Saturday at ALA in Washington, DC - It's a Beautiful Day for a Library Conference

The 2007 ALA Conference was in full swing today. The Washington Convention Center and environs were bustling with information professionals ready to hit the exhibits and attend programs until they dropped. The registration lines were long but I was impressed with how helpful and organized the ALA staff all were. The exhibit hall was immense. Just gazing down on it was exciting. This photo shows only a portion of the exhibits but you get the idea - it was busy and there was a lot of ground to cover. I wore my walking shoes.

LexisNexis is at ALA at Booth #3541. Between walking the exhibit hall, hitting programs, and eating a very expensive hot dog and fries for lunch, I stopped by the booth and found it buzzing with activity.

There are a couple of ways to obtain current information on the conference while it is going on that are worth noting. There is a daily paper - Cognotes - put out during the conference. If you are at ALA, make sure you grab a copy each day. If not, but you'd like to read it anyway - no worries - you can check out the PDF version of Cognotes. If you are interested in more information on what's going on at the ALA conference, or if you are attending the 2007 ALA Conference and want to share information regarding the conference with others, check out the Official Wiki of the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. On the Conference Wiki welcome page it states that the wiki covers "Conference events, committee work, the exhibit and trade show, and the city of Washington. Planning, discussions, networking and post-Conference recapping are encouraged." The ALA Annual Conference Wiki is open to open to attendees and exhibitors. Who is blogging the conference? The 2007 ALA Conference Wiki has a list of bloggers and you'll find the Federal Info Pro on that list. Look for some posts on ALA programs here on the Federal Info Pro.

Federal Librarians - if you are attending events or programs at ALA and would like to share your notes in a post on the Federal Info Pro with full byline credit, please contact me.