Making Friends, Confidants and Memories
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 »
If You Work with Information, You’re Home
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 »
Get a Head Start on Leadership in 2020
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 »
Licensing Webinar Offers Preview of New Certificate Program
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 »
SLA Members Select President for 2021
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 »
Road to New Skills, New Job Begins with SLA
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 »
In Memoriam: Agnes Mattis
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 »
In Memoriam: Judy Field
Judith J. (Judy) Field, a longtime member of SLA who served as president of the association in 1997-1998 and received its highest honor, the John Cotton Dana Award, in 2006, […] Read More »
Takeaways from a ‘Truly Awesome’ Conference
They came. They saw (and heard). They took away. More than 1,000 librarians, information professionals, representatives from industry vendors, and others interested in information management traveled to Cleveland in mid-June […] Read More »
The INFO-EXPO: Much More Than an Exhibit Hall
At first glance, the INFO-EXPO at an SLA Annual Conference appears to be just an exhibit hall, filled with vendors showcasing their products and services. But look a little closer, […] Read More »
