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, American Libraries spoke with former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner about her message to librarians, her memories of Judith Krug and the important First Amendment battleAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2385351http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ChristieHefnerInterview542.m4v 479C2718-762C-11DE-9062-A8ADF0306440 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/L_7ikOl2N_8/2385313 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2405372 2385313 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-21T19:25:41Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 148 AYGS6GAC http://blip.tv/play/AYGS6GAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2405372&skin=rss Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaInterview386.jpg After her speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Simple Living host Wanda Urbanska spoke with American Libraries editor Leonard Kniffel about her work with libraries and how librarians can advocate for green choices to administrators charged with monitoring the bottom line. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaInterview386-339.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 After her speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Simple Living host Wanda Urbanska spoke with American Libraries editor Leonard Kniffel about her work with libraries and how librarians can advocate for green choices to administrators charged with monitoring the bottom line. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 148 http://blip.tv/file/2385313 Default Category wanda urbanska ala annual conference simple living green libraries environment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:25:41 +0000 wanda, urbanska, ala, annual, conference, simple, living, green, libraries, environment wanda, urbanska, ala, annual, conference, simple, living, green, libraries, environment <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGS6GAC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Wanda Urbanska Interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAfter her speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Simple Living host Wanda Urbanska spoke with American Libraries editor Leonard Kniffel about her work with libraries and how librarians can advocate for green choices to administrators charged with monitAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2385313http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaInterview319.m4v 48BAD2FA-7615-11DE-AE80-CE561AE88F98 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/TjLQfj0pEPg/2384506 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2404566 2384506 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-21T16:41:05Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 3227 AYGS4joC http://blip.tv/play/AYGS4joC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2404566&skin=rss Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaAtThe2009ALAAnnualConference625.jpg Wanda Urbanska's complete Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Urbanska discussed the "disease" of overconsumption and the idea of simplicity as a lifestyle, and offered suggestions for how to incorporate these ideas into libraries--and help the environment at the same time. The presentation includes a brief question-and-answer segment, which evolved into discussion on how to advocate for environmentally friendly options to administrators who are charged with focusing on the bottom line. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaAtThe2009ALAAnnualConference625-743.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Wanda Urbanska's complete Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Urbanska discussed the "disease" of overconsumption and the idea of simplicity as a lifestyle, and offered suggestions for how to incorporate these ideas into libraries--and help the environment at the same time. The presentation includes a brief question-and-answer segment, which evolved into discussion on how to advocate for environmentally friendly options to administrators who are charged with focusing on the bottom line. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 3227 http://blip.tv/file/2384506 Default Category wanda urbanska simple living ala annual conference green libraries environment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:41:05 +0000 wanda, urbanska, simple, living, ala, annual, conference, green, libraries, environment wanda, urbanska, simple, living, ala, annual, conference, green, libraries, environment <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGS4joC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Wanda Urbanska at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noWanda Urbanska's complete Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Urbanska discussed the "disease" of overconsumption and the idea of simplicity as a lifestyle, and offered suggestions for how to incorporate thAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2384506http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WandaUrbanskaAtThe2009ALAAnnualConference551.m4v 667602A6-754D-11DE-A576-E8D0ACB88925 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/GCq4wqy2dDw/2380215 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2400276 2380215 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-20T16:50:15Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 122 AYGSwHgC http://blip.tv/play/AYGSwHgC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2400276&skin=rss Alfocus-SylviaIvieAtTheCorettaScottKingBookAwards300.jpg Sylvia Ivie, presenter of the first Coretta Scott King Book Awards, spoke to AL Focus at the 40th anniversary celebration about what the Awards have developed into and why they're still necessary. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-SylviaIvieAtTheCorettaScottKingBookAwards300-970.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Sylvia Ivie, presenter of the first Coretta Scott King Book Awards, spoke to AL Focus at the 40th anniversary celebration about what the Awards have developed into and why they're still necessary. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 122 http://blip.tv/file/2380215 Default Category sylvia ivie coretta scott king book awards african american literature Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:50:15 +0000 sylvia, ivie, coretta, scott, king, book, awards, african, american, literature sylvia, ivie, coretta, scott, king, book, awards, african, american, literature <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGSwHgC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Sylvia Ivie at the Coretta Scott King Book Awards http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noSylvia Ivie, presenter of the first Coretta Scott King Book Awards, spoke to AL Focus at the 40th anniversary celebration about what the Awards have developed into and why they're still necessary. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2380215http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-SylviaIvieAtTheCorettaScottKingBookAwards530.m4v 69925C7C-7549-11DE-A89A-B05C22F8B57B http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/RAxi_J3Yi54/2380159 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2400220 2380159 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-20T16:21:43Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 137 AYGSwEAC http://blip.tv/play/AYGSwEAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2400220&skin=rss Alfocus-CarlKasellBackstageAtWaitWaitDontTellMe316.jpg NPR newscaster and official judge and scorekeeper for Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Carl Kasell spoke to AL Focus before the July 9 taping of the show, which was attended by 500 librarians. Topics included the NPR library, the First Amendment, his use of libraries as a child, and Charles Kuralt. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-CarlKasellBackstageAtWaitWaitDontTellMe316-352.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 NPR newscaster and official judge and scorekeeper for Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Carl Kasell spoke to AL Focus before the July 9 taping of the show, which was attended by 500 librarians. Topics included the NPR library, the First Amendment, his use of libraries as a child, and Charles Kuralt. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 137 http://blip.tv/file/2380159 Default Category ala annual conference librarians npr wait wait dont tell me carl kasell charles kuralt Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:21:43 +0000 ala, annual, conference, librarians, npr, wait, wait, dont, tell, me, carl, kasell, charles, kuralt ala, annual, conference, librarians, npr, wait, wait, dont, tell, me, carl, kasell, charles, kuralt <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGSwEAC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Carl Kasell Backstage at Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noNPR newscaster and official judge and scorekeeper for Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Carl Kasell spoke to AL Focus before the July 9 taping of the show, which was attended by 500 librarians. Topics included the NPR library, the First Amendment, his use of lAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2380159http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-CarlKasellBackstageAtWaitWaitDontTellMe259.m4v 3952EE70-7547-11DE-9414-F3CBBEF19E88 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/1d5ZsZ76xZM/2380093 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2400154 2380093 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-20T16:06:03Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 95 AYGSv34C http://blip.tv/play/AYGSv34C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2400154&skin=rss Alfocus-DanKrausAtTheLiveYourLibraryStage746.jpg AL Focus caught up with Dan Kraus, the founder of AL Focus, current editor with Booklist magazine, and author of the forthcoming novel The Monster Variations, after his reading on the Live @ Your Library Stage at the ALA Annual Conference. Dan discusses his new book as well as the experience of being on the other side of the AL Focus cameras. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-DanKrausAtTheLiveYourLibraryStage746-501.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 AL Focus caught up with Dan Kraus, the founder of AL Focus, current editor with Booklist magazine, and author of the forthcoming novel The Monster Variations, after his reading on the Live @ Your Library Stage at the ALA Annual Conference. Dan discusses his new book as well as the experience of being on the other side of the AL Focus cameras. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 95 http://blip.tv/file/2380093 Default Category ala annual conference dan kraus the monster variations Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:06:03 +0000 ala, annual, conference, dan, kraus, the, monster, variations ala, annual, conference, dan, kraus, the, monster, variations <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGSv34C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Dan Kraus at the Live @ Your Library Stage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAL Focus caught up with Dan Kraus, the founder of AL Focus, current editor with Booklist magazine, and author of the forthcoming novel The Monster Variations, after his reading on the Live @ Your Library Stage at the ALA Annual Conference. Dan discusses hAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2380093http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-DanKrausAtTheLiveYourLibraryStage276.m4v B37521AC-7545-11DE-AB6B-8706158FC03C http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/FVEBA0Qfue0/2380044 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2400105 2380044 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-20T15:55:09Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 126 AYGSv00C http://blip.tv/play/AYGSv00C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2400105&skin=rss Alfocus-NMRTResumeReviewService724.jpg Sarah Johnson, a reviewer for NMRT's Resume Review Service, discusses the program and how to participate in it, as well as some of the common resume mistakes she sees. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-NMRTResumeReviewService724-782.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Sarah Johnson, a reviewer for NMRT's Resume Review Service, discusses the program and how to participate in it, as well as some of the common resume mistakes she sees. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 126 http://blip.tv/file/2380044 Default Category ala annual nmrt resume jobs Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:55:09 +0000 ala, annual, nmrt, resume, jobs ala, annual, nmrt, resume, jobs <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGSv00C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> NMRT Resume Review Service http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noSarah Johnson, a reviewer for NMRT's Resume Review Service, discusses the program and how to participate in it, as well as some of the common resume mistakes she sees. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2380044http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-NMRTResumeReviewService248.m4v 8A2B6AB0-6D6E-11DE-B527-9939ECC4C914 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/DkQvOEw4O1E/2343271 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2363355 2343271 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-07-10T16:27:19Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 201 AYGQoD8C http://blip.tv/play/AYGQoD8C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2363355&skin=rss Alfocus-ALTAFFSpokespersonPaulaPoundstoneAtWaitWaitDontTellMe176.jpg AL Focus visited ALTAFF Spokesperson Paula Poundstone July 9 before a taping of National Public Radio's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! attended by 500 librarians. The conversation covered Poundstone's role as ALTAFF spokesperson, her kids' reading habits, The Three Stooges, the dreaded acronym game, and the horrors of math. See more ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALTAFFSpokespersonPaulaPoundstoneAtWaitWaitDontTellMe176-93.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 AL Focus visited ALTAFF Spokesperson Paula Poundstone July 9 before a taping of National Public Radio's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! attended by 500 librarians. The conversation covered Poundstone's role as ALTAFF spokesperson, her kids' reading habits, The Three Stooges, the dreaded acronym game, and the horrors of math. See more ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 201 http://blip.tv/file/2343271 Default Category paula poundstone altaff wait wait dont tell me npr Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:27:19 +0000 paula poundstone, altaff, wait wait dont tell me, npr paula poundstone, altaff, wait wait dont tell me, npr <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGQoD8C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALTAFF Spokesperson Paula Poundstone at Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAL Focus visited ALTAFF Spokesperson Paula Poundstone July 9 before a taping of National Public Radio's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! attended by 500 librarians. The conversation covered Poundstone's role as ALTAFF spokesperson, her kids' reading habits, TheAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2343271http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALTAFFSpokespersonPaulaPoundstoneAtWaitWaitDontTellMe985.m4v CB8E1800-4AF4-11DE-AB08-F2447F0E4B9E http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/jw7nkxa5D_M/2167202 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2177939 2167202 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-05-27T19:30:11Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 254 AYGE93cC http://blip.tv/play/AYGE93cC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2177939&skin=rss Alfocus-TABarronInterview439-563.jpg T.A. Barron, author of the Lost Years of Merlin books and the in-progress Merlin's Dragon trilogy, speaks to Booklist about the 32 rejection letters that helped convince him to quit his venture capital business and begin writing fantasy epics. (One of his business partners had a different suggestion: therapy.) Barron also gives his thoughts on finishing up the 12-book Merlin cycle and how to make fantasy feel "true." http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-TABarronInterview439-563-864.