Silicon Valley Chapter | SLA

SLA San Andreas Holiday Party and Meeting

Join your SLA colleagues on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, for a social event followed by a brief meeting and awards ceremony.

The site for our meeting is a Bay Area treasure! The MacArthur Park restaurant is nestled between the Stanford main gate and the Palo Alto Caltrain station. The building was designed by renowned Bay Area architect Julia Morgan, whose other commissions included Hearst Castle at San Simeon, the Mills College bell tower, the Berkeley City Club, and the Greek Theater. If you travel by train or bus, this venue is very convenient. The Palo Alto Caltrain station is a few steps away.

Our evening will begin with an informal buffet meal of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, accompanied by wine, beer and soft drinks. At about 7 pm our annual meeting will begin, with recognition of some of our hard-working members and the election of next year's officers. This annual gathering is our chance to reconnect with colleagues and old friends, celebrate the season and close the 2008 SLA year with a smile.
Please join us!

Time:  5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:  MacArthur Park, 27 University Avenue, Palo Alto
Cost:  $25.00/member, $35.00/non-member or guest

Advance registration is required -- see further information on the
registration form below. DEADLINE for REGISTRATION (or
CANCELLATION) is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28.

Directions:  http://www.macarthurparkpaloalto.com/ or see below for link to Google map.

Parking:  Arrive early to maximize options! Free parking is available in the MacArthur Park lot directly behind the restaurant's patio. If full, spaces may be available at the Red Cross building next door. There is a parking lot at the other end of the train station on Urban Lane; cost there is $2. Valet parking is available at the restaurant for $5.

We're looking forward to seeing you on December 2nd!

Patricia Parsons
Lisa Sammon
SLA San Andreas Program Directors

Google map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=27+University+Ave,+Palo+Alto,+Santa+Clara,+California+94301&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.826758,67.5&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FftUOwIdOee3-A&t=h&g=27+University+Ave,+Palo+Alto,+Santa+Clara,+California+94301&ll=37.442938,-122.164793&spn=0.009285,0.016565&z=16&iwloc=addr

Zoom in to see the gray roof of MacArthur Park, which has six square light brown panels on top. Parking lot entrance is on the Mitchell Lane side of building. (The red A does NOT indicate the exact location of the restaurant.)

To register:

STEP 1.  By Friday, November 28th, call or send email to Hospitality Committee member Gloria Elia:

email:  [email protected]
phone, toll free:  877-965-7900 x100

STEP 2.  Mail the registration form below and your check payable to "San Andreas Chapter of SLA" to:

SLA Reservations
c/o AIM Library & Information Staffing (AIM)
P.O. Box 391210
Mountain View, CA 94039-1210

Name:  __________________________________________________

Telephone: _______________________________________________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________

Employer/Affiliation: _______________________________________

SLA Member: ________   Non Member/Guest: _______

Check enclosed for: ____________

Please make check payable to San Andreas Chapter of SLA 

Cancellations must be received by November 28th
(Our final nonrefundable order must be placed with the restaurant
on the 29th.)

SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award - Apply Now!

SLA DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AWARD

Application deadline: January 9, 2009

Applications are available at: http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/awardsdescriptions/dlpnomform/dldpnomfrm.cfm

The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program (DLDP) Award aims to accelerate the advancement and visibility of members who represent a diverse population of the Association by mentoring them for more leadership opportunities within the Special Libraries Association, to ensure that the Association remains vital, relevant, and representative of its diverse membership.

Recipients receive: 1.) An award of $1000. The awarded money should assist with airfare and/or accommodations and may cover at least one SLA Continuing Education course 2.) Complimentary registration, provided by SLA, to attend the annual conference and specific ticketed events as appropriate 3.) An assigned mentor who is an Association leader.

