Saturday February 5th 9am-1pm
DC/SLA Community Service Project at DC SEED School
Location: DC SEED School 4300 C Street S.E., Washington, DC 20019. Drive to the main gate and buzz for entry to the campus
A small group of volunteers will assist the librarian with processing materials into the school's online catalog as well as help with other upkeep and maintenance of materials in the library and classrooms. Sign up for the event on SignUp Genius: http://signupgenius.com/go/chapter
Sunday February 13th noon-4pm **DC/SLA Member only event**
Sunset Boulevard Theater Around
Meeting location: Shirlington Branch of Arlington Public Library, 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington VA 22206
Join DCSLA for a special, pre-Valentine’s Day “Theater-Around” members-only event - a brown-bag lunch and a matinee performance of Sunset Boulevard at the Signature Theater in Shirlington.
Pick-up your lunch from one of the nearby restaurants. There's a list on the City of Shirlington's site http://www.villageatshirlington.com/storelist.php
(note, most have carry-out, except Carlyle).
Meet at the Shirlington Branch of the Arlington Public Library for lunch and a talk by the play's Dramaturg, Ann-Marie Dittmann, who will discus her role researching the play's background. The actors use the research to prepare for their roles, which in this case included information on the film version of Sunset Boulevard, which differs from the play.
After the discussion, we will head next door to Signature Theatre to see the play itself. DCSLA has pre-ordered 20 tickets at a discounted rate. To register and pay: go to http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/events_files/feb132011.html For information, contact: dcslaprograms@gmail.com
Tuesday February 15th 1-2:30p.m.
ClickU - Social Business: Social Media Tools for Business and Competitive Research
Location: Dow Jones, 1025 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC
Scott Brown, owner, Social Information Group, will present. Free to DC/SLA members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/committees_files/clicku.html All attendees must RSVP to Gregory Bailey at baileyg@rcn.com.
Wednesday February 16th 6-7pm
DC/SLA Fiction Book Club
Location: Barnes & Noble located at 12th & E St, NW
Contact: Barbara Folensbee-Moore bfolensbee-moore@morganlewis.com
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Join us at the 2011 SLA Conference in Philadelphia for FREE!!
The Washington, D.C. Chapter has established the Annual Conference Stipend Award to enable a Chapter member to attend the SLA Annual Conference. All Chapter members as shown on official SLA records as of February 1, 2011 are eligible to apply. This includes student members, retired members, and those who are simultaneously members of other Chapters. Past recipients who have used their awards are not eligible. However, past recipients who have been prevented by circumstances from using their awards, and have returned the funds, are eligible. Board members are not eligible.
The award criteria include future professional leadership potential in SLA and the profession, contributions to SLA and the Chapter, and financial need. Preference is given to newer members who have already begun to take a leadership role. The award recipient shall be chosen by the Board upon recommendation of the Chapter Awards Committee. The award for 2011 will reimburse the recipient for expenses incurred up to $1,500.
The application process shall consist of submitting a form and two professional references. The application form is available as a Word file on the Chapter website at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/awards/StipendApplication2011.doc
There is no prescribed format for letters of reference, but they should be limited to no more than 250 words.
All materials, including the application and letters of reference, shall be submitted via email to Diane Schnurrpusch, DC/SLA Awards Committee, dschnurr@dtic.mil or mailed to her. Please contact her at 703-767-9069 for her address.
Deadline: All materials must be received by Friday, March 4, 2011
Checklist:
Obtain application from Chapter website
Line up professional references
Complete application, gather letters of reference
Send application and reference letters via email or mail/package service to one of the addresses given above
Ensure receipt by Friday, March 4, 2011
The award criteria include future professional leadership potential in SLA and the profession, contributions to SLA and the Chapter, and financial need. Preference is given to newer members who have already begun to take a leadership role. The award recipient shall be chosen by the Board upon recommendation of the Chapter Awards Committee. The award for 2011 will reimburse the recipient for expenses incurred up to $1,500.
The application process shall consist of submitting a form and two professional references. The application form is available as a Word file on the Chapter website at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/awards/StipendApplication2011.doc
There is no prescribed format for letters of reference, but they should be limited to no more than 250 words.
All materials, including the application and letters of reference, shall be submitted via email to Diane Schnurrpusch, DC/SLA Awards Committee, dschnurr@dtic.mil or mailed to her. Please contact her at 703-767-9069 for her address.
Deadline: All materials must be received by Friday, March 4, 2011
Checklist:
Obtain application from Chapter website
Line up professional references
Complete application, gather letters of reference
Send application and reference letters via email or mail/package service to one of the addresses given above
Ensure receipt by Friday, March 4, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Karen Huffman of DC/SLA also named a 2011 SLA Fellow!!!
In addition to James King, Karen Huffman was just named a SLA Fellow as well. Please join us in congratulating her!! Karen has been involved not only with SLA but also several local and distance library school programs.
