Welcome to the Special Libraries Associations Press Room. This online communications vehicle is designed to keep members updated on the Associations PR initiatives, Association events, and industry happenings.
Contact for Public Relations:
Cara Battaglini Schatz
Director, Public Relations
331 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3501 USA
Tel. +1.703.647.4917
Fax +1.703.647.4901
cara@sla.org
Latest Press Releases
SLA Recognizes Five Early-Career Information Professionals as Rising Stars
Alexandria, Virginia, October 21, 2009 -- Special Libraries Association (SLA) honored Michelle Dollinger, Julie Fleischhacker, Abby Thorne, Margaret Ostrander, and Norah Xiao as the 2009 recipients of the SLA Rising Star Award at the SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Washington, D.C. This is the first time that SLA has awarded this honor. It is an annual award that recognizes new members who show exceptional promise of leadership and contribution to the association and profession and is bestowed only on members who have one to five years of experience as information professionals.
SLA Recognizes Five Info Pros for Service to the Profession
Alexandria, Virginia, October 6, 2009 -- Ellie Briscoe, Stacey Greenwell, Nancy Minter, Pam Rollo and Tony Stankus were honored as the 2009 Class of SLA (Special Libraries Association) Fellows at the SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Washington, D.C.
SLA Announces 2010 Board of Directors Election Results
Cindy Romaine Is 2010 President-Elect
Alexandria, Virginia, 2 October 2009 - The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announced the results of its Board of Directors election today. When the polls closed on 1 October, 2802 SLA members had cast their ballots and participated in the election.
Anne Mintz Named 2009 Recipient of the SLA Professional Award
Alexandria, Virginia, September 30, 2009 - Anne Mintz has been named the 2009 recipient of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Professional Award for her efforts to educate others on issues of intentional misinformation on the Web, her accomplishments in writing for the field of information specialists, and for her dedication to teaching SLA members, journalists and news professionals about information literacy. This award, given annually in recognition of a special event, major achievement or significant contribution by an SLA member that advances the profession's growth and the association's goals, is sponsored by Springer, which provides each recipient with a cash award of $1,000.
Diverse Coalition Unites to Counter Google Book Settlement
San Francisco, August 26, 2009 - Librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies today announced the formation of a coalition that will counter the proposed Google Book Settlement in its current form. The proposed settlement is between Google, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and the Authors' Guild. Approval of the settlement plan currently is pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The deal is also currently being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department on antitrust grounds.
SLA Forms New Professional Interest Group for Taxonomy Professionals
Alexandria, Virginia, August 25, 2009 - Special Libraries Association (SLA) announces the formation of a new professional interest division that will focus on issues related to planning, creating, maintaining and using taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies, authority files, and other controlled vocabularies and information structures. The Taxonomy Division of SLA will provide information professionals interested in these topics a focused professional home-base within SLA, cutting-edge learning opportunities, and access to a global network of colleagues.
SLA Joins Alliance Calling for Investigation into Google Books Settlement
The formation of a unique alliance bringing together non-profits, library groups, corporations, Special Libraries Association (SLA) and other consumer groups to call for a detailed investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into the Google Books Settlement is being widely reported by the news media today.
Boeing Library Team Receives J.J. Keller Innovations in Technology Award
Alexandria, Virginia, August 20, 2009 - Special Libraries Association (SLA), in partnership with J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., announces that The Boeing Company Library Services Team is this year's recipient of the Innovations in Technology Award. The team of 12 librarians from the Boeing offices in Seattle and Huntington Beach, Calif., were honored at a recent ceremony in Washington, D.C., as part of the SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO.
SLA Names Richard Geiger 2009 John Cotton Dana Award Recipient
Alexandria, Virginia, August 13, 2009 -- Richard Geiger is the 2009 recipient of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) John Cotton Dana Award. The prestigious award recognizes a lifetime of achievement as well as exceptional service to special librarianship and the information profession.
SLA 2009 Draws Highest Attendance in Six Years
Alexandria, Va, July 1, 2009 - Despite tough economic conditions, sweeping layoffs and shrinking travel and professional development budgets, members of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) turned out in record numbers to participate in the association's 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO held in Washington, D.C., June 14-17.
SLA's Click University Offers Free Credo e-References to Members
Alexandria, Va., June 15, 2009--Click University, the exclusive online learning center of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), will provide members with free access to a special collection of e-reference titles from Credo Reference. Available references include dictionaries and encyclopedias covering information and library management, business, finance, legal, medical, and language issues from publishers such as A&C Black, Collins, and John Wiley.
