{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Dan Bostrom","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/drude\/","title":"Last Minute #ala12 Advice","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wgGbp0cRJW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/last-minute-ala12-advice\/\">Last Minute #ala12 Advice<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/last-minute-ala12-advice\/embed\/#?secret=wgGbp0cRJW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Last Minute #ala12 Advice&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"wgGbp0cRJW\" 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":"Is this your first ALA Annual Conference? Good for you! I still remember my first Annual Conference, both as a participant\/student (Chicago, 2009) and a staff member (New Orleans, 2011). Even though I was working in New Orleans, the 2009 Annual Conference may have been tougher. Why? Because I didn&#8217;t know these secrets! Here are some tips below for first-time conference goers: Grab Free Stuff The Exhibits Hall is a great place to pick up posters, pens, pencils, catalogs, and other materials from publishers and library vendors. Many publishers sell copies of their front list titles but if you wait until Monday, the last day of exhibits, you can often purchase these at a discount! There is a post office located on the exhibits floor allowing you to bypass the hassle of lugging your goodies home. If you take anything remember to be grateful\/thankful! Sit in on a Board Meeting...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ALA_Anaheim2012_Color-300x191.jpg"}