Off to a Running Start!

April 16th is the big day -- Pre-Conferences for the 2007 CLA Annual Conference! My name is Brenda Mitchell-Powell, and I'm a student in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. I'll contribute a student perspective on the conference to our blog. Though I've attended CLA conferences in the past, I did so as a library paraprofessional. Formal education and training (I'll reach the half-way mark toward my degree at the conclusion of this semester) mean that I'm significantly better prepared to reap big rewards from my attendance at this year's conference.

I've registered for Linda Braun's Pre-Conference III titled "How'd They Do That? Using Technology for Innovation in Your Library." After a technology course at Simmons, I've become something of a tech junkie, so I'm hoping Linda provides some constructive ideas for implementing cutting-edge technolgies. Stay tuned for a wrap-up of the pre-conference session and the first day's events!