2009 Diversity Leadership Development Program Award Recipients Announced
Five Up-and-Coming Information Professionals Will be Honored at SLA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Alexandria, Va., June 5, 2009--Five up-and-coming information professionals have been named recipients of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Diversity Leadership Development Program (DLDP) Award. The award, sponsored by EBSCO, includes a US$ 1,000 cash prize and complimentary registration to attend the 2009 SLA Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, to be held June 14-17 in Washington, D.C. Each recipient is also assigned a career development mentor.
SLA 2009 Features Major Conference Support from Dow Jones & Company, Dialog & ProQuest, and Springer
Keynote from General Colin Powell Kicks Off Global Conference and SLA Centennial Celebration
Alexandria, Va. June 2, 2009--The Special Libraries Association (SLA) will kick off its annual conference in Washington, D.C., on June 14 with significant corporate support from key organizations in the information industry. Dow Jones, Dialog & ProQuest, and Springer are serving as major conference partners for what is widely considered the largest knowledge and information management event in North America. This year's SLA Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO is the cornerstone event of SLA's year-long Centennial Celebration.
SLA 2009 Closing Keynote Panel to Feature Aerospace, Business and Technology Luminaries; Television's Judy Woodruff to Moderate
Alexandria, Va., May 29, 2009--Thought leaders Neil deGrasse Tyson, Robyn Meredith and John Patrick, along with television's Judy Woodruff, will share their insights into the future of news, aerospace science, business and technology, and discuss the outlook for both information and information professionals in these fields on June 17 at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Washington, D.C. The panel will follow the SLA Membership Meeting, which starts at 12:30 p.m. and takes place during the SLA 2009 Closing General Session. The session is sponsored by Dialog & ProQuest.
SLA Honors Twelve "Green Champions" With Special Presidential Citation
Alexandria, Virginia, 22 April, Earth Day, 2009 - In recognition of Earth Day, Special Libraries Association (SLA) announces 12 recipients of the 2008 SLA Presidential Citation honoring SLA "Knowledge to Go Green" Champions. The 2008 Green Citation, presented in early 2009, was a special one-year citation created by Past President of SLA Stephen Abram in recognition of the association's commitment to green practices through the "Knowledge to Go Green" initiative.
April 7, 2009
The SLA Centennial Commission Announces Winners of Information Professional of the Future Centennial Video Contest
SLA Opens Certificate Programs to Non-Members
Alexandria, Virginia, March 24, 2009--Special Libraries Association (SLA) Click University certificate programs, previously available to SLA members only, are now open to non-members who wish to enhance their skills in the fields of knowledge management, competitive intelligence or copyright management.
SLA Members Receive 10 Percent Discount on Tuition for Kent State Master's Program
Alexandria, Virginia, March 10, 2009--Members of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) are now eligible to receive a 10 percent discount on tuition for Kent State University online master's programs through the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Kent State University currently offers both an online certificate and master's degree in knowledge management through the Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) Program.
Call for Nominations: The 2009 SLA Rising Star Award
Nominations Open through May 6, 2009
Do you know someone who is new to the information profession and shows exceptional promise for leadership, innovation and success? Please consider nominating that SLA member for the new SLA Rising Star Award.
SLA Offers Free Online Courses Through Click University
Alexandria, Virginia, February 26, 2009-- Special Libraries Association (SLA) now offers free online courses as an exclusive benefit to SLA members. The free programming encompasses all non-certificate online courses that are part of SLA's Click University, including programs such as Click U twice-monthly Webinars, the SLA Online Libraries and Click U Replays. Also available to members as part of their membership dues are execuBooks, recorded Annual Conference continuing education courses, 23 Things, the SLA Innovation Lab and SLA Leadership Training.
San Jose State Offers SLA Members-Only Cohort
Alexandria, Virginia, February 24, 2009--A unique learning cohort is now available for information professionals who want to earn a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) with a focus on business skills and executive-level training. This cohort is the result of a partnership between Special Libraries Association (SLA) and San Jose State University (SJSU) School of Library and Information Science. SJSU's Executive MLIS program is designed for library or information science professionals with at least three years of experience who do not already hold an MLIS. The SLA cohort is scheduled to start in June 2009.
2010 Board of Directors Candidates Announced
Alexandria, Virginia, February 18, 2009 - SLA has nominated eight candidates to run for election to the 2010 SLA Board of Directors. The candidates were identified by the SLA Nominating Committee, which annually solicits names of potential candidates from the membership, and is responsible for putting together a slate of candidates that has exceptional talent, is professionally diverse, and provides regionally balanced representation.
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