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SJSU SLIS April 2009 Colloquia

The School of Library and Information Science at San José State University is pleased to invite you to attend our continuing Spring Colloquium Series featuring SLIS faculty and invited guests, as they address the challenges and promises of our rapidly changing profession.  Presentations are free and open to the public.

 

We videotape each presentation for those who are unable to actually attend them live.  Links to an Internet webcast (streaming video), an RSS feed, and/or an iTunes Portal podcast (usually both audio and video versions) will be posted to the Colloquia: Spring 2009 calendar web page at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2009/colloquia09sp.htm about a week after each event.

 

Our April 2009 speakers are listed below:

Jeff Paul

Project Manager, Librarians for Tomorrow, SJSU

Title: “An Overview of SJSU’s Librarians for Tomorrow Program”

Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Time: noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: SJSU campus, Clark Hall 304

 

 

Jane Light

Library Director, San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA

Guest: Sarah Houghton-Jan

Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA

Title: “The Filtering Challenge at San Jose Public Library”

Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Time: noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: SJSU campus, Clark Hall 304

 

 

Thomas D. Norris
Public Records Manager, Office of the City Manager, City of San Jose, CA

Title: “Establishing an Effective Records Program: Considerations and Choices”

Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Live from San Jose via Elluminate

Live URL: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1234284973459
Password: mara

 

The Thomas D. Norris presentation is delivered live using the web conferencing tool, Elluminate Live!  If you have not used Elluminate before, a student guide is available at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/software/elluminate/students/ to help you prepare beforehand.  RSVP:  Although virtual seating is unlimited, we would appreciate an estimate of the number of participants in the Live: Elluminate session.  Please respond to Pat Franks at [email protected] if you hope to join us at the actual event broadcast.

 

More information about these presentations is posted on our Colloquia: Spring 2009 web page at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2009/colloquia09sp.htm.

Maps and directions to the SJSU campus can be found at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/maps.htm.  Presentations are wheelchair-accessible.

Career Planning is Topic San Andreas Breakfast Program on April 9

Join your San Andreas colleagues on Thursday, April 9th for

Career Agility: The Brand is You

Presented by Cindy Hill and Christian Gray

Our speakers will discuss the value of personal branding and strategies for presentation, with special attention to using LinkedIn. Even if you're already using LinkedIn, Christian will update us with tips for using the latest features for presenting yourself, and using social networking for career goals. We'll have a drawing for copies of Rethinking Information Work, donated by author Kim Dority. 

Cindy Hill is currently an Affiliate Analyst with Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on the publishing, information, and education industries. She is the founder and president of Hill Information Consulting Group and was the manager of Sun's Digital Libraries and Research Group. Christian Gray has been a presenter at the KMWorld conferences and co-author of several articles for Searcher on topics related to online social networks and information professionals.

Time:  8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 9th

Location:  Exponent -- 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Cost:  $12 Members, $16 Nonmembers, $8 Students/Unemployed members

Lee Pharis has graciously agreed to host us at Exponent in Menlo Park on April 9th. Exponent is located off Marsh Road on the Bay side of 101. A buffet continental breakfast will be served in the meeting room prior to the program. 

We have scheduled this program in an early timeslot for minimum impact on your work day. Check in and have breakfast at 8:00 a.m. We hope to start the program at 8:30 and finisth up by 10:00 a.m.

Deadline for receipt of your registration form and check is Tuesday, April 7. Fill out the form below and send it in.

Patricia Parsons

[email protected]

Jean Bedord

[email protected]

Program Directors, San Andreas SLA

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To register for the April 9th program (DEADLINE:  April 7th):

Send your check payable to "San Andreas Chapter of SLA" and the

registration form 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 (@$12): ____   Non Member/Guest (@$16): ____

Student//Unemployed Member (@$8): _____

Check enclosed for:  ____________

Please make check payable to San Andreas Chapter of SLA

DEADLINE for the April 9th Career Agility Program: Make sure your registration & check are received by Tuesday, April 7

SLA RESEARCH GRANTS 2009

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has posted its 2009 SLA Research Grant guidelines and application materials at http://www.sla.org/SLAresearchgrant/.   SLA supports two types of proposals. 

• Research projects focused on the needs and concerns of information professionals in special libraries and related venues, with its current focus being on evidence-based practice, as in the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Research Statement, “Putting Our Knowledge to Work” (seewww.sla.org/researchstatement).  Awards may be granted up to $25,000.  
  
