Comments on: To associate or not to associate http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227 Web 2.0 and programming tips from a library technology enthusiast, What I Learned Today... covers blogs, rss, wikis and more as they relate to libraries. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » ALA to see changes http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-720 What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » ALA to see changes Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:34:33 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-720 [...] I love that Burger is not only reading librarian blogs, but responding to them! And her promised changes and open requests for suggestions make me feel better about the ALA - as I’ve mentioned before I’m not sure where to stand on the whole issue - but now that I know that there is an incoming president who wants to hear what we have to say and wants to help facilitate changes. [...] [...] I love that Burger is not only reading librarian blogs, but responding to them! And her promised changes and open requests for suggestions make me feel better about the ALA - as I’ve mentioned before I’m not sure where to stand on the whole issue - but now that I know that there is an incoming president who wants to hear what we have to say and wants to help facilitate changes. [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-716 Nicole Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:46:13 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-716 You know what else they offer? A TON of scholarships which is why I was considering joining in the first place :) Maybe if your ALA membership included membership to up to 2 additional divisions - or something to that effect - hmmm. But you're right I am overwhelmed! You know what else they offer? A TON of scholarships which is why I was considering joining in the first place :)

Maybe if your ALA membership included membership to up to 2 additional divisions - or something to that effect - hmmm. But you’re right I am overwhelmed!

]]> By: walt http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-715 walt Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:14:33 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-715 "One other person mentioned (which I didn’t know) that you have to join the ALA in order to join organizations like LITA (which is something I have considered joining) - which seems like a money making scheme to me." That was me--and I would disagree. LITA is a division of ALA. It is not a separate entity. The financial relationship between divisions and the associations is tricky (particularly because, technically, there is only one financial entity: ALA). I don't know of any professional association that lets you join a roundtable or division or subgroup without also being part of the whole. As it happens, I do believe ALA offers good opportunities to socialize and network--that's why, although I'm pondering the LITA situation, I'm still a member and go to both annual get-togethers. They're big, and can overwhelm people, but they certainly offer hundreds/thousands of opportunities to network and socialize. “One other person mentioned (which I didn’t know) that you have to join the ALA in order to join organizations like LITA (which is something I have considered joining) - which seems like a money making scheme to me.”

That was me–and I would disagree. LITA is a division of ALA. It is not a separate entity. The financial relationship between divisions and the associations is tricky (particularly because, technically, there is only one financial entity: ALA).

I don’t know of any professional association that lets you join a roundtable or division or subgroup without also being part of the whole.

As it happens, I do believe ALA offers good opportunities to socialize and network–that’s why, although I’m pondering the LITA situation, I’m still a member and go to both annual get-togethers. They’re big, and can overwhelm people, but they certainly offer hundreds/thousands of opportunities to network and socialize.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-119204 Nicole Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:46:13 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-119204 You know what else they offer? A TON of scholarships which is why I was considering joining in the first place :) <br><br>Maybe if your ALA membership included membership to up to 2 additional divisions - or something to that effect - hmmm. But you're right I am overwhelmed! You know what else they offer? A TON of scholarships which is why I was considering joining in the first place :)

Maybe if your ALA membership included membership to up to 2 additional divisions - or something to that effect - hmmm. But you’re right I am overwhelmed!

]]> By: walt http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-119203 walt Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:14:33 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/227#comment-119203 "One other person mentioned (which I didn’t know) that you have to join the ALA in order to join organizations like LITA (which is something I have considered joining) - which seems like a money making scheme to me."<br><br>That was me--and I would disagree. LITA is a division of ALA. It is not a separate entity. The financial relationship between divisions and the associations is tricky (particularly because, technically, there is only one financial entity: ALA).<br><br>I don't know of any professional association that lets you join a roundtable or division or subgroup without also being part of the whole. <br><br>As it happens, I do believe ALA offers good opportunities to socialize and network--that's why, although I'm pondering the LITA situation, I'm still a member and go to both annual get-togethers. They're big, and can overwhelm people, but they certainly offer hundreds/thousands of opportunities to network and socialize. “One other person mentioned (which I didn’t know) that you have to join the ALA in order to join organizations like LITA (which is something I have considered joining) - which seems like a money making scheme to me.”

That was me–and I would disagree. LITA is a division of ALA. It is not a separate entity. The financial relationship between divisions and the associations is tricky (particularly because, technically, there is only one financial entity: ALA).

I don’t know of any professional association that lets you join a roundtable or division or subgroup without also being part of the whole.

As it happens, I do believe ALA offers good opportunities to socialize and network–that’s why, although I’m pondering the LITA situation, I’m still a member and go to both annual get-togethers. They’re big, and can overwhelm people, but they certainly offer hundreds/thousands of opportunities to network and socialize.

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