SLA Arizona Chapter

Central Arizona Meet-Up @ Green in Phoenix

Robert Foreman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:53:27 +0000

Greetings SLA Arizona Chapter Members!

In Celebration of Earth Day (Earth Week) we are gathering for a no-host meet-up at Green Vegetarian Restaurant in Downtown Phoenix. The meet-up is scheduled for Wednesday April 24th, from 6:30-8:00 PM

Green is rated among the top vegetarian restaurants in Phoenix.

Adjacent to Green (same owner) is the award wining Nami, also vegetarian. Nami serves incredibly delicious deserts and coffee/tea beverages. Most of their offerings are not only vegetarian but also gluten free.

Green is on 7th Street in a trendy downtown neighborhood in Phoenix. We have reserved the outside patio. So come out and have a great meal and converse about librarianship and planet Earth.

Green/Nami is located at 2022 N 7th Street in Phoenix. (602) 258-1870.http://greenvegetarian.com/

For questions and details or to confirm that you would like to attend, contact Robert Forman, rforman@global.t-bird.edu

2013 SLA Awards & Honors Recipients Announced

rkneale — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:43:12 +0000

The following information professionals will be recognized at the SLA 2013 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO for their outstanding professional achievements and association contributions:

John Cotton Dana Award
Dan Trefethen

SLA Hall of Fame Inductees
Gloria Zamora
Agnes Mattis

Rose L. Vormelker Award
Pam Rollo
Dee Magnoni

ProQuest Dialog Member Achievement Award
Jill Strand

SLA Fellows
David Cappoli, Dennie Heye, Martha Foote, Mary Talley, Rebecca Vargha

SLA Rising Stars
Alyson Avery, Kendra K. Levine, Aileen Marshall, Amy Sarola, Rachel Bates Wilfahrt

The above recipients will be recognized at the Sunday General Session & Awards Presentation, which kicks off the 2013 Annual Conference on June 9th.

Thank you to all members who nominated colleagues for 2013 awards. We received numerous nominations for well-qualified candidates, and encourage you to nominate next year if your recipient was not selected.

Stay tuned for official SLA press releases for each award, and join us in congratulating these individuals at the conference in San Diego!

Reposted from http://www.sla.org/2013-sla-awards-honors-recipients-announced/

Western States Chapter Reception

rkneale — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:29:18 +0000

This year’s Annual Special Libraries Association Conference will be held in San Diego, CA. Once again the Western State’s Chapters are holding a reception on Sunday, June 9^th from 7:30 – 9:30 PM at the Marriott. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and an open bar will provide beer and wine exclusively.

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In order to put together a head count for food and beverage – I’m asking that folks who wish to attend to PLEASE RSVP. There is no charge or fee to attend – BUT an RSVP would sincerely be appreciated. TO RSVP please go to the link: http://sierranevada.sla.org/events/western-states-chapters-reception-june-9th-sla-annual-conference-san-diego-ca/

Please support the Western Chapters and come enjoy the reception!

San Diego, here we come!

rkneale — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:24:38 +0000

These Arizona Chapter members will be actively involved in this year’s Annual Meeting:

Cindy Elliot, Jim Martin, Mary Feeney and Ricardo Andrade had their paper “A New Approach to Needs Assessment and Communication to Connect and Collaborate with Faculty” selected for SLA’s Contributed Papers sessions, and they will be presenting Tuesday
Jennifer Martin is presenting a paper for DBIO on Tuesday, titled “Using Focus Groups to Assess the Information Literacy Skills of First Year Pharmacy Students”
Ruth Kneale will be participating in several business and committee meetings, and will present on tracking staff publications at the DPAM Astronomy Roundtable
Valorie Rice will be attending as a First-Timer!
Jeanette Mueller-Alexander is attending
Genevieve Nicholson is attending

Don’t forget to join the Arizona Chapter Lunch at the INFO-EXPO Networking Lunch on Tuesday!

Arizona Meets Australia

rkneale — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:23:56 +0000

In February of this year, I was honored and delighted to be invited to be a keynote speaker for the ALIA Sixth New Librarians’ Symposium, in Brisbane Australia. I’ve written a longer post over at my blog, but wanted to share a bit here as well!

Sunday, February 10th, was a really big day for me, as I was presenting the closing keynote session that day. To say I was nervous might be a small understatement. Watching Ingrid Parent (IFLA President) give the opening keynote, and Marcus Foth give the afternoon one (informatics r fun!), didn’t lessen my jitters any – they’re impressive speakers who shared some impressive ideas. [...] In the afternoon, I missed out on what sounded like some great sessions on the twitterstreams, due to last-minute tweaking and pecking and fiddling with my presentation. I’m very pleased to say it went well – the room was packed, the energy was great, and the twitterstream was full of wonderful things. My goal was to tell the group something they didn’t already know, and I’m pretty sure I nailed it! I’m delighted that I also got one of the symposium sketchnotes, by the amazing Kim Williams!

