I won’t normally repost items here that are found on other ALA blogs, but since there are two important items over on ITTS Update and most members don’t even know the blog exists, I thought it would be good to highlight it here.
If you’re interested in tracking the various projects ALA’s IT department works on, you can stay current by reading the blog. There’s an RSS feed available, or you can sign up on the blog to receive email updates of new posts. I work half-time in that department, and I can tell you things are really hopping there these days (not that they weren’t before my arrival). If nothing else, you may find the notes from the monthly update meetings we hold for staff interesting. Having said that, I don’t think there is one scheduled for January because of the Midwinter Meeting, but we’ll resume them in February.
The other caveat is that while we do post some information about the website redesign there, the project is larger than just ITTS, so there is a separate Web Planning blog (and wiki) where you can track happenings as we start down the road of actual implementation.
Back to the two specific ITTS posts I want to note:
- For the first time ever, we’re offering hands-on training sessions at Midwinter. More info here.
- At each Midwinter and Annual, the Web Advisory Committee meets to discuss various web-related issues and activities. This is the group that gives us direct feedback and input regarding ALA’s web-based services. Every six months, we prepare a report for this group in preparation for the face-to-face meeting. The Midwinter report is now available online.
