My take from this conference:
1.It was very unlike the academic and research conferences that I had attended earlier. The SLA event was totally focused on the practicing library professional.
2.There were too many parallel sessions and humanly impossible to catch up with all sessions that one is interested in.
3.There were ample sessions on managerial issues and provided a good understanding of management trends.
4.The Spot Light sessions were truly amazing and those that I attended were very enriching and useful.
5.The Info Expo was unbelievable and huge. There were most of the leading information products and services on exhibit. It was very informative and educative. I strongly felt that one needed more time to visit all stalls to get the most out of the event. It was just not being aware of new products displayed at the Info Expo but the event also provided an excellent understanding of various tools, techniques, trends, etc in through the special sessions by various exhibitors at the expo itself.
6.The conference also helped in networking with professionals from various parts of the globe.
7.The conference also provided indications to the trends in librarianship like data management systems, open source applications, copyright debates, implications of the financial crisis, and so on.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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