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The Evergreen presentation at ALA was a huge success… a little too successful, in fact. Many folks had to be turned away after the room filled completely up. Here are some pictures of the event, courtesy Lamar Veatch, Georgia State Librarian: Also, here are the slides from the presentation.

I had a great time at ALA, and obviously, I perked my ears whenever the topic of open source came up (which was a lot). I found it interesting that everyone seemed forced to agree that open source was a good thing, whether it was as infrastructure that even proprietary vendors made use of or … Continue Reading about ALA; Open Source is not a distraction →

I went to a discussion panel at ALA where a couple of library luminaries shared their views on library innovation. It was a good discussion all around and there were some great questions and comments from the audience. One recurring theme was the “reinforcement of the negative” that pervades the library landscape. For example, harping … Continue Reading about ALA; Myths on the Cost of Open Source; Sharing in Positivity →