Rocky Mountain Chapter SLA Blog

RMSLA member article in FUMSI

Congratulations to Rocky Mountain Chapter member Kathleen Rainwater! Her excellent article on automotive industry research just came out in FUMSI (which stands for Find, Use, Manage and Share Information). Kathleen does a great job defining industry segments and provides loads of valuable resources for this industry. Great job Kathleen!

Scott Brown, RMSLA (past) Past President

Rocky Mountain region lands 3 of the 50 Best Blogs for Law Librarians!

Congratulations to David Selden & Monica Martens at the National Indian Law Library for creating a blog devoted to federal Indian and tribal law that was ranked number 26 on this list of the 50 best blogs for law librarians. See the complete list at:

http://www.onlineuniversitylowdown.com/2007/08/50-best-blogs-for-law-librarians.html

Don't know the NILL?  Check it out online at http://narf.org/nill/index.htm

And while we're on the subject, check out Wyoming Law Library Letter - clocking in at #34 with "This site is especially useful for legal-minded residents of Wyoming, as it lets you “view summaries for recently decided Wyoming Supreme Court opinions and Wyoming State Law Library information.”

And who are the bright minds at the Univ. of Denver's Westminster Law Library behind Hearsay - the roundup states "This Westminster Law Library blog has hands-on info (such as how to find legislative history should you visit their library), general info (did you know that May Day is also Law Day?), and much more."

What a wonderful shoutout to such valuable resources in our own Rocky Mountain backyard!

Kudos, guys

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Marcy Rodney

A Colorado Association of Special Libraries workshop

Register for “Step Into the Future @ Your Special Library!”

You have two weeks left to register to attend the Colorado Association of Special Libraries Second Annual Spring Workshop, “Step Into the Future @ Your Special Library!” 

This information-packed workshop will take place at the American Mountaineering Center conveniently located in Golden, CO.  Did you know the building the workshop will be held in houses:

• The second largest mountaineering-oriented library in the world?
• An Interactive Learning Center (read: museum) for mountain-oriented education?
• The headquarters for the American Alpine Club , the Colorado Mountain Club, and the administrative headquarters for Outward Bound, Wilderness?

Find the American Alpine Club Library’s homepage at: http://americanalpineclub.org/americanalpineclublibrary

Registration for the day includes light breakfast and lunch!  We are offering a day packed with information and activities pertaining to social networking and virtual worlds.  Whether you are new to the game or a seasoned pro, everyone will find a way to grow professionally, network with colleagues, and learn something new.

Follow this link: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,458a357d-ea38-4578-a577-995085e0bfd4 to register today!

 

 

Ten Remarkable Leaders - A Glimpse at the SLA Director Candidates

Posted with permission of the author....

I thought this might be of interest to our RMSLA membership who have the right to vote for SLA leaders ........this originally appeared on the NJ blog, then on the Leadership list.  It's been forwarded to other lists, where I saw it, but I asked Eric if I could share it with you.  In past years I've had the privilege of attending leadership functions where I met the candidates and heard them speak, and so I learned more about them, but I know most of us do not.  I found this helpful.

Marcy Rodney
RSL Research Group
mrodney@rslresearch.com

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A Glimpse at the SLA Director Candidates

(http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/njsla/2008/08/a-glimpse-at-th.html)

I've finally posted reviews of the bios and videos of all ten remarkable candidates running for a position on the 2009 SLA Board of Directors. The election runs Sept. 10-Oct. 1. Complete information on voting and the candidates is on the SLA site.

The reviews provide just a sample of the creativity, passion, knowledge and skills each person brings to our association. For each office, I attempted to post a more-or-less equal amount of information from each candidate's bio and video speech. But you should judge for yourself, by reading the bios, watching the videos and participating in the call-in sessions. (Again, all this information is available via the link above.)

