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Purpose
Aims to provide highlights from the American Library Association (ALA) 2005 Midwinter meeting.
Design/methodology/approach
Provides a brief report of the meeting held in Boston, MA. in January 2005.
Findings
Outlines how the Public Library Association (PLA) debuted blogging at this meeting and provides a summary of the ever popular ALA Technology Showcase – the highlights of which included shared networks, library data mining and audio archives. Concludes with highlights from various Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) meetings and discussions and a detailed report on the Standards Interest Group.
Originality/value
A report of interest to library and information management professionals.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2005
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