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Bill Fisher Receives Dana Award

Congratulations to Dr. Bill Fisher for receiving the SLA John Cotton Dana Award!  At the SLA Leadership Summit in Louisville, KY, last week, it was announced that Bill is this year's recipient of the prestigious award that recognizes an SLA member for a lifetime of achievement in special librarianship and for demonstrating "beyond" exceptional service to our profession.  The San Andreas Chapter Award Committee submitted Bill's name for consideration of this honor because of his constant, willing, and passionate efforts on behalf of his colleagues and our membership at large.  You can offer your personal congratulations to Bill at [email protected]. 

Lee Pharis
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ASIDIC Announces its Spring 2008 Meeting

The ASIDIC (Association of Information and Dissemination Centers) Spring Meeting is not your average event. It is your opportunity to be part of an intimate gathering of thought leaders from across the information industry. Join us as we take a closer look at major issues affecting the industry, challenge the way you think about these issues, and identify opportunities for future success.

Save the dates and plan to attend the ASIDIC Spring Meeting
Wynn Hotel and Resort, Las Vegas, NV, March 16-18, 2008

Below is an outline of the technical program. Please check the ASIDIC Web site at www.asidic.org/meetings/spring08.htm for details on the program and the local arrangements, and to register for the meeting. We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas in March.

As Worlds Collide

The Information Universe is expanding at an exponential rate causing not one, but many worlds to collide. Each collision presents both opportunities and dangers to the marketplace. Will the collisions destroy individual worlds or fuse worlds together?

Will “Free Content” knock “For Fee Content” out of geosynchronous orbit?
Is User Generated Content a super nova or a new galaxy?
Will Open Access warp the space-time continuum of Traditional Publishing?
Will Full Text Searching rocket past Abstracting and Indexing Services?
Is Google-Yahoo–Microsoft (GYM) The Evil Empire or part of The Federation?
Will Web 2.0 technology become the new propulsion system for content providers?

Join the leaders in the publishing industry who wrestle with these issues and collaborate with them on insights that will drive your business plans forward and your business relationships into profitable new directions.

Early Registration and Group Discounts

Early registration discounts are available. Register on or before February 14, 2008 at www.asidic.org and receive a 20% discount!

Groups of 3 or more registering at the same time also receive a 20% discount.

2008 Board Members & Committees

Executive Board
President: Joe Langdon ([email protected])
President-Elect: Leslie Fisher ([email protected])
Secretary: Alison Finch  ([email protected])
Treasurer: Helen Keil Losch ([email protected])
Program Director: Lisa Sammon  ([email protected])
Program Director:  Patricia Parsons ([email protected])
Past President: Helen Josephine ([email protected])

Advisory Board and Committee Chairs
Archives Committee, Lee Pharis ([email protected])
Awards Committee, Past President – Helen Josephine ([email protected])
Bulletin Committee, Editor –Steven Kaye ([email protected])
- Committee Members: Sandy Tao ([email protected]) and Wynne Dobyns  ([email protected])
Directory Committee, Belinda Beardt ([email protected])
Discussion List, Lorna Beich ([email protected])
Hospitality Committee- Judith Votisek ([email protected])
- Committee Members: Gloria Elia ([email protected]) and Jane Ibl ([email protected])
Governance Committee, Past President – Helen Josephine ([email protected])
Jobline Committee, Lorna Beich ([email protected])
Mailing Committee, Linda Yamamoto ([email protected])
Membership Committee, President-Elect – Leslie Fisher ([email protected])
Nominations Committee - Leslie Fisher ([email protected]), Marie Bojnowski ([email protected])
Professional Development Committee, Cindy Hill ([email protected])
Solo Librarians Committee, Eric Kristofferson ([email protected]) and Sonia Dorfman ([email protected])
Student Relations Liaison, Jane Rice ([email protected])
Tours Committee, Sandy Tao ([email protected])
Vendor Relations Committee - vacant
Website Committee, Pam Gore ([email protected])

SLA Ethics Ambassador, Wynne Dobyns  ([email protected])

2007 Highlights of the SLA San Andreas Chapter

1. Developed the San Andreas Chapter Blog as communication channel to replace current announcements on our Chapter website and the bi-monthly newsletter. Blog postings include information on our Chapter board members, announcements of Chapter events such as programs, tours, solo librarian meetings, also conference and program summaries, and book reviews authored by our members.

2. Sponsored three dinner programs, six Solo Librarians programs, two tours and two neighborhood dinner events.

Chapter Dinner Programs
Feb 22—Creative Commons (joint with San Francisco Chapter)
Mar 28—Movable Type and Chapter Blog Launch
Oct 25—Stephen Abram, President-Elect, SLA (joint with San Francisco Chapter)

Solo Librarians Group—Program and Pizza
Jan 23—San Mateo Public Library
March 22—Google Guide
May 15—Second Life
July11—SLA Conference wrap-up
Aug 29—Highwire Press
Nov 8—Internet Librarian wrap-up

Tours
Mar 19—San Mateo Public Library
June 16—Monterey Wine Tasting and Tour of Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station Library

Neighborhood Dinners
Week of July 9th—SLA Conference wrap up
Oct 30—at Internet Librarian Conference

3. At our Annual Business meeting on October 25, we honored the following members:

• Mary-Lynn Bragg received the Mark Baer Award for her work on the Chapter website and blog.

• Patricia Parsons received the Lucy Steelman Award for her work with the Solo Librarians committee and mentoring other librarians.

• Lorna Beich received the President’s Award for her work with the Jobline.

• Bruce Antelman of Information Express received the Vendor Partner Award for his support of Mary-Lynn’s work for the Chapter and the first advertiser on the blog.

We also acknowledged 12 members with 30 or more years of membership in SLA.

4. Lee Pharis organized a dinner at Cindy Hill's house for the past-presidents of the San Andreas Chapter. Ten former Chapter presidents attended the dinner, including Celene Walker who was president in 1980-81 when the Chapter was founded.

Helen Josephine
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2007 SLA San Andreas Chapter Report

Happy New Year!

I have enjoyed my year as President of the San Andreas Chapter—thanks to all of you. Listed below are the highlights of our events and activities in 2007. This year was successful due to the support and teamwork of the Executive Board, the Advisory Board and all of the committee chairs. My personal thanks to Lee Pharis for her guidance and mentoring over the past two years.

If our Chapter is to continue to develop quality programming and events, we need more volunteers. We still need committee chairs for the Nominations Committee and the Vendor Relations Committee. Please continue to contribute to the blog and share information with your colleagues in articles about your professional development experiences at conferences and reviews of books you have found useful. I encourage you to become an active member; our Chapter has many opportunities.

Thanks again for a great year!

Helen Josephine
[email protected]