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
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Webinar with Dr. Annie Green coming November 9, 2011
Annie Green D.Sc. Assistant Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University; Principal, Institute of Knowledge and Innovation; Adjunct Faculty, Kent State University.
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Pacific
Dr. Green will talk briefly about the KM Education Forum which is an ongoing project to identify and grow consensus on the knowledge management body of knowledge, competencies, roles and curriculum. KMEF is co-sponsored by Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science and George Washington University.
For more information about Annie Green
http://www.gwuiki.org/content/profile/annie-green
Space is limited, please sign up at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RRBR7NP
Webinar instructions will be sent out one day prior by email.
Hope you can join us.
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Pacific
Dr. Green will talk briefly about the KM Education Forum which is an ongoing project to identify and grow consensus on the knowledge management body of knowledge, competencies, roles and curriculum. KMEF is co-sponsored by Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science and George Washington University.
For more information about Annie Green
http://www.gwuiki.org/content/profile/annie-green
Space is limited, please sign up at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RRBR7NP
Webinar instructions will be sent out one day prior by email.
Hope you can join us.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Conference Report-Out on June 22
Once again, the PNW Chapter will be hosting a post-SLA conference, lunchtime virtual meeting to recap event and experiences from the SLA Annual Conference.
And as a bonus, we will have Claire D’Mura and Sarah Caldwell (UW students and Frost Gershenfeld SLA Travel Award winners) share their conference experiences!
When: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12pm Pacific
Where: Online
What:
- Claire and Sarah share their experiences
- Cool sessions attended, posters seen
- Virtual attendees report back
- Business meeting and joint chapter/council sharing, SLA news
Everyone is welcome participate.
…More details coming soon.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Western States Reception at SLA
Western States Chapters Reception (formerly known as West Coast Chapters) Reception at SLA in Philadelphia
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Union League of Philadelphia
140 S. Broad Street (map)
Join us at the Union League of Philadelphia for a “taste of Philly” and tours of this captivating historic landmark at 120 South Broad Street. Come and talk with friends and colleagues you never find time to see when you are back home. Union League dress code: Business attire, please.
Exhibiting Sponsors: Elsevier, Plunkett Research Ltd., Reprints Desk, Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid , Zubal Books
Lead Division/Unit: Oregon Chapter
Co-hosting Units : Arizona Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Silicon Valley Chapter, San Diego Chapter, San Francisco Bay Region Chapter, Sierra Nevada Chapter, Southern California Chapter
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Job and Career Information
SLA Pacific Northwest Area Job Postings
Compiled by the PNW Chapter SLA
Announcements maybe submitted to the Employment/Consultation Chair: Ken Wheaton at: wheaton.kr@gmail.com
For additional job postings see the SLA Career Center
Compiled by the PNW Chapter SLA
Announcements maybe submitted to the Employment/Consultation Chair: Ken Wheaton at: wheaton.kr@gmail.com
For additional job postings see the SLA Career Center
Monday, April 25, 2011
SLA West Coast Chapters Reception in Philly
The Western States Chapters Reception
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Union League of Philadelphia
140 S. Broad Street
Come join us for a Taste of Philly. A time to relax and enjoy the company of colleagues from all avenues of the information professions.
More details will be posted soon.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
"Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative" presentation available
The slides from today's PNW SLA Virtual Speaker Series event, “Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative" by Ms. Jamie Muskopf, are available here. We thank Ms. Muskopf for her engaging presentation and generous offering of her time.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Washington Library Snapshot Day 2011
Special libraries are invited to participate in Washington Library Snapshot Day.
On April 12, 2011, hundreds of libraries throughout Washington State will join in the ALA's "Library Snapshot Day" effort.
It's a great way to share a glimpse of a day in the life your library while joining others across the Evergreen State.
How can you participate in Snapshot Day:
On April 12, 2011, hundreds of libraries throughout Washington State will join in the ALA's "Library Snapshot Day" effort.
