*Note: The following event is brought to you by Shelli Owens of the Bay Area SLA Chapter: Thursday, August 28, 2014. 5:30-7:30 PM A New Member Happy Hour The Holding Company 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco The event will be free for new and prospective members, students, and for current members Read more
SLA 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia – 7-10 June 2014 The SLA 2014 annual conference was recently held in Vancouver and a number of SLIS people participated in various program sessions and meetings, as well as spending time in our booth and at SLIS-sponsored events. We had current students attending, as Read more
Photo rights: Cory Laurence by Cory Laurence I attended the SLA 2014 Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada this June. I had a fabulous time and would absolutely recommend going to anyone who has an opportunity to do so. Now that it’s over and I’ve had some time to reflect, I’ve come Read more
The Medical Library Association annual conference took place in Chicago May 17-May 21. SLIS SLA Student Group was represented by Dr. Cheryl Dee, Mira Gaffner, Basia Delawska-Elliott and Brian Elliott. SJSU was additionally represented by librarians Jennifer Dinalo (who is also the SLISConnect Alumni President-Elect) and Valeria Molteni. The conference — Building our Read more
Saturday, June 7, 4:00PM Pacific Daylight Time Location: Fairmont Pacific Rim | Lobby Lounge and Terrace Bar | 1038 Canada Pl | Vancouver, BC If you’re attending 2014 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference, The School of Library and Information Science at San José State University is hosting a meet and greet Read more
Registration deadline: May 12 All students are eligible for discounted registration! Registration is now open for the Annual Joint Program Meeting hosted this year by the Silicon Valley Chapter. We have found a great evening venue with good food and a private dinning room reserved just for us–the Estate Room Read more
So you recently graduated – now what? Or maybe you are still in school but totally freaked out about how, where, what to do. Maybe you just love to hang out with librarians and info pros because, let’s be honest, they are the most awesome people in the world! ORSLA invites Read more
SLA Bay Region Chapter is having its first ever Book Club Meeting When: April 30th, 6:30pm – 8pm at Where: Sugarlump in the Mission The chosen author for our first meet up is the KeynoteSpeaker for this year’s SLA annual meeting, John Wilbanks. The two articles we’ll be discussing are: Read more
Here is an excellent networking opportunity for SLIS SLA members! Meet fellow colleagues in your area and learn about the benefits of membership in NCNMLG. Benefits include: • Professional Development Opportunities • Communication networks with fellow colleagues • Chapter Meetings • And others Maybe even win a Prize! Sign up Read more
When: April 2, 2014 at 6:30 pm PST Where: via Collaborate Stephen Abram spoke about Influencing Skills for Special Librarians. Stephen Abram, MLS, former SLA president, is direction planning consultant for libraries and the information industry as managing principal at Lighthouse Partners, an associate of Dysart & Jones. He is also CEO of Read more
When: Wednesday, 19 March, 1:30pm EST COST: Free to SLA members. Not a member? Join today! How has the rapid evolution of digital tools and information access changed the reference landscape? What will reference look like in 2, 5, and 10 years? Elisabeth Leonard, Market Research Analyst, SAGE Join us on Wednesday, March Read more
March 5th, 2014 Rachel Berrington talked about Alternative Careers for Librarians. Rachel Berrington is the Director of IEEE’s Client Services, nine professional librarians who are responsible for global customer outreach, training and awareness. The seminar was fascinating and very well attended despite a last minute glitch! See the recording link and the presentation powerpoint Read more
Join us on March 5th, 2014 at 6:30 PST via Collaborate. Rachel Berrington will be speaking on Alternative Careers for Librarians. Collaborate link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=M.2B84D2ED9E61B170DF938EB1E87627 Rachel Berrington is the Director of IEEE’s Client Services, nine professional librarians who are responsible for global customer outreach, training and awareness. Rachel was first hired in January 2002 as a Read more
Dear Members, Our friends at SLA CI have shared with you these great webinars sponsored by the SLA Competitive Intelligence Division. The webinars look amazing! If you are interested in Competitive Intelligence and would like to join, remember that SLA membership entitles you to participation in one division and one Read more
SLA 2014 Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC Early registration ends April 11! SLIS will be exhibiting. Stop by booth # 700 and say “hello”! For more information go the the SLA conference site. Student members enjoy registration discounts! Want to volunteer? Go to the student volunteer form. Need funding for Read more
It’s time for the Ask the Copyright Experts Spring Update. Join us for this free member webinar on Thursday, March 21, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Presenters Adam Ayer of LicenseLogic, Fred Haber of the Copyright Clearance Center, Lesley Ellen Harris of Copyrightlaws.com, and Keith Kupferschmid of SIIA will bring you the Read more
Thank you to all who showed up to our first meeting and volunteered for leadership positions! We are off to a great start! We have filled many spots on our Web, Media, & Membership committees. But it’s never too late to become a leader or simply lend your expertise when Read more