ALA bits

Two things. A new collaborative called In the Library with the Lead Pipe looks like an interesting resource for librarians and provides some overview and review of library-centric matters. One word of warning and praise, it is text intensive. After so long reading short articles with a plethora of hyperlinks, you'll have to turn on a couple of extra brain cells. This weeks article is a review of ALAConnect, a new ALA site that looks like it can work on several social levels for current members.

Second, my excitement about attending the annual ALA conference has been tempered by the fact that I will miss Sherman Alexie on Monday afternoon. Quandry.