Change the perception. Having attended 19 of the last 20 conferences, and watching attendance exceed over 7000 people and then this past year fall below 3000, the one thought that keeps […] Read More »
Candidate Question #5: SLA is an international organisation. How can SLA involve and reach out more to members outside of North America? I am Valerie Perry and I am a […] Read More »
In my answer to Question One, I indicated the reasons that I stayed in SLA and these are the things that have helped me grow as a person and as […] Read More »
Groucho Marx once said, “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” When I joined SLA over 20 years ago, this was the […] Read More »
Although most of our membership is in North America, SLA members hail from 50-plus countries. Each year at the annual conference I am amazed that colleagues from India, Japan, Saudi […] Read More »
I joined SLA over thirty years ago. I was working as a cataloger and decided I wanted to do science/engineering reference. The “old” San Andreas chapter held meeting very close […] Read More »
The first thing I would do would be to talk to members from the various international chapters and find out why they joined and stay in SLA. Then, if possible, […] Read More »
If you are looking at a non-traditional path, there is not one exact way to do. The following are what I consider common sense suggestions on how to look for […] Read More »
Network, network and keep focus on learning! Hello, my name is Tony Landolt and I am running for the position of Director. Over the past 20+ years that I have […] Read More »
I think many of us don’t know how other chapters work let alone the international chapters. Do they meet monthly, weekly, yearly, do they focus on the educational or bring […] Read More »