{"id":7873,"date":"2014-04-02T07:15:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7873"},"modified":"2026-10-19T08:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:16:50","slug":"influencing-skills-for-special-librarians-with-stephen-abram","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slip\/event\/influencing-skills-for-special-librarians-with-stephen-abram\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencing Skills for Special Librarians with Stephen Abram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/librarianship.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/stephen-abram-e1448830180783.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"343\" class=\"size-medium alignnone\" \/><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Join us for a presentation by Stephen Abram, MLS, the managing principal at Lighthouse Partners, a consulting firm for the information industry and an associate of Dysart &amp; Jones. 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