Minnesota Chapter

2011 MN SLA Innovation in Action Award

Please join me in congratulating Sheila Hatchell and her team from the MnDOT Library for winning the 2011 MN SLA Innovation in Action Award!

Their project entitled "Extreme Makeover, Library Edition" included a revitalization of their space, communications efforts and technology offerings.

The award was announced at the Night of Honors event and hopefully we can look forward to hearing more about the project as part of one of next year's chapter meetings.

Thank you to everyone who applied for the award and thank you to the Awards Committee members, Alisa Coddington, Pam Enrici, Kat Jayne, Carol Lynn O'Gara and Margaret Ostrander, for their tough decision making for this award as well as for each of the awards throughout the year.

Again, congratulations to Sheila Hatchell and everyone who contributed to the MnDOT Library innovation in action!

Deb Rash
MN SLA Past President
Awards Committee Chair

Holiday Party is Wednesday, Dec. 7

The SLA Minnesota Chapter, together with the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, invites you to attend:

SLA-MN & MALL Holiday Party 2011

Don’t miss this chance to enjoy an evening of festive ambiance and celebrate the season with colleagues at our final event of 2011!

WHEN
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE
Sweeney’s Saloon
96 North Dale St. (between Selby & Summit)
St. Paul, MN 55102
http://www.sweeneyssaloon.com/contact.html

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There’s a tiny parking lot across Dale, but otherwise there’s free street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. Wear your boots if it’s snowy in case you have a short walk!

COST
$25 for SLA, MALL, SCIP, ASIST & MLA members
$20 for students, unemployed & retired members
$30 for guests

Cost includes taco bar, drink ticket, dessert & coffee, plus a chance to win an Amazon Kindle!

REGISTRATION
Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Friday, Dec. 2.

STEP ONE:
If you are planning to attend, e-mail the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com

Name(s)
Member of which library association, if any
Phone number
Is this your first SLA event?

STEP TWO:
Make payment through PayPal

Registration Options

Members $25.00 USD Students, Unemployed, and Retired $20.00 USD Guests $30.00 USD

Or send a check payable to SLA-Minnesota Chapter to:

Becky Steindorf
59 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118
(Please include a copy of your registration email if possible.)

 If you register, we expect you to pay – even if you are unable to attend. Those who register after the deadline are not guaranteed food.

 CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Rachel Wangerin – rbwangerin@mmm.com – 651.736.9622
Dru Frykberg – Dru.Frykberg@state.mn.us – 651.259.7177
Karen Mackey – karen.mackey@donaldson.com – 952.887.3018
Carol Lynn O’Gara – carollynnogara@yahoo.com – 612.986.3143 (silent auction inquiries)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The tradition continues with our annual co-hosted holiday party to end the year in style! Join us in Sweeney’s Upstairs Banquet Room for food, drinks and the always popular silent auction fundraiser put on by the St. Catherine University SLA Student Group. New this year: every attendee will be entered in a raffle drawing to win an Amazon Kindle!

THANKS
Thank you to our event hosts: Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, and Thomson Reuters/West.  Stop and say hello to representatives Karen Cosentino of The Wall Street Journal and Amanda DuPont of Thomson Reuters/West during the event. We are so grateful for their support.

Congratulations to newly elected 2012 SLA MN Chapter Officers

Thanks to all of you who took the time to vote for our open positions for next year. Please join me in congratulating the new additions to the 2012 SLA MN Chapter Executive Board.

Vice President/Program Chair - RENEE WEDDLE is an Information Specialist at Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Her responsibilities include contract management and vendor relations, managing online resources and competitor, customer and market intelligence. Since joining the company in 2003 she has done research focused on food ingredient topics, risk management, market sizing and business and competitive intelligence. Renee became involved with SLA as a student in 2003, serving as Co-President for the St. Kate’s SLA Student Group. She has since taken on a number of roles within the SLA MN Chapter, including Employment Chair, Professional Development Co-Chair, Mentoring Co-Chair, Chapter Intelligence Chair, and the vendor relations chair for SLA FAN. She is a member of the SLA CI Division and Food, Agriculture and Nutrition as well as a member of SCIP.

