Steve Jeffery will be conducting a tour of the geosciences library and records room of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (a global mining company). The library is within the exploration division and contains 20,000+ books, maps, and reports as well as records of exploration work and core samples. The tour will be conducted on Friday, January [...]

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The end of the year is upon us and it is time to elect new officers for the SLA Arizona Chapter for 2012. Serving as an SLA Chapter Officer is a wonderful opportunity to network with information professionals around the globe, and it looks good on your resume as well! The following positions are now [...]

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Organized information builds power.  It demonstrates connections and shows the big picture, guiding us as that picture gets more complicated.  Join pioneer taxonomist Katherine Bertolucci as she explores the power of taxonomy in its many permutations.  Then hear a panel of practitioners describe their approaches to organized information, from veteran taxonomist Charles Simmons with his [...]

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Join Tracy Mertens and fellow librarians for Stories & Swag* night in December. It will be cool but they do have heaters & hopefully there will be a fire in the fireplace. All librarians, spouses, significant others and friends (and Buddy ) are invited! This is a casual get together with great food, wine and [...]

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  Come out and join your fellow Tucson Librarians at a Pint Night. All Librarians, Students, Spouses and Friends are invited. When: Thursday, October 20 @ 5:30 Where: Sky Bar, 536 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ http://www.skybartucson.com/   Find the AzLA event page at http://www.azla.org/cde.cfm?event=364138

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Finally, October is here with cooler weather! These wonderful evenings are one of the benefits of living in Arizona. Join Tracy Mertens and other library friends enjoying an Arizona evening outside. All librarians, spouses, significant others and friends (and Buddy ) are invited! This is a casual get together with great food, wine and conversation. [...]

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It’s finally cooling off! Join Tracy Mertens and other library friends enjoying an Arizona evening outside. All librarians, spouses, significant others and friends (and Buddy ) are invited! This is a casual get together with great food, wine and conversation. When: Friday, September 16 @ 6:30 Where: Duck & Decanter, 16th St & Camelback, in [...]

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All librarians, spouses, significant others and friends (and Buddy ) are invited! This is a casual get together with great food, wine and conversation. When: Friday, June 17 @ 6:30 Where: Duck & Decanter, 16th St & Camelback, in the outside Beer Garden. (duckanddecanter.com) Duck and Decanter is a Place to Discover. Serving Phoenix and [...]

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We’re looking for a few good people! Are you interested in volunteering with the Chapter? We have plenty of opportunities! Please drop Noah Richman or Tracy Mertens a line if you’d like to know more.

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