It's a great way to share a glimpse of a day in the life your library while joining others across the Evergreen State.
How can you participate in Snapshot Day:
- Fill out a brief survey on April 12, 2011
- Collect testimonials from your library users
- Snap photos and share them to the Flickr account page (coming soon)
- Issue a press release about your library's activities
- Use quotes and comments from your annual report to share your library's unique value
- Pick one of 20 participation suggestions from ALA
Ready to participate? Submit your contact information now.
Please contact Emily Glenn with any questions.
Washington Medical Librarians Association conference, March 24-25
Communities and Health: Looking Forward
March 24-25, 2011
Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA
You are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Washington Medical Librarians Association. Meet the newest WMLA officers and enjoy the first signs of spring at the lovely Bastyr campus.
Registration, scholarship, and program information is available here: http://wmla.org/index.htm
Join colleagues from across the state to discuss the latest in communities and health information issues, present and future. Invited speakers will lead conversations about predictive and preventive medicine, gender and health information, and mandatory public reporting and our state’s Healthcare Associated Infections Program. We will also hear news about services and activities of the NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region, and an update on research and projects within the University of Washington iSchool community.
Be sure to check out continuing education courses, too: Third Party PubMed Tools and Lean and Six Sigma Foundations for Information Professionals in Healthcare Environments.
Register soon as class sizes are limited.
See you at WMLA this spring!
March 24-25, 2011
Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA
You are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Washington Medical Librarians Association. Meet the newest WMLA officers and enjoy the first signs of spring at the lovely Bastyr campus.
Registration, scholarship, and program information is available here: http://wmla.org/index.htm
Join colleagues from across the state to discuss the latest in communities and health information issues, present and future. Invited speakers will lead conversations about predictive and preventive medicine, gender and health information, and mandatory public reporting and our state’s Healthcare Associated Infections Program. We will also hear news about services and activities of the NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region, and an update on research and projects within the University of Washington iSchool community.
Be sure to check out continuing education courses, too: Third Party PubMed Tools and Lean and Six Sigma Foundations for Information Professionals in Healthcare Environments.
Register soon as class sizes are limited.
See you at WMLA this spring!
Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative: March 23
Please join us for our first installment of the PNW SLA Virtual Speaker Series.
Title: “Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative"
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Webinar time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Pacific
To Register, please complete the following survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N7S95F7
Webex and Teleconference details will be provided to those who RSVP no later than 3 days before the event.
Open to all PNW chapter members. Registration will close on Friday March 18, 2011.
About the presentation:
Ms. Jamie Muskopf will present a leadership-focused perspective of Knowledge Management that will highlight the key motivators and success factors for establishing a knowledge management function in any organization. She will explore knowledge management as an enabler of effective leadership and a necessary companion to any technology initiative, examine the role of the "Knowledge Manager" (what they do and what they do NOT do), highlight specific examples of how leaders can use KM professionals to support mission accomplishment, and demonstrate how to calculate project based return on investment for knowledge management activities.
About the speaker:
Please see the attached bio and visit Ms. Muskopf’s LinkedIn profile and blog for more information.
Title: “Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative"
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Webinar time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Pacific
To Register, please complete the following survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N7S95F7
Webex and Teleconference details will be provided to those who RSVP no later than 3 days before the event.
Open to all PNW chapter members. Registration will close on Friday March 18, 2011.
About the presentation:
Ms. Jamie Muskopf will present a leadership-focused perspective of Knowledge Management that will highlight the key motivators and success factors for establishing a knowledge management function in any organization. She will explore knowledge management as an enabler of effective leadership and a necessary companion to any technology initiative, examine the role of the "Knowledge Manager" (what they do and what they do NOT do), highlight specific examples of how leaders can use KM professionals to support mission accomplishment, and demonstrate how to calculate project based return on investment for knowledge management activities.
