Posted by leoklein on June 24, 2012 at 5:58am
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Great and rousing session at the Drupal4Lib BoF. We had a too-and-fro which was both extremely fun and informative. This consisted of talking shop, of talking approaches to problems and of plans that people had for the future. Drupal4Lib IG Chair and Co-chair Nina McHale and Chris Evjy were there to tell us about their activities. Ilana Kingsley (UAF) kindly volunteered to serve as chair of the IG for the coming year.
Thanks to everyone who came. It was a great opportunity to meet people directly who we otherwise only know online. Hope to see you all next year in Chicago!
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Enjoyed Meeting Everyone
Hi All,
Just wanted to say it was great meeting everyone, and hopefully we'll cross paths again :)
David Morck
Cal State Northridge
Re: Enjoyed Meeting Everyone
Thanks for coming!
Glad you had a good time and
Glad you had a good time and sorry that we probably won't be there in Chicago unless librarians take back control of ALA expenses. We won't be at ALA until the fees fall somewhat: every dollar paid in ALA fees is a dollar more that we have to charge libraries, which is a dollar less they can use to run the libraries or hire librarians... and those are both as tough as they need to be right now, aren't they?
Re: Glad you had a good time and
Kind of OT, but I always thought we got 'good value for money' as you Brits put it for what we pay to ALA. And this is coming from someone who pays these expenses out of pocket.
Are you paying as a librarian
Are you paying as a librarian or a supplier, though? ALA Librarian dues start from 50,ドル supplier dues are ten times that, event fees are around 250ドル for librarians, suppliers many times that. All that money taken from suppliers is coming from libraries at some point down the line.