I've posted photos from Guy St. Clair's March 3 lecture, SLA at 100: From Putting Knowledge to Work to Building the Knowledge Culture. (The photos are also shown in a slideshow below.)
Guy, NJSLA's 2010 Alice Rankin DIstinguished Lecturer, had researched and written his book SLA at 100 for 10 years before SLA's centennial in 2009. He used SLA's history as a jumping-off point to speak about the future of the profession, the importance of knowledge management and knowledge services, and how information professionals can take leadership roles in their organizations.
The lecture prompted a lively debate about (among other topics) library school curricula and SLA's leadership in continuing education (via Click University's Webinars and online certificate programs). Guy and the attendees also discussed both challenges and opportunities as the roles of professionals in information technology and knowledge services (such as librarians) converge.
The event, held at the Rutgers Club in New Brunswick, was generously sponsored by EBSCO and Dow Jones. Among the photos are a few showing the glass bookends we gave Guy in appreciation of his visit. NJSLA Past President Barbara Burton in 2007 started the tradition of presenting these bookends to our Alice Rankin Distinguished Lecturers.