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Notes and Impressions from the SLA Leadership Summit in Reno, January 24 - 26, 2007

By Helen Josephine, President, San Andreas Chapter

I was expecting some snow or at least cold weather, but Reno was having a mild winter. The conference hotel, John Ascuaga’s Nugget, was also host to attendees for the SCI (Safari Club International) conference for big game hunters, which made for some interesting elevator conversations.

The San Andreas Chapter was well represented at the Leadership Summit. Attending from the San Andreas Chapter Board were Lee Pharis, Joe Langdon, Helen Losch, and Helen Josephine. Libby Trudell attended as Chapter Cabinet Vice-President and George Plosker attended as the vendor rep for IEEE.

This annual gathering is a working meeting for the SLA Leadership, which includes the SLA Board of Directors, SLA Chapter Presidents and President-Elects, and SLA Division Chairs and Chair-Elects. The Annual Conference Program Planning Committee meets with the Division Program Planning Chairs, and the SLA Nominating Committee and the SLA Finance Committee also meet at this time. Several divisions held board meetings. Attendance is open to all, and several members attended because of interest in the program or due to other division or chapter leadership responsibilities.

New CI Course – CI Published Source: Collection: Managing the Function – Starts March 5, 2007

From SLA Headquarters’ Click University:

Take advantage of an exclusive SLA member benefit! Register for CI Published Source Collection: Managing the Function, the third course of Click U’s Competitive Intelligence Certificates program. The course begins March 5, 2007… Don’t delay; sign up now to review course material before the course begins.

CIC03: CI Published Source Collection: Managing the Function
This online course continues the exploration of the functions of the Intelligence Process/Cycle with Published Source Collection (aka literature research or secondary research). We will focus on managing the function by examining: differences between intelligence literature research and general business research; types of intelligence literature research; specific requirements and considerations for intelligence research; how to design literature research projects to support analytical requirements; and how to structure and manage the intelligence information center, its resources and efforts. Throughout, we will consider the variety of literature resources used in CI: print, fee-based content and Web resources.

For more detailed course information please visit Click U: CIC03 Course Information
Course Dates: 5 March 2007 – 23 March 2007 [3 weeks – week 3 is an open period]
Credit from this course may be applied to each of the three CI Certificates. For more details, please visit: CI Certificates

Questions? Want more information? Please email: [email protected]

An Important Note: While the primary goal in developing these programs is to allow SLA members to earn one or more certificates, each of these courses has inherent value. Members who are not pursuing a Competitive Intelligence Certificate may take any course à la carte.

Online Program about Web 2.0 Technologies

Many of us have heard about and some of us are using Web 2.0 technologies in our libraries.

Learning 2.0 is an innovative online program about Web 2.0 technologies developed by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The design of this online program was completely built on Web 2.0 technologies that are freely available on the Internet. These sites include Blogger, Flickr, Odeo, YouTube, PBWiki & Bloglines.

A team from the merged libraries of SJSU King Library and San Jose Public Library adapted the Blowers model and launched the SJSU/SJPL Learning 2.0 program for employees at the joint library. Participants are learning about RSS, podcasts, YouTube, Del.icio.us, Wikis, and other technologies having an impact on our professional and personal lives. The joint library has received hits from around the world, according to a cluster map on its blog as well as a few individuals not affiliated with either library who wish to participate in the program.
 
SJSU/SJPL hopes that other libraries in California and elsewhere consider offering this program to their staff. Libraries interested in adapting the learning program are encouraged to contact Helene Blowers or visit the About Page of the PLCMC Learning 2.0 program she designed.
   
Questions or comments regarding the SJSU/SJPL Learning 2.0 program may be sent to the following email address: [email protected].

Christine Holmes
Strategic Planning & Outreach
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Library
[email protected]

Event: Digitizing in a Material World – April 19, 2007

Co-sponsored by several California libraries consortia, this symposium is designed to help library and special collection staff plan, preserve, and enable access to the various materials in a digital collection. The symposium will take place April 19, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Library in San Jose.

From the Califa website:

“As Internet users begin to take digital access for granted, archivist, librarians and collection managers must deal with the problem that not all information ‘assets’ have the same characteristics. A photograph and a newspaper have different digitization and access requirements. In addition libraries and archivists must also deal with electronically published materials such as websites and government documents that never see ‘hard copy.’”

Some of the speakers include:
- Andrea Vanek – California Newspaper Project
- Roberto Esteves – Califa Digitization Project
- Glee Willis – Digital Projects Librarian, University of Nevada at Reno
- Ira Bray – California State Library
- Adrian Turner – California Digital Library
- Mary Minow – Librarian/Attorney
- Mary Elings – Archivist for Digital Collections, The Bancroft Library, University of California
- John Sarnoski – Director, ResCarta Foundation
- Sue Grinols – Director, Photo Services and Imaging, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Kristine Hanna – Director, Web Archiving Services, Internet Archive

For further information and the registration form, please visit the Califa website.

