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AssociCom

I was working on my laptop between sessions at the recent WA-ACTE conference near Seattle when I overheard a nearby conversation: - Did you hear the keynote speech? - The solution to the wish I overheard was the community’s web based document sharing library which allows any member to upload documents and web sites.

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Executive Connections: SLA Says It "Big"

Executive Connections

I hope you had an opportunity to see the advertisement that appeared in the Wall Street Journal before and during the 2008 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Seattle promoting the role of information professionals. SLA Says It "Big". When the much smaller Assoc. When the much smaller Assoc. Posted by: Paul T. Well done, SLA !!!

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Executive Connections: The World Wide Participative Web

Executive Connections

I was recently asked about where the creativity and the Participative Web were going and how they are affecting libraries around the globe as well as, “How big of a change in mindset do you think this participative Web culture is for the library community?”. Please respond below or send me an email at Janice@sla.org.

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Despite Winter Wallop, Shows Must Go On

Associations Now

The American Library Association also dealt with bad weather during its Midwinter Meeting a few weeks ago in Chicago. Maryellen Geurtsen, director of Yankee Operations, told the website that the dental society “was fortunate to have the numbers we got” and that they “really dodged a bullet.”.

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Executive Connections: Ethics for Info Pros

Executive Connections

We plan to host an association-wide “Global Conversation” on the topic and collect member feedback through “Town Hall Meetings” and through a survey we will conduct around the 2008 SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO in Seattle, this June.

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