BIGWIG is an interest group for the
Library Information and Technology Association, a division of the
American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members a ...
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Naming and Purpose
BIGWIG was founded in 2006 as an Interest Group for the
Library Information Technology Association
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) was a division of the American Library Association (ALA), focusing on the intersections of libraries and information technology. Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Chicago, LITA was diss ...
(LITA), a division of the
American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members a ...
. The name was an acronym for "Blog, Interactive Groupware, and Wiki Interest Group" - as these were some of the first Web 2.0 technologies to attain popular usage within libraries. Since that time, the group has broadened its scope to include the exploration of other Web 2.0 software and techniques.
Events
In 2007, BIGWIG began organizing th
Social Software Showcase held during the American Library Association Annual Meeting.
This event showcases new and emerging technologies and specifically social software - by allowing presenters to post their presentations online before the conference - and then allowing attendees to meet with presenters in small groups to discuss and see these technologies in action.
External links
Page on ALA websiteLibrary Information and Technology AssociationAmerican Library Association
Library associations in the United States
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