Statistics
It would be interesting to know how many ALA members there are versus the number of those members who are actually "active" on ALA Connect. Jenny, would you be able to post this or somehow show these...
View ArticleSuggestion for ALA connect password retrieval
ALA Connect is great.But I often forget my password. And every time I try to reset password, I get one-time log in and be taken to ALA connect user info page.However this page doesn't offer an option...
View ArticleOne more suggestion
I think this is a system hiccup. But when I post once, I get two identical postings. When I try to delete one, both identical postings disappear.Tried multiple times and gets the same result.Thanks!
View ArticleHelp us redesign!
This fall, we'll be redesigning the Connect home page (the "dashboard") and the groups home page (what you see when you go to a group). I certainly have some ideas about what needs to change, but we...
View ArticleFY11 Connect Timeline
Now that phase one of the Conference Scheduler is done, we've taken a breath to evaluate where we're at and how we'll finish out this fiscal year (which ends on August 31). We're having to push back a...
View ArticleSuggested Improvements to the Conference Scheduler
Kudos to ITTS and the ALA Connect team. The Conference Scheduler performed admirably -- no, superbly -- during this year's annual conference. Whether it was the intention of ALA or not, I very...
View ArticleScheduler should be searchable by speaker
I often find myself searching the conference scheduler by speaker name, but that doesn't seem to be indexed, even though it is (sometimes, albeit not reliably) a field. It would be totally great if...
View ArticleFind the bugs and win a Nexus 7!
We're upgrading ALA Connect from Drupal 6 to version 7 in March, and we need your help to find all of the bugs we know are lurking in the corners. Help us find them and if you're the ultimate bug...
View Articlesticky posts
Is there, or can there be, a way to make sticky posts in Connect groups? I'd like to have one at the top of the interest group I chair as a "welcome, newcomers" thing to make it easier for them to get...
View ArticleHelp Us Improve Email Notifications
Now that we've upgraded to Drupal 7, we have more control over email notifications, so we need your feedback about how best to improve them. Take the survey at http://bit.ly/connect-notifications and...
View ArticleNew Format for ALA Connect Email Notifications
Just a quick heads up that we’re implementing a new version of ALA Connect’s email notifications that’s easier to read. This first change will happen on Tuesday, October 22nd, for those users who...
View ArticleALA Connect Usage Report
I've posted a new report about usage of ALA Connect over the past five years on the ITTS News blog. Please feel free to share your feedback here or on the blog post.Jenny
View ArticleHelp us improve ALA Connect!
Five years, one redesign, and dozens of new features after its launch in 2009, we're doing our largest feedback survey to date to learn how ALA Connect is working for you and how we can make it even...
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