Lori Reed | A Passion for Learning

October 29, 2008 By Lori Reed 2 Comments

ASTD Board Member

Last month I was elected to be on the board for the Charlotte Chapter of ASTD. I’ve been a member of ASTD on and off for about nine years and am excited about serving on the board for such a great chapter.

Tomorrow I am headed to Arlington, Virginia for the ASTD Chapter Leaders Conference. The lineup of speakers is impressive, and I’m really looking forward to hearing Bob Pike–the guru of all things training/learning.

Opening General Session: Afterburner
Working together to sculpt a masterpiece—tips from fighter pilots on achieving optimal team performance

Keynote: Andrea Nierenberg
The Art of Networking and Relationship Building

Closing Keynote: Bob Pike
Sculpting a “Successful Attitude”: How You Think Does Make a Difference

There are lots of concurrent sessions as well.

I’m also looking forward to seeing my friend Paul Signorelli and meeting some new faces in learning.

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October 28, 2008 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

Get Your Game On (Again)

Earlier this month I hosted a wonderful 30-minute webinar for the MaintainIT Project featuring Beth Galloway about Gaming in Libraries. You can view the archive here.

Tomorrow I’ll be facilitating a one-hour follow up webinar about gaming in libraries with a sneak peek at the Joy of Computing 3: Planning for Success which has a chapter about Gaming in Libraries.

Whether you are a gaming pro or novice please join us and contribute to the discussion. The more people who attend and share–the richer the learning experience will be for all of us.

You can register for tomorrow’s 2pm EST webinar here.

See you soon!

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October 27, 2008 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

Good News for Non-ALA Members

The weekly e-newsletter, American Libraries Direct, is now available to anyone who wants to sign up for it, not just ALA members. The sign-up form, as well as the FAQ, is at http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/aldirect/aldirect.cfm.

Additionally, login is no longer required to view the current issue of the American Libraries print magazine online (in PDF format), or to view the archives, which date back to the January 2003 issue. Go directly to http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/alonlineebrary/alonlineebrary.cfm

First-time viewers will need to install the ebrary reader to view issues. To download, go to http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ala/Download.

Firefox 3 users installing the reader for the first time will need a workaround, http://www.ebrary.com/kb/users/ff3install.jsp, to make the ebrary reader work with their browser.

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October 27, 2008 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

AL Inside Scoop – A New Blog from American Libraries

American Libraries has launched its own blog, AL Inside Scoop.

Editor-in-chief Leonard Kniffel offers an insider’s view of goings-on at ALA headquarters and what hot topics ALA staffers are talking about in the hallways, saying, “I want to shorten the lag between what’s new at headquarters and when we tell you about it, between what’s hot on the ALA Council’s electronic list and when you hear about it.”

Associate Editor Greg Landgraf offers his perspective from “the lower floors” of what many see as the ALA ivory tower.

I’m looking forward to seeing what they have to say!

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