25 June 2005
ALA day 1: illumination rounds
I'm back in the lobby of the Sheraton, putting my feet up and enjoying the free wi-fi, catching up on some blog reading, and generally basking in the librariany energy all around me.
Everybody and his sister is reporting on "Mining the Long Tail: Libraries, Amazoogle and Infinite Availability," the OCLC symposium yesterday, which I did not go to as I had to work. Actually, I must admit, I am still a bit unclear about what the Long Tail is, but I am planning to read the original article sometime in the near future. In any case, here are a couple of reports:
After this sojourn, it's off to find some caffeine and head to the Radical Reference meeting.
Everybody and his sister is reporting on "Mining the Long Tail: Libraries, Amazoogle and Infinite Availability," the OCLC symposium yesterday, which I did not go to as I had to work. Actually, I must admit, I am still a bit unclear about what the Long Tail is, but I am planning to read the original article sometime in the near future. In any case, here are a couple of reports:
After this sojourn, it's off to find some caffeine and head to the Radical Reference meeting.
