Rachel Vacek

Vote for Rachel!

Hi! I’m running for LITA Director-at-Large. Feel free to poke around on my website to learn more about me. LITA requires candidates to provide lots of biographical and professional information about themselves, so here is my statement of candidacy:

My involvement within LITA has increased over the past eight years and I am stepping up to make a greater impact in serving its members. I have a record of successfully managing large projects, and I have great aptitude in effectively communicating and collaborating with others. As a member of the LITA Board, I will use these skills to help move forward online programming, transparency in decisions, and embrace opportunities for collaboration external to LITA. I will also listen to the needs of LITA members and do my best in representing those needs to the LITA Board.

Here is more information about LITA and the Board of Directors.

Electronic ballots will be sent via email in March. I hope you will consider voting for me!

Harry Potter, the final film

I’m really excited about seeing the last Harry Potter movie this afternoon. I was online this morning, reading my usual subscriptions, but decided to venture out a bit to see what people had to say about HP7. Reviews look good, but I came across this image that made me laugh.

Harry Potter vs. Twighlight

TechNet 2011 in August

I’ve been invited to speak with 3 other AMAZING people in Libraryland – Jessamyn West, Sarah Houghton-Jan, and Michael Porter – at The Fourth Annual North Texas Conference on Library Technology in Decatur, Texas, on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

It’s a dirt cheap conference jam-packed with tons of great speakers, a variety of timely relevant and technology topics, and ample opportunities for networking. If you are in Texas, or anywhere for that matter, consider attending TechNet 2011.