Here's a recap of the reviews:

• Comments on SLA President-Elect Candidates
• Passionate Connections: Barrancotto and Wolfish Stump for Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect
• Giving Back and Expanding: Chong-Williams and Sweeney Run for Division Cabinet Chair-Elect
• Director Candidates: Breaking Barriers in Industry, Geography, Technology and Diversity

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Best regards,

Eric Schwarz
NJ Chapter President-Elect
Researcher and business analyst
eric@ericthelibrarian.com

http://www.ericthelibrarian.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericcschwarz

Remember SLA Denver

Remember Gore's great presentation at SLA Denver last year?  There's a one-minute video of it on YouTube   

Former RMSLAer Kathy Reese publishes great copyright article!

Have you dug your June 2008 Information Outlook out of the leaning tower of mail yet?  Well, toss it into your to-be-read-on-the-flight-to-Seattle pile -- former RMSLAer and USWest/Qwest librarian extraordinaire Kathy Reese has co-authored an excellent article on one of my most feared topics, copyright. 

Now with CI vendor Cipher Systems, Kathy and Cipher colleague Eric Badertscher have taken a very thoughtful look at the potential pitfalls for special librarians and their clients, and the slip 'n' slide everchangin' legal  landscape.  "Taking the Confusion Out of Copyright in an Internet Age", page 62, is worth your time.  There is a save for future reference list of global resources that, while glancing through, reminds one not to be US or Euro-centric.

And knowing Kathy, (full confession, I did my practicum under her at USWest) the moment it was published she started worrying about what she left out/missed/got wrong.  Hey Kathy!  Waytago on a great article.

Marcy Rodney

It's Facebook time for RMSLA

If you are not already leveraging the power of Facebook as a social networking tool to keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family and to participate in online groups (library groups, school groups, hobby groups, etc.) - now is the time to give it a try!

The RMSLA Chapter has created a RMSLA Facebook Group that anyone can join. We hope to use this social networking tool as another way for Chapter members to keep in touch, get to know each other, build relationships, collaborate on events and projects, and have fun!

Facebook is free to join and free to use.

Rocky Mountain Chapter SLA Facebook Group

If you have any questions, let me know - otherwise, see you on Facebook!

Christy
christy.confetti@sun.com
Facebook profile

From Overheard in the Office -- outside of Boulder Public Library

Let's have a little fun ...

Also seen quoted in American Libraries.

Lest the Keepers of the Books Wreak a Terrible Vengeance

Homeless guy #1: Damn! I just got kicked out of the library! Damn!
Homeless guy #2: What did you do, man?
Homeless guy #1: I don't know. I don't know.
Homeless guy #2: Aren't you drunk?
Homeless guy #1: Well, yeah. Also, I might have been looking at dirty pictures on the computer.
Homeless guy #2: Aw, that's not so bad.
Homeless guy #1: And they said that I was being disrespectful to the librarians.
Homeless guy #2, freaking out: No way, man! You can never, never disrespect the librarians! Always respect librarians! What were you thinking? Are you an idiot?

Outside Boulder Public Library
Boulder, Colorado

Overheard by: Librarian on break
http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/2007_03.html

 

The L-Team

This video is delightful!  What a great way to promote the library team!

Ty Webb

Free monthly courses at ClickU

A great opportunity... Click University is offering a free course each month for SLA members! Members benefit from the class, and SLA benefits as members become more familiar and comfortable with ClickU.

Exciting New Member Benefit: Free Course of the Month on Click University
The new Course of the Month offers members the opportunity to take a learning experience through SLA’s Click University, allowing members to update their skills and improve their knowledge base each month AT NO CHARGE.

The courses are selected to provide members with a range of topics that are representative of the array of offerings available and to provide experience with the various modes of delivery, including self-paced courses and live seminars that have been recorded. Now through 14 April 2007, a self-paced course is available to SLA members: Making Decisions, Weighing Risk. The next course, a replay of a Click U Live! course, Fostering Online Collaboration Using Wikis, will run 15 April through 14 May 2007. Members can access the Course of the Month by simply clicking on the link at Click University. If you have questions, please e-mail Barbara Vick, SLA ’s Click University ELearning Manager (+1.703.647.4940).

Give it a try!