Comments on: AL Direct, a “perq” from the American Library Association http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:56:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: library myspace account action at walking paper http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 library myspace account action at walking paper Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:10:29 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604#comment-1009 [...] Wouldn’t it be great too if we had some leadership in this area? I guess if they can’t get an email newsletter right I shouldn’t hold my breath. I’d like to see ALA have a MySpace account with a library locator to connect MySpace users to their library. I’d also like for ALA to have someone participate in theAskMetafilter community and answer Reference type questions. Things like this would be good PR for libraries (and librarians) and reach a market that READ posters aren’t. // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] Wouldn’t it be great too if we had some leadership in this area? I guess if they can’t get an email newsletter right I shouldn’t hold my breath. I’d like to see ALA have a MySpace account with a library locator to connect MySpace users to their library. I’d also like for ALA to have someone participate in theAskMetafilter community and answer Reference type questions. Things like this would be good PR for libraries (and librarians) and reach a market that READ posters aren’t. // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: Administrator http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Administrator Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:44:03 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604#comment-991 my favorite example of the tech-cluelessness is the email we get on the Council list. One department sends out every email with the subject line MEMORANDUM which, of course, makes them really easy to find in my inbox, but hard to tell apart. my favorite example of the tech-cluelessness is the email we get on the Council list. One department sends out every email with the subject line MEMORANDUM which, of course, makes them really easy to find in my inbox, but hard to tell apart.

]]> By: Susan http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Susan Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604#comment-987 Didn't know about the web bug. OK, I'm irritated now. I've been appalled at ALA's cluelessness when it comes to crafting messages & news & campaigns. I didn't know the tech end of this until now. Argh. Didn’t know about the web bug. OK, I’m irritated now. I’ve been appalled at ALA’s cluelessness when it comes to crafting messages & news & campaigns. I didn’t know the tech end of this until now. Argh.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Fiona Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:01:54 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604#comment-966 I agree with all of your points above. Especially the vendor URL. I'll be unsubscribing from this 'service' immediately as I can't stand email newsletters - especially ones that make me click to other sites to get to any of the actual content. I only knew it was coming because I read the council list. I agree with all of your points above. Especially the vendor URL.

I’ll be unsubscribing from this ’service’ immediately as I can’t stand email newsletters – especially ones that make me click to other sites to get to any of the actual content.

I only knew it was coming because I read the council list.

]]> By: DerikB http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604/al-direct-a-perq-from-the-american-library-association/comment-page-1/#comment-962 DerikB Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:40:59 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1604#comment-962 I was surprised to get this in my mailbox. I let my ALA membership run out months ago. I guess they don't update that list of theirs. I was surprised to get this in my mailbox. I let my ALA membership run out months ago. I guess they don’t update that list of theirs.

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