About the speaker:
Please see the attached bio and visit Ms. Muskopf’s LinkedIn profile and blog for more information.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Open Board Position: Treasurer
The position of Treasurer is open, available immediately.
Enhance your career skills! Meet great people! Have fun while giving back to your profession!
Description
The Treasurer keeps the financial records for chapter, reports the current financial data at each Executive board meeting, and collects and processes attendee payments and disbursements for Chapter events.
SLA requires Chapter Treasurers to keep data and report chapter financial standings. The reporting functions for Treasurer are very important to the Chapter, and adhering to deadlines and requests for payments are critical.
Obligations
The position of Treasurer is a two year commitment. The treasurer attends Board meetings (most are conference calls) and Chapter programs, and assists with Chapter business. The term of office is two years.
The treasurer is not required to attend the SLA annual conference and/or the Leadership Summit, but all SLA volunteer chapter leaders are encouraged to do so. SLA frequently offers on-site training for Chapter Treasurers usually with other leadership training sessions on the Sunday when the annual conference begins.
(Additional information about the duties of the Chapter Treasurer is available on the SLA web page for Unit Treasurer’s Information.)
For more information, or to nominate yourself, please contact Emily Glenn, SLA PNW Chapter President
Enhance your career skills! Meet great people! Have fun while giving back to your profession!
Description
The Treasurer keeps the financial records for chapter, reports the current financial data at each Executive board meeting, and collects and processes attendee payments and disbursements for Chapter events.
SLA requires Chapter Treasurers to keep data and report chapter financial standings. The reporting functions for Treasurer are very important to the Chapter, and adhering to deadlines and requests for payments are critical.
Obligations
The position of Treasurer is a two year commitment. The treasurer attends Board meetings (most are conference calls) and Chapter programs, and assists with Chapter business. The term of office is two years.
The treasurer is not required to attend the SLA annual conference and/or the Leadership Summit, but all SLA volunteer chapter leaders are encouraged to do so. SLA frequently offers on-site training for Chapter Treasurers usually with other leadership training sessions on the Sunday when the annual conference begins.
(Additional information about the duties of the Chapter Treasurer is available on the SLA web page for Unit Treasurer’s Information.)
For more information, or to nominate yourself, please contact Emily Glenn, SLA PNW Chapter President
Open Board Position: Vendor Relations Chair
The position of Vendor Relations Chair is open, available immediately.
This vital role is crucial to the continuation of quality programs and services for the chapter.
Do you have contacts with vendors? Do you enjoy promoting the activities of libraries, our chapter, and our profession? If you're ready to develop your negotiation, sales and marketing skills in a new way, this may be the position for you!
Vendor Relations Committee Chair
The Vendor Relations Committee Chair is responsible for soliciting sponsors for Chapter programs to help recover the cost of the programs; and for soliciting advertisers/sponsors for the Chapter website.
Duties:
1. Committee Chair serves on Advisory Board.
2. Contacts library supply houses, book dealers, subscription agents, microfilm service companies, consultants, online vendors and other library-related vendors to make them aware of sponsorship opportunities and Bulletin advertising possibilities. Makes follow-up phone calls to sponsors to inquire if they will sponsor Chapter programs or advertising.
3. Obtains advertising copy from vendors and sees that it is included in the correct Bulletin issues and/or program, when appropriate. Sees that the vendor receives a copy of any issue in which their ad appears.
4. Sends confirmation communications to sponsors who have agreed to sponsor programs, outlining what recognition they will receive, how much money they have agreed to contribute and information on where to send the check. Ensures that program sponsor vendors are properly credited in program literature and the Bulletin.
5. Finalizes information of correct vendor name and spelling for preliminary program, final program, brochures, signs and obtains sponsor description if needed.
6. Invoices the vendors for the ads and sponsorship commitments. Invoices should be sent with the copy of the Bulletin soon after publication or twice a year if the vendor has committed to four issues.
