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Internet Librarian 2007 Conference Discount

This is a reminder for those considering attending the Internet Librarian conference this year; it’s not too soon to start planning.

Once more, our Chapter has received an offer from Information Today, Inc. for discounted registration prices for the full 3-day Internet Librarian conference taking place Oct. 29-31, 2007 at the Monterey Conference Center.  The conference web site is http://www.infotoday.com/il2007/.

We Welcome Your Comments to the Blog!

Did you know now you can post comments to the Chapter blog? You can! Comments enable you to interact with Chapter members and make the blog a more dynamic means of communication. You can create comments to answer a question posted on the blog, initiate a discussion, or share your input and knowledge with the Chapter.

Click here for an example of comments currently on our blog.

Posting a comment to the blog is really easy! Just follow the three simple steps below:

1. Click on the "Comments (n)" link for the post where you want to add a comment. The "n" might be 0 if there are no comments or, if someone has already commented it will show the number of comments posted. This is also where you'd click to read on the comments.

2. Fill in the required information that identifies you. Name and Email Address are required, but we will only display your name. If you enter a URL (for your own website or blog) it will be hyperlinked to your name. You can use your full name, which we encourage on a professional blog like this one - or use a nickname. And you can choose to have the site remember this information when the next time you comment.

3. Enter your comment in the big text box. Click on the "Preview" button to see how your comment will be displayed and (remember to do this!!) - click on "Post" to send your comment to the site.

Claudia Cohen
Bulletin Committee
[email protected]

Reminder: SLA San Andreas Chapter Award Recommendations Solicitation

This is a reminder to Chapter members regarding award recommendations. We are seeking nominations for the Lucy Steelman Award and the Mark H. Baer Award. Please send nominations to Lee Pharis at [email protected] by Friday, August 17th.

Click here for detailed information from the original posting.

Notes from the Solo Librarians Meeting - July 11, 2007

By Wynne Dobyns

Sonia Dorfman hosted the Solo Librarians meeting at NeuroPace on July 11, where the fourteen attendees heard reports about the SLA annual conference in Denver from Sonia, Joe Langdon, Lee Pharis, Cindy Hill, and Patricia Parsons.  All those who attended this year’s conference agreed that it was one of the best SLA conferences they had attended.  The energy level at the conference was high, the sessions were very good, the exhibit hall was sold out, and the speeches by Al Gore and Scott Adams were excellent.  They also really liked the fact that all sessions were in the conference center rather than spread over several locations.

Joe attended two pre-conference sessions which he found well worth the extra cost:  calculating return on investment (ROI) for special libraries and copyright in the digital age.  As Chapter president-elect, he also attended the SLA Leadership meeting and found it very useful. 

Sonia reported on some of the sessions she attended on Tuesday, June 5.  The session, “Collection Development in the Digital Age,” was a panel discussion by three academic librarians and one from NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology) about guidelines for building an electronic library.  The librarian from the University of Auckland mentioned that they are cataloging more e-books than print and that their students "shun" the databases without full-text resources.  The librarian from Linda Hall Library stated that they are committed to collecting print materials because they are an archival collection and there are uncertainties about the archival properties of electronic collections; however, they are digitizing some of their out-of-copyright materials and making them available on the Web.  LHL is also seeking donations of print materials from libraries that are transitioning from print to electronic collections.  The NIST librarian commented that they are beginning to transition to electronic resources. 

Event: Solo Librarians Meeting – August 29th

The Solo Librarians of the San Andreas Chapter of SLA invite you to join them for their August meeting. Anyone with an interest in small libraries is welcome, including students and recent grads of the MLIS programs.

Eric Kristofferson will be hosting the meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29^th, at St. Jude Medical, 701 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale (between Wolfe & Fair Oaks). Click here for a map.

Bonnie Zavon from HighWire Press will discuss how this division of the Stanford University Libraries relates to the needs of small libraries.

We will be serving a light meal prior to the presentation.

Those who are planning to attend need to contact Eric Kristofferson by August 27^th at [email protected] or (408) 522-6697.

Eric Kristofferson
Patricia Parsons
Co-chairs, Solo Librarians Committee