• Projects which directly benefit the operations of SLA and its units, by furthering the scientific, literary and educational purpose for which the association is organized and operated.  Awards may be granted up to $10,000.

This focus on evidence-based practice includes but is not limited to the following topics and approaches:

 

Impact of Information Professionals;

Roles of Information Professionals within organizations

Current/User Issues;

Core Competencies;

Measures of Productivity and Value;

Client/User Satisfaction Measures;

 

Grant applications are evaluated by SLA's Research & Development Committee based on the purpose and objectives of the proposed project within the context of evidence-based practice, the significance of the topic to the profession, the project's methodology, qualifications of staff, and the appropriateness of the project's budget and timetable.

 

Research should focus on the demand for increased professional competence and accountability through consciously and consistently making professional-level decisions that are based on the strongest evidence of what works best for our clients.  Areas in which evidence-based practice may be applied are listed in SLA's revised Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21st Century (www.sla.org/competencies) and include selection and acquisition of information resources, methods of information access, selection and use of information technologies, and management of library and information services. Research techniques that support these competencies include: benchmarking, program evaluation, quality management, performance measurement, identifying best practices, and operations research.

 

The focus of Association operation projects should be on projects which directly benefit the operations of SLA and its members.  They should focus on projects which can be adapted for wider use within SLA’s community, and may include publications, study grants, continuing education programs, public awareness activities, special studies and reports, and information dissemination efforts.

 

Application Information

 

The grant is announced internationally.  A new solicitation for applicants is made each year.  Application materials are available on SLA’s website at http://www.sla.org/SLAresearchgrant/ or by contacting: Director, Information Center, Special Libraries Association, 331 S. Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3501, USA; e-mail: [email protected].

 

Timetable

 

March 2009

Application materials are made available.

 

August 3, 2009

Deadline for submission of the proposal and application form to SLA

 

December 2009

Notification of award decision.

John Latham
Director, Information Center
SLA
331 S. Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel. +1.703.647.4915 Fax +1.703.647.4901 [email protected]
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Solo Librarians Meeting on April 30th

The Solo Librarians of the San Andreas Chapter of SLA invite you to join them at their next meeting on Thursday, April 30^th. Anyone with an interest in 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, April 30^th at NeuroPace, 1375 Shorebird Way, Mountain View. A map and directions will be found at  http://www.neuropace.com/about/contact/map.html.  Here is 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.

We will have Cindy Hill on hand to discuss " Influencing Upward: Communicating with Key Stakeholders.”  During these tough economic times, it's essential that effective communication is occurring with decision makers. Cindy will talk about how to define stakeholders, determine what their objectives and concerns are, and share examples of communicating value.

Cindy Hill is currently an Affiliate Analyst with Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on the publishing, information, and education industries. She is the founder and president of Hill Information Consulting Group and was the manager of Sun's Digital Libraries and Research Group. Cindy is a past president of SLA, a SJSU SLIS graduate and a member of the San Andreas and San Francisco Bay Region chapters of SLA.

 

We will be serving a light meal prior to the presentation.  Those who are planning to attend need to contact Sonia Dorfman by April 24^th at [email protected] or (650) 237-2784.

 

Sonia Dorfman

Eric Kristofferson

[email protected]

San Andreas Solo Librarians

 

 

Neighborhood Dinners Scheduled for June

Members have been asking about the San Andreas Chapter's Neighborhood Dinners. This year, like last year, we'd like to hold these informal get-togethers after the SLA Annual Conference. The tentative dates are June 24 - July 1. Please consider organizing a neighborhood dinner at a favorite restaurant. And if you are attending the Annual Conference, please also plan to attend a neighborhood dinner and share your news and observations from Washington D.C.

Patricia Parsons

[email protected]

Jean Bedord

[email protected]

Program Directors, San Andreas SLA

Keep an eye on SLA and related events in the Bay Area -- check out the "San Andreas Events" Google calendar. Go to the Chapter blog webpage and click on the link in the top right corner:

    http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sanandreas/

    or  http://www.san-andreas-sla.org

Certified Content Rights Manager Course

SLA has joined with the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) to develop a new professional development course for librarians and information professionals entitled the Certified Content Rights Manager (CCRM) course in San Francisco, CA!

