SLA Kentucky Chapter

SLA Student Event

Yesterday I participated on a panel with Linda Minch, News Researcher at the Lexington Herald Leader and Helane Davis, Director of the University of Kentucky Law Library.  This panel provided the Kentucky Student Chapter a view of our career path, advise on course work, and a reminder of the importance of networking.  SLA provides a fabulous opportunity to form professional relationships that provide benefits beyond compare.  I found it extremely interesting that each of the panelists emphasized the value of networking at various times throughout the discussion.  I know that without the professional relationships I have formed with my fellow SLA members, my job would be more difficult.  Sharing the importance of those relationships with the students yesterday was a good reminder to me to say thank you to all of my colleagues who have helped me in the past or may help me in the future.  It is also a reminder of the value I and my employer receive from my membership in SLA.  I know this may seem a bit sappy but when under the gun to meet the demands of an information requester on a short deadline knowing that I have the luxury of a number of professionals who know more than I or who have access to information I do not is invaluable. 

I hope the students gained a bit of insight into not only a way to get into the special library market but the importance of knowing all types of librarians.

Call for Mini-Session Proposals

What? Collaborate and Innovate

Where? Airport Marriott, Cincinnati

When? November 10^th, 9:30 - 5:00

Who? AALL/PLL (Private Law Librarians Special Interest Group), SLA Legal Division, SLA Kentucky Chapter, SLA Cincinnati Chapter

 

Collaborate and Innovate will be the theme for a day long conference which will bring together special librarians from all over the region on November 10th.  The Kentucky and Cincinnati Chapters of SLA, the AALL/PLL, and the SLA Legal Division will collaborate to create this interesting day of professional development and networking.

 

The day will include nationally recognized keynote speaker, Susan Freeman.  The dynamic Ms. Freeman is a coach/consultant with Workwise Partners and will speak on emotional intelligence, personality skills and how to use them in the workplace.  She has been a speaker at AALL and SLA national conferences. 

 

Now we need you!  Have you been collaborating with other institutions in your area?  Have you and your IT department teamed up on a new service for clients?  Are you instituting an innovative solution to problem? 

Propose a mini-session to be an integral part of the day and show your colleagues what is being done at your library or organization.

 

To be selected, please send a proposal which includes

• a paragraph describing your session,
• what your equipment needs are, and
• which organizations you hold membership in (AALL/PLL, SLA Legal Division, SLA KY, SLA Cinci). 

Sessions will be 45 minutes long. 

Send your submission by email to Constance Ard csa@gdm.com and David Whelan dwhelan@cms.hamilton-co.org

Deadline for submission is October 11.  The planning committee will make decisions by October 18.

Welcome

Hello, all, and welcome to the Kentucky chapter blog.  I've only dipped my toes in the world of blogs, so here's my chance to immerse myself - or at least go knee deep.  So if you're slightly technophobic, I'm hoping this will be a low stress way to learn more - and to make it easier for us to share chapter information.

Mary Vass, Chapter President