Archive | Associations

24 July 2009 ~ 5 Comments

Library Association Memberships

This is potentially a controversial issue – but it has to be said. I just renewed my SLA membership, the only library association I belong to. Why is it the only one? I love the people at SLA, the courses they offer and how they keep up with the times and technologies. Even with all [...]

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17 October 2008 ~ 2 Comments

News from American Libraries

Yippeee – I don’t have a membership to ALA – I’m an SLA member and can’t carry two memberships – but I just got this news about American Libraries and sounds like I can get a few of the perks of membership for free. Our weekly e-newsletter, American Libraries Direct, is now available to anyone [...]

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06 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Reality 2.0: Transforming Ourselves & Our Association

Last night I got to hear Stephen Abram talk about the future of SLA & librarianship. First (and most important) I have uploaded my pictures to Flickr. Stephen started with a mini rant (a good rant) about the fact that there is no proof that the book is at risk. Reading stats are going up [...]

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31 December 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Almost Chair of the SLA-IT Blogging Section

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I would soon be the chair of the SLA-IT Blogging section – well – it’s that time. I’ve posted my hello post and I’m ready to roll!! Technorati Tags: blogging, sla, special libraries association

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29 August 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Philadelphia SLA’s Tech-Topics Series

Straight from my inbox: SHAKE UP YOUR THINKING WITH THE PHILADELPHIA SLA'S TECH-TOPICS SERIES The TechTopics Series will be comprised of three evening workshops concentrating on new technologies and tools, and are designed for anyone who is interested in keeping their skill sets up-to-date. These "hands-on" workshops will provide you with an overview of new [...]

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23 June 2007 ~ 0 Comments

PALINET & LibLime

Hopefully this will make Open Source a more viable option for libraries who have been holding off: PALINET is aware that not all of our members have the technical support or skills necessary to install or test the open source applications that are currently available. We're looking at a number of ways to address this [...]

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24 January 2007 ~ 0 Comments

DUSLA Newsletter

I’m the co-editor of the Drexel Student Chapter of the SLA (DUSLA) and I have just finished the Winter 2007 Newsletter – read it in PDF format via the DUSLA website.

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27 October 2006 ~ 0 Comments

SLA Newsreader

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announced today that it has partnered with NewsGator to launch an online service that delivers RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to the desktops of thousands of information professionals. This exclusive service is free only to members of SLA, and is available at www.sla.org as part of the SLA News Connections. [...]

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