Hello from Vermont

6:00 a.m. Buon giorno from Vermont. Jerry Carbone here and I will be driving down I-91 from Brattleboro this morning to attend NELA for the day. Hope the traffic near the Mass Pike entrance is not too much of a hassle. Since I hail from Denver, I am a little bleary-eyed after going to bed [...]

Greetings from the Elm City!

Hi, my name is Jenn Nolte and I work in the Integrated Library & Technology Services department (Systems Office) at Yale University’s Sterling Memorial Library. My title is Applications Manager / Database Analyst, and I’ve been at the library since January 2004. My current responsibilities include managing MARC record loads, extractions and processing projects; and [...]

Kathy Lussier’s Introduction

Hi all! I’m Kathy Lussier, Asst. Admin. for Technology for the Southeastern Mass Library System and outgoing Chair of NELA’s Information Technology Section (ITS). I love to work with libraries to find innovative ways to incorporate technology into their services. NELA ITS is coordinating blogging at the conference this year, and we hope you all [...]

Brian Herzog’s Introduction

Hello, I’m Brian Herzog, Head of Reference at the Chelmsford (MA) Public Library, and this will be my second NELA annual conference. I’ve never been an official blogger before, but I’ve been posting my session notes for all the conferences I attend on my own weblog. I’ll be at the conference all day Monday and [...]

Another intro

Hi, I’m Sharon Foster, graduate ILS student at Southern Connecticut State University and Technical Support person at Cheshire Public Library in Cheshire, CT. This is my first library convention and my first time live-blogging anywhere. I’ll only be at NELA one day (Tuesday) but I’ll arrive Monday evening, so if anyone wants to meet for [...]