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 T.A. Barron, author of the Lost Years of Merlin books and the in-progress Merlin's Dragon trilogy, speaks to Booklist about the 32 rejection letters that helped convince him to quit his venture capital business and begin writing fantasy epics. (One of his business partners had a different suggestion: therapy.) Barron also gives his thoughts on finishing up the 12-book Merlin cycle and how to make fantasy feel "true." 254 http://blip.tv/file/2167202 Default Category ala booklist interview t.a. barron merlin dragon lost years trilogy fantasy Wed, 27 May 2009 19:30:11 +0000 ala, booklist, interview, t.a., barron, merlin, dragon, lost, years, trilogy, fantasy ala, booklist, interview, t.a., barron, merlin, dragon, lost, years, trilogy, fantasy <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGE93cC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> T. A. Barron interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noT.A. Barron, author of the Lost Years of Merlin books and the in-progress Merlin's Dragon trilogy, speaks to Booklist about the 32 rejection letters that helped convince him to quit his venture capital business and begin writing fantasy epics. (One of hisAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2167202http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-TABarronInterview870.m4v B9B68704-3A44-11DE-A908-C13C05C37C60 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/2DC3H1rHxHw/2079032 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2089426 2079032 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-05-06T13:49:31Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 213 Af_ENgI http://blip.tv/play/Af_ENgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2089426&skin=rss Alfocus-LaurenMyracleInterview326.jpg Lauren Myracle, the oft-challenged author of such books as ttyl, Bliss, and the new Peace, Love & Baby Ducks, sits down with Booklist to discuss why libraries "rule the world," how she handles angry emails from parents, and the Stephen King influences behind Bliss. Myracle also touches on how her early experiences as a middle school teacher convinced her she was "a crappy human being"--but at least gave her plenty of stories to tell. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-LaurenMyracleInterview326-554.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Lauren Myracle, the oft-challenged author of such books as ttyl, Bliss, and the new Peace, Love & Baby Ducks, sits down with Booklist to discuss why libraries "rule the world," how she handles angry emails from parents, and the Stephen King influences behind Bliss. Myracle also touches on how her early experiences as a middle school teacher convinced her she was "a crappy human being"--but at least gave her plenty of stories to tell. 213 http://blip.tv/file/2079032 Default Category lauren myracle ttyl bliss stephen king interview ala booklist banned books Wed, 06 May 2009 13:49:31 +0000 lauren, myracle, ttyl, bliss, stephen, king, interview, ala, booklist, banned, books lauren, myracle, ttyl, bliss, stephen, king, interview, ala, booklist, banned, books <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Af_ENgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Lauren Myracle interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noLauren Myracle, the oft-challenged author of such books as ttyl, Bliss, and the new Peace, Love & Baby Ducks, sits down with Booklist to discuss why libraries "rule the world," how she handles angry emails from parents, and the Stephen King influences behAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2079032http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-LaurenMyracleInterview202.m4v 65A1614C-3A45-11DE-8D99-EDB99B2742FA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/AzuvjeBSHq0/2079046 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2089440 2079046 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-05-05T13:54:00Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 69 Af_ERAI http://blip.tv/play/Af_ERAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2089440&skin=rss Alfocus-WeReadEverything346.jpg For over 100 years, Booklist magazine has been reading everything--so you don't have to. But how do we read that many books? For the first time ever, the intrepid editors at Booklist provide a glimpse into the their top-secret methods. Prepare to be shocked and amazed. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WeReadEverything346-758.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 For over 100 years, Booklist magazine has been reading everything--so you don't have to. But how do we read that many books? For the first time ever, the intrepid editors at Booklist provide a glimpse into the their top-secret methods. Prepare to be shocked and amazed. 69 http://blip.tv/file/2079046 Default Category ala booklist magazine reading books book reviewing funny Tue, 05 May 2009 13:54:00 +0000 ala, booklist, magazine, reading, books, book, reviewing, funny ala, booklist, magazine, reading, books, book, reviewing, funny <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Af_ERAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> We Read Everything http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noFor over 100 years, Booklist magazine has been reading everything--so you don't have to. But how do we read that many books? For the first time ever, the intrepid editors at Booklist provide a glimpse into the their top-secret methods. Prepare to be shockAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2079046http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WeReadEverything777.m4v 459A78E2-38C0-11DE-AF1C-B9D4C80EEC29 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/3qmQuE1RVmc/2069854 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2080291 2069854 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-05-04T15:28:52Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 115 Af79BwI http://blip.tv/play/Af79BwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2080291&skin=rss Alfocus-2009ChicagoAnnualConferencePromo821-610.jpg Produced by ALA Conference Services, this video features plenty of your colleagues discussing the value of Annual Conference--and the benefits to holding it in Chicago. Annual Conference this year is July 9 to 15. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009ChicagoAnnualConferencePromo821-610-646.jpg No license (All rights reserved) Produced by ALA Conference Services, this video features plenty of your colleagues discussing the value of Annual Conference--and the benefits to holding it in Chicago. Annual Conference this year is July 9 to 15. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 115 http://blip.tv/file/2069854 Default Category ala annual conference chicago Mon, 04 May 2009 15:28:52 +0000 ala, annual, conference, chicago ala, annual, conference, chicago <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Af79BwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 Chicago Annual Conference Promo alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noProduced by ALA Conference Services, this video features plenty of your colleagues discussing the value of Annual Conference--and the benefits to holding it in Chicago. Annual Conference this year is July 9 to 15. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2069854http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009ChicagoAnnualConferencePromo762.m4v 4C75315C-342E-11DE-8899-8988744C2703 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/MXCuDZx1cbQ/2047969 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2058320 2047969 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-04-28T19:53:52Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 221 Af3RNAI http://blip.tv/play/Af3RNAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2058320&skin=rss Alfocus-ReadThisNow126.jpg ALA's book and media awards represent some of the best works of the year. In this video, the chairs of many of the committees charged with choosing the award winners discuss the winning books and why they were selected. For more information, see the accompanying "Read This Now" article in the May 2009 issue of American Libraries, as well as ALA's main awards page at ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/. For more ALA videos, see alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ReadThisNow126-101.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA's book and media awards represent some of the best works of the year. In this video, the chairs of many of the committees charged with choosing the award winners discuss the winning books and why they were selected. For more information, see the accompanying "Read This Now" article in the May 2009 issue of American Libraries, as well as ALA's main awards page at ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/. For more ALA videos, see alfocus.ala.org. 221 http://blip.tv/file/2047969 Default Category ala book awards newbery coretta scott king pura belpre brody dartmouth sibert schneider morris odyssey geisel Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:52 +0000 ala, book, awards, newbery, coretta, scott, king, pura, belpre, brody, dartmouth, sibert, schneider, morris, odyssey, geisel ala, book, awards, newbery, coretta, scott, king, pura, belpre, brody, dartmouth, sibert, schneider, morris, odyssey, geisel <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Af3RNAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Read This Now http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA's book and media awards represent some of the best works of the year. In this video, the chairs of many of the committees charged with choosing the award winners discuss the winning books and why they were selected. For more information, see the accomAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2047969http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ReadThisNow515.m4v B9478E50-3010-11DE-ADFE-D5BF0BC1550F http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/idkOF4S-2XY/2027189 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2037441 2027189 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-04-23T14:12:05Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 254 AfyuJQI http://blip.tv/play/AfyuJQI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2037441&skin=rss Alfocus-AviInterview583.jpg Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-AviInterview583-283.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question. 254 http://blip.tv/file/2027189 Educational ala american library association booklist avi poppy ereth newbery interview Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:12:05 +0000 ala, american, library, association, booklist, avi, poppy, ereth, newbery, interview ala, american, library, association, booklist, avi, poppy, ereth, newbery, interview <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfyuJQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Avi interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noLegendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award cAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2027189http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-AviInterview220.m4v 5E5DBF66-2EBF-11DE-8670-DE6E6673E2C3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/gXE4MobiOFU/2020813 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 2031019 2020813 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-04-21T21:57:12Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 485 Afv8DwI http://blip.tv/play/Afv8DwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2031019&skin=rss Alfocus-JudyKrugMemorial333.jpg A memorial video to intellectual freedom legend Judith Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation, featuring messages from colleagues, interviews featuring Judy, and photos of Judy from throughout her career. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-JudyKrugMemorial333-258.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 A memorial video to intellectual freedom legend Judith Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation, featuring messages from colleagues, interviews featuring Judy, and photos of Judy from throughout her career. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 485 http://blip.tv/file/2020813 Default Category judy krug ala american library association office for intellectual freedom oif memorial Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:57:12 +0000 judy, krug, ala, american, library, association, office, for, intellectual, freedom, oif, memorial judy, krug, ala, american, library, association, office, for, intellectual, freedom, oif, memorial <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Afv8DwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Judy Krug Memorial http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noA memorial video to intellectual freedom legend Judith Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation, featuring messages from colleagues, interviews featuring Judy, and phAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/2020813http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-JudyKrugMemorial477.m4v A342D6B6-1943-11DE-A41B-DC1F749B9FB0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/Ri8qleX8C-k/1917267 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1926883 1917267 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-25T13:48:36Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 139 AfXORwI http://blip.tv/play/AfXORwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1926883&skin=rss Alfocus-KateDiCamilloInterview529.jpg Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, sat down with Booklist's Ilene Cooper to talk about seeing her creations become major motion pictures, the surreal moments that came along with the Despereaux phenomenon, and her latest projects. Also, there's tons of laughing. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-KateDiCamilloInterview529-856.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, sat down with Booklist's Ilene Cooper to talk about seeing her creations become major motion pictures, the surreal moments that came along with the Despereaux phenomenon, and her latest projects. Also, there's tons of laughing. 139 http://blip.tv/file/1917267 Default Category kate di camillo booklist ala interview despereaux winn-dixie author Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:48:36 +0000 kate, di, camillo, booklist, ala, interview, despereaux, winn-dixie, author kate, di, camillo, booklist, ala, interview, despereaux, winn-dixie, author <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfXORwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Kate DiCamillo interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noKate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, sat down with Booklist's Ilene Cooper to talk about seeing her creations become major motion pictures, the surreal moments that came along with the Despereaux phenomenon, and her American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1917267http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-KateDiCamilloInterview353.m4v 97E98D4E-18AF-11DE-A41B-959F9F5802E8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/HQcLR7ISB2M/1914656 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1924271 1914656 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-24T20:08:51Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 141 AfW6EwI http://blip.tv/play/AfW6EwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1924271&skin=rss Alfocus-2009ACRLNationalConference922.jpg In this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarism, Diane Dallis describes Indiana University's planned research commons, and keynoter Ira Glass demonstrates how This American Life uses music to make stories come to life. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009ACRLNationalConference922-84.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 In this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarism, Diane Dallis describes Indiana University's planned research commons, and keynoter Ira Glass demonstrates how This American Life uses music to make stories come to life. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 141 http://blip.tv/file/1914656 Default Category acrl national conference college research libraries seattle sherman alexie ira glass Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:08:51 +0000 acrl, national, conference, college, research, libraries, seattle, sherman, alexie, ira, glass acrl, national, conference, college, research, libraries, seattle, sherman, alexie, ira, glass <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfW6EwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 ACRL National Conference http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noIn this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarism, Diane DaAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1914656http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009ACRLNationalConference748.m4v 92962058-0F42-11DE-A904-F6A341B2CDE8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/q11FKeIZG-4/1871215 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880763 1871215 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:15:46Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 129 AfLmHwI http://blip.tv/play/AfLmHwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880763&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnGLBTEm792-372.