Thursday, April 16, 2009
SLA-SCC Century City Area Power Lunch
A great big "thank you" to William Holmes, Library Public Services Manager at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Library Associates for hosting the SLA-SCC Century City area lunch meeting on Thursday, April 9th. William went above and beyond the call of duty as a host when he gave a 30-minute presentation about his duties and responsibilities as a law librarian. He also gave us a tour of Manatt's beautiful and spacious law library. It was a successful and productive power lunch!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
President’s Letter, April 2009
Although it is already April, this is my first letter to the membership as President of SLA Southern California. My term actually started in January and the SoCal chapter 2008/2009 Executive and Advisory Board transition meeting was held on Jan. 24th (the minutes are posted under "Meeting Documents" on the SLA-SCC website). Then January 26th I had surgery and until the end of March, much of the work I've been doing for the chapter has been from behind the scenes while I was recovering. During my recovery, President-Elect, Belinda Beardt and Past President, David Cappoli, as well as other SoCal board members took on Chapter business. I am so grateful for having such a wonderful group of professionals take on the challenges of the SoCal Chapter during my absence. Belinda is not one to shy away from getting work accomplished; David is our chapter's steadfast Rock of Gibraltar communicator; and the entire SoCal Board’s mindful decision making.
Prior to the transition meeting, Belinda Beardt and I attended the SLA Leadership Summit in Savannah where we learned about recent efforts being undertaken by SLA leaders and staff -- here the focus was on the SLA 100 Year Centennial being celebrated at the June 2009 Annual Conference in DC. We also learned about our positions as SLA Chapter President and President-Elect and had the opportunity to network with other chapter and division leadership. During the summit, one of the speakers advised that a new chapter leader should take on one or two goals to accomplish during the year -- what I think is most important for the SoCal chapter and what I hope to "grow" during the year is an increase in the number of SoCal members attending programs and communicating on the SoCal discussion list and blog.
We're living in challenging times and the media is telling us that it took some time for us to get into this mess and it's going to take time to get us out. My hope as the 2009 SLA SoCal Chapter President is to increase the number of members participating in chapter events and to get new faces in our chapter leadership positions on the SoCal Executive and Advisory Boards. This is a huge challenge because most of us are already being stretched to our limit -- or close to it. I think it's time for us to get creative and find ways to connect with each other, establish meaningful goals and make contributions to the continued success of our profession. I believe the way we can increase member participation and growing our chapter leadership is by improving communication and supporting attendance at events which is where I plan to focus my energies on this year.
On this note, please visit the SoCal Chapter web site regularly and see the amazing list of programs being offered to our chapter. Also, look at the SoCal Chapter Blog and the newly posted SoCal Chapter 2008 Membership Survey Results. Your feedback is greatly appreciated so please, communicate with your SoCal Chapter leaders.
Sincerely,
Teresa Bailey
teresa.r.bailey@jpl.nasa.gov
Prior to the transition meeting, Belinda Beardt and I attended the SLA Leadership Summit in Savannah where we learned about recent efforts being undertaken by SLA leaders and staff -- here the focus was on the SLA 100 Year Centennial being celebrated at the June 2009 Annual Conference in DC. We also learned about our positions as SLA Chapter President and President-Elect and had the opportunity to network with other chapter and division leadership. During the summit, one of the speakers advised that a new chapter leader should take on one or two goals to accomplish during the year -- what I think is most important for the SoCal chapter and what I hope to "grow" during the year is an increase in the number of SoCal members attending programs and communicating on the SoCal discussion list and blog.
We're living in challenging times and the media is telling us that it took some time for us to get into this mess and it's going to take time to get us out. My hope as the 2009 SLA SoCal Chapter President is to increase the number of members participating in chapter events and to get new faces in our chapter leadership positions on the SoCal Executive and Advisory Boards. This is a huge challenge because most of us are already being stretched to our limit -- or close to it. I think it's time for us to get creative and find ways to connect with each other, establish meaningful goals and make contributions to the continued success of our profession. I believe the way we can increase member participation and growing our chapter leadership is by improving communication and supporting attendance at events which is where I plan to focus my energies on this year.
On this note, please visit the SoCal Chapter web site regularly and see the amazing list of programs being offered to our chapter. Also, look at the SoCal Chapter Blog and the newly posted SoCal Chapter 2008 Membership Survey Results. Your feedback is greatly appreciated so please, communicate with your SoCal Chapter leaders.
Sincerely,
Teresa Bailey
teresa.r.bailey@jpl.nasa.gov
Friday, April 10, 2009
West Coast Chapters' Reception
Plan on meeting up with friends at the 2009 West Coast Chapter's Reception at the SLA Centennial Conference in Washington, D.C. To be held at the National Press Club (529 14th St. NW), 5:30-7:30pm - Flyer
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Centennial Commission Announces Video Contest Winners
April 7, 2009
The SLA Centennial Commission Announces Winners
Information Professional of the Future Centennial Video Contest
Student Category Winner
The More Things Change....
Video Produced by:
Noni Vidal
Clarion University
View Video
Professional Category Winner
I Am SLA.
Video Produced by:
Lisa Wolfe, Geri Heberlie and Paula Martin
St. Louis Metro Area Chapter
View Video
View the winners and all of the submitted videos on the SLA YouTube group page
Each of the winning videos will receive the following:
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Cara Schatz
Director, Public Relations
Tel +1.703.647.4917
cara@sla.org
The SLA Centennial Commission Announces Winners
Information Professional of the Future Centennial Video Contest
Student Category Winner
The More Things Change....
Video Produced by:
Noni Vidal
Clarion University
View Video
Professional Category Winner
I Am SLA.
Video Produced by:
Lisa Wolfe, Geri Heberlie and Paula Martin
St. Louis Metro Area Chapter
View Video
View the winners and all of the submitted videos on the SLA YouTube group page
Each of the winning videos will receive the following:
- US$ 1,500 cash
- US$1,500 to attend the 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, in Washington, D.C. June 2009
- US$ 1,000 for Chapter and Division programming
###
Cara Schatz
Director, Public Relations
Tel +1.703.647.4917
cara@sla.org
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