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Association Brain Food: 11.24.23

Reid All About it

Until around 2010, philosophers couldn’t speak to one another, let alone communicate with the public, says Crispin Sartwell at Los Angeles Review of Books. Host: Northstar Meetings Group Speakers: Earla Jones, MS, CMP, Director, Conference Services & Operations, American Library Association Rachel Stephan, CEO, Snöball Michael J.

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AARC Works to Advance Health Care Through Its Online Community

Higher Logic

Asha and Amanda: We launched AARConnect in May, 2010 - the association has 50,000 members and about one quarter are currently active in the online community. AARC chose Higher Logic for its robust features, options for libraries and microsites, and an easy-to-use platform that was well-suited to limited staff resources.

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The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. Leadership. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9). May 2010 (3). April 2010 (8). March 2010 (9). February 2010 (5). January 2010 (5).

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. For a great example of gaming in action, watch this 8-minute video on how the New York Public Library engaged 500 people overnight in writing a book about its collections. Dec 2010 (2). Nov 2010 (9).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Where TED Talks do so in a video format, ChangeThis does so by releasing attractively-designed manifestos on topics related to leadership and life. July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference. Dec 2010 (2).

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Executive Connections: Information Chemistry

Executive Connections

SLA’s Illinois Chapter Invests in Members » 01 March 2010. This is a busy time of year for library association conferences, and that means that I have been busy, too. Since the first of the year, I have been to SLA’s Leadership Summit, ALA’s Midwinter Meeting, and the IFLA Presidential Meeting.  September 2010.

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Executive Connections: Why SLA Must Consider a Name Change

Executive Connections

  Our founder, John Cotton Dana, wrote that the name Special Libraries Association, “was chosen with some hesitation, and rather in default of a better.”    The terms “special library” and “special librarian” were the lowest-ranking concepts we tested.  Why SLA Must Consider a Name Change.

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