The CCRM course is designed to help an organization properly manage their content rights and to help mitigate any risk in terms of the copyright law.

The goal of content rights management is to lower costs and lower liability.

Topics covered in the CCRM course include:

• Understanding vital copyright law components and concepts, including the fair use defense and orphan works
• Evaluating and managing different types of content rights within license agreements to help lower liability and costs 
• Discussion of key copyright cases and settlements  
• Developing, communicating, and maintaining a content rights management plan within your organization 

Who Should Attend: All professionals who purchase, manage or create content and are responsible for ensuring it's used appropriately and that the content rights are maximized at all levels of the organization.

 

See the CCRM Information Page and Syllabus

 Register today @ San Francisco, CA-CCRM--May 6, 2009!

 

Price: $395 for SLA members with “SLA08” promo code/ $495 for non-members

*Group discount – send 3 attendees from your organization for the original price of 2 ($495 * 2) – call LicenseLogic @ (202) 789-4445 to register groups*

 

Presenter: Adam Ayer, LicenseLogic

LicenseLogic is the leading content rights management training organization chosen by the SIIA and SLA to administer the CCRM course.

For questions or additional information, please feel free to contact LicenseLogic at (202) 789-4445 or via email at [email protected].

Stacey Bowers

Director of Business Development
SLA
[email protected]
www.sla.org

Celebrate SLA’s Centennial at the
SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO
14-17 June, Washington, D.C.

 

Joint Chapter Meetings

Honoring the SLA Association Anniversary and the tradition of Regional Joint Chapter Meetings,  San Andreas and San Francisco Chapters of SLA announce their first of two Joint Chapter Meetings for 2009.

 

In May, San Andreas Chapter will host a joint meeting for SA and SF Chapters with a thematic focus on the SLA 100th anniversary.  We will turn to our wealth of regionally-based Association leaders to focus our musings on both past and future through a panel-lead participant discussion on our chosen profession--where we've come from and avenues that lead us to the future.  Please join the celebration as the SA Chapter, now in its 29th year, and the SF Chapter, now in its 85th year, come together to toast our tradition and "boot strap" our progress into the 21st century and the 100th anniversary of SLA.

 

Mark your calendars now for the evening of the 21st of May.  Panel participants include Monica Ertel, Bill Fisher, Cindy Hill, Richard Geiger, Libby Trudell and Deb Hunt.  The meeting will be held at SFO.  Additional details will be provided soon.

 

On behalf of San Andreas Chapter Leadership,

Leslie Fisher

2009 President, San Andreas Chapter SLA

[email protected]

April 9 Breakfast Meeting

Plans for the next San Andreas Chapter event--this time a breakfast program--are coming together. 

Please save the date, Thursday, April 9th!  Join us for a continental breakfast and a presentation about tools and strategies for Career Agility. We'll be hearing about branding, using Linked In and more! Our speakers will be Cindy Hill and Christian Gray. Lee Pharis will be hosting us at Exponent in Menlo Park. We expect to start this one early and end by 10 am, for a minimal impact on your work day.

Details to follow.

Looking beyond April--

Members have been asking about the San Andreas Chapter's Neighborhood Dinners. This year, like last year, we'd like to hold these informal get-togethers after the SLA Annual Conference. The tentative dates are June 24 - July 1. Please consider organizing a neighborhood dinner at a favorite restaurant. And if you are attending the Annual Conference, please also plan to attend a neighborhood dinner and share your news and observations from Washington D.C.

Patricia Parsons

[email protected]

Jean Bedord

[email protected]

Program Directors, San Andreas SLA

Keep an eye on SLA and related events in the Bay Area -- check out the "San Andreas Events" Google calendar. Click on the link in the top right corner of this page:   http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sanandreas/

or go to http://www.san-andreas-sla.org

SLA Twitter Directories

SLA has announced two Twitter directories available through the Innovation Lab's wiki at  http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLAINNO/Twitter+Directory. Member login is required.  One directory is of SLA Members and the other is of SLA Chapters, Divisions, Caucuses & Related Groups.  The lists do not necessarily represent all SLA members and groups who use Twitter, but it is a first effort to aggregate a directory for those who wish to share their Twitter information with others.  SLA Members are welcome to add their names to the list. Directions have been posted on the wiki pages.