7. Receives payment from vendor and forwards the payments to the Chapter Treasurer. If vendors do not pay promptly, follows up with reminders or past due invoices requesting payment. Adheres to SLA Unit Fund Development Practice.
8. Maintains and updates the listing of sponsor names and contacts.
For more information, or to nominate yourself, please contact Emily Glenn, SLA PNW Chapter President
This vital role is crucial to the continuation of quality programs and services for the chapter.
Do you have contacts with vendors? Do you enjoy promoting the activities of libraries, our chapter, and our profession? If you're ready to develop your negotiation, sales and marketing skills in a new way, this may be the position for you!
Vendor Relations Committee Chair
The Vendor Relations Committee Chair is responsible for soliciting sponsors for Chapter programs to help recover the cost of the programs; and for soliciting advertisers/sponsors for the Chapter website.
Duties:
1. Committee Chair serves on Advisory Board.
2. Contacts library supply houses, book dealers, subscription agents, microfilm service companies, consultants, online vendors and other library-related vendors to make them aware of sponsorship opportunities and Bulletin advertising possibilities. Makes follow-up phone calls to sponsors to inquire if they will sponsor Chapter programs or advertising.
3. Obtains advertising copy from vendors and sees that it is included in the correct Bulletin issues and/or program, when appropriate. Sees that the vendor receives a copy of any issue in which their ad appears.
4. Sends confirmation communications to sponsors who have agreed to sponsor programs, outlining what recognition they will receive, how much money they have agreed to contribute and information on where to send the check. Ensures that program sponsor vendors are properly credited in program literature and the Bulletin.
5. Finalizes information of correct vendor name and spelling for preliminary program, final program, brochures, signs and obtains sponsor description if needed.
6. Invoices the vendors for the ads and sponsorship commitments. Invoices should be sent with the copy of the Bulletin soon after publication or twice a year if the vendor has committed to four issues.
7. Receives payment from vendor and forwards the payments to the Chapter Treasurer. If vendors do not pay promptly, follows up with reminders or past due invoices requesting payment. Adheres to SLA Unit Fund Development Practice.
8. Maintains and updates the listing of sponsor names and contacts.
For more information, or to nominate yourself, please contact Emily Glenn, SLA PNW Chapter President
Monday, November 1, 2010
Rise of the Knowledge Librarian, Nov 12 (virtual session)
"A traditional corporate librarian must make three major shifts in roles begin the transition to a knowledge librarian."
Do you know what these three shifts are all about? Join us for an afternoon session on November 12 to find out more.
Rise of the Knowledge Librarian: A Look at Knowledge Sharing Strategies & Roles
Based on their KMWorld article, "The future of the future: the rise of the knowledge librarian" in 2009, Art Murray and Ken Wheaton look at knowledge sharing roles and opportunities.
Art Murray, Applied Sciences Inc. & Chief Fellow, George Washington University Institute for Knowledge & Innovation, & Co-Founder, The Enterprise of the Future Program
Ken Wheaton, Web Services Librarian, Alaska State Court Law Library
Date: Nov 12, 2010
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM (Pacific)
Connect: (link to be posted)
Cost: Free
Preregistration is not required.
Rise of the Knowledge Librarian: A Look at Knowledge Sharing Strategies & Roles
Based on their KMWorld article, "The future of the future: the rise of the knowledge librarian" in 2009, Art Murray and Ken Wheaton look at knowledge sharing roles and opportunities.
Art Murray, Applied Sciences Inc. & Chief Fellow, George Washington University Institute for Knowledge & Innovation, & Co-Founder, The Enterprise of the Future Program
Ken Wheaton, Web Services Librarian, Alaska State Court Law Library
Date: Nov 12, 2010
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM (Pacific)
Connect: (link to be posted)
Cost: Free
Preregistration is not required.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Pacific Northewest Chapter/Medical Library Association (PNC/MLA) October 9-12, 2010
Registration for the 2010 Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association (PNC/MLA), October 9-12, 2010, goes up $50 next Friday, September 25. Sign up now (http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/pncmla2010/) to enjoy early registration rates and ensure a place in one of the many continuing education workshops!
