***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
Colleagues/
As many may be aware, there are several changes being
considered in the Public Library Association (PLA) Bylaws.
A major proposed change is the creation of various
Communities of Practice to replace PLA committees:
>Communities of Practice will replace many of the PLA
Committees. Communities of Practice will be virtual groups
that are interest-
>focused and member-driven. Members will have the power
to create groups, as well as morph and/or disband them at
their
>discretion. This will allow all 11,000+ members, many
who are not able to travel to in-person committee meetings,
to get involved
>with the organization and the public library issues they
care about most. Communities of Practice, should the members
choose, will
>still be able to meet in-person at ALA Annual Conference
and Midwinter.
[ htt
p://www.pla.org/ala/pla/bylawsannouncement.cfm ]
For a forthcoming presentation, I am greatly interest in
learning of Any and All Past, Present and/Future
Association/Organizational Virtual Communities of Practice,
particularly those of the Online Social Networking Kind.
Note: At this time, I am only interested in *Virtual*
>>Association / Organizational<< Communities of
Practice.
I am also interested in Any and All relevant literature, Web
sites, blogs, wikis, etc.
Please respond to this list and ** if at all possible, also
submit as a comment on my _Friends_ blog posting***
Association/Organizational Virtual Communities of Practice?
[ http://onlinesocialnetwor
ks.blogspot.com/2008/02/associationorganizational-virtual.ht
ml ]
I will post a summary to the e-List(s) of Any and All
submissions to The Blog.
Thanks!
>From a Snowing Central Iowa ...
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck iastate.edu
There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has
Come
Victor Hugo
[ h
ttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ]
Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind
Blows ...
[ http:
//www.alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]
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