The "starter list" was compiled by Karen Huffman, Chair-Elect of the Knowledge Management Division, from responses to a March 2009 survey of SLA members and units.  The idea for compiling a list of SLA members and groups grew out of seeing other Twitter directories of lawyers, knowledge managers, government groups, etc.

Leslie Fisher

2009 President, San Andreas Chapter SLA

[email protected]

The Silicon Valley Archives

Leslie Berlin, the Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives, was the guest speaker at the February 25^th Solo Librarians meeting hosted by Eric Kristofferson at St. Jude Medical in Sunnyvale. 

As well as being the Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives, Leslie is a columnist for the New York Times, and author of the book, The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley.

The Silicon Valley Archives is housed in the Special Collections of the Stanford University Libraries. To study the origins and development of Silicon Valley in detail, researchers require access to primary source materials. These records are the building blocks of the history of the Silicon Valley. The Archives have been part of the Stanford Special Collections since 1983.

Included in the collection are the papers and artifacts of:

Ampex, Apple Computer, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard, the Homebrew Computer Club, several industry associations, Varian Instruments, and the Whole Earth Catalog.

In addition, the papers and artifacts of individuals who have strongly influenced the Silicon Valley are in the archives, including:

Douglas Englebart, Andrew S. Grove, Robert Noyce, William Shockely, and Fredrick Terman

Leslie described the workings of the Archives and how donations of papers and artifacts become part of the collection and are made accessible to researchers through the Stanford Libraries Special Collections.

The meeting was attended by several archivists and there was a great deal of Q&A between Leslie and the audience.

More information about the archives is available at http://svarchive.stanford.edu/main.html .

 

Eric Kristofferson

[email protected]

eBooks Hit Critical Mass

The San Andreas Solo Librarians group met on January 22^nd for a presentation by Jean Bedord entitled, “eBooks Hit Critical Mass: Where Do Libraries Fit with Oprah?”  The meeting was hosted by Sonia Dorfman at Neuropace in Mountain View.

Jean is a lecturer at SJSU SLIS, a consultant in Findability and Search, and the author of I’ve got a Domain Name—Now What? A Practical Guide to Building a Website and Web Presence.

Jean discussed the broad topic of what an eBook is.  She discussed the many types of eBook readers and how individual books are made available through eBooks.  She then reviewed the various types of book databases and digital collections. Jean also discussed why libraries buy eBooks and the management of eBook collections.  She finished her presentation with a discussion of critical mass in the publishing industry and led an audience discussion answering the question, Why Would You Buy eBooks?

You will find a PDF of Jean's presentation at http://www.econtentstrategies.com/ebooks-solo-librarians.pdf

Jean can be reached at her website: http://www.econtentstrategies.com .

 

FINAL NOTICE - SLA San Andreas Dinner & Program: The Business Case for Twitter

(Some members have reported issues with receiving email notices of blog stories. Because of the tight deadline, this story is being reposted to make sure it shows up in the inboxes of blog email subscribers. Apologies for anyone receiving duplicate stories, please report any issues with not receiving stories to Steven Kaye)

Join your San Andreas colleagues for a dinner program on Wednesday, March 11th at Astaria in San Mateo. Our speaker will be Sarah Milstein, Web 2.0 strategist and author.

Twitter has a reputation for being a site where people talk about what they're eating for lunch. But the popular messaging service is fast becoming an important tool for business communications of all kinds. From gathering information to engaging with customers, partners and employees, millions of professionals are using Twitter every day. Sarah Milstein's presentation will give you insight into why you should join them and how you can do so effectively.

Sarah Milstein is the author of Twitter and the Micromessaging Revolution, an O'Reilly Media research report. Previously, she was on the senior editorial staff at O'Reilly, where she founded the Tools of Change for Publishing conference (TOC) and led the development of the Missing Manuals, a best-selling series of computer books for non-geeks. Ms. Milstein will be speaking at the Buying & Selling eContent Conference in April.

A three-course dinner will be served beginning at 6:30. If you're planningt to attend this event, please indicate your meal preference when you register. Our venue on will be Astaria, a restaurant in downtown San Mateo serving robust California fare made from seasonal local ingredients. It's a short walk from the San Mateo Caltrain station to Astaria. Or if you choose to drive, free parking is readily available close to the restaurant.