More information on continuing education sessions at http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/pncmla2010/ce.shtml and below. Registration numbers for CE classes will be assessed on Sept. 17th. If minimum numbers are not met, some of these classes may have to be canceled. Sign up now!
More information on the entire program at http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/pncmla2010/program.shtml .
Continuing Education Sessions: PNC/MLA 2010 Saturday, October 9, 2010 12:30pm - 4:30pm Creating Effective Presentations
Instructor: Anna Johnson ~~ Mt Hood Community College
Cost: $70 | $90 non-PNC member
Many librarians facilitate trainings and teach classes, but few of us are formally trained to deliver information effectively in front of an audience. Feeling under-skilled as a public speaker can make librarians dread giving a talk, and feeling pressure to teach everything important in a single session can make us bombard students with too much information. Participants in this lively, hands-on class will learn how to go beyond slide software to better engage and educate an audience both during a library instruction session and after the session ends. The first half of the class will focus on public speaking skills and audience engagement strategies, with an emphasis on the structure and timing of spoken presentations. Participants will be encouraged (but not compelled) to practice these new techniques in front of the group. After a short break, the class will resume with a crash course in document design principles and processes for creating content-rich instructional materials. Participants will be seated at individual computers and will be given time to practice these document design principles by editing a template file provided by the facilitator. Upon completing this class, participants will be prepared to improve their library instruction sessions by always developing their presentations in two parts: an engaging in-class lesson and a well-designed, web-accessible document for students to learn from later.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Managing Information Overload
Instructor: William Jones ~~ University of Washington
Cost: $70 | $90 non-PNC member
Information scattered and disorganized can overwhelm. The same information organized can be a thing of utility and even beauty. How then do we manage "information overload"? We ignore or eliminate information at our peril. Better is an approach that seeks to organize our information and our interactions with this information in accordance with the roles we mean to fulfill in our lives and the goals we wish to achieve. This is the point of personal information management or PIM. In this course, you will learn about PIM and how it can be applied in your life. The course will include a hands-on segment during which you will identify and refine a personal unifying taxonomy (PUT). Your PUT provides a basis for "placing" and organizing the information you need to lead the live the life you want to live.
Bio: William Jones is a Research Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington where he manages the Keeping Found Things Found group (kftf.ischool.washington.edu<http://kftf.ischool.washington.edu/>). He has published in the areas of personal information management (PIM), human-computer interaction, information retrieval and cognitive psychology. Prof. Jones wrote the book "Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management" and also edited the book "Personal Information Management" (with co-editor Jaime Teevan). Prof. Jones received his doctorate from Carnegie-Mellon University for research into human memory.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
8:00am - 5:00pm
Online Consumer Health and Consumer-Driven Healthcare Lisa Gualtieri ~~ Tufts School of Medicine
Cost: $140 | $160 non-PNC member
How are people using the Internet to support their health information needs? What are their objectives, triggers? How does their level of health literacy affect what they get out of it and their degree of success? What is the role of physicians and nurses? There's a growing chasm between healthcare professionals and consumers concerning the large role of the Internet in consumers' use of the healthcare system and their decision making about their healthcare. What can librarians do to help consumers obtain and manage the information they need for their healthcare? And how can librarians help bridge the chasm between healthcare professionals and e-Patients? What are the methodologies used & skills required to design a health web site for consumers, based on a consumer-driven process?
Sunday, October 10, 2010
8:00am - 11:00am
Third-Party PubMed Tools
Instructor: Alison Aldrich ~~ NN/LM PNR
Cost: $60 | $80 non-PNC member
The freely available PubMed API (application programming interface) makes it possible for programmers from outside of the National Library of Medicine to develop alternatives to PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/> for searching NLM's vast database of biomedical journal literature citations. This three-hour workshop will introduce several popular and free third-party PubMed tools, comparing and contrasting them with the PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/> interface. Through case studies, group exercises and hands-on practice, participants will become familiar with the strengths and limitations of search tools such as HubMed, PubGet, Novoseek, and Quertle. This workshop is intended for intermediate and advanced PubMed searchers.
Objectives: Participants will be able to
*
Use and teach others about the latest updates to PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/>
* Name and develop appropriate search strategies for at least three third-party PubMed tools
* Identify situations in which searching with a third-party tool would be beneficial
* Stay current with new developments related to third-party PubMed tools
Sunday, October 10, 2010
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Services for Mobile Users: Introduction
Instructors: Kim Griggs (web page), Laurie Bridges (web page) and Hannah Rempel (web page) ~~ Oregon State University
Cost: $35 | $55 non-PNC member
In this presentation the Oregon State University MobileLib team will discuss why OSU Libraries chose to spend time and resources developing a mobile site. The team will review the current status of mobile statistics and demographics information, take a look at examples of mobile sites, compare options for mobile catalogs, discuss what is currently hot in mobile library sites, and cover best practices for creating your own user-friendly mobile library site. This presentation is intended for librarians just beginning the process of mobilizing their Web site and will provide you with the tools to make a strong argument to your library management about the importance of having a mobile Web site.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Services for Mobile Users: Coding
Instructors: Kim Griggs (web page), Laurie Bridges (web page) and Hannah Rempel (web page) ~~ Oregon State University
Cost: $35 | $55 non-PNC member
In this class Oregon State University Libraries' programmer will cover the basics of building standards-compliant web sites for mobile devices. Expand your skills by learning about mobile markup languages and design recommendations, mobile testing and usability issues, content adaptation tips and tools, and best practices for mobile web development. This practical course includes information on developing a mobile strategy, code examples and audience participation. For web developers or programmers familiar with XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
More information on continuing education sessions at http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/pncmla2010/ce.shtml and below. Registration numbers for CE classes will be assessed on Sept. 17th. If minimum numbers are not met, some of these classes may have to be canceled. Sign up now!
More information on the entire program at http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/pncmla2010/program.shtml .
Continuing Education Sessions: PNC/MLA 2010 Saturday, October 9, 2010 12:30pm - 4:30pm Creating Effective Presentations
Instructor: Anna Johnson ~~ Mt Hood Community College
Cost: $70 | $90 non-PNC member
Many librarians facilitate trainings and teach classes, but few of us are formally trained to deliver information effectively in front of an audience. Feeling under-skilled as a public speaker can make librarians dread giving a talk, and feeling pressure to teach everything important in a single session can make us bombard students with too much information. Participants in this lively, hands-on class will learn how to go beyond slide software to better engage and educate an audience both during a library instruction session and after the session ends. The first half of the class will focus on public speaking skills and audience engagement strategies, with an emphasis on the structure and timing of spoken presentations. Participants will be encouraged (but not compelled) to practice these new techniques in front of the group. After a short break, the class will resume with a crash course in document design principles and processes for creating content-rich instructional materials. Participants will be seated at individual computers and will be given time to practice these document design principles by editing a template file provided by the facilitator. Upon completing this class, participants will be prepared to improve their library instruction sessions by always developing their presentations in two parts: an engaging in-class lesson and a well-designed, web-accessible document for students to learn from later.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Managing Information Overload
Instructor: William Jones ~~ University of Washington
Cost: $70 | $90 non-PNC member
Information scattered and disorganized can overwhelm. The same information organized can be a thing of utility and even beauty. How then do we manage "information overload"? We ignore or eliminate information at our peril. Better is an approach that seeks to organize our information and our interactions with this information in accordance with the roles we mean to fulfill in our lives and the goals we wish to achieve. This is the point of personal information management or PIM. In this course, you will learn about PIM and how it can be applied in your life. The course will include a hands-on segment during which you will identify and refine a personal unifying taxonomy (PUT). Your PUT provides a basis for "placing" and organizing the information you need to lead the live the life you want to live.
