There's been a lot of talk lately about unconferences, including library unconferences. According to Bill Boorman, "An unconference is a gathering of minds, experiences and opinions where the attendees (or active participants) lead the conversation."
I recently read an excellent book on the subject, Library Camps and Unconferences, by Steve Lawson, and it got me thinking -- we should really have a library unconference here on the Eastern Shore sometime in the reasonably near future. So I've started work on planning one, probably for May or June of next year. Everything is in the extremely tentative stages right now, but I'd really like to have an opportunity for library professionals here to talk and share ideas about the ideas that they think are important and want to learn about and develop.
So watch this space! And if you have any ideas about this unconference, or unconferences in general, please chime in!
The MAILL (MAryland InterLibrary Loan) Group just had an UnConference yesterday (Oct 5, 2011) at Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. It was a great get together. MAILL created a site for the UnConference and will be updating the Wrap-Up page in the next few days.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great way to get together and talk about some of the issues and challenges Interlibrary Loan faces. It was also a great networking opportunity for the attendees.
The site is at:
https://sites.google.com/site/maillunconference2011/
Check it out in a couple days if you are interested in the outcome of the event.
Ann Reinecke
Caroline County Public Library
Denton, Maryland
Thanks for posting that link, Ann! I'm glad to hear that the event was a success!
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