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.There are at least five ALA policies that deal directly with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues. Policy 54.3 on equal opportunity states that, ALA is committed to the equality of opportunity for all library employees or applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, individual life-style or national origin.Here is my question: How far will you go to enforce these policies, and how will you explain the shortfalls between policy and implementation? While I dont expect ALA to send out a policy-compliant S.W.A.T. team, I have noticed that American Libraries accepts job ads for libraries that do not offer equal benefits to GLBT employees, nor does American Libraries distinguish among libraries that do or do not offer benefits.Furthermore, policy 7.1.1 says that, ALA will enter into conference site contracts only with organizations and legal bodies and cities, counties, or states that do not by law discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Yet, there are only two states that have full GLBT rights.Okay, balls in your court, Robert and Kent. Thanks for the opportunity to share, and I look forward to seeing your response.Response Transcript: Roberta Stevens: Hi, Karen. Its Roberta Stevens here: candidate for ALA president and a staff member from the Library of Congress. I want to respond to your question about how far I would personally go to enforce the ALA policies for equal employment opportunities and how I would explain the shortfalls between policies and implementation. I read through all of the policies that you talked about in your YouTube question, and I want to address those.Karen, I personally have a stake in this question and answering it because I had a very, very close friend a member of ALA who died unexpectedly. And his partner did not have any rights to the property, or even to items that were of sentimental value to the two of them. So, I am equally concerned with seeing the laws changed; however, I want to state ALA is committed to equality of opportunity, regardless of race, color, creed, and sexual orientation. And the ALA policy encourages libraries to do the same. You talked about two states that are the only two that allow same-sex marriage. And those, of course, are Massachusetts and Connecticut. And I guess my question to you is: are you asking that we limit conferences division, Annual, Midwinter Meetings strictly to those two states? I think you would have to agree that that would be too confining.On the other hand, there are 20 states and D.C. as well that ban sexual orientation discrimination. And there are 13 that outlaw discrimination based on gender, identity, or expression. I think we all just have to do the best we can and work together to see the laws change, so there is not only equal employment opportunity, but there is an opportunity for the sharing of property as well. So, thank you for your question. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnGLBTEm792-372-719.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.There are at least five ALA policies that deal directly with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues. Policy 54.3 on equal opportunity states that, ALA is committed to the equality of opportunity for all library employees or applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, individual life-style or national origin.Here is my question: How far will you go to enforce these policies, and how will you explain the shortfalls between policy and implementation? While I dont expect ALA to send out a policy-compliant S.W.A.T. team, I have noticed that American Libraries accepts job ads for libraries that do not offer equal benefits to GLBT employees, nor does American Libraries distinguish among libraries that do or do not offer benefits.Furthermore, policy 7.1.1 says that, ALA will enter into conference site contracts only with organizations and legal bodies and cities, counties, or states that do not by law discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Yet, there are only two states that have full GLBT rights.Okay, balls in your court, Robert and Kent. Thanks for the opportunity to share, and I look forward to seeing your response.Response Transcript: Roberta Stevens: Hi, Karen. Its Roberta Stevens here: candidate for ALA president and a staff member from the Library of Congress. I want to respond to your question about how far I would personally go to enforce the ALA policies for equal employment opportunities and how I would explain the shortfalls between policies and implementation. I read through all of the policies that you talked about in your YouTube question, and I want to address those.Karen, I personally have a stake in this question and answering it because I had a very, very close friend a member of ALA who died unexpectedly. And his partner did not have any rights to the property, or even to items that were of sentimental value to the two of them. So, I am equally concerned with seeing the laws changed; however, I want to state ALA is committed to equality of opportunity, regardless of race, color, creed, and sexual orientation. And the ALA policy encourages libraries to do the same. You talked about two states that are the only two that allow same-sex marriage. And those, of course, are Massachusetts and Connecticut. And I guess my question to you is: are you asking that we limit conferences division, Annual, Midwinter Meetings strictly to those two states? I think you would have to agree that that would be too confining.On the other hand, there are 20 states and D.C. as well that ban sexual orientation discrimination. And there are 13 that outlaw discrimination based on gender, identity, or expression. I think we all just have to do the best we can and work together to see the laws change, so there is not only equal employment opportunity, but there is an opportunity for the sharing of property as well. So, thank you for your question. 129 http://blip.tv/file/1871215 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:15:46 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLmHwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on GLBT Employment Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. IveAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871215http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnGLBTEm499.m4v 5B6616D8-0F42-11DE-B78C-B86C5778A860 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/1cHi-uDSB7g/1871208 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880756 1871208 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:14:14Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 99 AfLmGAI http://blip.tv/play/AfLmGAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880756&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnGLBTEmp317-103.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.There are at least five ALA policies that deal directly with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues. Policy 54.3 on equal opportunity states that, ALA is committed to the equality of opportunity for all library employees or applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, individual life-style or national origin.Here is my question: How far will you go to enforce these policies, and how will you explain the shortfalls between policy and implementation? While I dont expect ALA to send out a policy-compliant S.W.A.T. team, I have noticed that American Libraries accepts job ads for libraries that do not offer equal benefits to GLBT employees, nor does American Libraries distinguish among libraries that do or do not offer benefits.Furthermore, policy 7.1.1 says that, ALA will enter into conference site contracts only with organizations and legal bodies and cities, counties, or states that do not by law discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Yet, there are only two states that have full GLBT rights.Okay, balls in your court, Robert and Kent. Thanks for the opportunity to share, and I look forward to seeing your response.Response Transcript:Kent Oliver: My name is Kent Oliver, and Im a candidate for ALA president. And Im here to respond to Karen Schneiders question on ALA YouTube. And Karens question was: How far will you go to enforce the various ALA policies related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered round table, and equal opportunity?Karen, you and I have known each other for quite a while. And you know me well enough to know that, as ALA president, if I become aware of any policy that is not being followed, I will be asking questions to understand why it is not. And, if needed, we will refer it to a policy monitoring committee and/or council. My inclination would be, though, if it is an issue that needs to be pursued, that we pursue it within the spirit of the policy, as it is written.I would also hope that in regard to equal employment issues that we would begin to look at our job ads and make sure that our job ads in American Libraries and other ALA publications or media will be consistent with our policies.As far as the issues of the GLBT, I think you can be assured, based on my history, that I will support you. You know that as chairman of the Intellectual Freedom Committee that it was my honor to help reconstruct and rewrite many of the interpretations within the OIF manual. And in that manual we have many issues that are near and dear to your heart; and Ive been supportive of those issues.I think you can rest assured that I will support any policies that relate to the GLBT, as they are written, and make sure that they are applied within their spirit. Thank you. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnGLBTEmp317-103-219.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.There are at least five ALA policies that deal directly with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues. Policy 54.3 on equal opportunity states that, ALA is committed to the equality of opportunity for all library employees or applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, individual life-style or national origin.Here is my question: How far will you go to enforce these policies, and how will you explain the shortfalls between policy and implementation? While I dont expect ALA to send out a policy-compliant S.W.A.T. team, I have noticed that American Libraries accepts job ads for libraries that do not offer equal benefits to GLBT employees, nor does American Libraries distinguish among libraries that do or do not offer benefits.Furthermore, policy 7.1.1 says that, ALA will enter into conference site contracts only with organizations and legal bodies and cities, counties, or states that do not by law discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Yet, there are only two states that have full GLBT rights.Okay, balls in your court, Robert and Kent. Thanks for the opportunity to share, and I look forward to seeing your response.Response Transcript:Kent Oliver: My name is Kent Oliver, and Im a candidate for ALA president. And Im here to respond to Karen Schneiders question on ALA YouTube. And Karens question was: How far will you go to enforce the various ALA policies related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered round table, and equal opportunity?Karen, you and I have known each other for quite a while. And you know me well enough to know that, as ALA president, if I become aware of any policy that is not being followed, I will be asking questions to understand why it is not. And, if needed, we will refer it to a policy monitoring committee and/or council. My inclination would be, though, if it is an issue that needs to be pursued, that we pursue it within the spirit of the policy, as it is written.I would also hope that in regard to equal employment issues that we would begin to look at our job ads and make sure that our job ads in American Libraries and other ALA publications or media will be consistent with our policies.As far as the issues of the GLBT, I think you can be assured, based on my history, that I will support you. You know that as chairman of the Intellectual Freedom Committee that it was my honor to help reconstruct and rewrite many of the interpretations within the OIF manual. And in that manual we have many issues that are near and dear to your heart; and Ive been supportive of those issues.I think you can rest assured that I will support any policies that relate to the GLBT, as they are written, and make sure that they are applied within their spirit. Thank you. 99 http://blip.tv/file/1871208 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:14:14 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLmGAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on GLBT Employment Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive bAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871208http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnGLBTEmp826.m4v 21D07E04-0F42-11DE-A68C-9BD83416CBB1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/TDkyJd34DPw/1871204 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880752 1871204 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:12:37Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 112 AfLmFAI http://blip.tv/play/AfLmFAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880752&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnWhyLibr120-916.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.Response Transcript:Kent Oliver: Hi, Genevieve. This is Kent Oliver, your candidate for ALA president. And Im responding to your YouTube question on the advantages, or why we should be ALA members.I guess one of the things I immediately thought about was the fact that we all have a set of shared core values. And those are obviously things weve developed in the association, such as access, social responsibility, and intellectual freedom. And those are the things that really bring us together.ALA has so many benefits that its hard to know where to start. I think there are the real tangible ones we can think of, such as insurance benefits, and publications, and awards, and those sorts of things. But I think its maybe some of the larger ones that we really get a great value from that its hard to measure; and that includes the advocacy initiatives that the association performs for us, and also the support for intellectual freedom. Defending intellectual freedom is something Ive been involved with for a number of years with ALA. And its something that we all need, regardless of what type of library we work in.The networking component is probably the thing that we enjoy that we do and it has so many benefits for us that we cant really quantify it. And Ill give you a great example of it: one of the things youll find through your career is just the fact that the people you meet through the association will be the people that youll work with as you find different jobs in different libraries and move up the career ladder.Id highly recommend that you go on the ALA website and look under member benefits and all the different things that are available to you because membership certainly does pay. And ALA is like anything else you do in life: you get out of it what you put into it. So, join us with ALA. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnWhyLibr120-916-233.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.Response Transcript:Kent Oliver: Hi, Genevieve. This is Kent Oliver, your candidate for ALA president. And Im responding to your YouTube question on the advantages, or why we should be ALA members.I guess one of the things I immediately thought about was the fact that we all have a set of shared core values. And those are obviously things weve developed in the association, such as access, social responsibility, and intellectual freedom. And those are the things that really bring us together.ALA has so many benefits that its hard to know where to start. I think there are the real tangible ones we can think of, such as insurance benefits, and publications, and awards, and those sorts of things. But I think its maybe some of the larger ones that we really get a great value from that its hard to measure; and that includes the advocacy initiatives that the association performs for us, and also the support for intellectual freedom. Defending intellectual freedom is something Ive been involved with for a number of years with ALA. And its something that we all need, regardless of what type of library we work in.The networking component is probably the thing that we enjoy that we do and it has so many benefits for us that we cant really quantify it. And Ill give you a great example of it: one of the things youll find through your career is just the fact that the people you meet through the association will be the people that youll work with as you find different jobs in different libraries and move up the career ladder.Id highly recommend that you go on the ALA website and look under member benefits and all the different things that are available to you because membership certainly does pay. And ALA is like anything else you do in life: you get out of it what you put into it. So, join us with ALA. 112 http://blip.tv/file/1871204 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:12:37 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLmFAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on Why Librarians Should Join ALA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican UniverAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871204http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnWhyLibr408.m4v E5939F0C-0F41-11DE-A480-BF28D2D620A9 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/k_MfDYijo1I/1871195 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880743 1871195 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:10:56Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 119 AfLmCwI http://blip.tv/play/AfLmCwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880743&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnWhyLib109-832.