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By Daniel A. Freeman | We just wrapped up the second and final session of the ALA TechSource Workshop Library Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data. This session, How Libraries Analyze and Act focused on specific examples of libraries that are using analytics, and how librarians can practically incorporate analytics into their own facilities. We’re listing some questions from today’s presentation for future discussion. Whether you attended or not, feel free to chime in.
By Kate Sheehan | @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } In the watered-down simplification of high school life that appears in teen movies (made by adults), libraries are the home of nerds. Jocks exist in the physical realm, while nerds dwell in the landscape of the mind.
By Daniel A. Freeman | We just wrapped up the first session of the ALA TechSource Workshop Library Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data. This first session, The Basics of Turning Numbers into Action, focused on defining the concepts of web analytics, comparing different tools and understanding the visualization of data.
By Daniel A. Freeman | The 2011 ALA TechSource Midwinter Tech Wrap-up was a huge success. We had great presentations from our panel, and great participation from our audience. We want to extend a spcial thanks to our sponsor, Mango Languages for making this event possible.
By Tom Peters | As usual, ALA Midwinter was exciting, informative, and exhausting. I was able to attend in person, but I know many colleagues who were not able to make the trek to San Diego, which was generally sunny but a tad chilly. I’m looking forward to the post-Midwinter webinar that ALA TechSource will hold on Wed. Jan.
By Michelle Boule | I was thinking about the verbal skills of my two-and-a-half year old and his peers last week and it made me realize something. There are two main reasons that people have trouble understanding little kids, articulation and context.
By Daniel A. Freeman | In 2 weeks, Sue Polanka's ALA TechSource Workshop Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library will begin. I spoke with Sue a bit about the popularity in e-readers, what she'll cover in her workshop and what attendees can learn.