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SLA-NY Event: A Night at the Museum (Friday, Jan 22 at Metropolitan Museum of Art)

From Leigh Hallingby, SLA-NY Chapter President <LHallingby AT sorosny.org>:

SLA-NY is delighted to announce a joint program with ARLIS (Art Libraries Society of North America) for members of both organizations.

Please join us for a presentation about two new educational resources recently made available by IFAR (International Foundation for Art Research) on its expanded, redesigned website www.ifar.org.  Dr. Sharon Flescher, Executive Director of IFAR and Editor-In-Chief of the IFAR Journal, will make the presentation on:

Linked bibliographic databases of published catalogues raisonnés and of catalogues in preparation
A major new resource on Art Law and Cultural Property.  A quote from the Art Law and Cultural Property section of IFAR's website: "International Cultural Property Ownership and Export Legislation (ICPOEL) and Case Law and Statutes (CLS) will help users navigate the increasingly complex and abundant body of legislation and case law regarding the acquisition and ownership of artworks."

A reception co-sponsored by ARLIS/NY and SLA/NY will follow in the museum's Watson Library, which is normally only for staff and scholarly researchers.
 
Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street, New York, NY

In the Art Study Room in the Uris Education Wing on the south side of the museum. Please enter the museum by the ground floor doors at 81st Street, not the main stairs at 82nd, and pick up your entry button at the Group Desk in the Carson Family Hall; it's then only a few steps to the Art Study Room.

Date: Friday, January 22, 2010

Time: 3:30-5:00 PM for the lecture and reception.

There is no charge for this event.

RSVP's: Nancy Mandel at nancy.mandel AT metmuseum.org

Please note that the Museum is open until 9 PM on Fridays, so participants at the ARLIS/SLA event are welcome to stay to view the exhibits.

We look forward to seeing you at the Met!

See this event on the NJSLA Chapter Calendar.

SLA-NY Happy Hour at Midtown Executive Club (Tuesday, Jan. 26)

From Leigh Hallingby, SLA-NY Chapter President <LHallingby AT sorosny.org>:

Please  join your SLA-NY colleagues and friends to welcome in the new year and new decade on Tuesday, January 26th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. We are pleased to be able once again to use the Midtown Executive Club, with a couple of changes from 2009.  We will all be in the front room where the bar is, known as Rumford Hall, so that other Club guests can enjoy the back room.  There will not be snacks at the Happy Hour, so you might want to have a granola bar in advance.  And drink prices, as listed below, will be the same for both hours.  Happy Hours at MEC remain a wonderful opportunity for us to convene informally, and there is no place else in New York where we can duplicate this set-up in a quiet, attractive, and convenient space that we have all to ourselves @ a very reasonable price for SLA-NY.

Happy Hours are a regular event which the NY Chapter organizes to give members a chance to meet and chat.  Prospective members, students, and colleagues also are welcome. There is no charge to attend, and the main agenda is to network with colleagues in a quiet space. You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to the group and make any brief announcement (such as a new position, job search or job availability).  Please come and tell us who you are and, if you are looking for something, what it is.

Midtown Executive Club
40 West 45th Street (betw. 5th/6th Aves). You will see a blue awning that says CQ (for Club Quarters).
http://www.midtownexecutiveclub.com

Drink Prices: $5 for soft drinks; $8 for wine or beer.
 
Please RSVP to Vida Cohen at [email protected] to help us establish an attendance figure.  But feel free to drop by even if you have not RSVP'd. 
 
We hope to see you then!

Leigh Hallingby, President of the New York Chapter 2010

See this event on the NJSLA Chapter Calendar.

