Vacation
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Vacation


I'm taking a long weekend, Fri. through Mon., in Palm Springs, Calif. So there will not be any posts those days. If you have any suggestions of what to do, see, where to eat, drink, hear music, dance I'd be happy to hear. I know Internet Librarian met there not too long ago, any attendees have some interesting tips? Thanks.




- Tla District 8 Fall Meeting
The TLA District 8 Fall Meeting on is over. It had to be rescheduled due to a hurricane, and so lost a lot in attendance. Still it was a good conference. There were 7 or 8 sessions in each of the time slots to chose among, a general session and lunch....

- Vision
I a few days our library staff are meeting to discuss our vision for the library. Here is what I have, am I missing anything? Our clients are moving to desktop delivery. Journal and handbooks and manuals should be easily available to them electronically....

- Dallas, Texas
This Friday I'll be in Dallas for the Open Source Software in Libraries workshop. I'm looking forward to that. I've decided to spend the weekend in Dallas and see the sights. I've lived in Texas for 25 years and have yet to spend any time...

- Out Of Town
This Friday through Monday I'll be in Roanoke VA. My wife, Cora, is giving a workshop to the Virginia Highlands Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. I'll be there to demonstrate that anyone can do these dances and run errands. We...

- Opacs
Jessamyn West at librarian.net raises an interesting question about our OPACs. Does adding cover art and enhanced records from services like Syndetic Solutions Inc. amount to labeling? Only the most recent books and publishers with the deepest pockets...



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