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.Response Transcript:Roberta Stevens: Hi, Genevieve Grove of Dominican University. Roberta Stevens here: candidate for ALA president and staff member of the Library of Congress. Im going to address your question from fellow students: Why should I become and ALA member and what are the benefits for me?Well, Im going to break this down to a couple pieces, but lets start off with the perks. There are some great perks: you can get health and life insurance as an ALA member; you can get a lower interest rate on a credit card; and you can get a personal line of credit thats awfully nice.As a student, you can apply for scholarships, grants, and stipends. In addition, there is a student version of AL Direct an incredibly helpful electronic source of whats happening in the field. Theres also a student member wiki group, and that can help you to get some tips on how to make the most use of your membership; Id encourage them to use it.But lets talk about the real reasons for being a member of ALA. You are a part of a national community and you are simultaneously connecting with lots of people throughout the country. Youre going to get advice and youre going to get support. Youre going to find out whats happening in the profession. Youre going to get information and skills that you can use on the job; these are skills that can help you to get promotions. And, youre going to be able to participate as actively as you would like. And there are lots more electronic opportunities to do so, and those will only grow. Keep an eye out for ALA Connect: its really going to be a tremendous resource for our members.And, finally, you are going to meet some of the smartest, and most dedicated people in this country. So, take advantage of that membership, both as a student, and after youve graduated thats what I tell them. Because you are going to get every bit of your moneys worth out of it. Thanks for the question. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnWhyLib109-832-209.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.Response Transcript:Roberta Stevens: Hi, Genevieve Grove of Dominican University. Roberta Stevens here: candidate for ALA president and staff member of the Library of Congress. Im going to address your question from fellow students: Why should I become and ALA member and what are the benefits for me?Well, Im going to break this down to a couple pieces, but lets start off with the perks. There are some great perks: you can get health and life insurance as an ALA member; you can get a lower interest rate on a credit card; and you can get a personal line of credit thats awfully nice.As a student, you can apply for scholarships, grants, and stipends. In addition, there is a student version of AL Direct an incredibly helpful electronic source of whats happening in the field. Theres also a student member wiki group, and that can help you to get some tips on how to make the most use of your membership; Id encourage them to use it.But lets talk about the real reasons for being a member of ALA. You are a part of a national community and you are simultaneously connecting with lots of people throughout the country. Youre going to get advice and youre going to get support. Youre going to find out whats happening in the profession. Youre going to get information and skills that you can use on the job; these are skills that can help you to get promotions. And, youre going to be able to participate as actively as you would like. And there are lots more electronic opportunities to do so, and those will only grow. Keep an eye out for ALA Connect: its really going to be a tremendous resource for our members.And, finally, you are going to meet some of the smartest, and most dedicated people in this country. So, take advantage of that membership, both as a student, and after youve graduated thats what I tell them. Because you are going to get every bit of your moneys worth out of it. Thanks for the question. 119 http://blip.tv/file/1871195 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:10:56 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLmCwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on Why Librarians Should Join ALA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871195http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnWhyLib627.m4v B27A193E-0F41-11DE-AFD3-BBD4EE9DABDE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/d24T4_zowMk/1871190 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880738 1871190 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:09:30Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 217 AfLmBgI http://blip.tv/play/AfLmBgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880738&skin=rss Alfocus-VideoFileQuickCaptureALAPresidentialCandidateQuestion166-440.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-VideoFileQuickCaptureALAPresidentialCandidateQuestion166-440-138.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org 217 http://blip.tv/file/1871190 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:09:30 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLmBgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on Social Media http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.orgAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871190http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-VideoFileQuickCaptureALAPresidentialCandidateQuestion797.m4v 55AD3736-0F41-11DE-8527-EC80336BAEAE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/h76_dc0YB9U/1871175 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880723 1871175 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:06:55Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 86 AfLldwI http://blip.tv/play/AfLldwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880723&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnSocialM840-243.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnSocialM840-243-561.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 86 http://blip.tv/file/1871175 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:06:55 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLldwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on Social Media and Advocacy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Carolyn Wood's question on how ALA can harness the power of social media for library advocacy. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871175http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnSocialM773.m4v 0093484E-0F41-11DE-BF84-AB0198742414 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/lRmRFM7dMvI/1871165 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880713 1871165 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:04:32Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 320 AfLlbQI http://blip.tv/play/AfLlbQI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880713&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnEpartici333-302.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. Question: http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnEpartici333-302-394.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. Question: 320 http://blip.tv/file/1871165 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:04:32 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLlbQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on E-participation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. Question:American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871165http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesOliverOnEpartici697.m4v 877350B2-0F40-11DE-BB17-D8FC4C5EF0FA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/jQHUCY8V5Wo/1871147 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1880695 1871147 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-12T20:01:09Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 196 AfLlWwI http://blip.tv/play/AfLlWwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1880695&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnEpartic368-821.jpg ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question:Tom Peters: Hi, ALA presidential candidates. Tom Peters here, coming to you from the eastern slope of Monkey Mountain, Missouri, nestled between Oak Grove and Grain Valley its really just a hill, not a mountain. I hope youre having a great time in the Mile High City. In case youre wondering, Im currently 263 meters above sea level, maybe 264 if you factor in the height of this chair. Heres the lead into my question: tens of thousands of ALA members cannot attend Midwinter and Annual Conference and divisional national conferences. Maybe they work in a one-person or small library, or their travel budget is strapped, or they have family commitments, or they want to reduce their carbon footprint.ALA has made some steps towards making it easier for us infrequent flyers to network, to learn new ideas and skills and to participate meaningfully in the splendiferous work of this association. ALA has begun using its quiver of 2.0 tools: blogs; wikis; web conferencing software; Second Life; and YouTube to make it possible for its members to participate and contribute from far flung locations. But, honestly, were still just scratching the surface. As ALA president, what would you do to make it easier for all ALA members to both add to and gain value from our association without having to travel and attend events in person? Thanks much. Stay warm.Response Transcript:Roberta Stevens: Hi, Tom of Monkey Mountain, Missouri. This is Roberta Stevens: candidate for ALA president and staff member at the Library of Congress. In response to your question Im going to read it What would you do to make it easier for all ALA members to both add to and gain value from our association without having to travel and attend events in person?Well, Tom, your question could not have come at a better time because, in fact, we are experiencing budget cuts in many libraries throughout the country. And when you have a choice between hours of service, and buying materials, and travel, you can guess which item is the item to go: and its going to be travel. I want to add that youre right, too, about the blogs; and the wikis; and the web conferencing software; and the YouTube videos all of those are techniques for bringing ALA to its members.So, what can we do? Well, what we can do is something I talked about during the Presidential Candidates Forum at the Midwinter Meeting. And that is in the meetings we can have people who are Twittering. And we can have an official Twitterer or we can have a number of Twitterers official and unofficial and people following what is going on in the meetings. In the presentations they can do the same. And in big presentations important presentations, high profile presentations we can have them taped and we can put those up on ALAs website afterward. Those are a couple things that we can do.Im going to ask you to keep your eyes open to something thats coming available very soon and thats ALA Connect. This is a very, very powerful opportunity for electronic communication among our members. And were going to make a leap forward with it. They have already pre-populated ALA Connect with the formal areas of ALA: the divisions, the round tables, and the sections. And it is pre-populated for the conferences. There are going to be all kinds of capabilities for you: posts, which are like blog posts; theres going to be online documents; polling of questions; chat rooms; and bulletin board discussion forums take advantage of that. And Im going to make a pledge to you if Im elected for president: Im going to push hard and make sure theres financing for the second phase, which also includes a Craigslist exchange of services and physical items, a mentoring network, and online resume capability. These are great.So, theres all kinds of capabilities that we have and they are expanding and getting better. And we know that with increased electronic communication, were going to be able to reach out beyond our national boundaries as well, and gain more members, internationally; thats one of my campaign platform planks. I want us to gain more membership, both within this country and outside. And electronic communication is going to help us to do that. So, thanks, Tom. It was a good question. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnEpartic368-821-105.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question:Tom Peters: Hi, ALA presidential candidates. Tom Peters here, coming to you from the eastern slope of Monkey Mountain, Missouri, nestled between Oak Grove and Grain Valley its really just a hill, not a mountain. I hope youre having a great time in the Mile High City. In case youre wondering, Im currently 263 meters above sea level, maybe 264 if you factor in the height of this chair. Heres the lead into my question: tens of thousands of ALA members cannot attend Midwinter and Annual Conference and divisional national conferences. Maybe they work in a one-person or small library, or their travel budget is strapped, or they have family commitments, or they want to reduce their carbon footprint.ALA has made some steps towards making it easier for us infrequent flyers to network, to learn new ideas and skills and to participate meaningfully in the splendiferous work of this association. ALA has begun using its quiver of 2.0 tools: blogs; wikis; web conferencing software; Second Life; and YouTube to make it possible for its members to participate and contribute from far flung locations. But, honestly, were still just scratching the surface. As ALA president, what would you do to make it easier for all ALA members to both add to and gain value from our association without having to travel and attend events in person? Thanks much. Stay warm.Response Transcript:Roberta Stevens: Hi, Tom of Monkey Mountain, Missouri. This is Roberta Stevens: candidate for ALA president and staff member at the Library of Congress. In response to your question Im going to read it What would you do to make it easier for all ALA members to both add to and gain value from our association without having to travel and attend events in person?Well, Tom, your question could not have come at a better time because, in fact, we are experiencing budget cuts in many libraries throughout the country. And when you have a choice between hours of service, and buying materials, and travel, you can guess which item is the item to go: and its going to be travel. I want to add that youre right, too, about the blogs; and the wikis; and the web conferencing software; and the YouTube videos all of those are techniques for bringing ALA to its members.So, what can we do? Well, what we can do is something I talked about during the Presidential Candidates Forum at the Midwinter Meeting. And that is in the meetings we can have people who are Twittering. And we can have an official Twitterer or we can have a number of Twitterers official and unofficial and people following what is going on in the meetings. In the presentations they can do the same. And in big presentations important presentations, high profile presentations we can have them taped and we can put those up on ALAs website afterward. Those are a couple things that we can do.Im going to ask you to keep your eyes open to something thats coming available very soon and thats ALA Connect. This is a very, very powerful opportunity for electronic communication among our members. And were going to make a leap forward with it. They have already pre-populated ALA Connect with the formal areas of ALA: the divisions, the round tables, and the sections. And it is pre-populated for the conferences. There are going to be all kinds of capabilities for you: posts, which are like blog posts; theres going to be online documents; polling of questions; chat rooms; and bulletin board discussion forums take advantage of that. And Im going to make a pledge to you if Im elected for president: Im going to push hard and make sure theres financing for the second phase, which also includes a Craigslist exchange of services and physical items, a mentoring network, and online resume capability. These are great.So, theres all kinds of capabilities that we have and they are expanding and getting better. And we know that with increased electronic communication, were going to be able to reach out beyond our national boundaries as well, and gain more members, internationally; thats one of my campaign platform planks. I want us to gain more membership, both within this country and outside. And electronic communication is going to help us to do that. So, thanks, Tom. It was a good question. 196 http://blip.tv/file/1871147 Default Category alaelection09 ala Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:01:09 +0000 alaelection09, ala alaelection09, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfLlWwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on E-participation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Tom Peters's question on how ALA can enable participation without travel. