Information Professionals Ready to Declare Independence at SLA's 91st Annual Conference
Eight thousand information professionals are expected to convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, for the Special Libraries Association's ninety-first annual conference, June 10-15, 2000.
The conference, themed "Independence to Interdependence: The Next Phase in the Information Revolution," reflects the evolving, active, and independent role of information professionals and special librarians within their organizations.
David Talbot, founder, editor, and CEO of SALON magazine and Terry Gross of National Public Radio will address the General Session attendees in a question and answer format on Monday, June 12 at 9:00 a.m. in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
In addition to expanding networking opportunities, the conference will offer hundreds of continuous learning experiences sponsored by SLA headquarters and its divisions, examining the independent role of information professionals and the importance of interdependence in the new millennium.
Other annual conference highlights include the SLA Exhibit Hall, which will showcase more than 300 companies representing 500 booths, featuring the latest and most up to date technological resources on the market.
For more information on the annual conference, visit the SLA web site at www.sla.org/conf or contact the Special Libraries Association at 1-202-234-4700.
SLA's Exhibit Hall Goes Virtual
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announces the opening of its new Virtual Exhibit Hall, located on the web at www.slavirtualexhibits.com.
This new interactive site is designed to allow conference participants greater access to information on vendors and save them valuable time during SLA's 91st Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Visitors may now find information on companies that will be exhibiting at the Annual Conference, create lists of exhibitors to visit, pre-plan schedules and map routes through the exhibit hall -all right on the desktop.
Virtual exhibits feature product listings and descriptions, access to company news releases, articles, and corporate information, access to software and documents, customer feedback and information requests, links to corporate web sites, and updating information on products and services throughout the year.
Exhibitors have the unique option of selecting from four different levels of Virtual Booths. Level one, which is the basic level, shows the company's name, location, and booth number in the exhibit hall. Level two is similar to the first, but includes a link to the company's web page. The third and fourth levels have the look of an exhibit booth and offer features such as contact information, product categories, banner ads and press releases.
For more information on SLA's Virtual Exhibit Hall, please visit the site at: www.slavirtualexhibits.com or contact Lorna Walls at 1-202-939-3680; e-mail: lorna@sla.org
Shirley to Share Information Technology Expertise at Global 2000 Conference
Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, an expert in the field of information technology and one of Europe's outstanding business women will be one of three confirmed speakers at Global 2000, the Worldwide Conference on Special Librarianship, October 16-19, 2000, in Brighton, UK.
Shirley will share her expertise and knowledge with an audience of more than 1,000 participants from around the global information community at the Stakis Brighton Metropole Hotel, Monday, October 16, 2000, at 9:00AM.
Shirley is founder and life president of the Information Technology Company, F.I. Group Plc, one of Britain's leading information technology groups. In 1985, she was presented the RITA (Recognition of Information Technology) Award and the Freedom of the City of London Award in 1987. In 1989-1990, she served as president of the British Computer Society, before officially retiring in 1993.
To review the biography for Shirley, or to check for updated information on Global 2000, please visit the Global 2000 web site at www.slaglobal2000.org.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Brindley Named First Woman Chief Executive of the British Library
Lynne Brindley, a professional librarian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Leeds University, has triumphed over James Boyle, the former Controller of BBC Radio 4 to become the first woman chief executive of the British Library, effective July 1, 2000. The library has not been run by a woman or a professional librarian since it separated from the British Museum in 1972.
Brindley, accepting this position as the library settles into its new home at St. Pancras in London, says: "I feel enormously privileged to be taking on the job of chief executive at such a critical time." She also said the range of responsibilities would stretch from the "the potential for commercial exploitation" to "building up research facilities." Brindley emphasized the need to develop the library's web site, which had achieved ten million hits last year.
Brindley has also worked at the London School of Economics and Aston University, and was senior management consultant with KPMG. Between 1979 and 1985 she worked for the British Library in bibliographic services and as head of the chief executive's office.
AIIP Announces Sue Rugge Memorial Award
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) recently announced the establishment of the Sue Rugge Memorial Award, with the first annual award to be presented at the AIIP's Fourteenth Annual Conference in Washington, DC, USA in April 2000.
Sue Rugge, widely regarded as the pioneer of the independent information industry, died June 12, 1999, in Oakland, California. Rugge was a founding member of AIIP, and served as president in 1988-1989. She wrote The Information Broker's Handbook.
The Sue Rugge Memorial Award will consist of a complimentary AIIP conference registration and $300 cash stipend, which will be awarded to a regular member of AIIP who has significantly helped another member through formal of informal mentoring.
MEMBER NEWS
J Hudson Named Research and Information Specialist
J Hudson has joined the staff of Edward Howard & Company's public relations counsel, as a research and information specialist. Hudson will manage issues monitoring and business intelligence assignments for a range of clients in all four of Edward Howard & Company's offices throughout the state of Ohio. Prior to joining the firm, Hudson was a corporate librarian for TL Express, a logistics company. Hudson is an active member of SLA.
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