I put on a fantastic "energetic" act.

[akeyoftime]

Second iSchool event went well! Commited some awkward social faux pas is failing to say a proper goodbye the group I was standing with (plans changed suddenly when I wasn't looking and that always, always throws me for a bender). This isn't ideal, but as I am wont to be lacking in all of the proper niceties anyway, maybe it's good warning? I was terribly useful while playing iSchool bingo, as finding someone, anyone from the Archives stream was difficult (I should know - I couldn't sign my own and had to search for someone else.) In a pinch, I also served as an "is from out of province" signee, which was maybe a bit sketch.

The end result of today was a free lunch and several coffee "dates" to follow-up on, though I can't be sure I'll actually still be invited to the group coffee. Either way, hooray for people!

Comments

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

What exactly is iSchool? I haven't heard of it.

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

It's a fairly new name for information schools (iSchool), so schools dealing with libraries, archives, and other related disciplines. Not every such institution calls itself an iSchool (until August, we were FIS - the Faculty of Information Studies), but from what I can gather, the term is gaining in popularity in North American universities.

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for explaining. There are so many terms I'm unfamiliar with ...

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'd never heard of that one before as short a time as six months ago.