The closing keynote for the symposium was by the always-amazing Jenica Rogers, who I finally got to meet face-to-face. (Squee!) She talked about the need for more wild thinking – not self-defeating ideas, but big audacious grand ones. We need heroes in libraryland – she’s one of them, given the ACS thing (which she did talk about). We need change. We need more activism! She had a rousing call to action to all the new librarians in attendance; time will tell how that plays out. (I have high hopes!)

Overall, I was very impressed with the symposium – especially considering it was put together by an all-volunteer group spread out over the entirety of the (truly gigantic) country. No tech snafus, no scheduling hiccups, food and drink appeared when it was supposed to, and every person wearing a Staff t-shirt was welcoming, open and helpful. It really was a model to me of what a small conference can be like. Congratulations again to Kate and Vanessa and their team for a great experience, and thanks to the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Government for their support in bringing me to NLS6.

If you’d like to read about my whole experience, please head on over to “A Look Back at NLS6.”

SLA Arizona Northern Arizona Meet-up

Robert Foreman — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:58:09 +0000

Greetings SLA Arizona Chapter Members. We are gathering for a no-host meet-up in Prescott, on Thursday February 21st, 6:30 PM at Granite Mountain Brewing.

Come join us to talk about libraries and the state of the library profession. Participate in good conversation and meet other Arizona librarians. Bring along your family or library-loving friends and enjoy the good food and beer.

If you are interested, just show up. Jeremiah Paschke-Wood and Robert Forman have reserved a spot. We will have a table sign so you can’t miss us.

Granite Mountain Brewing is located on 123 North Cortez in Prescott. The phone number is (928) 778-5535; website: http://granitemountainbrewing.com/brewery__taproom

FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT:
Jeremiah Paschke-Wood (Student and Northern Arizona Liaiason): jeremiahpaschkewood@gmail.com
or
Robert Forman (SLA Arizona Chapter President): rforman@global.t-bird.edu

Top 10 Reasons to Volunteer!

rkneale — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:44:45 +0000

10. You’re thankful for what SLA has given to you and you want to give back.
9. You want to add another feather to your cap before your year-end review.
8. Volunteers, like the brilliantly colored leaves now falling from trees (in the northern part of the state at least), need to be replaced with fresh green ones each year.
7. It’s chilly outside, but many roles can be done in sweat pants from home.
6. No tricks, only treats (including underwriting for conferences, meetings).
5. Volunteering is a great way to try out politics, without all the politics.
4. You’ll find out how the SLAusage is really made.
3. Volunteering now would still make you eligible for Santa’s “Good” list this year.
2. Mad Men doesn’t start up for another couple of months.

And the Number One Seasonal Reason to step forward in your chapter: You’ll always be in season with colleagues when you volunteer!

Now’s your chance to step up for any of these reasons and help the Arizona Chapter out. Please consider volunteering for a position!

With a hat-tip to Anne Hengehold of the Illinois Chapter

Northern Arizona Special Library Meetup

tmertens — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:42:07 +0000

Hi all,

I would like to invite you to an informal meet and greet dinner in Prescott Valley on Thursday, November 15 at 6pm. We’ll be meeting at the Fireside Grill in Prescott Valley’s entertainment district (near the movie theater). Join us for pay-your-own-way drinks and dinner, and meet your fellow SLA members! Spouses and significant others are welcome.

Please RSVP to Christine by November 13.

Fireside Grill –

2982 Park Avenue, Suite B. Prescott Valley

www.firesidegrillpv.com

Christine Gearhart
DIGITAL INITIATIVES AND COMPLIANCE LIBRARIAN
christine.gearhart@ivybridge.tiffin.edu

November Continuing Ed Events

rkneale — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:23:53 +0000

There are a ton of fascinating and interesting topics available for continuing education opportunities in November! Here are a few highlights; grab the full file for details and registration information!

November 1 (12-1 pm) Introduction to Fundraising Planning (Grantspace)
November 5 (6-7 pm)   Gamification for the EPIC WIN! (Teacher-Librarian Virtual Cafe)
November 6 (12-1 pm)   Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook (VolunteerMatch)
November 6 (12-1 pm)   The Power of Image: presenting with the brain in mind (WebJunction)
November 7 (9-10 am)   Nancy Drew & Friends; Or, the Case of the Neglected Books: The History (& Importance) of Youth Series Books (Nebraska Library Commission)
November 7 (12-1 pm)   What is the Job of the Library Board? (Montana State Library)

A message from the SLA CFO

tmertens — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:36:36 +0000

SLA will be closed when the DC-area Federal Government is closed for Hurricane Sandy. We apologize for any inconvenience but hope for your understanding and patience during this unavoidable weather event.

Many staff are working remotely but conditions are not optimal. We will respond to emails and voicemail messages as quickly as possible but please do not expect immediate response early in the week.

Linda

Linda N. Broussard
Chief Financial Officer
SLA – Connecting People and Information
Tel. +1.703.647.4938 (Direct)
Tel. +1.703.647.4900
Tel. +1.571.201.2916 (Mobile)
lindabroussard (Skype)
Fax +1.703.647.4901
lbroussard@sla.org
www.sla.org

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Wishing everyone safety and shelter through hurricane Sandy.
Tracy