I can top Linda on age!!
Here comes a controversial statement ----- get ready for it
I have been attending ALA conventions twice a year since 1963. I have been on way
too many committees - from Best Books to Outstanding Books to Margaret Edwards to
PPYA.
In all those years I have NEVER ever attended an awards ceremony - even for the
lists of which I was on. Why you ask?
Cause - I never really cared (and still don't) who won what -- never really
affected me - it is only the opinion of someone (maybe mine) or someone's --
And lately, I agree with many that have stated that so many awards aren't really
the titles students want to read.
PS - this is my first year I haven't attended ALA -- I decided my committee days
are over and I am on to other things.
Told you, my statement was controversial and to some maybe even heretical.
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, MGC
Director of Library Services
Bishop Kearney High School | A Golisano Education Partner
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
585.342.4000 x231
585.342.4694 (fax)
acuseo@bkhs.org
www.bkhs.org
College Prep. Plus.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Linda Martin" [lindamartin423@GMAIL.COM]
Date: 01/26/2009 02:59 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN: ALA service complaint!
I have to grin a bit. It wasn't so long ago that we had to rely on a
coworker who actually *went* to the conference to call us and let us know
who the winners were. We then faxed the information to others who did not
have representation at the conference. How times change! (Of course that
was when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I'm showing my age)
Linda
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Clark, Mary <mary.clark@smusd.org>; wrote:
> 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
>
> ________________________________
>
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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