Library Cataloging
I'm here, in Louisville, supporting my wife as she presents at the AOSA National Conference. It is low-tech, could be in the 80's. No laptops, PDA, PowerPoint (thank you), or WiFi. This is a very different environment than at the library conference. These folks have no internet room for checking their e-mail and yet they survive, flourish even.They take no notes, the sessions are participatory. Everybody up and dance, play instruments, sing, always doing something. We have to remember that there are folks out there who are not shifted and have no need to get that way. It is more important to a music program to have a student who can hold mallets and play a scale that to do a PowerPoint on Madonna. This is a remarkable group of people. Music teachers are just a good to be around as librarians. It has been a pleasure being here and sharing their conference.I do think a bit of technology would be useful. Taping the sessions and then putting them on CDs as MP3s or in Ogg Vorvis format could be a benefit to those who could not attend. The participatory nature would be lost, but it would be something. Beyond that, this low-tech conference is working just fine.
- Tmea Redux
It appears I now not clear in my posting about the TMEA conference. I feel it is neither good nor bad, just different. It was a very different conference than library conferences. Something we should keep in mind is that not everybody uses nor needs technology....
- Copystupid
Another example of a company not knowing their own best interests.My wife is leading a sight-reading session at the AOSA National Conference. Music teachers come and play through the music she has selected. They get a feel for the difficulty and the sound....
- Eprints
Does anyone know of an eprint server for music education or fine arts education? My wife is presenting at the AOSA national conference this Fall. I'd like to submit her abstracts to a server, but can't seem to find one. Seems like one needs to...
- Tla
I wonder why LC does not have a presence at the Texas Library Association annual conference. This is the third largest conference in the country. I think it is much larger than SLA, a wonderful conference. Yet, LC is at SLA but not TLA. I ask because...
- Tla
I've just received the program for the Texas Library Association annual conference. Lots of good sessions. Some of the ones I'm sure to catch include:Open-Source Software and Libraries a Good Fit? by Charles Bearden. Chuck was one of the early...
Library Cataloging
Technology
I'm here, in Louisville, supporting my wife as she presents at the AOSA National Conference. It is low-tech, could be in the 80's. No laptops, PDA, PowerPoint (thank you), or WiFi. This is a very different environment than at the library conference. These folks have no internet room for checking their e-mail and yet they survive, flourish even.They take no notes, the sessions are participatory. Everybody up and dance, play instruments, sing, always doing something. We have to remember that there are folks out there who are not shifted and have no need to get that way. It is more important to a music program to have a student who can hold mallets and play a scale that to do a PowerPoint on Madonna. This is a remarkable group of people. Music teachers are just a good to be around as librarians. It has been a pleasure being here and sharing their conference.I do think a bit of technology would be useful. Taping the sessions and then putting them on CDs as MP3s or in Ogg Vorvis format could be a benefit to those who could not attend. The participatory nature would be lost, but it would be something. Beyond that, this low-tech conference is working just fine.
- Tmea Redux
It appears I now not clear in my posting about the TMEA conference. I feel it is neither good nor bad, just different. It was a very different conference than library conferences. Something we should keep in mind is that not everybody uses nor needs technology....
- Copystupid
Another example of a company not knowing their own best interests.My wife is leading a sight-reading session at the AOSA National Conference. Music teachers come and play through the music she has selected. They get a feel for the difficulty and the sound....
- Eprints
Does anyone know of an eprint server for music education or fine arts education? My wife is presenting at the AOSA national conference this Fall. I'd like to submit her abstracts to a server, but can't seem to find one. Seems like one needs to...
- Tla
I wonder why LC does not have a presence at the Texas Library Association annual conference. This is the third largest conference in the country. I think it is much larger than SLA, a wonderful conference. Yet, LC is at SLA but not TLA. I ask because...
- Tla
I've just received the program for the Texas Library Association annual conference. Lots of good sessions. Some of the ones I'm sure to catch include:Open-Source Software and Libraries a Good Fit? by Charles Bearden. Chuck was one of the early...