ALA Midwinter 2007 – no iPod for me
I got an early start today with a 7am breakfast given by H.W. Wilson. I appreciate the free breakfast, but I wish it didn’t have to require me to get up before sunrise! H.W. Wilson gave a short 15 minute presentation on some of their new products for 2007, but let’s face it, most of us were there primarily for the chance to win a video iPod (bad news…I didn’t win it). I did, however, learn about their new electronic resource called Reference Shelf Plus. It basically offers the well-known print series in electronic form. Looks nice, but I would want to compare it to CQ Researcher, which the TOL already has. I wish they would have announced improvements to the interface for Biography Reference Bank, but alas, they did not. I’m still hoping we can add Biography Resource Center to replace it.