Donna Baumbach

(Free) Virtual AASL 2009

Donna Baumbach — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:30:07 +0000

Want to be at AASL in Charlotte, but you can't attend?

Me, too....so VIRTUAL will have to do!

Conference Info http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslannual/aaslalaannual.cfm

Virtual Conference Track (bThere) http://www.learningtimes.net/aasl/

FAQs about bThere track http://www.learningtimes.net/aasl/faqs/

Conference Program & Handouts

» http://www.eshow2000.com/aasl/conference_program.cfm

See the conference sessions, click on a session title for more information: handouts available, information about the presenter(s), photos, objectives, abstract and more!!

Reflections

» Sharing from Charlotte, Part I (Joyce Valenza)

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/50050405.html?nid=3714

Twitter (hashtag #AASL2009)

Real-Time Tweets

Twazzup (photos, contributors, tweets and more) http://www.twazzup.com/?q=%23aasl2009&l=all

TweetGrid http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23aasl2009

Archive of all Tweets http://twapperkeeper.com/AASL2009/

Presentations and Handouts

» From Bloggers' Cafe (be sure to see Thursday, Friday & Saturday) http://aaslbloggerscafe.wikispaces.com/HandoutShareThursday

Photos

Flickr Photo Stream http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=aasl2009&w=all

Videos

YouTube http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aasl2009

Wikis

Web 2.0 Smackdown http://aaslsmackdown.wikispaces.com/

Bloggers' Cafe http://aaslbloggerscafe.wikispaces.com/

AASL Info Commons http://aaslinfocommons.pbworks.com/

Social Bookmarks

Delicious http://u.nu/36is3

In the News & Blog Posts

http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11450064

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6703704.html?industryid=47074

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/1039020.html

http://www.wtkr.com/news/sns-ap-nc--librarianconference,0,2231929.story

Blogs about AASL 2009 on Wordpress http://en.wordpress.com/tag/aasl2009/

Blog post requesting input on conference (evaluation) http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/charlotte-re-examined-openly/

bThere Conference Blogs http://www.learningtimes.net/aasl/blogs/

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6706218.html?rssid=190

http://librarytechmusings.blogspot.com/2009/11/charlotte-re-examined-openly.html

http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2009/11/good-bad-extraordinary-reflections-on.html

Spreadsheet with blog post links: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlPNWfT9S2L6dG1IeW5vZUI3NFMweDZDMXB6Q01iMmc&hl=en

How are YOU following the event?

Please send additional sources to me at djbaumbach@gmail.com or DM @AuntyTech and I'll add asap.

Obama Speaks 2 Students - Widgets 4 U 2 Use

Donna Baumbach — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:09:32 +0000

Playing around with some widgets for an upcoming workshop. Thought I'd share: Got Questions? Listen to This! http://u.nu/7tn63 President Obama Asks http://u.nu/3an63 The President Talks to You http://u.nu/5bn63 (via SnapVine Talking Photos)

@leftyjenkins RE: Weeding Advice

Donna Baumbach — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:04:11 +0000

I'll give you a little of my advice about weeding. First, CONGRATULATIONS for recognizing the need! You'll shape that collection up in no time.

Second, WAIT! You have plenty to do right now. Get to know the students, the teachers, the curriculum, the needs and interests, the strengths and weaknesses of the collection.

When ready (might be as long as a year or as short as a few months) launch a plan of attact...maybe a shelf a week, or a Dewey section a month...set a schedule and stick to it. If there are sections you need help with, ask teachers who know that subject and use the media center (or encourage students to use it.) Start building relationships and planting the seeds for weeding...show supporters some examples of why things must be weeded.

You can get some ideas and criteria at SUNLINK's Weed of the Month (although the info is old now and probably should be weeded--the criteria is still appropriate for the most part.)

http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/

Meanwhile, you can begin pulling obvious weeds: oldy moldies, those in very poor condition, misleading titles (China TODAY, Our State Now, Modern Anything....with old copyright dates). If you have an automated system, check on those keywords in titles....

And keep track of requests you can't fill for replacing ASAP.

Of course, I'd also recommend Less Is More from ALA by yours truly and Linda Miller:

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=210

http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/lessMore.html

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D. Baumbach

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