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A recent article in PC Magazine provides readers with a whopping 529 computing tips to help you maximize your computing experience. With the tips organized into almost three dozen categories, you're bound to find something you can use.
Did your Chapter do an outstanding program this year featuring technology?
Do you know someone in the IT Divisions who has gone above and beyond and should be recognized?
Only one week left to nominate potential winners for these IT Awards.
Grieg Aspnes Outstanding Memember Award
Outstanding Technology Programming Award
Submissions for these awards should be sent to Kathy Weyand, IT Division Awards Chair at kathy.weyand@munimae.com. Deadline is April 30th.
This is an opportunity to recognize special people and events in your SLA. Don't let time run out!
According to an article in the science and technology section of the Daily Mail, it seems that Nerdic is the fastest growing language in Europe. What is "Nerdic" you ask? It describes the new technology terminology that is fast becoming the norm in many day-to-day conversations. Some of the terms you may already use include:
Mash-up - Take two or more really interesting elements from different websites or applications and make them into one.
RFID - Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
Wimax - Supersized Wi-Fi will give whole cities internet coverage.
A post on the Museum 2.0 website provides readers with a look at the time it takes for people to engage in Web 2.0 activities. While the blog itself is targeted towards the museum crowd, the data is still applicable for those in the information environment. Here are the definitions posed by the author:
What group do you fall into?
An email from Janice Lachance contained the following. This sounds like an interesting conference. If anyone attends, I hope you'll let us know what you learned.
As part of SLA's ongoing commitment to introduce our members to other conferences and events in the industry, we are pleased to inform you that Perfect Information is offering SLA members a 10 percent discount off the standard registration rate at the Perfect Information Conference (PIC 2008). Perfect Information will hold its 5th conference at the Walton Hall and Hotel in Warwickshire, United Kingdom 13-15 May.
Utilizing months of research, interviews and its own findings, the PIC 2008 program was developed to reflect industry issues that face the information profession. The theme of this year's conference, The Information Professionals' Toolkit, is surely a must for SLA members. Take this opportunity to participate in a conference designed to provide you with practical advice and information that you can apply in your day-to-day work.
For more information on PIC 2008, please go here. When registering, please note that you are an SLA member by writing it in the payment section of the registration form seen here.
This month's fictional case study published in the Harvard Business Review provides readers with a few points to ponder when it comes to making open source decisions in business. Entitled "Open Source: Salvation or Suicide", the reader is asked to consider how companies can make money by giving away their intellectual property, the advantages of open source, and ways in which a company can build a community around a product without resorting to OS.
The Information Technology Division of SLA is now accepting applications for the
Outstanding Technology Programming Award
IT is looking for the most inspired, cutting edge, and innovative chapter technology programming of the 2007 programming year. Because the best programming involves a great deal of time and energy, we'd like to recognize your chapter's accomplishments. Examples of great programming range from technology fairs to highly relevant presentations, innovative workshops and continuing education events. Programming will be judged on its creativity and impact on members.
The sixth annual Outstanding Technology Programming award will be presented to a SLA chapter or region at the 2008 Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington. The award is $500 to develop additional technology programming. IT will announce the award winner at our annual business meeting. The winning chapter president and program planner will be invited to the meeting to accept the award and check.
Send your program abstract, date, location and any program/publicity materials to Kathy Weyand, Awards Committee Chair, at kathy.weyand@munimae.com (email preferred). Please include "SLA Chapter Technology Program" in your subject line.
***The deadline for submission is April 30, 2008.***
We are looking forward to your applications!
The Information Technology Division of SLA is now accepting nominations/applications for
The Grieg Aspnes Outstanding Member Award
The IT Executive Board would like to recognize a member's outstanding efforts on behalf of the Division. Do you know someone whose contributions to the Division should be recognized?
Please send your brief nomination describing recent Division-related activities to Kathy Weyand, Awards Committee Chair, at kathy.weyand@munimae.com. Supporting documentation, like the nominee's vitae, are helpful and appreciated. Self-nominations are welcomed. Please include "SLA IT Member Award" in your subject line. IT will announce the award winner at our annual business meeting at the Annual Conference in Seattle,Washington.
***The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2008.***
Please note that current IT board members are not eligible for this award. Please see the Division's Web site for a list of current members: http://units.sla.org/division/dite/officers_new.html.
We are looking forward to your nominations!
If you are attending the 2008 SLA Annual Conference as a library science student or early career professional and haven't already picked out the sessions you're planning to attend, you may want to check these out:
Classes
Selected Meet & Greets/ No-Host Dinners
Leadership Development
SLA First-Timers
Career Connection
An interesting essay by Paul Graham reviews how the web has transformed our communication and takes a detailed look at how people disagree in comment threads, forums, and blogs. Creating a disagreement hierarchy, Paul describes the following 7 stages:
DH0. Name-calling
DH1. Ad Hominem
DH2. Responding to Tone
DH3. Contradiction
DH4. Counterargument
DH5. Refutation
DH6. Refuting the Central Point
What is the advantage of classifying these types of disagreements? According to Paul, this will help people better understand what they read - allowing them to weed out intellectually dishonest arguments.
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