Bio: William Jones is a Research Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington where he manages the Keeping Found Things Found group (kftf.ischool.washington.edu<http://kftf.ischool.washington.edu/>). He has published in the areas of personal information management (PIM), human-computer interaction, information retrieval and cognitive psychology. Prof. Jones wrote the book "Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management" and also edited the book "Personal Information Management" (with co-editor Jaime Teevan). Prof. Jones received his doctorate from Carnegie-Mellon University for research into human memory.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
8:00am - 5:00pm
Online Consumer Health and Consumer-Driven Healthcare Lisa Gualtieri ~~ Tufts School of Medicine
Cost: $140 | $160 non-PNC member
How are people using the Internet to support their health information needs? What are their objectives, triggers? How does their level of health literacy affect what they get out of it and their degree of success? What is the role of physicians and nurses? There's a growing chasm between healthcare professionals and consumers concerning the large role of the Internet in consumers' use of the healthcare system and their decision making about their healthcare. What can librarians do to help consumers obtain and manage the information they need for their healthcare? And how can librarians help bridge the chasm between healthcare professionals and e-Patients? What are the methodologies used & skills required to design a health web site for consumers, based on a consumer-driven process?
Sunday, October 10, 2010
8:00am - 11:00am
Third-Party PubMed Tools
Instructor: Alison Aldrich ~~ NN/LM PNR
Cost: $60 | $80 non-PNC member
The freely available PubMed API (application programming interface) makes it possible for programmers from outside of the National Library of Medicine to develop alternatives to PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/> for searching NLM's vast database of biomedical journal literature citations. This three-hour workshop will introduce several popular and free third-party PubMed tools, comparing and contrasting them with the PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/> interface. Through case studies, group exercises and hands-on practice, participants will become familiar with the strengths and limitations of search tools such as HubMed, PubGet, Novoseek, and Quertle. This workshop is intended for intermediate and advanced PubMed searchers.
Objectives: Participants will be able to
*
Use and teach others about the latest updates to PubMed.gov<http://pubmed.gov/>
* Name and develop appropriate search strategies for at least three third-party PubMed tools
* Identify situations in which searching with a third-party tool would be beneficial
* Stay current with new developments related to third-party PubMed tools
Sunday, October 10, 2010
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Services for Mobile Users: Introduction
Instructors: Kim Griggs (web page), Laurie Bridges (web page) and Hannah Rempel (web page) ~~ Oregon State University
Cost: $35 | $55 non-PNC member
In this presentation the Oregon State University MobileLib team will discuss why OSU Libraries chose to spend time and resources developing a mobile site. The team will review the current status of mobile statistics and demographics information, take a look at examples of mobile sites, compare options for mobile catalogs, discuss what is currently hot in mobile library sites, and cover best practices for creating your own user-friendly mobile library site. This presentation is intended for librarians just beginning the process of mobilizing their Web site and will provide you with the tools to make a strong argument to your library management about the importance of having a mobile Web site.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Services for Mobile Users: Coding
Instructors: Kim Griggs (web page), Laurie Bridges (web page) and Hannah Rempel (web page) ~~ Oregon State University
Cost: $35 | $55 non-PNC member
In this class Oregon State University Libraries' programmer will cover the basics of building standards-compliant web sites for mobile devices. Expand your skills by learning about mobile markup languages and design recommendations, mobile testing and usability issues, content adaptation tips and tools, and best practices for mobile web development. This practical course includes information on developing a mobile strategy, code examples and audience participation. For web developers or programmers familiar with XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
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