To Be Eligible for the Award:

• Applicant must have been a member of SLA for at least 1 year.
• Applicants are eligible based on SLA's definition of diversity, which includes but is not limitied to race, ethnicity, physical abilities, religious beliefs and/or sexual orientation.
• Applicant must have at least 3 years of professional library/information experience.
• Applicant cannot be a current SLA DLDP Committee member.

Only applicants who meet all the eligibility requirements at the time of application are submitted to the DLDP Committee for award consideration.

Expectations of the Award Recipients:

• Award recipients must attend the SLA Annual Conference the year the award is given. (As part of the registration package, SLA will pay for the Awards Ceremony ticket.)


• Award recipients must demonstrate a willingness to learn about SLA and have the potential for leadership responsibilities.


• Award recipients should be willing to attend DLDP sessions and events at the Annual Conference and participate in a group photo session administered by SLA.


• Award recipients will attend the Breakfast Reception hosted by the DLDP Committee and the Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday morning at the Annual Conference.


• Keep in contact with the assigned mentor.

Application deadline: January 9, 2009

Applications are available at: http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/awardsdescriptions/dlpnomform/dldpnomfrm.cfm

For more information about the Award and previous Award recipients, please see: http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/diversityaward/index.cfm

SLA Adds New Dues Tier

SLA Adds New Dues Tier for Info Pros Making Less than $18K
With many facing lay offs and cutbacks SLA members are able to rely on their
professional association to provide assistance in tough times

Alexandria, Virginia, November 12, 2008-- Special Libraries Association (SLA), the premier global association for information professionals and special librarians, has added a third tier of membership dues for the full member class of membership. Dues for members with incomes of less than US$18,000 annually are now reduced to US$35 annually. Association members who fall into this category, including those who are unemployed, will have full access to all of SLA’s members-only services, including professional development, the SLA Career Center and networking opportunities. This initiative is an immediate response to the global economic crisis and will allow more members from around the globe to participate in the full range of SLA’s benefits. This dues structure will make membership in SLA affordable for members working in any economy, as well as those who are students, unemployed, part-time workers or retired.

“Members need the support of their association more than ever if they lose their jobs,” said SLA CEO Janice R. Lachance. “Our new dues structure will allow them to keep their professional skills and networks intact as well as provide them with the members-only SLA tools and resources the association provides to enhance their professional skills or find new employment. Being an SLA member even allows info pros to have access to discounts on health insurance as well as tuition at library and information schools.”

The new dues tier was proposed at a meeting during SLA's Annual Conference in Seattle with members from Australia, Hong Kong, India, and Japan. Many information professionals and special librarians in Asia and elsewhere make less than US $18K annually and were not able to afford to join SLA. The new dues structure will make membership in SLA affordable for members in these income levels throughout the world.

“SLA wants to provide its members with the best possible services and resources, no matter where they live or how much they make,” said Lachance. “That means taking a close look at our dues structure from time to time in relation to world economies and other factors affecting our members’ ability to participate.”

With this addition, SLA will now have three dues tiers for full members: One for members with incomes equivalent to US$35,000 or more (dues of US$160); one for members with incomes below US$35,000 but equivalent or above US$18,000 (dues of US$99); and the third new tier for members with incomes below US$18,000 (dues of US$35).

The member benefit that allows members who become unemployed a one-time, one-year opportunity to pay dues of US$49 is now unnecessary and will be eliminated. Members will now be able to pay the lowest dues as long as their income is below US$18,000, regardless of their employment status.

The SLA Centennial Video Contest

The SLA Centennial Video Contest
The SLA Information Professional of the Future

John Cotton Dana ... 1909… Bretton Woods…

The founders of SLA had a vision for how to fill the networking and educational needs of special librarians. With the forming of SLA in 1909, these fabled past leaders created an amazing professional association. For 100 years SLA has grown and transformed itself, and the association that started as one idea, by one person, now serves a global market of over 11,000 information professionals, librarians, and their partners.

In 2009 SLA celebrates its 100th birthday and as we look toward a second century of service, we are asking the questions:

What will the next 100 years of connecting people and information look like?

