Thinking with Your Whole Brain
Are you left brain, right brain, or whole brain? Yes, there is such a thing as “whole brain,” at least according to Donald Marinelli, co-founder of the Entertainment Technology Center […] Read More »
What Happens in Vegas Becomes a Poster Session
How is a Las Vegas casino like a national park, and what can a park ranger teach a college student about business information literacy skills? These questions may seem like […] Read More »
Burke is New SLA Executive Director
Amy Lestition Burke, MA, CAE, an experienced association and nonprofit management executive with particular expertise in the areas of membership recruitment and retention, has been named SLA’s new executive director. […] Read More »
Information Security Doesn’t Have to Be Intimidating
Do you know what an 0day is? How about 2FA? Worried about getting pwned? With words like breaches, hacks, and ransomware popping up more frequently in the news, worries about […] Read More »
Helfer, Sarmiento Head Slate of 2017 Board Candidates
Doris Small Helfer and Roberto Sarmiento, both running for SLA president-elect, top the list of 10 candidates vying for the five open positions on the 2017 SLA Board of Directors. […] Read More »
Newton’s First Law of Librarians
Information doesn’t sit still, so why should librarians? And once a librarian is in motion, should she stay in motion? That’s the question Joy Painter and her fellow librarians at […] Read More »
Be Your Own Boss—Even if You Report to Someone Else
Does the word “entrepreneur” ever enter your mind when you reflect upon what you do professionally? In a world where organizations often have a hard time identifying, clarifying, or even […] Read More »
Show Me the Money (and the Information)
Conducting and publishing high-quality research takes more than just good information—it also takes funding. Information professionals are known for their ability to find the former, but where can researchers go […] Read More »
Pearlstein and Matarazzo to Receive Dana Award
The Special Libraries Association will recognize the lifetime achievements of members Jim Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein with its highest honor, the John Cotton Dana Award, at its 2016 Annual Conference […] Read More »
Unplanned, but Not Unprepared
Time was, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and bankruptcies were concepts you studied in business school. Today, they’re actual things you live through—and a growing number of information professionals are experiencing […] Read More »
