Dare I say it? The New York Times ArtBeat section blogged the awards, and Google
News provided several sources with the complete listings. Both of these popped up
before the ALA website opened in another tab. So I didn't get the information from
the primary source, but in this case, I trust the news to get it right:)
Mary
"At the moment that we persuade a child, any child,
to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library,
we change their lives forever, for the better.
It's an enormous force for good. "
Barack Obama, President of the United States
Mary Clark
Library Media Tech I
La Costa Meadows Elementary School
Carlsbad, CA USA
760-290-2128
Mary.clark@smusd.org
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Diane Foote
Sent: Mon 1/26/2009 9:28 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN: ALA service complaint!
Hi Elizabeth and everyone else!
Believe me, we know there's always a jam-up of information on the site this
morning. The suggestion to eliminate images, at least until later today, is a good
one and I will pass it along. We do in fact have what's called a "wrap" release,
which presents ALL winners in one. I know it is POSTED on the Web site, but I also
know the Web site is difficult to access right now. I've attached it here for
everyone.
Please also recognize; for everyone who wants brief information on all the awards
in one place, there is someone else who wants full details on the award/s s/he is
most interested in. ALA does try to get information out in as many ways as possible
to suit as many people as possible, and we know it doesn't always work perfectly.
THANK YOU for your interest in these awards, and know that these suggestions will
be passed along.
Diane Foote
Executive Director, ALSC
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2162
dfoote@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alsc
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Elizabeth Fox
Sent: Mon 1/26/2009 12:19 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] GEN: ALA service complaint!
I have had over 75 messages in the past hour asking me for information on
the Youth Media Awards. I didn't write the entire list down, so sought
more info from ALA. Their homepage has been down for the past hour.
I think the reason why their server is so busy is (besides the traffic from
librarians across the US) that they have far too many bells and whistles
built into their press release site at
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/mediapresscenter/index.cfm - and this
is the site that facebook is forwarding folks to for more information.
For example, for the Alex Award there's a slide show that pops up. It may
be entertaining, but it's making the information less accessible. Isn't
accessibility to information (in a timely manner) what we are all about?
Their site is really difficult to navigate! Anyway, just so you don't waste
your time - the press release site has not been updated.
If you have the time, you can get their homepage to load eventually...then
the frustrating thing is that there's a separate press release for each
award. WHY couldn't they put the entire list in one link?
What's wrong with one-stop shopping for information?
Sorry, just very frustrated this a.m., I like to be helpful and answer
questions as soon as possible; the ALA site is making that very difficult!
Elizabeth Fox, Technology Instructor
Newport High School, Newport, OR
keokuk@casco.net (pm)
Liz.fox@lincoln.k12.or.us (schooldays only)
BTW, I will post the Alex award winners in a separate mailing next
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