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.Question:Tom Peters: Hi, ALA presidential candidates. Tom Peters here, coming to you from tAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1871147http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAPresidentialCandidateQuestionResponsesStevensOnEpartic447.m4v 0D4DBD92-08FE-11DE-8BC8-894E4F652FF5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/2lrPH6s_Uy0/1841613 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1851109 1841613 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-03-04T20:50:10Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 221 AfD+SQI http://blip.tv/play/AfD+SQI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1851109&skin=rss Alfocus-AnnBrasharesInterview348.jpg Booklist sat down with author Ann Brashares to talk about her new book "3 Willows" and how it compares to her bestselling "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series. Brashares opens up about the chances of the new book expanding into a series, how hard it is to let go of beloved characters, and how she likes to imagine her characters' lives at age 4, 14, 40, and beyond. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-AnnBrasharesInterview348-770.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Booklist sat down with author Ann Brashares to talk about her new book "3 Willows" and how it compares to her bestselling "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series. Brashares opens up about the chances of the new book expanding into a series, how hard it is to let go of beloved characters, and how she likes to imagine her characters' lives at age 4, 14, 40, and beyond. 221 http://blip.tv/file/1841613 Default Category ala booklist ann brashares interview traveling pants 3 willows Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:50:10 +0000 ala, booklist, ann, brashares, interview, traveling, pants, 3, willows ala, booklist, ann, brashares, interview, traveling, pants, 3, willows <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfD%2BSQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Ann Brashares interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noBooklist sat down with author Ann Brashares to talk about her new book "3 Willows" and how it compares to her bestselling "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series. Brashares opens up about the chances of the new book expanding into a series, how hard itAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1841613http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-AnnBrasharesInterview290.m4v 67CC4F96-FDE5-11DD-B9F2-BF829DA31236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/-9YD5mxXC0M/1787931 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1797348 1787931 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-18T17:56:02Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 3713 Ae3aSAI http://blip.tv/play/Ae3aSAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1797348&skin=rss Alfocus-FreedomToReadFoundationMidwinterAuthorEventFeaturingLaur783-242.jpg Author Lauren Myracle was the featured speaker at the Freedom to Read Foundation's Midwinter Author Event, held January 25 at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-FreedomToReadFoundationMidwinterAuthorEventFeaturingLaur783-242-604.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Author Lauren Myracle was the featured speaker at the Freedom to Read Foundation's Midwinter Author Event, held January 25 at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver 3713 http://blip.tv/file/1787931 Default Category lauren myracle freedom to read foundation ala midwinter meeting tattered cover Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:56:02 +0000 lauren myracle, freedom to read foundation, ala, midwinter meeting, tattered cover lauren myracle, freedom to read foundation, ala, midwinter meeting, tattered cover <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Ae3aSAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Freedom to Read Foundation Midwinter Author Event Featuring Lauren Myracle http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAuthor Lauren Myracle was the featured speaker at the Freedom to Read Foundation's Midwinter Author Event, held January 25 at the Tattered Cover Book Store in DenverAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1787931http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-FreedomToReadFoundationMidwinterAuthorEventFeaturingLaur935.m4v 8D68C33E-FD44-11DD-B368-9280017482F8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/Tf56czHQMf0/1784857 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1794266 1784857 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-17T22:44:36Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 163 Ae3CPgI http://blip.tv/play/Ae3CPgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1794266&skin=rss Alfocus-2009MidwinterMeetingOverview994.jpg From Denver comes coverage of ALA's 2009 Midwinter Meeting. Included are the announcement of this year's Newbery Medal-winning book, sights from the exhibit hall, the annual "View from the Top" discussion panel, conversations with former ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano and former Colorado State Senator Ken Gordon, and ALA Immediate Past President Loriene Roy discussing the forthcoming PBS series We Shall Remain. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009MidwinterMeetingOverview994-951.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 From Denver comes coverage of ALA's 2009 Midwinter Meeting. Included are the announcement of this year's Newbery Medal-winning book, sights from the exhibit hall, the annual "View from the Top" discussion panel, conversations with former ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano and former Colorado State Senator Ken Gordon, and ALA Immediate Past President Loriene Roy discussing the forthcoming PBS series We Shall Remain. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 163 http://blip.tv/file/1784857 Default Category ala midwinter carol brey-casiano ken gordon loriene roy we shall remain newbery medal Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:44:36 +0000 ala, midwinter, carol brey-casiano, ken gordon, loriene roy, we shall remain, newbery medal ala, midwinter, carol brey-casiano, ken gordon, loriene roy, we shall remain, newbery medal <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Ae3CPgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 Midwinter Meeting Overview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noFrom Denver comes coverage of ALA's 2009 Midwinter Meeting. Included are the announcement of this year's Newbery Medal-winning book, sights from the exhibit hall, the annual "View from the Top" discussion panel, conversations with former ALA President CarAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1784857http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009MidwinterMeetingOverview674.m4v 8DE1240E-F85E-11DD-8C38-FC72F118AB6A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/xy6r4ZklpJk/1762671 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1771315 1762671 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-11T17:08:08Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 223 AeyPFwI http://blip.tv/play/AeyPFwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1771315&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAYouthMediaAwardWinnerNotifications951.jpg Before the Newbery, Caldecott, King, and ALA's other prestigious youth media awards were announced at the Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the selection committees crowded into tiny private rooms to call the honorees. This year, AL Focus was invited to capture some of those happy calls and reactions. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAYouthMediaAwardWinnerNotifications951-328.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Before the Newbery, Caldecott, King, and ALA's other prestigious youth media awards were announced at the Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the selection committees crowded into tiny private rooms to call the honorees. This year, AL Focus was invited to capture some of those happy calls and reactions. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 223 http://blip.tv/file/1762671 Default Category ala midwinter meeting mw09 newbery caldecott king printz schneider edwards youth media awards Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:08 +0000 ala, midwinter, meeting, mw09, newbery, caldecott, king, printz, schneider, edwards, youth, media, awards ala, midwinter, meeting, mw09, newbery, caldecott, king, printz, schneider, edwards, youth, media, awards <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeyPFwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Youth Media Award Winner Notifications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noBefore the Newbery, Caldecott, King, and ALA's other prestigious youth media awards were announced at the Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the selection committees crowded into tiny private rooms to call the honorees. This year, AL Focus was invited to capturAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1762671http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAYouthMediaAwardWinnerNotifications233.m4v 62235BA2-F6F1-11DD-BC36-E6B110463C74 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/J4mwpAHr6WY/1755398 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1764033 1755398 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-09T21:34:08Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 112 AevWJQI http://blip.tv/play/AevWJQI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1764033&skin=rss Alfocus-Midwinter2009SteveVanderArkInterview882.jpg AL Focus caught up with Steve Vander Ark, author of The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials, and co-author Lisa Bunker, in the exhibit hall at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-Midwinter2009SteveVanderArkInterview882-338.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 AL Focus caught up with Steve Vander Ark, author of The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials, and co-author Lisa Bunker, in the exhibit hall at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 112 http://blip.tv/file/1755398 Default Category ala midwinter mw09 steve vander ark harry potter lexicon Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:34:08 +0000 ala, midwinter, mw09, steve, vander, ark, harry, potter, lexicon ala, midwinter, mw09, steve, vander, ark, harry, potter, lexicon <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AevWJQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Midwinter 2009: Steve Vander Ark Interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAL Focus caught up with Steve Vander Ark, author of The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials, and co-author Lisa Bunker, in the exhibit hall at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.orAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1755398http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-Midwinter2009SteveVanderArkInterview123.m4v BD346114-F456-11DD-8C48-F1ABF563ECBE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/-OCG2vwCbpU/1744147 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1752770 1744147 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-06T14:02:06Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 132 Aer+JgI http://blip.tv/play/Aer+JgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1752770&skin=rss Alfocus-Midwinter2009VanceOnAdvocacy584.jpg Stephanie Vance of AdvocacyGuru.com discusses the three points ALA members need to keep in mind when advocating for libraries with the new presidential administration. Vance talked with AL Focus after speaking at the Washington Office Update at ALA's 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-Midwinter2009VanceOnAdvocacy584-237.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Stephanie Vance of AdvocacyGuru.com discusses the three points ALA members need to keep in mind when advocating for libraries with the new presidential administration. Vance talked with AL Focus after speaking at the Washington Office Update at ALA's 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 132 http://blip.tv/file/1744147 Default Category ala midwinter mw09 advocacy stephanie vance Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:02:06 +0000 ala, midwinter, mw09, advocacy, stephanie vance ala, midwinter, mw09, advocacy, stephanie vance <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Aer%2BJgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Midwinter 2009: Vance on Advocacy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noStephanie Vance of AdvocacyGuru.com discusses the three points ALA members need to keep in mind when advocating for libraries with the new presidential administration. Vance talked with AL Focus after speaking at the Washington Office Update at ALA's 2009American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1744147http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-Midwinter2009VanceOnAdvocacy413.m4v D46758B0-F455-11DD-B304-84C5F92C083A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/mPg9-1OMziw/1744136 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1752759 1744136 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-06T13:55:36Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 224 Aer+GwI http://blip.tv/play/Aer+GwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1752759&skin=rss Alfocus-ALACouncilWhoWhatWhyAndHow192.jpg Members of ALA Council discuss what Council actually does and why you should consider getting involved. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALACouncilWhoWhatWhyAndHow192-715.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Members of ALA Council discuss what Council actually does and why you should consider getting involved. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 224 http://blip.tv/file/1744136 Default Category ala council Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:55:36 +0000 ala, council ala, council <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Aer%2BGwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA Council: Who, What, Why, and How http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noMembers of ALA Council discuss what Council actually does and why you should consider getting involved. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1744136http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALACouncilWhoWhatWhyAndHow164.m4v 59A774E6-F2DB-11DD-844D-F6F6C70208B1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/fTlNqrStA34/1737244 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1745866 1737244 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-02-04T16:46:20Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 188 AerILgI http://blip.tv/play/AerILgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1745866&skin=rss Alfocus-IngridLawInterview704.jpg Just one day before winning a Newbery Honor for her book "Savvy," author Ingrid Law sat down with Booklist and spoke about the origin of the term, how she wanted to write a book about magic without the word "magic," talking to children about their own secret powers, and the how librarians inspire her. Bonus: Law also gives us a sneak peak of her next book, a sequel to "Savvy." http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-IngridLawInterview704-20.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Just one day before winning a Newbery Honor for her book "Savvy," author Ingrid Law sat down with Booklist and spoke about the origin of the term, how she wanted to write a book about magic without the word "magic," talking to children about their own secret powers, and the how librarians inspire her. Bonus: Law also gives us a sneak peak of her next book, a sequel to "Savvy." 188 http://blip.tv/file/1737244 Default Category ingrid law interview savvy booklist Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:46:20 +0000 ingrid, law, interview, savvy, booklist ingrid, law, interview, savvy, booklist <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AerILgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Ingrid Law interview http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noJust one day before winning a Newbery Honor for her book "Savvy," author Ingrid Law sat down with Booklist and spoke about the origin of the term, how she wanted to write a book about magic without the word "magic," talking to children about their own secAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1737244http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-IngridLawInterview652.m4v CB3D002C-EADD-11DD-8415-B8791BBAE8F3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/HUOb_LsvP1g/1701284 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1709875 1701284 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-01-25T12:43:40Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 2385 AeivFwI http://blip.tv/play/AeivFwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1709875&skin=rss Alfocus-2009ALAPresidentialCandidatesForum942.jpg 2009 ALA Presidential Candidates Kenton Oliver and Roberta Stevens respond to member questions at the Presidential Candidates Forum held January 24, 2009, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. ALA Past-President Loriene Roy moderated the forum.Questions asked (with time of question in parentheses) were:What might your presidential theme be? (at 0:15) How soon can ALA gain connections with the Obama administration? (4:00)What is the future of e-participation in ALA? (7:50)How can you attract young members and develop young leaders? (11:54)How do you see the role of ALA internationally? (16:03)How can we make best use of the "wisdom of crowds"? (18:31)What do you think are the crucial issues facing libraries in the 21st Century? (21:21)How would you strengthen relationships between ALA and its chapters? (24:59)How can we get people personally involved in advocacy? (27:48)What are your views on running the association like a business? (31:19)Closing statements (34:20)More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2009ALAPresidentialCandidatesForum942-564.