Time:  5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:  Astaria Restaurant -- 50 E. Third Avenue, San Mateo, CA  94401

Cost:  $35/member, $40/non-member or guest, $20/student, retired, or unemployed members

Advance registration is required -- see further information on the registration form below. DEADLINE for registration is Friday, March 6.

Transportation:

* CALTRAIN – From San Mateo Caltrain Station on North B Street, head southwest for a block or so on Baldwin Avenue toward Ellsworth Avenue. Turn left onto South Ellsworth, turn right at East Third Avenue. Astaria will be on the left in a little over a block: at 50 E. Third Avenue.

* PARKING – Free parking is available to all Astaria dinner guests on Wednesday nights at the US Bank lot at the corner of 3rd Avenue and San Mateo Drive. Street parking is available, and there are two major city lots close at hand: at 2nd Avenue and El Camino, and another on San Mateo Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

Thanks to our vendor sponsors, Information Express and IEEE, whose generous donations have helped make this event possible.

http://www.ieonline.com/

http://www.ieee.org/portal/site

We look forward to seeing you on March 11th!

Patricia Parsons

Jean Bedord

SLA San Andreas Program Directors

 

To register:

Mail the registration form below with 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

877-965-7900 x100

 

Name:  __________________________________________________

Telephone: _______________________________________________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________

Employer/Affiliation: _______________________________________

SLA Member: ____   Non Member/Guest: ____

Student/Retired/Unemployed Member: _____

Dinner includes green salad, choice of entrée, dessert with coffee service. Soft drinks  and alcoholic beverages will be available for individual purchase at the bar. Please indicate your choice of entrée:

 ____ Salmon - Grilled Scottish salmon “steak” served with three loaded mini bakers, seasonal vegetables,          and Astaria’s tartar sauce

 ____ Chicken - Oven roasted ½ chicken with garlic mash and seasonal vegetables

 ____ Ravioli - Butternut squash ravioli with a sage cream sauce

 Check enclosed for:  ____________

 Please make check payable to San Andreas Chapter of SLA

 DEADLINE: Make sure your registration & check are received by Friday, March 6.

Join your San Andreas colleagues for a dinner program on Wednesday, March 11th at Astaria in San Mateo. Our speaker will be Sarah Milstein, Web 2.0 strategist and author.

Twitter has a reputation for being a site where people talk about what they're eating for lunch. But the popular messaging service is fast becoming an important tool for business communications of all kinds. From gathering information to engaging with customers, partners and employees, millions of professionals are using Twitter every day. Sarah Milstein's presentation will give you insight into why you should join them and how you can do so effectively.

Sarah Milstein is the author of Twitter and the Micromessaging Revolution, an O'Reilly Media research report. Previously, she was on the senior editorial staff at O'Reilly, where she founded the Tools of Change for Publishing conference (TOC) and led the development of the Missing Manuals, a best-selling series of computer books for non-geeks. Ms. Milstein will be speaking at the Buying & Selling eContent Conference in April.

A three-course dinner will be served beginning at 6:30. If you're planningt to attend this event, please indicate your meal preference when you register. Our venue on will be Astaria, a restaurant in downtown San Mateo serving robust California fare made from seasonal local ingredients. It's a short walk from the San Mateo Caltrain station to Astaria. Or if you choose to drive, free parking is readily available close to the restaurant.

Time:  5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:  Astaria Restaurant -- 50 E. Third Avenue, San Mateo, CA  94401

Cost:  $35/member, $40/non-member or guest, $20/student, retired, or unemployed members

Advance registration is required -- see further information on the registration form below. DEADLINE for registration is Friday, March 6.

Transportation:

* CALTRAIN – From San Mateo Caltrain Station on North B Street, head southwest for a block or so on Baldwin Avenue toward Ellsworth Avenue. Turn left onto South Ellsworth, turn right at East Third Avenue. Astaria will be on the left in a little over a block: at 50 E. Third Avenue.

* PARKING – Free parking is available to all Astaria dinner guests on Wednesday nights at the US Bank lot at the corner of 3rd Avenue and San Mateo Drive. Street parking is available, and there are two major city lots close at hand: at 2nd Avenue and El Camino, and another on San Mateo Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

Thanks to our vendor sponsors, Information Express and IEEE, whose generous donations have helped make this event possible.

http://www.ieonline.com/

http://www.ieee.org/portal/site

We look forward to seeing you on March 11th!