Secretary - CINDY ACTON is an information specialist with Cargill Incorporated, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. She joined Cargill 27 years ago and earned her MLIS from the College of St. Catherine. Cindy conducts research on topics focused on trade, food and agricultural products, market research and business and competitive intelligence. She is also responsible for the InfoCenter online catalog and website content. Cindy joined SLA in 1988 and has served as the Treasurer for both the Minnesota Chapter and the Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Division and the Membership chair for the Minnesota Chapter. She is a member of the SLA Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Division.

Thank you again to the Nominating Committee - Brenda Carriere, Heather Johnson and Kristine Spanier.

Deb Rash
SLA MN Past President
Nominating Committee Chair

2011 SLA MN Chapter Professional Development Grant Winner #2

Congratulations to Rebecca McGee, the winner of the second 2011 SLA MN Chapter Professional Development Grant. Rebecca is planning to use the award to attend the Fall 2011 MALL Legal Research Institute. More details on the sessions can be found at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/mall/lri2011.htm.

We can look forward to learning from what she will learn either at a chapter meeting or in the chapter bulletin.

Please come honor Rebecca and all of the other 2011 MN Chapter award winners at the Night of Honors event on November 10 - http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/slamn/2011/10/attend-nov-10-night-of-honors-annual-membership-meeting.html. Check out information on all of the MN Chapter Awards at the chapter website - http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/ .

Thank you again to Awards Committee members, Alisa Coddington, Pam Enrici, Kat Jayne, Carol Lynn O'Gara and Margaret Ostrander.

Deb Rash
Past President, SLA MN Chapter

Attend Nov. 10 Night of Honors, Annual Membership Meeting

SLA-Minnesota invites you to attend:

Night of Honors with Annual Membership Meeting

WHEN
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Social Hour with heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
6:15 – 7 p.m. Awards and Honors
7 – 8 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, Nov. 4. 

WHERE:
Interlachen Country Club
6200 Interlachen Blvd., Edina, MN 


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Valet parking available. 

COST
$30 for SLA members
$25 for students, unemployed, retired
$40 for guests

REGISTRATION
Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Friday, Nov. 4. 

STEP ONE:
If you are planning to attend, email the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:

Name(s):
Company:
Member of which library association, if any:
Phone number:
Is this your first meeting?
***Are you an SLA Past President?***

STEP TWO:
Make payment through PayPal

Registration Options

Members $30.00 Students, Unemployed, and Retired $25.00 Guests $40.00

Or send a check payable to SLA-Minnesota Chapter to:

Becky Steindorf
59 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118

(Please include a copy of your registration email if possible.)

If you register, we expect you to pay – even if you are unable to attend. There will be a $5 surcharge for registration made after the deadline. Those who register after the deadline are not guaranteed food or seating.

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS

• Rachel Wangerin – rbwangerin@mmm.com – 651.736.9622
• Dru Frykberg – Dru.Frykberg@state.mn.us – 651.259.7177
• Karen Mackey – karen.mackey@donaldson.com – 952.887.3018

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This year’s Night of Honors will feature the presentation that led to our chapter’s participation in the SLA loyalty project with James Kane. We’ll also honor recent award winners and retirees! The annual membership meeting will conclude the evening as we share highlights of 2011 as well as opportunities for 2012.

THANK YOU 
Thanks goes to EBSCO and ProQuest Dialog for sponsoring this event!

Bring a colleague to Oct. 19 event: SharePoint in the Workplace

SLA-Minnesota invites you to attend this special New Member Recruitment event:

SharePoint in the Workplace: The role
of librarians & information professionals

Here’s your chance SLA members to bring a colleague who is not yet a member of SLA to a Minnesota Chapter program for free!

This program will feature information professionals from different industries discussing how they shape and use SharePoint in their organizations.

WHEN
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
5:30 – 6 p.m. Registration and networking
6 – 7:30 p.m. Program
Please register by Monday, Oct. 17
*Refreshments will be served. 

WHERE
Thomson Reuters
610 Opperman Drive
Eagan, MN 55123
Download Eagan_map_to_thomson_reuters-2011
Enter via E Building

COST
$15 for SLA members, students, unemployed, retired
$20 for guests
Free for nonmembers attending with a member (please RSVP and indicate who you will be attending with)

REGISTRATION
Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Monday, Oct.17.