Please save these dates and check the Chapter website for all of the SLA-NY activities in 2010:    

    * Tuesday, 01/12/2010 10am - 5pm LIS Online Career Fair @ Baruch College. Employment Task Force-all day program.  http://liscareerfair.org/

    *  Wednesday, 01/13/10 5:30 - 7:30 PM: "Top Five Trends Affecting Information Workers" with SLA President Anne Caputo at Skadden Arps

    * Thursday, 01/21/2010, 2:30 - 4:30 "Doing More with Less: How to Maximize your Resources and Increase your Value & Visibility" @ METRO. Professional Development Program.  Speakers: SLA members Happy Blitt of Elliott Management, Don MacLeod of Debevoise & Plimpton and Kevin Reiss of City University of New York

    * Friday, 01/22/2010 3:30PM - Joint program with ARLIS (art librarians) at Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by reception in the Watson Library at the Met Museum

    * Wednesday 2/3/2010, 6 - 7:30 PM, SLA-NY Advisory Council meeting @ Soros Foundations, 400 West 59th Street.  Open to all members.  Please contact Leigh Hallingby if you are planning to attend.

SLA-NY Program: Doing More With Less (Thursday, Jan. 21 in NYC)

SLA-NY @ METRO presents its first program for 2010:

Doing More with Less: How to maximize your resources and increase your department's value & visibility

Thursday, January 21st, 2:30-4:30PM at METRO, 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, between University and Broadway

Three information professionals from three different types of libraries share what they have done to aggregate their resources, streamline their processes and increase their productivity at their institution.

Happy Blitt, a librarian at Elliott Management, will show how her company developed a portal for managing research services using SharePoint. SharePoint is commonly used to host collaboration sites and intranets; the end product however is often dependent on customization both in terms of functionality and design.

Don MacLeod, Manager of Knowledge Management at Debevoise & Plimpton, will show how he revamped a legacy intranet to provide easy access to low-cost alternatives to metered research services. He'll also explain the training programs that all new associates must attend: this is when they are taught how to research cost-effectively and to use non-metered resources in their initial research. Don will also demonstrate some simple ways to keep patrons up to speed on new tools and techniques using an e-mailable "e-zine."

Kevin Reiss, University Systems Librarian at the City University of New York, will show us how to mash our way to productivity. Mashups are web applications that use common Internet tools, technologies, and data formats (think RSS and RDF) combined with simple web programming techniques to produce new and unique content displays. All of the tools, widgets, and data needed for building mashups are readily available in today's web environment. In a time when everyone is looking stretch additional value out of our budgets building mashups can usually be accomplished for little or no cost. Example applications will be presented using tools and data available from well-known Internet services like Delicious, Google Maps, Yahoo Pipes, and Wordpress, and from other content providers who provide "mashable" data.

SLA-NY @ METRO is a series of FREE professional development opportunities for all library and information professionals in the New York area.

To RSVP or for questions, contact Janet Peros, jperos AT wlrk.com. 

See this event on the NJSLA Chapter Calendar.

SLA-NY Event: LIS Online Career Fair at Baruch College (Tuesday, Jan. 12)

SLA-NY's Employment Task Force is sponsoring a full-day LIS career fair on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in conjunction with the LIS Online Career Fair.

If you're in the job market, you could participate online from anywhere by registering for $39 ($29 for students, $79 for groups).

Or you could pay the same amount or less, depending on your travel costs, while networking and lunching with SLA-NY members. The live event, limited to 50 participants, is free to members of SLA's New York Chapter, or $20 for others (including members of the New Jersey Chapter who are not also New York members).

If you're an SLA member but not a member of the New York Chapter, you could pay the non-member fee, or join the chapter ($18 a year until the end of 2009, then $20.) I personally have paid the extra dues to join both the New Jersey and New York Chapters, but I realize that money is tight, especially for those who are looking for work and would benefit the most from the career fair. So please email Janet Peros (contact information below) if you want to know if there are free spaces for the event before paying to join an additional SLA chapter.

Eric Schwarz
NJSLA President, 2009

From Janet Peros (JPeros AT wlrk.com):

    SLA-NY Employment Task Force is pleased to present a full-day online LIS career fair at Baruch College, Newman Library, 151 East 25th Street, The Subotnick Center, 1st Floor.
    