Patricia Parsons

Jean Bedord

SLA San Andreas Program Directors

 

To register:

Mail the registration form below with 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

877-965-7900 x100

 

Name:  __________________________________________________

Telephone: _______________________________________________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________

Employer/Affiliation: _______________________________________

SLA Member: ____   Non Member/Guest: ____

Student/Retired/Unemployed Member: _____

Dinner includes green salad, choice of entrée, dessert with coffee service. Soft drinks  and alcoholic beverages will be available for individual purchase at the bar. Please indicate your choice of entrée:

 ____ Salmon - Grilled Scottish salmon “steak” served with three loaded mini bakers, seasonal vegetables,          and Astaria’s tartar sauce

 ____ Chicken - Oven roasted ½ chicken with garlic mash and seasonal vegetables

 ____ Ravioli - Butternut squash ravioli with a sage cream sauce

 Check enclosed for:  ____________

 Please make check payable to San Andreas Chapter of SLA

 DEADLINE: Make sure your registration & check are received by Friday, March 6.

Reminders from SLA HQ -- Member Services Highlight

Janice LaChance, SLA's Chief Executive Officer, recently distributed a communication through the Association's "Leadership List," a distribution list for communications to/from Janice, the Association Board, and the unit Presidents and President-Elects.  ("Units" means both Divisions and Chapters for those of you wondering.)  This list is used for various distributions, such as noteworthy events, news about HQ activities, leadership tips and more.  It helps leaders stay tuned-in with the Association as a dynamic and evolving entity.  It helps me keep a perspective on the Association and our profession beyond San Andreas Chapter and my friends and colleagues in this region. 

For instance, a chapter survey is conducted annually and results are made accessible to chapter leaders through the Leadership List.  It has been fascinating to review the variables across the Association and to hear the "voices" of other leaders sharing the perspectives of members and chapters in other places.  It has really opened me up to a new understanding and ownership of the Association.  Whereas once I held the thinking that "I belong to the Association," now I think more along the lines of "the Association belongs to me"--to us.

And with that shift of perspective, I find myself thinking of how I cultivate, nurture, caretake the Association--just as I do about other things that "belong" to me.  I've started to steer away from thinking about what I can get from the Association and instead am turning toward what I want the Association to be, to do, to become.  A variation on "pride of ownership" has sprung up.  The little cotyledon of my "member as consumer" self has fallen away and baby leaves are sprouting a self-identity of "member as participant."  It is exhilarating, in a quiet and harnessed kind of way.

Anyway, back to the list--the list that lets me feel connected to so many more members of SLA and such diversity of humanness.  I want to share with you some of the latest news distributed by Janice.  She has shared with us some of the analysis provided by SLA's Chief Policy Officer, Doug Newcomb.  Doug has analyzed the Obama Administration Agenda and has relayed to us, through Janice, his perspectives on what impact the Agenda will have on our profession.  I have forwarded Janice's message in full to the San Andreas Chapter's discussion list.  But for the Chapter's blog, I will just post a section of the message that pertains to the SLA Public Policy blog, where you can find news on a lot of things going on in our world and how SLA is responding.

From Janice on 25 February 2009:  SLA works hard to keep members informed on a variety of issues that may affect the profession, and we encourage you to provide your input and perspective.  One of the most efficient ways to do this is to read SLA’s Public Policy blog located at http://slaconnections.typepad.com/public_policy_blog/.  This is where you will find news and information about SLA's efforts to shape legislation and regulatory proposals.  I also recommend signing up to receive email updates from the SLA Pubic Policy blog on the link above—it is a great way to have this information delivered directly to you.  (JC)

If you are reading this blog posting but are not a member of the Chapter's discussion list and want to see the full set of comments from Doug, please let me know.  Also, if this is the case, I encourage you to subscribe to the San Andreas discussion list.  San Andreas leadership is developing use policies for the blog and the discussion list, so that in the future you will receive different types of postings in each medium.

As Janice said in the greeting in her recent posting, "Good day to you all."

Leslie R. Fisher

2009 President, San Andreas Chapter, SLA

[email protected]

SLA Announces 2010 Board of Directors Candidates

SLA has nominated eight candidates to run for election to the 2010 SLA Board of Directors. The candidates were identified by the SLA Nominating Committee, which annually solicits names of potential candidates from the membership, and is responsible for putting together a slate of candidates that has exceptional talent, is professionally diverse, and provides regionally balanced representation.