STEP ONE:
If you are planning to attend, email the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:

Name
Name of your nonmember guest or SLA host
Employer
Member of which library association, if any
Phone number
Is this your first meeting?

STEP TWO:
Make payment through PayPal:

REGISTRATION

Members $15.00Guests $20.00

Or send a check payable to SLA-Minnesota Chapter to:

Becky Steindorf
59 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118

(Please include a copy of your registration email if possible.)

If you register, we expect you to pay – even if you are unable to attend. There will be a $5 surcharge for registration made after the deadline. Those who register after the deadline are not guaranteed food or seating.

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Rachel Wangerin – rbwangerin@mmm.com – 651.736.9622
Dru Frykberg - Dru.Frykberg@state.mn.us – 651.259.7177
Karen Mackey – karen.mackey@donaldson.com – 952.887.3018

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Information professionals representing different industries will discuss how they shaped the development, design and use of SharePoint in their organizations. Featured speakers are Katherine Dugarm of Ramsey County, Erin Perry of Target and Shawn Swearingen of Faegre & Benson. They will address such topics as adoption, training, repository, governance, challenges and search. 

THANKS
Thank you to Molly Hagen and Thomson Reuters for hosting. And a big thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Factiva.

Professional Development Grant Opportunity

Thinking about participating in the MN Chapter Continuing Education event - http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/slamn/2011/08/join-us-for-creating-influence-how-to-get-what-you-want-.html? Or do you have another professional development opportunity in mind?

 

We are now accepting applications for the second of two 2011 Minnesota Chapter Professional Development grants of up to $250. So that the winner will have the opportunity to register for the CE event if that is the opportunity selected, the deadline for applications is this Friday, September 16. Apologies for the late notice and quick turnaround. If there are not any deserving applications by the deadline, we will consider extending the application window for other professional development opportunities.

 

Details and application form are below and at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/awards/profdevgrant.htm.

 

If you have any questions about whether the development opportunity you want to pursue is eligible for the grant, or you have your application ready, please contact me at drash@q.com. The awards committee will try to have a decision by September 19th for any applications received by the 16th.

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Award Name: SLA Minnesota Professional Development Grant

Award Amount:  up to $250 

Purpose: To encourage and enable professionals in the SLA Minnesota Chapter to participate in continuing education/professional events by awarding grants to be used for event registration or class fee, and any required materials or necessary travel expenses.  This could also be used to allow out-state members to come to the cities for a meeting.

Eligibility:

1. Must be a current member of the SLA Minnesota Chapter.
2. Grant recipients must share knowledge gained from the education or experience with the MN Chapter  through either a brief oral report at a Chapter Mtg or a brief article submission in the Chapter Bulletin.
3. An individual is not allowed to win two consecutive grant awards, and applications will not automatically transfer from one award period to the next.  Applicants are free to resubmit their application in a subsequent award period should it still be viable.
4. Grant Recipients from one calendar year are obligated to serve on the Awards Committee for the following calendar year.

Judging Criteria:

1. Grant awards are given only to applicants meeting all eligibility criteria. 
2. If there are no qualifying applications during any particular grant period, the award will not be distributed and monies will not be transferred to additional or future grant award periods.
3. Grant essays will be judged based on which essay the judges feel best describes the benefits that will result from the applicant attending the event described.

Application Process:

1. A maximum of 2 grants will be awarded each calendar year (one in Spring and one in the Fall).
2. Grant winners must submit a list of expenses incurred and any receipts to the SLA Minnesota Chapter Treasurer for reimbursement.   In cases of financial hardship, a request can be made by the grant winner for disbursement of funds prior to the event.  This would be an exception and handled by the Past President on a case-by-case basis.
3. Applications may be sent by mail or email to the Past President.

 

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Application: (to be filled out and sent to the Past President Deb Rash, drash@q.com)

Award Name: Professional Development Grant

Application Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2011

Name of Applicant: 

Applicant Contact Information: 

• Phone: 
• Email:  

Minnesota Chapter SLA Membership Status. Current Member? ( Yes / No ) 

Would you prefer to present at a future Chapter Meeting or write and article for the Chapter Bulletin? ( bulletin / presentation )

Are you able to serve on the awards committee next year? ( Yes / No )

Title of the class/seminar/event that you would like to attend:

Dates for this class/seminar/event:

Please write a brief statement, no more than 300 words, about the event and what benefit the event will have for you as an information professional, the MN Chapter or the Library/Information Profession.

