Sunday, March 29, 2009

2008 Chapter Membership Survey

In December 2008, the Chapter conducted a survey of its members that was meant to get a better understanding of the programming needs of the Chapter membership as well as to gauge member interest in being a part of the Chapter's Executive and Advisory Boards.

Click here to view the 2008 survey results.

Friday, March 20, 2009

SLA Centennial Video Contest - VOTE NOW!

Voting is now open in the SLA Information Professional of Tomorrow video contest! Celebrate SLA's Centennial year by casting your ballot for your favorite video in the Student and the Professional category.

All SLA members can view the submitted videos here: http://www.youtube.com/group/sla100

Once you have watched all 16 of the videos, you can vote for your favorite videos at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=AZPgPhfG1NAbQheNZtAiSQ_3d_3d

And just a few things to keep in mind:
  • Voting will end on March 31, 2009, at 11:59pm (EDT).
  • Winners will be announced on April 7, 2009.
  • View the videos as much as you would like, but members may only vote once in each category.
  • You will need your SLA membership ID to cast your ballot. If you've forgotten yours, not to worry! Instructions on how to retrieve it are included on the voting ballot through the link above.
  • In case of a tie in either category, members of the SLA Centennial Commission and Video Contest Sub-committee will choose the winner(s).

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Century City Area Power Lunch 4/9 at noon

Century City Area Power Lunch: A Typical Day for a Law Librarian

Are you looking to change jobs or career?
Have you ever thought about becoming a law librarian?
Do you want to know what it is like to work in a law library?

Come and join us for lunch on Thursday, April 9th at 12 noon!

Williams Holmes, Library Public Services Manager at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips will be hosting a brown bag lunch (BYOLunch) for librarians, information professionals, library support staff and students at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips located at 11355 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064. He will also take us on a tour of the law firm library while he talks about his typical day at work.

RSVP to Belinda Beardt (bbeardt@aimusa.com or 877-965-7900 x102) by April 6th. This is a free event. Just bring your lunch and a bunch of quarters for street parking. Get ready to network with your colleagues in the Century City area and learn what it takes to work in a law firm library.