THE TECH SET, Number 8Ellyssa Kroski, Series Editor

Library Campsand Unconferences

SteveLawson

Neal-SchumanPublishers,Inc.

NewYork London

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Difficult as it has been, the task of writing this book may be all worth it simply for the chance to thank the following wonderfulpeople in print. Were it not for my editor Ellyssa Kroski and the people at Neal-Schuman, this book would not exist at all.I feel very lucky to be part of the Library Society of the World: agroup of librarians who get together online and manage to maketalking about libraries an engaging and often hilarious activity. TheLSW and the larger group of blogging librarians have greatly en-riched my professional and personal life, and I am grateful. Fortheir direct contributions to the process of writing this book, I ampleased to thank by name Meredith Farkas, Dorothea Salo, Walt Crawford, Martha Hardy, Joshua M. Neff, Jenna Freedman, DavidLee King, John Blyberg, Ryan Deschamps, Stephen Francoeur,Kathryn Greenhill, Michelle Boule, Nicole Engard and MichaelSauers. I owe special thanks to Iris Jastram for offering perceptivecomments on large sections of this book and for generally being abrick.Laura Crossett and Joe Kraus were ideal co-conspirators on theLibrary Camp of the West 2008. They helped convert my interest in library camps from hypothetical to actual. John Porcellino waskindenoughtodonatehisartworktothateventandtothisbook.I could not ask for more supportive co-workers than the peopleat Colorado College’s Tutt Library.