Monthly Archives: April 2011
Our conversation catalyst began with the pairing of…
Our conversation catalyst began with the pairing of veteran librarian Christina (Tina) Stewart and freelance librarian Nancy Picchi. We have both contributed to this summary. Tina, who has served as the director of the Wilmington Memorial Library (Wilmington, MA) for … Continue reading
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I’m the librarian at The Christian Science Monitor…
I’m the librarian at The Christian Science Monitor. Here are my notes from my pre-conference conversation catalyst with my partner, Marla Crockett. I asked her how she ended up saying Yes to attending Biblionews: Marla, who lives in the Washington, … Continue reading
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Here are the notes for the pre conference…
Here are the notes for the pre-conference conversation between Liza Barry-Kessler and David Weinberger. Liza Barry-Kessler Ph.D. Student School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee barryke2@uwm.edu David’s Answers: 1. Why are you going to this conference? David writes … Continue reading
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Our conversation catalyst matched up a journalist myself…
Our conversation catalyst matched up a journalist (myself) and a librarian, Alexa Pearce, who works at NYU. Both of us feel the need to more deeply understand the other’s profession, although Alexa has had more experience working with journalists than … Continue reading
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One key point from the pre convention catalytic…
One key point from the pre-convention catalytic conversation yesterday between Amy Penwell and me: there’s a huge need for folks in the education establishment in general, and journalism and library science in particular, to impart the critical thinking skills that … Continue reading
Louis Battlen is a librarian who has an…
Louis Battlen is a librarian who has an idea for a bookmobile in neighborhoods. He is also a free-lance writer from Ashfield, MA, two hours from Boston. He is looking for creative work while he is living in rural MA. … Continue reading
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Hello All As one of the minor instigators…
Hello All, As one of the (minor) instigators of this event, I’m looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible in Cambridge. My Conversation Catalyst partner is Mike Kittross, aka J. Michael Kittross, who began his career as … Continue reading
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We are Jackie Rafferty director of the Paul…
We are Jackie Rafferty, director of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA, president of the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA), MA chapter councilor to the American Library Association (ALA), and a member of ALA’s Presidential Taskforce on Equitable Access … Continue reading
Bibliobooks blog post Summarize your conversation using these…
Bibliobooks blog post Summarize your conversation using these questions, or whatever questions seem appropriate to you: 1. What meaning did you take from the conversation? 2. Share a standout story or quote for each of you. 3. What surprised, challenged, … Continue reading
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