Feature Articles:
14 Meet the Candidates
Make sure to read about your colleagues who are running for the 2001/02 Special Libraries Association Boad of Directors.
28 Making Change Happen: Steve Denning Tells the Story of Storytelling
When we think of storytelling, our minds may return to fond memories of childhood when our parents would read us a favorite fable or fairy tale. But, as Steven Denning of the World Bank discovered, storytelling can also be a powerful tool for catalyzing organizational change. In his book, The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era Organizations, Steve tells his own story of storytelling and offers guidance to other change agents on how to master the craft. Information Outlook sat down with Steve to find out more about The Springboard, and to learn how you can use storytelling effectively in your organization.
36 Global 2000: Perspectives of a Foreign Delegate
Brighton, a beautiful city in the south of England, was chosen as the venue for the second worldwide conference on special librarianship arranged by the SLA. Information professionals from all over the world gathered in the Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel to discuss issues concerning the profession. Marietjie Marais share her thoughts on the conference and its three keynote speakers.
44 Virtual SLA: A Wrap up of the Association's 2000 Virtual Association initiatives
The Y2K Virtual Association (VA) initiatives focused on further developing the VA to continue remove barriers associated with access to information. The VA initiatives were also balanced and considered members' abilities and desires to access information electronically. This was done by assessing the membership's and industry's needs and preferences as related to the electronic dissemination of SLA's products and services.
Columns:
5 Executive Outlook
Have You Made Leadership a Measurable Goal? Are You a Knowledge Seeker?
26 Strategic Learning Outlook
Money for Something...Important!
48 Copyright Corner
Anti-Circumvention Rule Making Completed
50 Money Matters
New Year's Resolution—Renew Early!
51 Research Briefs
2001 Salary Survey Now Available
52 Conference Countdown
Sports in San Antonio
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4 Classified Advertisements
55 Coming Events
56 In summary - English version, French version, Version Francaise, Spanish version, version Espanol
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