Please include details about the course, conference, etc. you wish to attend.

SLA MN Chapter Innovation in Action Award

Applications are now being accepted through September 30, 2011, for the SLA MN Chapter Innovation in Action Award.

AWARD NAME: Innovation in Action Award

AWARD AMOUNT: $100

PURPOSE: The Innovation in Action Award recognizes an information professional or team of information professionals who has initiated and implemented new processes or programs to enhance their own information organizations or who has enhanced the profession through chapter activities.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants/nominees must be active members in good standing of the Minnesota Chapter.
Applicants may be self-nominated or nominated by an active member of the Chapter.
Winners may not receive the award two consecutive years; however, they may win the following year as part of a team effort.
The selected initiative must have been completed within a 2-year period prior to August 31, 2011.
Winners must agree to serve on the Awards Committee in 2012.
Winners must agree to present the initiative to the Chapter via meeting presentation or a written report on the webpage or Chapter newsletter.
Applications will not carry over from one year to the next; however applicants may resubmit their applications.
Members of the Awards Committee and their organizations are not eligible.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
The Award review process will take place annually; however, there is no requirement that the award be given every year.
All applications must be accompanied by an overview of initiative not to exceed 5 typewritten pages. Special efforts should be made to address goals expected from the initiative, the process used to accomplish the initiative, and actual benefits accrued to the information organization and/or chapter as a result of the initiative.
Nomination forms and letters of support from the applicant's organization should be received by the Past-President, Deb Rash, drash@q.com by September 30, 2011.
The Awards Committee will consist of the Past-President (who will be the committee chair) and winners from the previous calendar year of the Innovation in Action award, professional development awards, and conference award.
Upon receipt of the Award applications, the Awards Committee will review all applications and complete interviews with applicants as needed concerning the initiative.
The Awards Committee will select a winner and present its selection to the Board of Directors.
The Award recipient will be notified by mid-October and will be awarded at the 2011 Night of Honors chapter meeting.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Significance and/or challenge of the initiative to the organization.
Quality of the plan developed.
Impact of the project and benefits to the organization and clients.
Measurable goals and results demonstrated.
Involvement of team/work group.
Documented new processes or products.
Detail in nomination form.
Timetable.
Interview quality (if applicable).
Selection criteria will focus on the challenge of the initiative, its impact on the organization, and the benefits ultimately achieved.

The work of the Awards Committee is confidential, and as such, all documentation will be destroyed after the annual selection process.

Recent winners include:
2010 - Margaret Ostrander and Kat Jayne of Thomson Reuters for their user experience testing initiative
2009 - Betsy Haugen and Mike Schatz of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

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Application: (to be filled out and sent to the Past President, Deb Rash, drash@q.com)

Award Name: Innovation in Action

Application Deadline: September 30, 2011

Name of Nominee:

Nominee Contact Information:

Phone:
Email:

Minnesota Chapter SLA Membership Status (Yes/No)

Name of Nominator:

Nominator Contact Information:

Phone:
Email:

Questions/Essays/Information supporting nomination:
Briefly describe the issue involved and why this issue was chosen.
What prompted you to work on this?
How did the initiative/project come about?
What goals were you trying to achieve? What problems were you trying to solve?
What products, documents, new services came out of the project?
How did it change the way you do things in your department or organization?
What have been the benefits to your customers? To your parent organization?
How have you quantified/measured it?
Describe your written plans, action steps, progress reports and/or final reports of this project.
Did you involve others in your work group/department? If so, how? Were they aware of the project, and did they have a role to play in meeting the goal?
What obstacles did you face?
Perception
Culture
Resistance to change/inertia
Competition and/or turf issues
Resources
Other
What did you learn?
What would you have done differently?

Most recent application: _______________________

Join us Sept. 27 for Creating Influence: How To Get What You Want

The SLA Minnesota Chapter invites you to attend its annual continuing education event:

Creating Influence: How to Get
What You Want

Learn to communicate in a powerful and effective way with the corporate and organizational decision-makers in your institutions.

