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Features

• Success
  Do you have what it takes to be a success? Gloria Dinerman explains how a little ambition and a lot of drive can take you a long way!

• Avoiding the Ax: How to Keep from Being Downsized or Outsourced
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  Never fear! There are several things that information professionals can do in order to strengthen the position of the library for future development. Mary Ellen Bates explores these tactics and explains how they can work for you!

• Managing Upward: Working Effectively with Supervisors and Others in the Hierarchy
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  Every middle manager faces the dilemma of managing upward, but it is even more challenging for information professionals because the executives to whom they report may have inaccurate and perhaps negative perceptions of the role of libraries. Kevin Kearns shares how you can master the skill of managing upward.

• The Information Experience
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  A new information era is emerging--one that is linked to experiencing knowledge rather than to receiving it. The time to revitalize our thinking and address the new challenge is now. Diane Senese proves why the profession needs to create "the information experience."

• Internationalizing Library and Science Degree Programs II: Benefits and Challenges for Special Librarians
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  As we travel into the future, our world is becoming more interconnected and interdependent, information is becoming an international commodity, and a critical need for more emphasis on the integration of international issues into library and information science programs is a must. Katherine Cveljo shares some of the benefits and challenges of this integration.

Columns

• Executive Outlook
  SLA Executive Director David R. Bender looks forward to a new season of association success!

• Making News
• Professional Development Outlook
• Money Matters
• Public Relations Outlook
• Government Relations Outlook
• Conference Countdown
• Book Reviews
• Copyright Corner

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