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BIGWIG Activity Calendar
I just created and embedded a calendar for us to use in planning and such. It's a Google Calendar, and if you comment here and leave your gmail address, I'll add editing privledges for you. That way we can keep track of not only planning for things, but actual events at conferences as well...like our Podcast schedule, for instance.
BIGWIG Officers Elected
I am please to announce the results of the BIGWIG Officer Elections:
- Rachel Vacek - Chair-Elect
- Douglas Joubert and Michele Mizejewski - BIGWIG Evangelists
(*Due to a tie, both Douglas and Michele have agreed to take on these duties together.)
Officer Election 2008
Nominations are over and now the voting must begin!
Elections start today for BIGWIG officers. Just click here to login and place your vote.
Nomination time!
Want to be involved more directly in BIGWIG? Want to get behind the scenes? Know someone who does?
Well then: Nominations are running NOW for three positions in BIGWIG:
The Showcase is here!
The 2007 BIGWIG Showcase was such a hit, we decided to do it again. The topics for this year were driven by community voting, and several of the presenters volunteered right in our own forums....
Want one?
Want a BIGWIG ribbon at ALA? Find any of the BIGWIG officers (Jason, Karen, or Jonathan) or attend a BIGWIG event (either our business meeting or the Social Software Showcase). Guaranteed to be the coolest ribbon at ALA...team this up with an LSW ribbon and cause the ALA to worry.
Top Five Topics for the Social Software Showcase
The following topics were the top five vote getters for the Social Software Showcase:
- APIs (WorldCat, Google Book Viewability, LibraryThing, Open Library)
- Social Capabilities (or not) of Library Software
- Live conferencing software and sites
- OpenID
- Citation Bookmarking Tools
These topics along with several other will be part of this year's Showcase. Look for more information later in the week on final Showcase topics and presenters!
Showcase Voting Closed
Voting for topics for the Social Software Showcase has closed. We will announce the top 5 topics with the most votes next week.
Vote for Showcase Topics
BIGWIG is polling to see what topics people would like to see as part of the 2008 Social Software Showcase. Go to http://www.yourbigwig.com/showcase/vote to rate the various potential Showcase topics. A rating of 5 is the highest possible and a rating of 1 is the lowest possible. Please note that you don't need a YourBIGWIG account to vote.