For those who haven't had a chance to meet Karen here's a brief bio:
Karen has worked 25 years for National Geographic Society in various roles. She is currently a member of the Software as a Service (SaaS) team in the Information Systems & Technology division, supporting the enterprise and its business needs through hosted, cloud-based solutions such as Google Apps for Business. Her recent external involvement includes chairing the Knowledge Management Division in 2010 for the Special Libraries Association (wiki.sla.org/display/slakm/) (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sladkm&search=tag), participating as an advisory board member for University of Buffalo’s library program, and consulting on the technology courses and competencies offered by Catholic University’s library program. Karen’s specialties include facilitating communication and engagement strategiesthrough knowledge management techniques and collaborative models, streamlining and managing workflows to improve business processes, and training and development. For additional details on educational background, contributions to our profession, and personal interest, visit Karen’s vitae, available on her website: www.cybersailors.com/vitae.html.
For those who haven't had a chance to meet Karen here's a brief bio:
Karen has worked 25 years for National Geographic Society in various roles. She is currently a member of the Software as a Service (SaaS) team in the Information Systems & Technology division, supporting the enterprise and its business needs through hosted, cloud-based solutions such as Google Apps for Business. Her recent external involvement includes chairing the Knowledge Management Division in 2010 for the Special Libraries Association (wiki.sla.org/display/slakm/) (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sladkm&search=tag), participating as an advisory board member for University of Buffalo’s library program, and consulting on the technology courses and competencies offered by Catholic University’s library program. Karen’s specialties include facilitating communication and engagement strategiesthrough knowledge management techniques and collaborative models, streamlining and managing workflows to improve business processes, and training and development. For additional details on educational background, contributions to our profession, and personal interest, visit Karen’s vitae, available on her website: www.cybersailors.com/vitae.html.
Friday, January 21, 2011
DC/SLA Past-President James King one of SLA's 2011 Fellows!!
Please join us in congratulating DC/SLA's immediate Past-president, James King for being named as one of SLA's 2011 Fellows!
For those of you who haven't met him here's a little more info about James:
As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library's Information Architect in Bethesda, MD, James King is investigating new services and processes to help provide even better service to the over 5,000 clinicians/researchers and 15,000 support personnel at NIH. This has recently focused on creating Virtual Research Environments based upon the Drupal platform. The NIH Library's first Drupal-based site is the Pandemic Influenza Digital Archive, a site being built around a collection of historical texts about the Pandemic Influenza of 1918, is being built from the ground up as a virtual collaboration space for historical influenza virologists.
Previously, James spent over 18 years at the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, using his IT background to transform the NRL Research Library from a print-based library to a cutting-edge digital library, and was instrumental in broad-reaching consortium negotiations with all major scientific information providers. James has a Master in Library & Information Science from Catholic University of America (2002) and a Bachelors of Computer Graphics from Salem International University (1989). James has served on several industry library advisory boards, has received the SLA Innovations in Technology Award, and was the 2010 President of the DC/SLA Chapter and is the Convener of the SLA Information Futurist Caucus. In his 'free' time, he and his wife Carla are active in their church's children's ministry and spoil their little daughter Sarah.
For those of you who haven't met him here's a little more info about James:
As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library's Information Architect in Bethesda, MD, James King is investigating new services and processes to help provide even better service to the over 5,000 clinicians/researchers and 15,000 support personnel at NIH. This has recently focused on creating Virtual Research Environments based upon the Drupal platform. The NIH Library's first Drupal-based site is the Pandemic Influenza Digital Archive, a site being built around a collection of historical texts about the Pandemic Influenza of 1918, is being built from the ground up as a virtual collaboration space for historical influenza virologists.
Previously, James spent over 18 years at the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, using his IT background to transform the NRL Research Library from a print-based library to a cutting-edge digital library, and was instrumental in broad-reaching consortium negotiations with all major scientific information providers. James has a Master in Library & Information Science from Catholic University of America (2002) and a Bachelors of Computer Graphics from Salem International University (1989). James has served on several industry library advisory boards, has received the SLA Innovations in Technology Award, and was the 2010 President of the DC/SLA Chapter and is the Convener of the SLA Information Futurist Caucus. In his 'free' time, he and his wife Carla are active in their church's children's ministry and spoil their little daughter Sarah.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Join us at the SLA Leadership Summit Welcome Reception for FREE!!
DC/SLA is excited to announce its giving away free tickets to the SLA Leadership Summit to the first two LIS students that email Mary Talley at mary.talleygarcia@gmail.com
Network with SLA Leadership from around the country while exploring the exhibits at the Navy Memorial. Hors d’ Oeuvres and drinks will be served.
Each attendee will receive one drink ticket at the Welcome Reception that will be good for beer, wine or soda. Additional drink tickets can be purchased at the reception.
Raffle Baskets will be auctioned off at the reception. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale at the Registration Desk and at the reception as well.
Each attendee will receive one drink ticket at the Welcome Reception that will be good for beer, wine or soda. Additional drink tickets can be purchased at the reception.
Raffle Baskets will be auctioned off at the reception. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale at the Registration Desk and at the reception as well.
Don't fret if you miss the two free tickets-interested students still receive discounted pricing if they register by midnight Wednesday January 19th at http://tinyurl.com/29afrlb
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