You’ll learn how to predict and prepare for organizational challenges and opportunities and develop your value proposition and an individual value statement -- your elevator speech. This class will be fun, practical, and hands-on. 

The presenters have taught this course at Medical Library Association regional chapter and national meetings with good reviews from participants. They look forward to bringing the course to SLA in MN!

INSTRUCTORS

Lisa K. Traditi, MLS, AHIP, an academic health sciences librarian and former hospital librarian with 25 years experience in practice. Frank Traditi, an executive leadership and management coach with his own private practice and more than 20 years in the corporate world.

WHEN

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
12:30 – 1 p.m. Registration
1-5 p.m. Presentation/Workshop

 *Refreshments will be served.

WHERE

REI
Community Room
750 W American Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55420
952.884.4315

Please park in the main parking lot and walk through the REI store. When you get to the shoe department, take a right to the Community Room.

Directions to REI Bloomington

COST

$50 for SLA members
$35 for students, unemployed, or retired
$60 for non-members

REGISTRATION

Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Monday, Sept. 19. Space is limited. 

STEP ONE:

If you are planning to attend, email the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:

            Name(s)

            Company

            Member of which library association, if any

            Phone number

            Is this your first meeting?

            Do you need a receipt (other than PayPal if applicable)?

            Will you be paying by check or PayPal?

STEP TWO:

Make payment through PayPal:

REGISTRATION

SLA members $50.00 Students/Unemployed/Retired members $35.00 Non-members $60.00

Or send a check payable to MN Chapter SLA, to:

Becky Steindorf
59 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118

(Please include a copy of your registration email if possible.)

If you register, we expect you to pay – even if you are unable to attend. There will be a $5 surcharge for registration made after the deadline. Those who register after the deadline are not guaranteed food or seating.

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS

Professional Development Co-Chairs:
Barb Weldon – Barb.Weldon@emerson.com – 952.949.5151
Erin Perry – Erin.Perry@target.com – 612.696.5445

Thanks goes to Elseveir, a supporting sponsor for this event!

Join us for a Vendors Roundtable and Lunch

The SLA Minnesota Chapter invites you to attend:

A Vendors Roundtable & Lunch

Learn the latest from popular library services and information providers. Please join us 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Blue Cross University in Eagan for a vendors roundtable and lunch.

WHEN

Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011

11:30 a.m. – Noon Registration and networking

Noon – 1 p.m. Vendor presentations

 

WHERE
Blue Cross University

3311 Terminal Drive

Eagan, MN 55121

Map and driving directions at http://tinyurl.com/3qtbgco 

 

COST

$15 for SLA members, students, unemployed, retired

$20 for guests

Cost includes your choice of sandwich boxed lunch:

Roast Chicken & Swiss, Garden Veggie, or Ham & Cheddar

 

REGISTRATION
Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Thursday, July 28th. 

**Due to space constraints, registration will be limited to 25 individuals.

STEP ONE:

If you are planning to attend, email the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:

            Name(s)

            Company

            Member of which library association, if any

            Phone number

            Is this your first meeting?

            Do you need a receipt (other than PayPal if applicable)?

            Will you be paying by check or PayPal?

STEP TWO:

Make payment through PayPal:

Registration

Members $15.00 Guests $20.00

Or send a check payable to MN Chapter SLA, to:

Becky Steindorf
59 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118

(Please include a copy of your registration email if possible.)

If you register, we expect you to pay – even if you are unable to attend. There will be a $5 surcharge for registration made after the deadline. Those who register after the deadline are not guaranteed food or seating.

 

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS

Rachel Wangerin - Rachel.Wangerin@gmail.com – 651.736.9622

Dru Frykberg – drufrykberg@hotmail.com – 651.357.2680

Karen Mackey – karen.mackey@donaldson.com – 952.887.3018 

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 Learn about the latest services and features and get answers to your questions from these information providers:

• Dun & Bradstreet and Hoover’s
• Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM) and Minitex
• ProQuest Dialog
• ReferenceUSA and OneSource
• The Wall Street Journal

 THANK YOU Janet M. Reid and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota for hosting this event!