July/August 2010 Chapter Notes Available!

By Chris Vestal
DC SLA's July/August 2010 Chapter Notes are now available in a compressed 3.5mb version. You can download it at: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/cnotes/JulyAugust2010.pdf

What you'll find inside:

• Learn advanced search techniques to use when job hunting online in Career Column.
• Hear how members have survived digitization projects.
• Read DC/SLA's President's highlights from the SLA Annual Conference.
• Explore our Conference Photo Collection.
• Get nuggets of wisdom concerning disaster planning, future trends, mentoring and coaching, social media, strategic planning, and taxonomies.
• See how attending the conference virtually had a direct impact on a librarian's job in The Way Forward.
• Find out how to Augment your library's Reality.
• Hear what SLA's Fellows and Rising Stars had to say about demonstrating your value.
• View the DC/SLA Conference Stipend Winner's Poster on Mobile Reference.
• Discover how putting some "UN" in your conference can be a win-win.
• See the historical evolution of prostitution in New Orleans.
• Read about how one of the youngest divisions was also one of the busiest at this conference.
• Get to know the SLA President-Elect Candidates, Brent Mai and David Stern, in an exclusive Q & A session.
• The first look at the candidates for DC/SLA's 2011 Board of Directors

Almost Time to Vote! DC SLA Board of Directors and SLA's Board of Directors Elections are around the corner!

By James King

The SLA voting season is upon us but, sadly, less than one in five members (on average) will take the time to vote this year. That minority of voters determines who runs our association and our chapter, which affects who plans our programs, manages our budget, sets the future direction for the chapter and association, and basically ensures that we get value out of our SLA membership. Make the difference this year and VOTE!!

The 2011 DC/SLA Board of Directors election runs from Sept. 13 until midnight on Oct. 1. We have a stellar slate of members running for the board this year! Information about each candidate for the DC/SLA Board is available here.

All of the credit for this great slate of candidates goes to our Nominating Committee, led by Diane Schnurrpusch and includes Greta Ober-Beauchesne, Lynne McCay, and Rosa Liu. Beth Kirton-Crane is our Election Committee chair and is already preparing the online ballot. If you have any questions about the election or would like to receive a paper ballot, please contact Beth at bkirtoncrane <@> yahoo com or 703-749-1199.

On a separate ballot, SLA’s international 2011 Board of Directors election runs from Sept. 8 – 29. Given the tough decisions facing the association in the coming years (as described at the closing general session), the leaders being elected NOW will play a crucial role in deciding what direction is taken regarding benefits, services, and programs that our association offers. Our chapter is once again represented in the SLA slate of candidates so please, before voting, please take the time to review information about each of these candidates:

• Meet the Candidates
• Candidates Corner
• SLA-TV Candidates Videos

We have also planned a special networking time at SLA HQ to meet with the two SLA Presidential candidates on Aug. 31st - find out more about this free event here.

Who we choose as our leaders has a big impact on the future of our Association and Chapter so please take the time to vote in September!

Needed Participation in the DC SLA 2010 Community Outreach Planning Survey

The DC/SLA Community Outreach Committee is in the process of determining our next Community Outreach project. Please take a few minutes to answer some questions to help us with our planning.
You can find this survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VBT6N2G