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| Autor/in | Fialkoff, Francine |
|---|---|
| Titel | I Learned It at the Exhibits: If Librarians Don't Come to the Show Floor, Then Why Should Vendors? |
| Quelle | In: Library Journal, 129 (2004) 3, S.110 (1 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0363-0277 |
| Schlagwörter | Vendors; Exhibits; Librarians; Library Associations; Conferences |
| Abstract | Many librarians who went to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego last month did not find anything at the exhibits either, frequently because they did not take a serious look at them or talk to any of the vendors there. Sure, they may have attended the All-Conference Reception Friday night, but most never returned. Yet, they found the time to sit in on one or more of the approximately 2500 business meetings, discussion groups, and ad hoc programs. Midwinter has the reputation of being the show where vendors can meet the library decision-makers. This year's floor traffic was, for most exhibitors, extremely light. Much of the blame lies with the shape of the conference itself, with its overabundance of meetings. Some goes to the association for not scheduling no-conflict time so librarians can go to the exhibits. And some goes to members themselves, who are too shortsighted to see the benefits of the exhibits. The result of the low traffic was a near-revolt at the Exhibits Round Table (ERT) meeting on the final day of the exhibits, with several members (including Gale, which also provides the buses at conferences) presenting a draft of a letter saying they would withdraw from the exhibits if the ALA Executive Board did not institute no-conflict time. That letter was never presented to the Executive Board, however. "By the ALA Executive Board meeting on Wednesday, it was obvious that the board had heard our concerns beforehand," says DEMCO's John Ison, chair of the ERT board. The Executive Board voted for three no-conflict times at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2005. There is more to the exhibits than defraying conference costs. "Librarians are missing a key education and information component," says Rosenbaum, when they pass on the exhibits. "No company wants to design a product nobody wants. Where else can librarians talk to key people in the company--presidents, developers, designers, technologists?" She points to one librarian who spoke to vendors about how to make products work together that she already owned. "She found out about enhancements from several companies that wouldn't cost her anything and who to talk to at those companies," says Rosenbaum. (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | Library Journal, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. Tel: 800-588-1030 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.libraryjournal.com. |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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