Webcast: The Catalog of the Future: Learning, Teaching, and Research – Friday, March 9, 2007

This Infopeople webcast will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST on Friday, March 9, 2007. The speaker is Karen Calhoun, Senior Associate University Librarian for Information Technology and Technical Services at Cornell University Library.

From the Infopeople website:

“The web has made sweeping changes in where and how information seekers discover and obtain what they need to learn, work, teach, do research, and create new knowledge. Today, many users routinely bypass library catalogs in favor of other discovery tools, especially popular search engines such as Google. How might library catalogs–and the collections they describe–recapture the role they have played in learning, teaching, and research?”

This webcast is free of charge. For further information on how to participate in the webcast, please visit http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/173/index.html

Please note that Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webcasts to anyone in the California library community. If you are outside California, please do not attend the live event. However, you are welcome to see the archived version at http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived the day following the webcast.

Chapter President Helen Josephine Joins Stanford University’s Engineering Library

Helen Josephine will be Head Librarian for Engineering at Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources (SULAIR), starting in March 2007. Helen will have primary responsibility for the new Engineering Library’s transition to a more ‘bookless’ facility, while providing research support to engineering faculty and students.

Detailed information can be found on the online press release at http://sulairnews.stanford.edu/issues/news.jsp?issue=070124.

Congratulations, Helen!

March of the Librarians

The following video March of the Librarians is now playing on YouTube. Created and narrated by Nick Baker, it was shot on location at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle. This is a wonderful spin on the movie March of the Penguins. Sourced on the CARL-IT North blog, it should provide some humor just in time for the upcoming three-day weekend.

Distinguished Lecture Series - UC Berkeley School of Information

There are two lectures remaining of UC Berkeley School of Information's Distinguished Lecture Series. The topics for February 14 and February 21 are, respectively, Democratizing Innovation and Pilot Project for a Future University. Please visit the UC Berkeley School of Information Web site for further information.

Globalization and the Flow of Knowledge, Part of Discover Cal Series – March 21 and 22, 2007

The Discover Cal 2007 Spring Lecture Series presents the Globalization and the Flow of Knowledge. Speakers for this lecture include AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean at UC Berkeley School of Information and Professor, City and Regional Planning, and Steven Weber, Director, Institute of International Studies and Professor, Political Science.

From the Discover Cal website:

“The mobility of skilled labor is transforming the flow of knowledge around the world. As U.S.-educated engineers and professionals return to their home countries, they are turning what once was a brain drain into a two-way process of brain circulation. These professionals are transferring to developing regions the technology and managerial know-how that once resided exclusively in advanced economies like the U.S. This process is fueling the emergence of new centers of technology entrepreneurship and creating new competitors for Silicon Valley and foreshadows persistent global skill shortages in coming decade.”(From http://discovercal.berkeley.edu/globalization.cfm)

The lecture takes place March 21 at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, and March 22 at Google in Mountain View.
6:00–7:00 p.m. Reception, no-host bar
7:00–8:30 p.m. Lecture followed by Q&A

For further information and online registration, please visit the Discover Cal Spring 2007 Lecture Series website at http://discovercal.berkeley.edu/globalization.cfm.

Event: Sunshine Week Webcast - Monday, March 12, 2007

On Monday, March 12, 2007, the SLA’s SF Bay Region Chapter and Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) will be presenting the Sunshine Week Webcast. The webcast will be held at the County of Alameda Training Center in Oakland from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sunshine Week is "a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information" (from http://www.sunshineweek.org). "Closed Doors; Open Democracies" is the title of the Second National Dialogue on Open Government and Secrecy.

From SF Bay Region Chapter:
“The program will focus on access to government information, including the impact of government suppression and manipulation of scientific information on public health and safety and accountability. The dialogue will start with a lively discussion of the issues and end with ideas for action. The program will be webcast from the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to host sites around the country and will consist of two panel discussions.” (SF Bay Region website at http://units.sla.org/chapter/csfo/calendar/sunshine.pdf)

The first panel focuses on national issues and includes Susan Wood, Rick Piltz, a representative from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the National Coalition Against Censorship. The second panel focuses on state and local issues and includes Bill Wolfe, Mark Tapscott, and a former EPA librarian. Ira Flatow of NPR’s “Science Friday” will moderate the discussion.

Registration deadline is March 8. Please see San Francisco Bay Region Chapter Web site at http://units.sla.org/chapter/csfo/calendar/calendar.html for a detailed description of panelists and registration form.