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SJSU SLIS Newsletter Devoted to Special Librarianship Now Available

The Fall issue of The Call Number, the newsletter of the SJSU SLIS student organization LISSTEN (Library and Information Science Students to Encourage Networking) is devoted to special librarianship. Read all about it at http://slisgroups.sjsu.edu/lissten/


Beverly McLeod, Student Relations Liaison, San Andreas Chapter

Beverly can be reached at [email protected]

Book Review: More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places, by Michael J. Mauboussin

By Karen Takle Quinn, Ph.D.

Michael J. Mauboussin has a reputation for being especially good at explaining difficult concepts and showing the links between diverse ideas and fields.  His 2006 book More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places (New York: Columbia University Press ISBN 0-231-13870-9) has been selected both as the best book in Economics for 2006 and by Business Week as one of the top 2006 business books.  He is currently Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management and also an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Business School.  Originally, many of these essays were written when Mauboussin was Chief US Investment Strategist for Credit Suisse First Boston. These essays now have been updated, revised and published by Columbia University Press within 30 brief chapters divided among following four sections: "Investment Philosophy," "Psychology of Investing," "Innovation and Competitive Strategy," and "Science and Complexity Theory."  In fifty short essays, Mauboussin explains many abstract and complex financial or economic concepts.  Frequently he uses observations from nature, for example, the feeding patterns of ants, the strange behavior of slime mold, or the fast evolution of fruit flies to illustrate a point or to help the reader to think about a topic from a different perspective.  He cites and relates ideas, illustrations and concepts from a wide range of interesting books and published papers.

San Andreas Chapter Awards - October 25, 2007

Last week’s San Andreas and San Francisco Bay Region Chapter meeting at the Stanford Faculty was a hopping event. Excellent conversation and dinner were highlighted with the awards presentations and a thought-provoking (and at times very humorous) program on “Social Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon” by Stephen Abram, President-elect of SLA and Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix.

Award presentations were also made. Past President Lee Pharis announced the Mark Baer and Lucy Steelman awards. Current President Helen Josephine announced the President’s and Vendor Partner Award. President-elect Joe Langdon announced Membership Recognition to long-time members of SLA and the Chapter (the names of these members will be posted at a later date). The award recipients for 2007 are as follows:

Mark Baer Award – Mary-Lynn Bragg
Lucy Steelman Award – Patricia Parsons
President's Award – Lorna Beich
Vendor Partner Award – Bruce Antelman at Information Express
Membership Recognition - (winners' names to be posted at a later date)

Chapter member George Plosker has provided photos of the evening (thanks, George!) and the presentation slides are available on Stephen Abram's blog, Stephen’s Lighthouse.

Claudia Cohen can be reached at [email protected]