Task Force on Social Networking Software

Medical Librarians will converge upon Internet Librarian 2008 next week in Monterey, Ca. This 12th annual conference targets information professionals who are using, developing, and embracing Internet, Intranet, and Web-based strategies in their roles as information architects and navigators. Thanks in part from a career development grant from the Medical Informatics Section, I’ll be attending a CE called ‘AJAX for Libraries’ (in which we’ll learn how to build web applications “as seen in popular Web 2.0 sites such as Google Maps and Flickr”), as well as attending program tracks on Web Design, Learning, and Social Media. I’m also going to try and catch a “Cyber Tour” by Amanda Etches Johnson, who you might remember from MLA 2008’s Plenary Webcast. I’ll be joined by my colleague Jennifer Lloyd, and several other MLA members from the South Central Chapter. Are you attending? Leave a comment and let us know.

Look for updates starting tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s some other people covering the conference.