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 23, 2011
"Knowledge Management: A Leadership Imperative" presentation available
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.
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