{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Mary Fellows","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/mary-fellows\/","title":"Chat With Your People","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tfXz8r0FAB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/chat-with-your-people\/\">Chat With Your People<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/chat-with-your-people\/embed\/#?secret=tfXz8r0FAB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Chat With Your People&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"tfXz8r0FAB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"We\u2019re two weeks past Midwinter Conference, and I am still energized by the many interactions I had with ALSC members. \u00a0A piece of advice I\u2019ve given to students choosing their library specialty is to go to different groups\u2019 events, look around at the people there, and ask themselves: \u201cAre these my people?\u201d\u009d I\u2019m happy to say that ALSC members are my people! I hope to hear from many of my people during the Community Forum on February 22, 10:00 a.m. \u2014 11:00 a.m. Eastern. This is our second ALSC live chat. Our discussion topic, after time for Midwinter board updates and Q &amp; A, is revitalizing the ALSC membership meeting. \u00a0ALSC\u2019s by-laws currently require a \u00a0membership meeting at Annual Conference. Our Community Forum \u2014 and space on ALAConnect afterwards \u2014 will be a time frame for brainstorming about making our membership meeting more convenient and more valuable. Please mark your..."}