TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this conference report is to provide a perspective of the LOEX‐of‐the‐West (LOTW) biennial conference from a first time attendee.Design/methodology/approach– Reviews the conference from the perspective of a first time attendee and highlights several sessions that especially reflected the conference themes of experimentation and innovation.Findings– The paper finds the LOTW biennial conference to be a valuable resource to all librarians in general; and especially valuable to new librarians.Originality/value– The paper shows that the conference is of high value for reference and information literacy practitioners. VL - 36 IS - 4 SN - 0090-7324 DO - 10.1108/00907320810920324 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320810920324 AU - Smith Brena ED - Priscilla Finley ED - Margy MacMillan ED - Susie Skarl PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - LOEX‐of‐the‐West 2008: a first time attendee finds Greek sunshine in Las Vegas T2 - Reference Services Review PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 347 EP - 350 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -