http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/11/15/more-non-librarians-at-library-conferences/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/11/15/more-non-librarians-at-library-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-15253 Marnie Oakes Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:17:44 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/11/15/more-non-librarians-at-library-conferences/#comment-15253 And librarians might attend conferences of other groups. Many already attend ABA, but what about medical, legal, plumbing, interior design, or any other conference. Someone once suggested that a state library association should forgo its annual conference with the understanding that all members would attend another group's state conference and report back with the ideas collected. That was long before blogs and wikis which now would make reporting back practical. And librarians might attend conferences of other groups. Many already attend ABA, but what about medical, legal, plumbing, interior design, or any other conference. Someone once suggested that a state library association should forgo its annual conference with the understanding that all members would attend another group’s state conference and report back with the ideas collected. That was long before blogs and wikis which now would make reporting back practical.

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