The candidates running for election to the 2010 SLA Board of Directors are:

For President-elect

   Agnes Mattis, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York City     

   Cindy Romaine, Romainiacs Intelligence Research, Portland, Ore.

For Treasurer

     Karen Kreizman Reczek, Bureau Veritas, Buffalo, N.Y.

     Dan Trefethen, The Boeing Company, Seattle

 For Chapter Cabinet Chair-elect 

     Elizabeth Blankson-Hemans, Dialog, London, U.K.

      Debal C. Kar, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India

 For Division Cabinet Chair-elect

      Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services, Longmont, Colo.

      Stacey Greenwell, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

The complete February 18, 2009, press release is posted at 

http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/pressroom/pressrelease/09pr/pr2901.cfm 

SLA San Andreas Dinner & Program: The Business Case for Twitter

Join your San Andreas colleagues for a dinner program on Wednesday, March 11th at Astaria in San Mateo. Our speaker will be Sarah Milstein, Web 2.0 strategist and author.

Twitter has a reputation for being a site where people talk about what they're eating for lunch. But the popular messaging service is fast becoming an important tool for business communications of all kinds. From gathering information to engaging with customers, partners and employees, millions of professionals are using Twitter every day. Sarah Milstein's presentation will give you insight into why you should join them and how you can do so effectively.

Sarah Milstein is the author of Twitter and the Micromessaging Revolution, an O'Reilly Media research report. Previously, she was on the senior editorial staff at O'Reilly, where she founded the Tools of Change for Publishing conference (TOC) and led the development of the Missing Manuals, a best-selling series of computer books for non-geeks. Ms. Milstein will be speaking at the Buying & Selling eContent Conference in April.

A three-course dinner will be served beginning at 6:30. If you're planningt to attend this event, please indicate your meal preference when you register. Our venue on will be Astaria, a restaurant in downtown San Mateo serving robust California fare made from seasonal local ingredients. It's a short walk from the San Mateo Caltrain station to Astaria. Or if you choose to drive, free parking is readily available close to the restaurant.

Time:  5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:  Astaria Restaurant -- 50 E. Third Avenue, San Mateo, CA  94401

Cost:  $35/member, $40/non-member or guest, $20/student, retired, or unemployed members

Advance registration is required -- see further information on the registration form below. DEADLINE for registration is Friday, March 6.

Transportation:

* CALTRAIN – From San Mateo Caltrain Station on North B Street, head southwest for a block or so on Baldwin Avenue toward Ellsworth Avenue. Turn left onto South Ellsworth, turn right at East Third Avenue. Astaria will be on the left in a little over a block: at 50 E. Third Avenue.

* PARKING – Free parking is available to all Astaria dinner guests on Wednesday nights at the US Bank lot at the corner of 3rd Avenue and San Mateo Drive. Street parking is available, and there are two major city lots close at hand: at 2nd Avenue and El Camino, and another on San Mateo Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

Thanks to our vendor sponsors, Information Express and IEEE, whose generous donations have helped make this event possible.

http://www.ieonline.com/

http://www.ieee.org/portal/site

We look forward to seeing you on March 11th!

Patricia Parsons

Jean Bedord

SLA San Andreas Program Directors

 

To register:

Mail the registration form below with 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

877-965-7900 x100

 

Name:  __________________________________________________

Telephone: _______________________________________________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________

Employer/Affiliation: _______________________________________

SLA Member: ____   Non Member/Guest: ____

Student/Retired/Unemployed Member: _____

Dinner includes green salad, choice of entrée, dessert with coffee service. Soft drinks  and alcoholic beverages will be available for individual purchase at the bar. Please indicate your choice of entrée:

 ____ Salmon - Grilled Scottish salmon “steak” served with three loaded mini bakers, seasonal vegetables,          and Astaria’s tartar sauce

 ____ Chicken - Oven roasted ½ chicken with garlic mash and seasonal vegetables

 ____ Ravioli - Butternut squash ravioli with a sage cream sauce

 Check enclosed for:  ____________

 Please make check payable to San Andreas Chapter of SLA

 DEADLINE: Make sure your registration & check are received by Friday, March 6.