Recently added articles from Information Outlook:
Whatever the future holds for the internet, SLA will be there: as part of its focus on the practical applications of the internet, SLA unveiled the Innovation Laboratory at SLA 2008.(INFO VIEW)
Aug 01, 2008; Lachance, Janice R. ... So much is written and said about the Internet that we could be forgiven if we do not follow each and every development and innovation with the same interest and intensity we do our day-to-day responsibilities. That is not to say the Internet is unimportant to us as individuals or ...
SLA now accepting applications for scholarships: winners to be notified in December 2008, and presentations will be made at SLA's Annual Conference in June 2009.(INFO NEWS)(Special Libraries Association)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Each year, SLA awards a total of $30,000 to students who have demonstrated their ability and desire to contribute to SLA and the special librarian profession. Applications are now being accepted for SLA's 2008-2009 Scholarship Program. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is 30 ...
SLA research grants also accepting applications.(INFO NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SLA announced that it has pooled its research funds and now is offering a new SLA Research Grant incorporating the Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Grant Fund (established in 1991, and named in honor of the former president of Disclosure, Inc., a company now known as Global Access) ....
Facebook gets facelift, user suggestions included.(INFO NEWS)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... In July, Facebook announced a new, cleaner and simpler design, which it had been developing since early 2008. More than 100,000 Facebook users offered suggestions on the layout and features, many of which were included in the final version. According to the company, the evolution of the ...
Gannett releases searchable database.(INFO NEWS)(Gannett News Service Inc.)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Gannett News Service has released a searchable database, the Library Systems Database, which compares trends affecting public library systems between 2002 and 2006. According to American Libraries, database users can select a library system from a dropdown list of counties by state to ...
What's cooking? Here's a blog for real foodies: also something for job hunters and creative types.(INFO SITES)
Aug 01, 2008; Sosnowski, Carolyn J. ... The Kitchn www.thekitchn.com It's been a while since I've written about a food site, so here it is. This blog goes beyond edibles and covers kitchens, gadgets, and events. So you could say the site is more about cooking (the experience, the art) than just about ...
Podcasting: a new way to create, capture and disseminate intellectual capital: in today's web 2.0 world, leading-edge organizations need to harness the many different ways of capturing knowledge.(FOCUS: TECHNOLOGY)
Aug 01, 2008; Clegg, Helen ... A year ago, after being inspired by several sessions on podcasting at the 2007 SLA Conference in Denver, we developed a podcast series (named "The Wave of the Future") at our company, A. T. Kearney Inc. We left the conference with one main goal: to incorporate podcasting into our knowledge ...
Hot new Web 2.0 tools: there are some great combinations of Web 2.0 tools that can enhance standard web pages, alerts, newsletters and list-serves and they can be incorporated into your workflows right now.(FOCUS: TECHNOLOGY)
Aug 01, 2008; Cromity, Jamal ... Are you looking for better ways to share much needed information? There are some great combinations of Web 2.0 tools that can enhance standard Web pages, alerts, newsletters and list-serves and they can be incorporated into your workflows right now! The Web 2.0 technologies I am referring ...
Academia to think tank ... and back again: as someone who hires librarians, Doris Helfer is always much more predisposed to applicants who are actively involved in their professional associations.(SLA MEMBER PROFILE)
Aug 01, 2008; Spencer, Forrest Glenn ... In 2004, Doris Helfer was bestowed The Rose L. Vormeker Award for her "exceptional services in area of mentoring students and/or working professionals." It's more than a recognition given to those individuals who do more than show up for work daily. It's an extraordinary honor given to ...
Protecting traditional cultural expressions: indigenous peoples are creating digital libraries for their traditional cultural expressions, while seeking the legal right to protect them.(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)
Aug 01, 2008; Franklin, Jonathan A. ... A beautiful Saturday morning started with fresh coffee. The mugs had a pleasing image of a kangaroo created in the brown, orange, and yellow dot pattern reminiscent of Australian Aboriginal paintings. What would an Aborigine think of these mugs? Would they despise them as ...
The problem with paperless: authentication of online legal documents is critical, otherwise they are unofficial and open to potential sabotage.(AUTHERNTICATION)
Aug 01, 2008; Mirsky, Steve ... Marcus Hochstetler, the director of the King County Law Library in Seattle, Washington, is on the front lines of a growing problem--state level authentication of legal documents. "Increasingly, more cases are filed in State courts and almost every state has a version of their ...
Two perspectives: management techniques that work: views from a manager and an employee on effective ways to increase your employees' potential and help them to succeed in the workplace.(MANAGEMENT)
Aug 01, 2008; Claggett, Laura ... Learning to manage people can be one of the most difficult things for those who supervise or manage people. Those who reach the level of supervisor/manager have usually succeeded to a higher position because of good technical and project management skills. But managing people is a whole ...
Time to step out of the box and start promoting ourselves: our reputation will play out in the social Web space as much as anywhere else. We need to get good at this.(INFO TECH)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; Abram, Stephen ... I made an offhand comment a few weeks ago and it appeared to start an entire conversation on the Web, blogs and even Library Journal! All I said was something like: "Librarians cannot afford to be anonymous and generic. ... We need to state that we're pretty good more often. We want to be ...
Licensing digital content: part 2: standard clauses are found in a variety of agreements, including digital license agreements.(INFO RIGHTS)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; Harris, Lesley Ellen ... This column, the second of two parts, discusses some standard clauses that may be in your license agreement. Last month's column dealt with key clauses found in license agreements. Confidential Information Certain information is exchanged between the licensor and ...
Marketing, promoting and advocacy in the special library: personal relationships continue to be the most important aspect of marketing, but the use of new technologies is changing how we promote ourselves to potential customers.(INFO BUSINESS)(Survey)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; Schachter, Debbie ... Recently, I conducted a survey to determine how special libraries and information centers are currently marketing, promoting and advocating their services. In late April, I created a survey and distributed it via the Leadership & Management Division listserv, and the results from the ...
Make an impact with your presentation, somehow: although I am not advocating using expletives to freshen up your presentation, you really don't have to make a faultless presentation.(INFO MANAGEMENT)
Aug 01, 2008; Latham, John R. ... One of the drawbacks for me as a staff person at SLA conferences is that I can rarely attend any of the sessions. I particularly would have liked to attend the panel titled, "Transformational Roles; Breaking Rules," but I did read somebody's blog which gave me some insights into what was ...
Click u live!(COMING EVENTS)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2008 ... For more information on these SLA online seminars--and to register--go to www.sla.org/clickulive. AUGUST 20 Dealing with Difficult People Part 2: What Was I Thinking! SEPTEMBER 11 Best Practices for Setting up Wikis ...
Other events.(COMING EVENTS)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEPTEMBER 2-5 ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference Australian Library and Information Association Alice Springs, Australia www.alia2008.com 4-5 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management Academic ...