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April 29, 2005
Con Prep
June will be rather busy. SLA in Toronto and ALA in Chicago ... wheeeeeeeeee. splat.
I've finally finished the reservations for SLA ... and I've never paid more for a plane ticket in my admittedly-sheltered, relatively-untravelled life. OTOH, I found a hostel 10 walking minutes away (actually less, but I'm a slow walker) with wireless! I'm hostelling in Chicago as well, but I haven't made my airline reservations yet.
Also, I've stopped by Meredith's delightful and useful wiki for ALA Chicago, and plan to consult it repeatedly (and thank you for linking to my year-old post with tips for conference newbies; a more collaborative one is here).
The Toronto chapter of SLA has a very nice site linking to all sorts of info about Toronto (how to get around, where to eat, currency issues, etc.). But the wiki is pretty neat, design-wise and conceptually. I nearly hurt myself scoffing at American Libraries article on recommended restaurants in Boston for Midwinter -- it was very low-budget-unfriendly. Gathering and disseminating tips from those on various budgets, with diverse needs and desires and styles is of the good. Maybe I can get j to help me set up an SLA wiki next year.
BTW ... who's going to SLA? ALA? Bueller?
Posted by misseli at April 29, 2005 10:12 AM
Comments
Last year, I did a Google search to learn more about what to expect at the ALA Conference and that's actually how I found your page (and the first library blog I'd ever read). I remember thinking, "I wish the ALA would have stuff like this on their site!" One year later, they still don't, so I realized that it would be easier to just create it myself than to actually ask the ALA to do anything. And I actually just bought a book on Cheap Eats in Chicago, so I'm sure I'll be able to offer some good, cheap restaurant recs. :) Hopefully the whole conference wiki will soon become the norm (I know Paul Pival basically copied my wiki's frontpage verbatim for his own CLA wiki -- rock on!).
Posted by: Meredith at April 29, 2005 11:47 AM
Go, Team Meredith!
Actually, even though I may not make it myself, it may not be a bad thing to set up a wiki for The Internet Librarian. Because Monterey can be really expensive, or relatively cheap, if you know where to look/go.
Posted by: misseli at April 29, 2005 12:04 PM
I will be hosteling in Chicago and want to go out to a Blues club on Saturday night at ALA - maybe we will be roommates!
-Corinda Humphrey
new public librarian w/LAPL
from Long Beach, CA
Posted by: Corinda Humphrey at April 30, 2005 12:57 PM
Cool. ALA at Chicago. You are having all the fun! It's fun to be a student again. There is so much flexibility. Hostelling and all that!
Have fun in Chicago!
Posted by: Sandy at June 13, 2005 07:30 AM