    This program begins at 11am and goes until 5:50PM.  Please click on link below for schedule and to view the different tracks available.
        http://liscareerfair.org/program.htm
    
    Coffee & Lunch will be generously provided by the NY Chapter.
    
    About the Conference:
    
    Are you a new library school graduate?
    Are you in mid-career and wanting a change?
    Wanting to refresh your resume skills?
    Interested in techniques for getting your name out
    How about a resume refresher?

    Join us for a wonderful day of tips on building your career!
    
    RSVP:
    The program is limited to 50 participants. Please indicate the track you would like to attend: A, B or C.
    
    This is a free program for SLA-NY chapter members. Non-members are eligible to attend for $20. Details regarding payment will be sent with acknowledgment of your RSVP. Please state your member status with your RSVP.
    

    Please RSVP early to reserve your space : JPeros AT wlrk.com.

See this event on the NJSLA Chapter Calendar.

SLA-NY Event: Creating the Future: The Top Five Trends Affecting Information Workers (Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Manhattan)

From Leigh Hallingby <LHallingby AT sorosny.org>:

We are delighted to have as our guest for our first SLA-NY program meeting of SLA's second hundred years Anne Caputo, 2010 President of the global Association.  Anne will be presenting a talk on "Creating the Future: The Top Five Trends Affecting Information Workers."  After she speaks, Anne is looking forward to a dialog with the audience about the future of both the information profession and of SLA, including the recent unsuccessful attempt to change the name of the Association.

 

DATE and TIME: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

5:30-6:30 p.m.  Reception
6:30-7:30 p.m.  Presentation by Anne, followed by dialog with her

LOCATION: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Four Times Square (entrance on 42nd Street)
(Please bring your ID to gain admission at the security desk)

 

COST:  No charge. 

RSVP:  to Vida Cohen at cohen.v AT att.net by Friday January 8th. Security is strict so all attendees must be on the security list in advance

 

Please do join us for a stimulating look into the future as we begin SLA's next 100 years!  And best wishes for a very Happy New Year too,

Leigh Hallingby, President Elect 2009 

Please save these dates and check the Chapter website for all of the SLA-NY activities in 2010:     

• Tuesday, 1/12/2010 10am - 5pm LIS Online Career Fair @ Baruch College. Employment Task Force-all day program.  http://liscareerfair.org/  
• Thursday 1/21/2010, 2:30 - 4:30 "Doing More with Less: How to Maximize your Resources and Increase your Value & Visibility" @ METRO. Professional Development Program.  Speakers: Happy Blitt of Elliott Management, Don MacLeod of Debevoise & Plimpton and Kevin Reiss of City University of New York
• Wednesday 2/3/2010, 6 - 7:30 PM, SLA-NY Advisory Council meeting @ Soros Foundations, 400 West 59th Street.  Open to all members.  Please contact Leigh Hallingby if you are planning to attend.

* If you received this announcement from a colleague and wish to sign up for the SLA-NY Chapter email list, visit http://tinyurl.com/slanydiscuss.  View details for this and for other events on our online events calendar at http://tinyurl.com/slanycal. You can subscribe to event updates as an RSS feed.

RSVP on Facebook. (If you reply on Facebook, you still must also reply to Vida Cohen as listed above.)

View this event on the NJSLA Calendar.

Discuss the Proposed SLA Name Change: Three Chances in New Jersey/New York Area

New Jersey/New York members have three chances to discuss the proposed SLA Name Change as they prepare to vote Nov. 16 through Dec. 9, including one call-in option for those outside the area. Please take advantage of these opportunities so you can make an informed decision. All three events are listed on the New Jersey Chapter Calendar. The calendar entries include the addresses and directions/transit information.

• Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009: In person in Somerville, N.J., and by teleconference. The event is free, whether in person or by phone, but you must register online: http://bit.ly/2c1T1A. If you have trouble registering, please contact us at [email protected] (Eric Schwarz). (Note: This event conflicts with the Rutgers MLIS Colloquium in New Brunswick.) Presented by the New Jersey Chapter.
   
  • 6:30 p.m.: Greetings and light refreshments in Somerville.
  • 7 p.m.: Teleconference.
  • 8 p.m.: In-person discussion continues in Somerville.

   

• Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. In person in New York City. RSVP to [email protected] (Vida Cohen). Free. Presented by the New York Chapter.
   
  • 5:30 p.m.: Networking Reception, with sodas and snacks available.
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Name Change Discussion.

   

• Monday, Nov. 16, 2009: In person in Princeton, N.J. Part of the meeting All About Information Visualization: http://sla-princeton-trenton.pbworks.com. RSVP to [email protected] (Melissa Brown). Note that there is a charge for this event. Presented by the Princeton-Trenton Chapter.
  • 5 p.m.: Name Change Discussion.
  • 6 p.m.: Dinner.
  • 7 p.m.: Presentation, All About Information Visualization by Anselm Spoerri.

Register Online for The New York Information and Intelligence Forum (Thursday, Nov. 19 in New York City)

The New York Chapter of SLA has opened online registration for the all-day "New York Information and Intelligence Forum," to be held Thursday, Nov. 19. I've already registered, and I hope other New Jersey Chapter members can join us.

Remember that this and other events sponsored by local SLA chapters or of interest to information professionals are listed on the NJSLA Calendar. More information is below.

Eric Schwarz, NJSLA President

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The New York Information and Intelligence Forum

A discussion of the challenges of 2009 and the opportunities of 2010

Brought to you by the New York Chapter of SLA

Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.*

Dr. William Duggan, our featured keynote speaker, is a best-selling business author and Senior Lecturer at Columbia University. Professor Duggan’s primary teaching and research interest is strategic intuition as the key to innovation. He is the author of three recent books on strategic intuition: Napoleon's Glance: The Secret of Strategy (2002); The Art of What Works: How Success Really Happens (2003); and Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement (2007). In 2007 the journal Strategy+Business named Strategic Intuition “Best Strategy Book of the Year.”  Dr. Duggan teaches strategic intuition at Columbia Business School and has been an active consultant and advisor to the business community.

Our Providers Panel will feature: Ms. Clare Hart, Executive Vice President of Dow Jones & Co., and President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group; Mr. Steven Goldstein, Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alacra; Mr. Scott Livingston, Vice President of Lexis-Nexis; and Ms. Trish Frankenfield, Director, Client Development, at Capital IQ.

Our Information Professionals panel will feature: Ms. Karen Kreizman Reczek , Senior Manager, Information Resource Services, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, and Mr. Bill Patterson, Director, Research & Analysis, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Forum will be held at Baruch College, 151 East 25th Street (between Lexington and Third), Newman Conference Center, 7th floor. Ticket price includes breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch.

Members registering before Saturday, October 31st pay $25 for this event. Members registering Monday November 2nd through Friday November 13th pay $35. Non Members pay $75. Student ticket price is $10.

RSVP by Friday, November 13, 2009, to Vida Cohen at cohen.v AT att.net.

You may pay with credit card via Paypal on the SLA-NY website. Please forward Paypal receipt to Vida with your email RSVP.

If you wish to pay by check, please make it out to SLA-NY, and email Vida to get her mailing address.

Vida will also be able to accept reservations and checks at the SLA-NY Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 15th.

All payments must be in advance and not at the door.  Refunds will not be available.

*Registration, including breakfast, will begin at 8 a.m. the day of the conference.

We look forward to spending an exciting day with you!