Can you peer into the future and see SLA's leaders of tomorrow?

Do you have an inspired vision of how SLA's members will change in 25, 50, or even 100 years?

Celebrate SLA's Centennial with your video representation of SLA's information professional of the future

Contest Theme
The SLA Information Professional of Tomorrow

Timeline
Contest entry period November 1 - December 15, 2008
Finalists announced at Leadership Summit, Savannah, Georgia, January 14 - 17, 2009
Judging of finalists by SLA members January 14 - February 7, 2009
Winners announced February 15, 2009
Winners presented and all entries displayed at Annual Conference June 14 - 17, 2009

Prizes
There are two categories of entries: Student and Professional
The winning entry in each category will be awarded:
$1,500 cash
Up to $1,500 to attend the Centennial conference in Washington, DC, June 14-17, 2009
Up to $1,000 for Chapter programming
Up to $1,000 for Division programming

Complete Rules and Submission Information:
http://wiki.sla.org/display/CCWIKI/Centennial+Video+Contest

Promotional Video on YouTube:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yXR-e2tiDQs

[Submitted by Dav Robertson on behalf of the Centennial Commission; David Cappoli and Tamika McCollough video contest coordinators.]

Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future.
Celebrating the SLA Centennial, 1909-2009

Dutch Treat Dinner at Internet Librarian

Anne Jacobson of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey organized a Dutch treat dinner for SLA members in the Monterey area and interested attendees of the Internet Librarian conference October 20th at the Stokes Restaurant & Bar. The event was announced on the San Andreas Chapter mailing list (subscribe at http://www.sla.org/content/community/lists/joinlists.cfm) as well a notice being posted at Internet Librarian and Ann actually had to turn away 4 people due to lack of space!

San Andreas Chapter Program Director Patricia Parsons had this to say about the event:

"It was an interesting mix of "librarians," about 9 from the Chapter, plus a public librarian from Carmel, a knowledge manager, a Canadian natural resources librarian, and an SF Chapter engineering librarian. The food was good, and people were able to order as much or as little as they wished, and eat with colleagues in a beautiful setting."

Save the date! San Andreas Year-End Meeting and Social

SAVE THE DATE!

SLA San Andreas Chapter Meeting and Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
MacArthur Park
27 University Avenue
Palo Alto

Join your SLA colleagues for a social event followed by a brief meeting and awards ceremony. The MacArthur Park restaurant is situated in an historic building designed by Julia Morgan. It is convenient to transit -- the Palo Alto Caltrain station is a few steps away.

More information will be sent shortly.

Patricia Parsons
Lisa Sammon
Chapter Program Directors

Solo Librarians Meeting on November 6th-Last Chance to Sign Up

Solo Librarians Meeting on November 6th
—Last Chance to Sign Up--

The Solo Librarians of the San Andreas Chapter of SLA invite you to join them at their next meeting on Thursday, November 6th. Anyone with an interest in small libraries is welcome, including students and recent grads of the MLIS programs.

Sonia Dorfman will be hosting the meeting at 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 6th at NeuroPace, 1375 Shorebird Way, Mt. View. At the end of the post is a map link.

We will have Ann Marie Peluse and Matt Goldberg from Dialog on hand to discuss the acquisition of Dialog by ProQuest and what this may mean to you as a user of online search services. They will be able to answer questions and share the most recent Dialog/ProQuest news. We will be serving a light meal prior to the presentation.

Those who are planning to attend need to contact Eric Kristofferson by November 3rd at [email protected] or (408) 522-6697.

Eric Kristofferson
Sonia Dorfman
San Andreas Solo Librarians


Sonia has an added tip for locating NeuroPace. “Once you are on Shorebird Way, turn right into the driveway at the Accuray sign. The parking lot and building on the left is NeuroPace.”

Location map & directions: http://www.neuropace.com/about/contact/map.html

Sonia’s phone is: (650) 237-2784