Richard James King, a leader in SLA at both the association and community levels and a frequent speaker and presenter at SLA Annual Conferences and other industry meetings, died March […] Read More »
To the list of the many ways that special librarians and information professionals benefit their organizations—helping them make better decisions, improve their productivity, and so on—we can now add reducing […] Read More »
The word posters conjures up images of elementary school classrooms adorned with cardboard rectangles highlighting everything from rules for good behavior (“Raise your hand to speak”) to the steps of […] Read More »
Some memories are made of once-in-a-lifetime moments; others are lifetimes in the making, such as summer trips to the beach, with each year creating fresh memories. Memories of SLA Annual […] Read More »
Ever drive by a condominium or housing development and see a billboard that says, “If you lived here, you’d be home now”? That’s what SLA is for those who work […] Read More »
Want to learn about leadership? A good place to start is a library—but not because it has a lot of books and other resources about leadership. It’s because it has […] Read More »
Librarians are not lawyers, though they need to understand contracts. Librarians are not police officers, although they may help enforce proper usage of content and resources. And librarians are not […] Read More »
Catherine Lavallée-Welch, university librarian at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, has been elected by the members of the Special Libraries Association to serve as president of SLA in 2021. […] Read More »
Looking for your first job, or trying to learn new skills so you can get a better one? Membership in SLA puts you on an inside track toward both. Starting […] Read More »
Agnes Kelly Mattis, a member of SLA’s Hall of Fame and a tireless volunteer with the association’s New York Chapter, died July 15 after a brief illness. Agnes began her […] Read More »