SLA-NY Happy Hour: Tuesday, Sept. 29 in Manhattan

From Leigh Hallingby, SLA-New York President-Elect:

Please join us for a drink, a snack, and good networking on Tuesday, September 29th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.  This occasion will also be our opportunity to honor our four SLA-NY Awardees from the 2009 Annual Conference in DC:    

Michelle Dollinger, Rising Star Award

Anne Mintz, SLA Professional Award

Pam Rollo, SLA Fellow

Eric Schwarz, Diversity Leadership Development Program Award 

There will be a short "program" at 6:15 to congratulate our four award recipients and to hear a few words from them.

Happy Hours are a regular event which the NY Chapter organizes to give members a chance to meet and chat.  Prospective members, students, and colleagues also are welcome.

There is no charge to attend, and the main agenda is to network with colleagues in a quiet space. You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to the group and make any announcement (such as a new position, job search or job availability).  Please come and tell us who you are and, if you are looking for something, what it is. 

Midtown Executive Club 
Rumford Hall 
40 West 45th Street (betw. 5th/6th Aves). You will see a blue awning that says CQ (for Club Quarters).
http://www.midtownexecutiveclub.com

Drink Prices: $4 for soft drinks; $10 for wine or beer. 
PLEASE NOTE: Half-price for beer and wine until 6:30.   

 

Please RSVP to Vida Cohen at [email protected] to help us establish an attendance figure.  But feel free to drop by even if you have not RSVP'd.  

 

We hope to see you then! 

Leigh Hallingby, President Elect of the New York Chapter 2009 

Please save these dates and check the Chapter website for all of the SLA-NY activities in SLA's Centennial Year 2009:     

• Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation at Skadden Arps  
• Thursday, November 19, 2009 - SLA Information Forum at Baruch College 
• Thursday, December 10, 2009 - Centennial Holiday Party at McGraw-Hill

SLA-NY Happy Hour: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Please join us for a drink, a snack, and good networking on Wednesday, August 26th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Happy Hours are a regular event which the NY Chapter organizes to give members a chance to meet and chat.  Prospective members, students, and colleagues also are welcome.

There is no charge to attend, and there is no agenda except to network with colleagues in a quiet space. You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to the group and make any announcements (such as a new position, job search or job availability).  Please come and tell us who you are and, if you are looking for something, what it is. 

Midtown Executive Club 
Rumford Hall 
40 West 45th Street (betw. 5th/6th Aves). You will see a blue awning that says CQ (for Club Quarters).
http://www.midtownexecutiveclub.com

Drink Prices: $4 for soft drinks; $10 for wine or beer. 
PLEASE NOTE: Half-price for beer and wine until 6:30.   

 

Please RSVP to Vida Cohen at cohen.v AT att.net to help us establish an attendance figure.  But feel free to drop by even if you have not RSVP'd.  

 

Hope you can join us! 

Leigh Hallingby, President Elect of the New York Chapter

Please save these dates and check the Chapter website for all of the SLA-NY activities in SLA's Centennial Year 2009:     

• Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - LexisNexis training at Baruch College 
• Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation at Skadden Arps  
• Thursday, November 19, 2009 - SLA Information Forum at Baruch College 
• Thursday, December 10, 2009 - Centennial Holiday Party at McGraw-Hill

Save the Date for The New York Information & Intelligence Forum — Thursday, Nov. 19 at Baruch College, NYC

The New York Information & Intelligence Forum 

Thursday, November 19, 2009, at Baruch College in Manhattan.

The Forum will be a full day of discussion exploring our future roles, tools and products.

Our keynote speaker will be Dr. William Duggan of Columbia University, author of Napoleon's Glance; the Secret of Strategy, The Art of What Works; How Success Really Happens and Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement.

The Forum's program will provide panels and round tables inviting both professionals and vendors to speak to developing innovation during this challenging year, coincidentally the 100th anniversary of SLA.

Please watch the New York Chapter's main site and Centennial site for further announcements as other speakers,  presenters and facilitators are announced.

For more information please contact Pamela Rollo.