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 2009 ALA Presidential Candidates Kenton Oliver and Roberta Stevens respond to member questions at the Presidential Candidates Forum held January 24, 2009, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. ALA Past-President Loriene Roy moderated the forum.Questions asked (with time of question in parentheses) were:What might your presidential theme be? (at 0:15) How soon can ALA gain connections with the Obama administration? (4:00)What is the future of e-participation in ALA? (7:50)How can you attract young members and develop young leaders? (11:54)How do you see the role of ALA internationally? (16:03)How can we make best use of the "wisdom of crowds"? (18:31)What do you think are the crucial issues facing libraries in the 21st Century? (21:21)How would you strengthen relationships between ALA and its chapters? (24:59)How can we get people personally involved in advocacy? (27:48)What are your views on running the association like a business? (31:19)Closing statements (34:20)More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 2385 http://blip.tv/file/1701284 Default Category ala presidential candidates kenton oliver roberta stevens Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:43:40 +0000 ala, presidential, candidates, kenton, oliver, roberta, stevens ala, presidential, candidates, kenton, oliver, roberta, stevens <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeivFwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2009 ALA Presidential Candidates Forum http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)no2009 ALA Presidential Candidates Kenton Oliver and Roberta Stevens respond to member questions at the Presidential Candidates Forum held January 24, 2009, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. ALA Past-President Loriene Roy moderated the forum.QuestionsAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1701284http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2009ALAPresidentialCandidatesForum787.m4v 320B5EBA-E1BB-11DD-9422-F9E22AE5A579 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/YnqwShIxW6w/1664461 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1673021 1664461 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-01-13T21:43:20Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 340 AeaPIQI http://blip.tv/play/AeaPIQI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1673021&skin=rss Alfocus-ALAsToolsToHelpLibrariesInABadEconomy516.jpg ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels discusses the economy, its effect on libraries, and what ALA offers to help libraries survive in tough times. This video also serves as an introduction to a special issue of AL Direct to be sent January 20 on the economy. To subscribe to AL Direct, visit www.ala.org/ala/alonline/aldirect/aldirect.cfm. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ALAsToolsToHelpLibrariesInABadEconomy516-758.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels discusses the economy, its effect on libraries, and what ALA offers to help libraries survive in tough times. This video also serves as an introduction to a special issue of AL Direct to be sent January 20 on the economy. To subscribe to AL Direct, visit www.ala.org/ala/alonline/aldirect/aldirect.cfm. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 340 http://blip.tv/file/1664461 Educational economy ala keith michael fiels libraries tools Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:43:20 +0000 economy, ala, keith michael fiels, libraries, tools economy, ala, keith michael fiels, libraries, tools <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeaPIQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ALA's Tools to Help Libraries in a Bad Economy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels discusses the economy, its effect on libraries, and what ALA offers to help libraries survive in tough times. This video also serves as an introduction to a special issue of AL Direct to be sent January 20 on theAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1664461http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ALAsToolsToHelpLibrariesInABadEconomy215.m4v 41FD48A4-D06A-11DD-8734-DE737E6AF03A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/S8AP7fgX15c/1604007 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1612376 1604007 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-12-22T20:51:08Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 177 AeK1PAI http://blip.tv/play/AeK1PAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1612376&skin=rss Alfocus-ILoveMyLibrarianAwardCeremony306.jpg Ten winners of the inaugural Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award were recognized at a ceremony hosted by the New York Times December 9. The award, administered by the ALA's Public Information Office and the Campaign for America's Libraries, recognizes public, school, and college librarians for service to their communities, schools, and campuses.The winners are:Linda Allen, Libraries Director, Pasco County Library System, Hudson, FloridaJean Amaral, Reference Librarian, Antioch University New England, Keene, New HampshireAmy J. Cheney, Librarian, Alameda County Library, Juvenile Hall, San Leandro, CaliforniaJennifer Lankford Dempsey, Library Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator, Wrights Mill Road Elementary School, Auburn, AlabamaCarol W. Levers, Community Services Librarian, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library and Weekend Supervisor, Plaza Branch Library, Kansas City, MissouriMargaret "Gigi" Lincoln, Library Media Specialist, Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, MichiganIona R. Malanchuk, Associate University Librarian and Head of the Education Library, University of Florida, GainesvilleElaine McIlroy, Director, Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MassachusettsPaul McIntosh, Library Media Specialist, Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts, New York CityArezoo Moseni, Senior Librarian, New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library, The Art Collection, New York City.More ALA Videos available at alfocus.ala.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ILoveMyLibrarianAwardCeremony306-952.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Ten winners of the inaugural Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award were recognized at a ceremony hosted by the New York Times December 9. The award, administered by the ALA's Public Information Office and the Campaign for America's Libraries, recognizes public, school, and college librarians for service to their communities, schools, and campuses.The winners are:Linda Allen, Libraries Director, Pasco County Library System, Hudson, FloridaJean Amaral, Reference Librarian, Antioch University New England, Keene, New HampshireAmy J. Cheney, Librarian, Alameda County Library, Juvenile Hall, San Leandro, CaliforniaJennifer Lankford Dempsey, Library Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator, Wrights Mill Road Elementary School, Auburn, AlabamaCarol W. Levers, Community Services Librarian, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library and Weekend Supervisor, Plaza Branch Library, Kansas City, MissouriMargaret "Gigi" Lincoln, Library Media Specialist, Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, MichiganIona R. Malanchuk, Associate University Librarian and Head of the Education Library, University of Florida, GainesvilleElaine McIlroy, Director, Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MassachusettsPaul McIntosh, Library Media Specialist, Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts, New York CityArezoo Moseni, Senior Librarian, New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library, The Art Collection, New York City.More ALA Videos available at alfocus.ala.org 177 http://blip.tv/file/1604007 Default Category ala new york times i love my librarian awards carnegie corporation of new york Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:51:08 +0000 ala, new, york, times, i, love, my, librarian, awards, carnegie, corporation, of, new, york ala, new, york, times, i, love, my, librarian, awards, carnegie, corporation, of, new, york <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeK1PAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noTen winners of the inaugural Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award were recognized at a ceremony hosted by the New York Times December 9. The award, administered by the ALA's Public Information Office and the Campaign fAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1604007http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ILoveMyLibrarianAwardCeremony278.m4v 4254ABC6-B0D0-11DD-BD26-D24F77637DB1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/ECo2i4qTmrE/1460237 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1467308 1460237 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-11-12T15:40:40Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 246 AdnIEAI http://blip.tv/play/AdnIEAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1467308&skin=rss Alfocus-GamingLearningAndLibrariesSymposium2008562.jpg The 2008 ALA Techsource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, held November 2-4 in Oak Brook, Illinois, demonstrated many of the benefits gaming has for libraries, including improved literacy, improved civic engagement, inclusiveness, and even fundraising. Interviewed are:Lawrence Kutner, Center for Mental Health and Media, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (keynote: "Grand Theft Childhood? Real Data on Violent Video Games and Youth")Seann Dikkers, University of Wisconsin-Madison Games Learning Society Group (presentation: "Building After School Game Clubs Using Total War")Lindsey Wesson, Tennessee State Library and Archives (presentation: "Turning Gamers into Readers: What Wii Can Do")Amanda Lenhart, Pew/Internet Life (keynote: "Teens, Video Games, and Civics: What the Research is Telling Us")Rick Bolton, Library Mini-Golf (host, "Golfing through the Stacks")Larry Lewis Jr., Flying Blind LLC (presenation: "Integrating Non-Visual Access into a Library's Gaming Experience")Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library (presentation: "Pokemon Primer")More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-GamingLearningAndLibrariesSymposium2008562-165.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 The 2008 ALA Techsource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, held November 2-4 in Oak Brook, Illinois, demonstrated many of the benefits gaming has for libraries, including improved literacy, improved civic engagement, inclusiveness, and even fundraising. Interviewed are:Lawrence Kutner, Center for Mental Health and Media, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (keynote: "Grand Theft Childhood? Real Data on Violent Video Games and Youth")Seann Dikkers, University of Wisconsin-Madison Games Learning Society Group (presentation: "Building After School Game Clubs Using Total War")Lindsey Wesson, Tennessee State Library and Archives (presentation: "Turning Gamers into Readers: What Wii Can Do")Amanda Lenhart, Pew/Internet Life (keynote: "Teens, Video Games, and Civics: What the Research is Telling Us")Rick Bolton, Library Mini-Golf (host, "Golfing through the Stacks")Larry Lewis Jr., Flying Blind LLC (presenation: "Integrating Non-Visual Access into a Library's Gaming Experience")Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library (presentation: "Pokemon Primer")More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org 246 http://blip.tv/file/1460237 Default Category gaming libraries ala techsource literacy violence pokemon civic engagement accessibility mini-golf fundraising history Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:40:40 +0000 gaming, libraries, ala, techsource, literacy, violence, pokemon, civic, engagement, accessibility, mini-golf, fundraising, history gaming, libraries, ala, techsource, literacy, violence, pokemon, civic, engagement, accessibility, mini-golf, fundraising, history <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdnIEAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium 2008 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noThe 2008 ALA Techsource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, held November 2-4 in Oak Brook, Illinois, demonstrated many of the benefits gaming has for libraries, including improved literacy, improved civic engagement, inclusiveness, and even fundraAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1460237http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-GamingLearningAndLibrariesSymposium2008905.m4v C46BFC96-A503-11DD-A97F-A28029AA75B2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/lQFhyTtr_lk/1406099 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1412556 1406099 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-28T15:19:09Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 195 AdacMAI http://blip.tv/play/AdacMAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1412556&skin=rss Alfocus-GamingInLibraries380.jpg During the summer and autumn this year, Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library has held monthly teen gaming tournaments. This is a video of sights and sounds from the September tourney, as well as an interview with Young Adult Librarian Monica Harris, who explains why and how the library got into gaming and the benefits it offers the library and the community. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-GamingInLibraries380-206.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 During the summer and autumn this year, Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library has held monthly teen gaming tournaments. This is a video of sights and sounds from the September tourney, as well as an interview with Young Adult Librarian Monica Harris, who explains why and how the library got into gaming and the benefits it offers the library and the community. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 195 http://blip.tv/file/1406099 Default Category gaming libraries oak park mario kart tournament teens young adult Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:19:09 +0000 gaming, libraries, oak, park, mario, kart, tournament, teens, young, adult gaming, libraries, oak, park, mario, kart, tournament, teens, young, adult <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdacMAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Gaming at Oak Park Public Library http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noDuring the summer and autumn this year, Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library has held monthly teen gaming tournaments. This is a video of sights and sounds from the September tourney, as well as an interview with Young Adult Librarian Monica Harris, who explainAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1406099http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-GamingInLibraries575.m4v 61748B1A-A04B-11DD-A755-A9EACFAA6413 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/sOw7FOFivtE/1385658 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1392084 1385658 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-22T15:09:10Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 223 AdT8OAI http://blip.tv/play/AdT8OAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1392084&skin=rss Alfocus-LITANationalForumTechnologyAndCommunity657.jpg A video review of the Library and Information Technology Association's 2008 National Forum, "Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library", held October 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Included are general session speakers Michael Porter and Tim Spalding, session presenters Dinah Sanders and Nicholas Schiller, Conference Chair Dale Poulter, and LITA President Andrew Pace. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-LITANationalForumTechnologyAndCommunity657-143.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 A video review of the Library and Information Technology Association's 2008 National Forum, "Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library", held October 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Included are general session speakers Michael Porter and Tim Spalding, session presenters Dinah Sanders and Nicholas Schiller, Conference Chair Dale Poulter, and LITA President Andrew Pace. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 223 http://blip.tv/file/1385658 Default Category lita08 lita national forum ala cincinnati libraries Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:09:10 +0000 lita08, lita national forum, ala, cincinnati, libraries lita08, lita national forum, ala, cincinnati, libraries <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdT8OAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> LITA National Forum: Technology and Community http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noA video review of the Library and Information Technology Association's 2008 National Forum, "Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library", held October 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Included are general session speakers Michael Porter andAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1385658http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-LITANationalForumTechnologyAndCommunity755.m4v 2BA02002-9485-11DD-B0B1-D8EB1ABC8F09 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/MdNVzijRGo0/1332863 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1339218 1332863 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-07T15:32:37Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 231 AdHfNgI http://blip.tv/play/AdHfNgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1339218&skin=rss Alfocus-LeRoyCMerrittHumanitarianFund330.jpg The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund supports librarians who are facing financial difficulty due to discrimination or because they have taken a stand in support of intellectual freedom. In this video, trustees describe the fund, and why it's needed. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-LeRoyCMerrittHumanitarianFund330-549.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund supports librarians who are facing financial difficulty due to discrimination or because they have taken a stand in support of intellectual freedom. In this video, trustees describe the fund, and why it's needed. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 231 http://blip.tv/file/1332863 Default Category merritt fund librarians intellectual freedom discrimination ala Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:32:37 +0000 merritt, fund, librarians, intellectual, freedom, discrimination, ala merritt, fund, librarians, intellectual, freedom, discrimination, ala <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdHfNgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noThe LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund supports librarians who are facing financial difficulty due to discrimination or because they have taken a stand in support of intellectual freedom. In this video, trustees describe the fund, and why it's needed. MorAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1332863http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-LeRoyCMerrittHumanitarianFund537.m4v 579CE592-93EE-11DD-A0F0-BD81E6BCCB61 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/CbA2B7vVb30/1330249 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1336599 1330249 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-06T21:32:57Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 275 AdHKewI http://blip.tv/play/AdHKewI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1336599&skin=rss Alfocus-2008BannedBooksWeekReadOut455.jpg Scenes from the 2008 Banned Books Week Read-Out, held at Chicago's Pioneer Plaza September 27. Speakers include authors Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Stephen Chbosky, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and Luis Alberto Urrea; a selection of challenged music performed by Matt Ryd; interviews with Judith Krug, And Tango Makes Three authors Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, and ALA President Jim Rettig; and a reading from Lauren Myracle's TTYL by the author with special guests Ron Koertge and Nanette Perez. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2008BannedBooksWeekReadOut455-664.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Scenes from the 2008 Banned Books Week Read-Out, held at Chicago's Pioneer Plaza September 27. Speakers include authors Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Stephen Chbosky, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and Luis Alberto Urrea; a selection of challenged music performed by Matt Ryd; interviews with Judith Krug, And Tango Makes Three authors Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, and ALA President Jim Rettig; and a reading from Lauren Myracle's TTYL by the author with special guests Ron Koertge and Nanette Perez. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 275 http://blip.tv/file/1330249 Default Category banned books week judy blume blubber lois lowry the giver stephen chbosky the perks of being a wallflower phyllis reynolds naylor luis alberto urrea and tango makes three peter parnell justin richardson camila alire jim rettig judith krug ala censorship Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:32:57 +0000 banned books week, judy blume, blubber, lois lowry, the giver, stephen chbosky, the perks of being a wallflower, phyllis reynolds naylor, luis alberto urrea, and tango makes three, peter parnell, justin richardson, camila alire, jim rettig, judith krug, ala, censorship banned books week, judy blume, blubber, lois lowry, the giver, stephen chbosky, the perks of being a wallflower, phyllis reynolds naylor, luis alberto urrea, and tango makes three, peter parnell, justin richardson, camila alire, jim rettig, judith krug, ala, censorship <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdHKewI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2008 Banned Books Week Read-Out http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noScenes from the 2008 Banned Books Week Read-Out, held at Chicago's Pioneer Plaza September 27. Speakers include authors Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Stephen Chbosky, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and Luis Alberto Urrea; a selection of challenged music performed by American Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1330249http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2008BannedBooksWeekReadOut799.m4v B23BC740-909A-11DD-BADE-C582C3171884 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/XrzweEAYahI/1315315 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1321639 1315315 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-02T15:56:38Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 266 AdDWCwI http://blip.tv/play/AdDWCwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1321639&skin=rss Alfocus-WhyNotToBanBooks412.jpg Author Steven Chbosky shares a letter he received from a reader of his young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Alternately funny and moving, it demonstrates the effect that a book can have on a life--even (and especially) a book that some would have removed from library shelves. Filmed at ALA's Banned Books Read-Out in Chicago September 27, 2008. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-WhyNotToBanBooks412-293.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Author Steven Chbosky shares a letter he received from a reader of his young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Alternately funny and moving, it demonstrates the effect that a book can have on a life--even (and especially) a book that some would have removed from library shelves. Filmed at ALA's Banned Books Read-Out in Chicago September 27, 2008. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 266 http://blip.tv/file/1315315 Literature ala banned books banned books week steven chbosky the perks of being a wallflower censorship Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:56:38 +0000 ala, banned, books, banned, books, week, steven, chbosky, the, perks, of, being, a, wallflower, censorship ala, banned, books, banned, books, week, steven, chbosky, the, perks, of, being, a, wallflower, censorship <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdDWCwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Why Not To Ban Books http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAuthor Steven Chbosky shares a letter he received from a reader of his young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Alternately funny and moving, it demonstrates the effect that a book can have on a life--even (and especially) a book that some wouldAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1315315http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-WhyNotToBanBooks476.m4v 176C569A-8FCC-11DD-8B63-A01459AF78C5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/9gUAYV7a700/1311785 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1318107 1311785 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-10-01T15:17:42Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 91 AdC6PwI http://blip.tv/play/AdC6PwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1318107&skin=rss Alfocus-2008ReformaNationalConferencePromotingLibraryServicesToL460.jpg This overview of the Reforma National Conference, held September 18-21 in El Paso, Texas, features musicians at the exhibit hall opening, conversations with Author Luncheon speaker Diana Washington Valdez and former ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano, a tour of the Biblioteca de la Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad in Juarez, Mexico, and music and dance under the stars at the Awards Banquet. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2008ReformaNationalConferencePromotingLibraryServicesToL460-872.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 This overview of the Reforma National Conference, held September 18-21 in El Paso, Texas, features musicians at the exhibit hall opening, conversations with Author Luncheon speaker Diana Washington Valdez and former ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano, a tour of the Biblioteca de la Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad in Juarez, Mexico, and music and dance under the stars at the Awards Banquet. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 91 http://blip.tv/file/1311785 Conferences and Other Events reforma conference library latino spanish el paso Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:17:42 +0000 reforma, conference, library, latino, spanish, el, paso reforma, conference, library, latino, spanish, el, paso <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdC6PwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2008 Reforma National Conference: Promoting Library Services to Latinos and Spanish-Speakers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noThis overview of the Reforma National Conference, held September 18-21 in El Paso, Texas, features musicians at the exhibit hall opening, conversations with Author Luncheon speaker Diana Washington Valdez and former ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano, a touAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1311785http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2008ReformaNationalConferencePromotingLibraryServicesToL880.m4v 5125FAFE-88D7-11DD-8EE2-C4942189014B http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/1p2JWhp6wRc/1284410 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1290686 1284410 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-09-22T18:50:25Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 115 Ac7kIgI http://blip.tv/play/Ac7kIgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1290686&skin=rss Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekIdLikeToFindBLEEP727.jpg A library patron needs some books. Famous, award-winning, acclaimed books. Seems simple enough. And yet... Video produced in recognition of Banned Books Week, September 27-October 4, 2008, and in cooperation with ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. More ALA Videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekIdLikeToFindBLEEP727-454.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 A library patron needs some books. Famous, award-winning, acclaimed books. Seems simple enough. And yet... Video produced in recognition of Banned Books Week, September 27-October 4, 2008, and in cooperation with ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. More ALA Videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 115 http://blip.tv/file/1284410 Default Category ala banned books week bbw bbw08 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:50:25 +0000 ala, banned, books, week, bbw, bbw08 ala, banned, books, week, bbw, bbw08 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Ac7kIgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Banned Books Week: I'd Like to Find *BLEEP* http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noA library patron needs some books. Famous, award-winning, acclaimed books. Seems simple enough. And yet... Video produced in recognition of Banned Books Week, September 27-October 4, 2008, and in cooperation with ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. MorAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1284410http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-BannedBooksWeekIdLikeToFindBLEEP426.m4v 46241BC0-6E26-11DD-BBB1-D94E46440CE7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/yq_ZMbj831Q/1186275 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1192418 1186275 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-08-19T19:37:35Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 211 AcjkRgI http://blip.tv/play/AcjkRgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1192418&skin=rss Alfocus-IFLA2008Quebec753.jpg The 2008 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was held August 10-14 in Quebec, Canada, a city celebrating its 400th anniversary. As this video illustrates, library professionals celebrated as well, taking in various cultural events (including a rendition of the "Titanic" theme song played on a saw), honoring Ismael Serageldin of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, presenting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's 2008 Access to Learning Award, and applauding the announcement of the 2011 IFLA location. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-IFLA2008Quebec753-160.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 The 2008 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was held August 10-14 in Quebec, Canada, a city celebrating its 400th anniversary. As this video illustrates, library professionals celebrated as well, taking in various cultural events (including a rendition of the "Titanic" theme song played on a saw), honoring Ismael Serageldin of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, presenting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's 2008 Access to Learning Award, and applauding the announcement of the 2011 IFLA location. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 211 http://blip.tv/file/1186275 Default Category ifla quebec titanic saw gates foundation oclc Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:37:35 +0000 ifla, quebec, titanic, saw, gates, foundation, oclc ifla, quebec, titanic, saw, gates, foundation, oclc <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcjkRgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> IFLA 2008 - Quebec http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noThe 2008 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was held August 10-14 in Quebec, Canada, a city celebrating its 400th anniversary. As this video illustrates, library professionals celebrated as well, taking in various culAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1186275http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-IFLA2008Quebec671.m4v 835F146C-5CB6-11DD-8F3B-8E2585F45324 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/1o9-wOGLhJ8/1121295 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1127432 1121295 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-28T15:04:44Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 384 AcTobAI http://blip.tv/play/AcTobAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1127432&skin=rss Alfocus-ManyVoicesManyNations403.jpg Author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie headlined the Many Voices, Many Nations program June 27 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, following nine other speakers of Native American origin. This recap of the event showcases the literature, poetry, song, and extemporaneous humor delivered by Alexie, as well as master of ceremonies Jose A. Aponte from the San Diego County Library, Francisco X. Alarcon, Arigon Starr, Gordon Johnson, Kristy Orona-Ramirez, ALA President Loriene Roy, Tim Tingle, Jorge Tetl Argueta, Janice Gould, and Erika T. Wurth. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-ManyVoicesManyNations403-397.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie headlined the Many Voices, Many Nations program June 27 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, following nine other speakers of Native American origin. This recap of the event showcases the literature, poetry, song, and extemporaneous humor delivered by Alexie, as well as master of ceremonies Jose A. Aponte from the San Diego County Library, Francisco X. Alarcon, Arigon Starr, Gordon Johnson, Kristy Orona-Ramirez, ALA President Loriene Roy, Tim Tingle, Jorge Tetl Argueta, Janice Gould, and Erika T. Wurth. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org. 384 http://blip.tv/file/1121295 Default Category ala american library association loriene roy sherman alexie tim tingle arigon starr erika wurth Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:04:44 +0000 ala, american, library, association, loriene, roy, sherman, alexie, tim, tingle, arigon, starr, erika, wurth ala, american, library, association, loriene, roy, sherman, alexie, tim, tingle, arigon, starr, erika, wurth <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcTobAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Many Voices, Many Nations http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noAuthor and filmmaker Sherman Alexie headlined the Many Voices, Many Nations program June 27 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, following nine other speakers of Native American origin. This recap of the event showcases the literature, poeAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1121295http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-ManyVoicesManyNations337.m4v E3835822-58F0-11DD-9143-9D683D22E36C http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/DUdKVQsxFSY/1107481 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1113622 1107481 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-23T19:52:32Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 78 AcP8egI http://blip.tv/play/AcP8egI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1113622&skin=rss Alfocus-HonoringLoisAnnGregoryWood830.jpg On July 2, 2008, ALA Council adopted a resolution to recognize the 40 years of service of Lois Ann Gregory-Wood. Beginning in ALA's distribution office October 11, 1968, Gregory-Wood went on to serve in a variety of positions leading up to her current role as Council Secretariat. The Council congratulated her on her outstanding work ethic, customer service, and promotion of ALA's missions. A photo montage of the celebration is available in this short video. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-HonoringLoisAnnGregoryWood830-840.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 On July 2, 2008, ALA Council adopted a resolution to recognize the 40 years of service of Lois Ann Gregory-Wood. Beginning in ALA's distribution office October 11, 1968, Gregory-Wood went on to serve in a variety of positions leading up to her current role as Council Secretariat. The Council congratulated her on her outstanding work ethic, customer service, and promotion of ALA's missions. A photo montage of the celebration is available in this short video. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 78 http://blip.tv/file/1107481 Default Category Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:32 +0000 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcP8egI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Honoring Lois Ann Gregory-Wood http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noOn July 2, 2008, ALA Council adopted a resolution to recognize the 40 years of service of Lois Ann Gregory-Wood. Beginning in ALA's distribution office October 11, 1968, Gregory-Wood went on to serve in a variety of positions leading up to her current rolAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1107481http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-HonoringLoisAnnGregoryWood454.m4v E1C0F2BC-58C1-11DD-911E-BF2A728E5463 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/0klgeM80d5U/1106613 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1112754 1106613 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-23T14:16:03Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 258 AcP2FgI http://blip.tv/play/AcP2FgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1112754&skin=rss Alfocus-KingOfConference176.jpg David Lee King of the Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library offers a first-person travelogue of his experience at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. In between searching for swag in the exhibit hall and crashing the Open Gaming Night and OCLC Blogger's Salon, he takes a peek at Council, gets lost while traveling to a session, and shows us what geeks do at Disneyland. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-KingOfConference176-322.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 David Lee King of the Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library offers a first-person travelogue of his experience at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. In between searching for swag in the exhibit hall and crashing the Open Gaming Night and OCLC Blogger's Salon, he takes a peek at Council, gets lost while traveling to a session, and shows us what geeks do at Disneyland. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 258 http://blip.tv/file/1106613 Default Category ala american library association conference anaheim david lee king Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:16:03 +0000 ala, american, library, association, conference, anaheim, david, lee, king ala, american, library, association, conference, anaheim, david, lee, king <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcP2FgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> King of Conference http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noDavid Lee King of the Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library offers a first-person travelogue of his experience at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. In between searching for swag in the exhibit hall and crashing the Open Gaming NightAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1106613http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-KingOfConference341.m4v 5312E6BE-58BD-11DD-88A4-87CF4F24A48B http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/z4XIrbDYUoc/1106533 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1112674 1106533 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-23T13:43:25Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 276 AcP1RgI http://blip.tv/play/AcP1RgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1112674&skin=rss Alfocus-JamieLeeCurtis343.jpg Actor and author Jamie Lee Curtis entertains an audience of children and parents June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. After warming up the crowd with her baby impersonation, Curtis reads from her new book "Big Words for Little People." Afterwards, she explains how she found the idea for her first book, and then speculates on why celebrities are often compelled to write children's books. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-JamieLeeCurtis343-962.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Actor and author Jamie Lee Curtis entertains an audience of children and parents June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. After warming up the crowd with her baby impersonation, Curtis reads from her new book "Big Words for Little People." Afterwards, she explains how she found the idea for her first book, and then speculates on why celebrities are often compelled to write children's books. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 276 http://blip.tv/file/1106533 Default Category ala american library association jamie lee curtis Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:43:25 +0000 ala, american, library, association, jamie, lee, curtis ala, american, library, association, jamie, lee, curtis <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcP1RgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Jamie Lee Curtis http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noActor and author Jamie Lee Curtis entertains an audience of children and parents June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. After warming up the crowd with her baby impersonation, Curtis reads from her new book "Big Words for Little PeopAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1106533http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-JamieLeeCurtis650.m4v CCEFFF68-58B7-11DD-AA08-C814607952E1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/GIcaCqLgKlA/1106459 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1112600 1106459 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-23T13:03:53Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 410 AcP0fAI http://blip.tv/play/AcP0fAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1112600&skin=rss Alfocus-BooklistAdultBooksReadersForumThePost911Novel243.jpg Booklist Senior Editor Keir Graff (My Fellow Americans) leads a panel of distinguished authors discussing the burgeoning genre of post-9/11 literature June 29 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Carolyn See (Golden Days) speaks about conflating personal and global catastrophe, Janette Turner Hospital (Due Preparations for the Plague) talks about her visit to Ground Zero and how it influenced her book, and Ellen Gilchrist (A Dangerous Age) expresses her certainty that someone will one day write the definitive 9/11 book. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-BooklistAdultBooksReadersForumThePost911Novel243-346.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Booklist Senior Editor Keir Graff (My Fellow Americans) leads a panel of distinguished authors discussing the burgeoning genre of post-9/11 literature June 29 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Carolyn See (Golden Days) speaks about conflating personal and global catastrophe, Janette Turner Hospital (Due Preparations for the Plague) talks about her visit to Ground Zero and how it influenced her book, and Ellen Gilchrist (A Dangerous Age) expresses her certainty that someone will one day write the definitive 9/11 book. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 410 http://blip.tv/file/1106459 Default Category ellen gilchrist keir graff carolyn see janette turner hospital ala conference 9/11 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:03:53 +0000 ellen, gilchrist, keir, graff, carolyn, see, janette, turner, hospital, ala, conference, 9/11 ellen, gilchrist, keir, graff, carolyn, see, janette, turner, hospital, ala, conference, 9/11 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcP0fAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Booklist Adult Books Readers' Forum: the Post-9/11 Novel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noBooklist Senior Editor Keir Graff (My Fellow Americans) leads a panel of distinguished authors discussing the burgeoning genre of post-9/11 literature June 29 at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Carolyn See (Golden Days) speaks about confAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1106459http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-BooklistAdultBooksReadersForumThePost911Novel661.m4v D0DBEA8C-5372-11DD-97B6-DE40346A9734 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/shiFtZ2Hu7s/1085640 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1091794 1085640 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-16T20:07:28Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 398 AcLSNgI http://blip.tv/play/AcLSNgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1091794&skin=rss Alfocus-2008ALAAnnualConferenceOpeningGeneralSessionVideo864.jpg This video, played during the Opening General Session of ALA's 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, highlights the value of public awareness to the library profession. ALA presidents past and future join others in explaining how investing in partnerships, working with celebrities like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julie Andrews, and using new media platforms like YouTube can result in major media exposure and increased awareness and usage of libraries. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-2008ALAAnnualConferenceOpeningGeneralSessionVideo864-248.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 This video, played during the Opening General Session of ALA's 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, highlights the value of public awareness to the library profession. ALA presidents past and future join others in explaining how investing in partnerships, working with celebrities like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julie Andrews, and using new media platforms like YouTube can result in major media exposure and increased awareness and usage of libraries. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 398 http://blip.tv/file/1085640 Default Category ala american library association Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:07:28 +0000 ala, american, library, association ala, american, library, association <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcLSNgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 2008 ALA Annual Conference Opening General Session Video http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noThis video, played during the Opening General Session of ALA's 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, highlights the value of public awareness to the library profession. ALA presidents past and future join others in explaining how investing in parAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1085640http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-2008ALAAnnualConferenceOpeningGeneralSessionVideo131.m4v 77CA0A10-5358-11DD-97AE-D26DEFDCEC01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/bir0m3BBKmQ/1085047 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1091204 1085047 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-16T16:58:52Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 511 AcLNaAI http://blip.tv/play/AcLNaAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1091204&skin=rss Alfocus-SpeakingTechnically2008554.jpg Seven leading publishers shared their insights on the future of reference databases at American Libraries' second annual "Speaking Technically" panel at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Moderated by American Libraries Direct Editor George Eberhart, the panelists talked about their new products and ideas for enhanced services. The panel was comprised of representatives from Gale/Cengage Learning, Alexander Street Press, Ebrary, EBSCO Publishing, Greenwood Publishing Group, Capital IQ, and ProQuest. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-SpeakingTechnically2008554-546.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Seven leading publishers shared their insights on the future of reference databases at American Libraries' second annual "Speaking Technically" panel at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Moderated by American Libraries Direct Editor George Eberhart, the panelists talked about their new products and ideas for enhanced services. The panel was comprised of representatives from Gale/Cengage Learning, Alexander Street Press, Ebrary, EBSCO Publishing, Greenwood Publishing Group, Capital IQ, and ProQuest. More videos at alfocus.ala.org. 511 http://blip.tv/file/1085047 Default Category ala american library association Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:58:52 +0000 ala, american, library, association ala, american, library, association <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AcLNaAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Speaking Technically 2008 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ alfocus@ala.org (American Library Association)noSeven leading publishers shared their insights on the future of reference databases at American Libraries' second annual "Speaking Technically" panel at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Moderated by American Libraries Direct Editor George Eberhart, the pAmerican Library AssociationThis is the Blip version of American Libraries Focus, featuring the video work of ALA's American Libraries magazine. To utilize our full features, we advise viewing these videos on our official site, alfocus.ala.org. http://blip.tv/file/1085047http://blip.tv/file/get/Alfocus-SpeakingTechnically2008364.m4v 138891E4-528A-11DD-BCB5-F906D40921E8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlFocusPodcast/~3/dvAtsPWIJUQ/1081170 alfocus 58548 alfocus AL Focus http://alfocus.blip.tv/ http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_alfocus890-235.jpg 1087330 1081170 file TV-UN 0.0 2008-07-15T16:21:27Z English Family,Learning 0 0 1 1 253 AcKvRgI http://blip.tv/play/AcKvRgI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post1087330&skin=rss Alfocus-Annual2008Wrapup225.jpg Over 22,000 attendees soaked up the rays in Anaheim, California June 26-July 2 at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference. This brief compendium of conference highlights includes such luminaries as Jamie Lee Curtis, Dean Koontz, Lisa Loeb, Wes Studi, Vernon Jordan, Ron Reagan, Khaled Hosseini, Diahann Carroll, and events like the Parade of Bookmobiles, the Book Cart Drill Team Championship, and a musical number by the members of RUSA. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. http://a.images.blip.tv/Alfocus-Annual2008Wrapup225-728.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Over 22,000 attendees soaked up the rays in Anaheim, California June 26-July 2 at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference. This brief compendium of conference highlights includes such luminaries as Jamie Lee Curtis, Dean Koontz, Lisa Loeb, Wes Studi, Vernon Jordan, Ron Reagan, Khaled Hosseini, Diahann Carroll, and events like the Parade of Bookmobiles, the Book Cart Drill Team Championship, and a musical number by the members of RUSA. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org. 253 http://blip.tv/file/1081170 Default Category ala american library