The SLA-PNW chapter website has a new location. This blog will on longer be updated. Please update your links and bookmarks!
http://pacificnorthwest.sla.org/
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
"Avoiding the Idea Graveyard" with Meredith Farkas
SLA PNW webinar by Meredith Farkas titled "Avoiding the Idea Graveyard".
Date: Wednesday 3/21/2012
Time: 12:00 to1:00 pm Pacific
Meredith Farkas is the Head of Instructional Services at Portland State University and a lecturer at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. She is the author of the book "Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online" (Information Today, 2007) and writes the monthly column "Technology in Practice" for American Libraries. Meredith was honored in 2008 and 2011 with the WISE Excellence in Online Education Award and in 2009 with the LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology.
To learn more about Meredith go to:
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/about-me/
Date: Wednesday 3/21/2012
Time: 12:00 to1:00 pm Pacific
Meredith Farkas is the Head of Instructional Services at Portland State University and a lecturer at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. She is the author of the book "Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online" (Information Today, 2007) and writes the monthly column "Technology in Practice" for American Libraries. Meredith was honored in 2008 and 2011 with the WISE Excellence in Online Education Award and in 2009 with the LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology.
To learn more about Meredith go to:
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/about-me/
Thanks to all that attended, the slides are located at: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7697594/graveyard.ppt
Ken Wheaton
SLA-UW Student Night and PNW chapter board meeting
Date:
Tuesday, April 3rd,
2012
Location:
University of Washington Center
for Urban Horticulture (Botanical Garden location)
PNW Chapter Board Meeting
5:00 - 6:00
PM All PNW chapters,
board members, and SLA-UW students are invited. ** Free, no registration required.
** A meeting agenda will be
shared with members prior to the meeting.
SLA-UW Student Night Program
6:00 – 9:00
PM
** This event requires registration ($20 for students, $35 for chapter members, $45 for nonmembers).
** This event requires registration ($20 for students, $35 for chapter members, $45 for nonmembers).
6:00 - 6:30 PM Social Hour
6:30
PM Buffet
Dinner
7:00 - 9:00
PM Program
Presenters
Brent Mai, SLA 2012 President
Brent has been honored to serve
the members of his profession through SLA in a variety of capacities. Most recently
he served as the co-chair of the 2007 (Denver) Annual Conference Committee. As
a member of the SLA Board of Directors from 2003-2006 and Division Cabinet
Chair, he also served on the Annual Conference Committees for the 2005
(Toronto) and 2006 (Baltimore) Annual Conferences. Brent was a member of the
Association's Finance Committee from 1999-2003. Brent currently serves as
University Librarian and Director of the Center for Volga German Studies at
Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. Before leading the library team at
Concordia, he was Director of the Walker Management Library of the Owen
Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and the instruction
librarian of the Krannert Management Library at Purdue University. As a
corporate information specialist, he worked for Brown & Root (now KBR) in
Houston and Bell Northern Research (now NorTel) in Dallas.
Learn more about Brent at the SLA website.
Kim Dority, Dority &
Associates, Inc.
Kim Dority, MLS, is the founder
and president of G. K. Dority & Associates, Inc., located in Denver,
Colorado. She is an information specialist with expertise in information
strategy, information process design, research, writing, editing, publishing,
and online content development. Kim has worked with all types of organizations
to design, build, and execute effective information strategies. Her work has
encompassed the entire spectrum of information strategy, solutions, and
implementation for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. In addition to
her work with G. K. Dority & Associates, Ms. Dority is on the advisory
board of the University of Denver's Library and Information Science graduate
program, and previously served as the program's interim director. During that
time she created and has now taught for many years a course entitled
"Alternative Career Paths for LIS Students," on which Rethinking
Information Work is based. She has also written several bibliographies of
reference works. Kim received her M.L.S. from the University of Denver, and her
B.A. in comparative literature from the University of California at Irvine. 
Thursday, November 10, 2011
SLA Contributed Papers Sessions
SLA’s Best Kept Secrets: The Contributed Papers Sessions
SLA is now accepting proposals for Contributed Papers to be presented at the 2012 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO to be held 15-18 July 2012 in Chicago.
• Do ontologies, taxonomies and semantics make your tail wag?
• Are mobile devices your passion?
• Is social media your thing?
• Are you the Content Wrangler for your organization?
In this era of a world economy, things are more interdependent than ever. Changes in one arena impact another, borders are blurring, and expectations are higher than ever. Technology is driving change forward at a dramatic speed, and what was impossible three years ago is now commonplace.
The Contributed Papers Sessions allow you to showcase your creative and innovative solutions to some of today’s pressing information issues. Share your successes with your colleagues and inspire your peers. We are particularly interested in hearing from our international members.
Topics for papers must be related to the conference theme of “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy” and should focus on putting ideas into practice: don’t just think, ACT.
Every SLA member is encouraged to submit an abstract! Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of SLA members in a blind review and the strongest will be selected for development into full papers.
Requirements for Acceptance
Topics should be related to library or information science, information management, research, client services, technology or administration in special libraries. Proposals will be judged on their relevance to the conference theme “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy.” Reviewers will be looking for novelty, creativity, scholarship, and applicability to an author-defined audience.
Proposed papers must also meet these requirements:
• At least one author is a member of SLA
• At least one author commits to presenting the paper at the Annual Conference
• The proposal is received by December 12, 2011 deadline
• The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group
• The author (and any co-authors) must be willing to sign a copyright assignment form that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats
Deadlines
12 December 2011 – Proposals due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Helen Losch at helenlosch@gmail.com. Abstracts should be between 250-300 words in length, or roughly one page in 12-point text. Please also identify your core audience (e.g. academic, web).
01 February 2012 – Notification. All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision, and the strongest proposals will be invited to develop them into full papers.
01 June 2012 – Papers due. Authors submit their completed papers and copyright assignments to SLA.
15-18 July 2012 – Conference presentation. Authors will delivery a 15-minute presentation of their papers. Presentation should focus on the practical applications of the research conducted – what is really, really, really important about their topic and results. Authors may be asked to present in the Pecha Kucha format (20 slides with 20 seconds allowed for explanation of each slide).
More information about the 2012 conference is available at:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2012/index.cfm
SLA is now accepting proposals for Contributed Papers to be presented at the 2012 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO to be held 15-18 July 2012 in Chicago.
• Do ontologies, taxonomies and semantics make your tail wag?
• Are mobile devices your passion?
• Is social media your thing?
• Are you the Content Wrangler for your organization?
In this era of a world economy, things are more interdependent than ever. Changes in one arena impact another, borders are blurring, and expectations are higher than ever. Technology is driving change forward at a dramatic speed, and what was impossible three years ago is now commonplace.
The Contributed Papers Sessions allow you to showcase your creative and innovative solutions to some of today’s pressing information issues. Share your successes with your colleagues and inspire your peers. We are particularly interested in hearing from our international members.
Topics for papers must be related to the conference theme of “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy” and should focus on putting ideas into practice: don’t just think, ACT.
Every SLA member is encouraged to submit an abstract! Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of SLA members in a blind review and the strongest will be selected for development into full papers.
Requirements for Acceptance
Topics should be related to library or information science, information management, research, client services, technology or administration in special libraries. Proposals will be judged on their relevance to the conference theme “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy.” Reviewers will be looking for novelty, creativity, scholarship, and applicability to an author-defined audience.
Proposed papers must also meet these requirements:
• At least one author is a member of SLA
• At least one author commits to presenting the paper at the Annual Conference
• The proposal is received by December 12, 2011 deadline
• The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group
• The author (and any co-authors) must be willing to sign a copyright assignment form that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats
Deadlines
12 December 2011 – Proposals due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Helen Losch at helenlosch@gmail.com. Abstracts should be between 250-300 words in length, or roughly one page in 12-point text. Please also identify your core audience (e.g. academic, web).
01 February 2012 – Notification. All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision, and the strongest proposals will be invited to develop them into full papers.
01 June 2012 – Papers due. Authors submit their completed papers and copyright assignments to SLA.
15-18 July 2012 – Conference presentation. Authors will delivery a 15-minute presentation of their papers. Presentation should focus on the practical applications of the research conducted – what is really, really, really important about their topic and results. Authors may be asked to present in the Pecha Kucha format (20 slides with 20 seconds allowed for explanation of each slide).
More information about the 2012 conference is available at:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2012/index.cfm
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Holiday Party Special Guest Stephanie Chase
We are very excited to have Stephanie Chase join us at the PNW chapter holiday party!
Stephanie Chase currently serves as Multnomah County (OR)
Library’s interim Reference, Adult Services, and Programming Coordinator. She’s
spent more than a decade directing public libraries and creating connections
and partnerships, earning recognition as a 2010
LJ Mover and
Shaker as well as a Public Library Association Fellow. Stephanie is the
founder and Past President of the Green Mountain (VT) Library Consortium, a
statewide library consortium providing digital collections and partnership
opportunities to 145 member libraries, and a member of the Public Library
Association Leadership Development Task Force and the RUSA CODES Readers
Advisory Committee.
Monday, November 7, 2011
2011 Holiday Party -- Join Us!
You are invited to attend the
SLA Pacific Northwest Chapter
2011 Holiday Party
Sponsored by FirstRain
With special guest Stephanie Chase,
2010 Library Journal Mover and Shaker
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
6:30pm-9pm
Dinner and drinks at
Online registration has closed. Bring cash or check to pay at the door.
SLA Member- $35 / Non-Member- $45 / Student/Unemployed- $20
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Call for abstracts: MLA'12 in Seattle (deadline Nov 2, 2011)
The annual meeting of the Medical Library Association will be held in Seattle this spring. Please consider presenting a paper or poster, and do save the date.
Call for Abstracts
MLA'12: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012
"Growing Opportunities Changing Our Game"
May 18-23, 2012
Seattle, WA
For MLA’12, the 2012 National Program Committee (NPC) invites you to focus on challenges, successes, and trends in “Growing Opportunities: Changing Our Game.” The theme represents a conscious decision from the 2012 NPC to examine the convergence of sustainability with sports metaphors, particularly baseball. This convergence of game changing with sustainability offers members and sections the flexibility to examine these issues individually or at their intersections.
Online submission for paper and poster abstracts is now open! The deadline for submission is November 2, 2011, 11:59PM CST.
Call for Abstracts
MLA'12: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012
"Growing Opportunities Changing Our Game"
May 18-23, 2012
Seattle, WA
For MLA’12, the 2012 National Program Committee (NPC) invites you to focus on challenges, successes, and trends in “Growing Opportunities: Changing Our Game.” The theme represents a conscious decision from the 2012 NPC to examine the convergence of sustainability with sports metaphors, particularly baseball. This convergence of game changing with sustainability offers members and sections the flexibility to examine these issues individually or at their intersections.
Online submission for paper and poster abstracts is now open! The deadline for submission is November 2, 2011, 11:59PM CST.
Program themes, instructions, and more information can be found here: http://mlanet.org/am/am2012/sect_prog/themes.html
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