Good morning, I attended ALA Virtual as well. I enjoyed most of the sessions. I found I preferred live sessions over recorded events, even though they didn’t support q/a (which would have been better). I imagine that’s a psychological difference, but it felt more connected for me. I also had zoom fatigue, generally at session 3. Virtual events are exhausting. Sally
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:05 AM Elliot H. Gertel via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I actually found ALA Virtual a mostly pretty good conference. True, I did > find *some* of the speakers uninspiring, but I think that’s the case with > any such event. > > I had no trouble getting into the live or on-demand sessions. If a > session was live, it usually became available in on-demand format after it > was over. I did find a few of those programs only became available many > hours or a day afterward, but was able to check back to view again or catch > parts that I missed of the sessions that interested me. There were a > number of engaging—and sometimes controversial—programs that I enjoyed. > Of course, Heidi’s session, was absolutely a highlight. > Wednesday, June 24 > Although, like other keynote speakers, I found the closing session > featuring Natalie Portman, way too brief, I still enjoyed certain aspects > of it including her discussion of some of the changes in the depictions of > the critters in the stories in her debut children’s picture book, *Natalie > Portman’s Fables. * And she was interviewed by Betsy Bird, Collection > Development Manager, Evanston Public Library, who will be speaking at AJL > Digital on Thursday on “Reviewing and Evaluating Picture Books.” > > In any case, I, too, would like to hear what others who took part in any > part of the online ALA conference thought. > > See you all tomorrow (by the time this gets “published,” it will be > tomorrow here in the Eastern Time Zone, and probably everywhere else, too). > > > Elliot > > ================================================ > Elliot H. Gertel *עלע־הערש גערטל / אליהו־צבי גרטל* > AJL-ALA Liaison > Member, ALA EMIERT Jewish Information Committee, 2020-22 > Chair, 2020 AJL Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee > Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica > The University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, Michigan > eger...@umich.edu > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 7:38 PM Daniel Stuhlman <dstuhl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Her presentation was the best part of the ALA conference. I was very >> disappointed with the speakers, their messages, and the format. I found it >> very hard to figure out how to attend sessions. The "on demand" sessions >> were not on demand. When I attended in person it was exciting. What did >> you think of the conference? >> >> On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 5:56 PM Sukenic, Harvey via Hasafran < >> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: >> >>> Heidi did a great job arguing for the multi-cultural content of Jewish >>> literature. She also did a great job of highlighting the AJL, the AJL >>> website and its resources, other Jewish resources, as well as her own blog. >>> >>> >>> Harvey >>> >>> >>> [image: 1585833722787] >>> >>> *Harvey Sukenic* >>> Library Director >>> >>> 617.559.8757 telephone >>> 617.559.8751 fax >>> >>> 617.559.8750 library main desk >>> >>> hsuke...@hebrewcollege.edu >>> www.hebrewcollege.edu >>> >>> *Rae & Joseph Gann Library* >>> >>> Hebrew College >>> 160 Herrick Road >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/160+Herrick+Road+%0D%0ANewton+Centre,+MA+02459?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> Newton Centre, MA 02459 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/160+Herrick+Road+%0D%0ANewton+Centre,+MA+02459?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> Join Us on Facebook >>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hebrew-College/233064135330> | Follow >>> Us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#!/hebrewcollege> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Hasafran <hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Elliot >>> H. Gertel via Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> >>> *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2020 7:50:39 PM >>> *To:* Emily Bergman; Heidi Rabinowitz >>> *Cc:* Hasafran >>> *Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] Heidi Rabinowitz presents at ALA Annual >>> >>> I totally agree with you, Emily, and really appreciate all the effort >>> that you put into getting Heidi, and thus AJL, onto the ALA Ethnic and >>> Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table session, “EMIERT Chair’s >>> Program Promoting Multicultural Library Services in Virtual Spaces,” which >>> took place this morning at ALA Virtual. >>> >>> All three participants, Heidi; K.C. Boyd, Library Media Specialist at >>> Jefferson Academy in the Washington, DC Public School system; and Andrea >>> Jamison, Librarian and Lecturer at Valparaiso University (Indiana) and >>> Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of EMIERT, articulated their jobs, patron base, >>> collections, charges, and challenges really well. While representing >>> “just” two ethnic communities (on the surface), Jewish and >>> African-American, they demonstrated the diversity and multiculturalism of >>> both and how meaningful their work and the resources that they highlighted >>> are. What they do is beneficial to all of their users, internal and >>> external. Andrea, while serving as the moderator, contributed much to the >>> discussion, not only with her questions but contributions to the >>> conversation. A really good session. >>> >>> And Heidi proved once again why she is not only a Jewish kidlit meyven, >>> but so knowledgeable way beyond her “bailiwick!” >>> >>> Great job! *Yasher-koyekh* and *kol ha-kavod* on your fabulous >>> presentation, Heidi, and Emily for making sure it happened! >>> >>> See you all next week! >>> >>> Elliot >>> >>> ================================================ >>> Elliot H. Gertel *עלע־הערש גערטל / אליהו־צבי גרטל* >>> AJL-ALA Liaison >>> Member, ALA EMIERT Jewish Information Committee, 2020-22 >>> Chair, 2020 AJL Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee >>> Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica >>> The University of Michigan >>> Ann Arbor, Michigan >>> eger...@umich.edu >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 3:22 PM Emily Bergman via Hasafran < >>> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> I just watched Heidi present with K.C. Boyd at the EMIERT Chair's >>>> Program Promoting Multicultural Library Services in Virtual Spaces at the >>>> ALA digital conference. It was a great presentation, and the comments in >>>> the Q&A space were very positive. EMIERT is planning to make the >>>> presentation available on their website, so I will send the link so >>>> everyone can see it. >>>> >>>> How did this happen? I pushed to be on the EMIERT Program Committee. >>>> The Chair's Program was already set and was to be a very theoretical >>>> program about ethnic materials. When everything changed, the in-person >>>> program wouldn't work online, and the committee had to come up with a new >>>> program quickly, I suggested Heidi to join a DC school librarian to talk >>>> about this topic, and we are so lucky she agreed. >>>> >>>> I can't tell you how happy I am with how the program turned out. It >>>> really brought out the diversity of materials to have speakers from such >>>> different backgrounds. >>>> >>>> Thank you, Heidi, for stepping up and preparing for this program on >>>> short notice that will reach a broad audience. 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