American Library Association: 2005 Midwinter Meeting Highlights

摘要

The 2005 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting was held in Boston, MA, from January 14-19, 2005 reminding everyone that winter was indeed cold this year in the Northeast. We open this report with a newsworthy event, the Public Library Association (PLA) debuted blogging at this meeting. We next have a summary of the ever popular ALA Technology Showcase. We conclude with highlights from various Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) meetings and discussions and a detailed report on the Standards Interest Group.