Doris Helfer to Receive Top SLA Honor
SLA’s founder, John Cotton Dana, believed that libraries should be communities of learning, their resources open to all. On June 20, SLA will present its highest honor to a librarian […] Read More »
Guthrie, Hallingby to Enter SLA Hall of Fame
Two longtime SLA members who have worked worked diligently and advocated passionately to further the interests of librarians and the information profession are being rewarded with induction into the SLA […] Read More »
Adams, Kirkwood Top Slate of 10 Board Candidates
Information professionals hailing from three continents and five different types of work environments are vying for seats on the 2018-2020 SLA Board of Directors. Kevin Adams, information specialist at the […] Read More »
Facing the Future Together: My Visit to the Asia Chapter
SLA’s Asia Chapter represents a number of countries, and recently I was able to visit India, where I had the opportunity to speak at a workshop and a conference as well […] Read More »
Already Rising to the Occasion: 2017 Rising Stars
Though the first several years in a new profession often present many valuable on-the-job and extracurricular opportunities for professional development and growth as a leader, new professionals don’t always take […] Read More »
12 Librarians and Info Pros Honored for 2017
The Special Libraries Association will celebrate a dozen of its members for their noteworthy contributions to the information profession and to the association. Awards will be presented June 18, 19, […] Read More »
In Memoriam: Eugene Garfield
Eugene Garfield, a former member of SLA who is considered the father of citation analysis and bibliometrics, died February 26 at the age of 91. Dr. Garfield studied chemistry as […] Read More »
Now Welcoming Proposals for SLA 2017 Annual Conference
SLA is pleased to extend its request for SLA 2017 Annual Conference proposals to all SLA members—not just unit planners, as was previously the case. SLA and the Annual Conference […] Read More »
Welcome SLA’s 2018 President, Roberto Sarmiento!
Roberto Sarmiento, head of the Transportation Library and acting director of the Distinctive Collections Workgroup at Northwestern University, was elected by SLA members to serve as the association’s president in […] Read More »
Early Issues of Information Outlook Available Online
Librarians and researchers looking for articles and columns from early issues of Information Outlook need look no further than the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at San Jose State University. […] Read More »
