Information Outlook

The anticircumvention provisions of the Copyright Act contain a requirement that the Librarian of Congress conduct a triennial rule-making proceeding to determine whether the implementation of access controls reduces the ability of individuals to use...

In January I discussed recognition cues and the role they play in branding. This month I consider a common dilemma faced by many information professionals embarking on a branding strategy: managing the brand as a product/service and as an organization.Branding...

The Hottest Job AroundCorporate Librarian is a hot Job for 2003/2004. But that's not all. From music to movies, from action figures to nude calendars, information professionals are tweaking their image and getting a lot of attention-and in the most surprising...

Should you be an award winner? Do you know someone who should be an award winner?The Engineering Division Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2003/2004 Elsevier Engineering Information/SLA Engineering Librarian Award. This award, offered...

Saturday June 5, 2004 Registration Hours Friday, June 4, 1:00pm-6:00pm Saturday, June 5, 7:00am-6:00pm Sunday, June 6, 7:00am-6:00pm Monday, June 7, 7:00am-4:00pm Tuesday, June 8, 7:00am-5:00pm Wednesday, June 9, 7:00am-1:00pm ...

If eBooks are so unsuccessful, why are there so many of them? Maybe they're actually quite different than we expected them to be ...Some Recent News Headlines:Barnes & Noble to discontinue e-booksBubble Bursts for e-BooksGoogle to contain OCLC holdings...

Why should you book your accommodations through the Housing Bureau using one of the official conference hotels? * To ensure the best possible rates and added amenities, SLA needed to commit to a particular number of bookings at the hotel. We need...

(Note: this report was inadvertently omitted from the IFLA reports included in the December 2003 issue of Information Outlook.)What a busy, exciting, and hot conference we enjoyed in Berlin! Outside of our section business meetings where we planned for...

By the time this issue reaches your desk, I will have returned from the SLA Leadership Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. I always find leadership conferences very resourceful and enlightening. Meeting and networking with many people who care...

SLA is also organized into Divisions representing subject interests, fields, or types of information-handling techniques. Each Division elects officers and publishes a bulletin or newsletter. Most conduct professional programs during the Association's...

Registration hours: Sponsored by: Factiva Friday, June 4 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday, June 5 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday, June 6 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday, June...

Suzi Hayes: It's very nice to meet you. We're really looking forward to having you as our keynote speaker.Carl Letibetter: It's good to meet you also. I'm really looking forward to the talk. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun; it's a great audience for...

Hotel rooms for the SLA annual conference have always been a hot topic: Why are they so expensive when there is a cheaper hotel down the street? Why can't SLA get better rates, and why can I get a better rate on the Internet?Although arranging conference...

Understanding how Web advertising, partnerships, and the move for market dominance against search tools and search resultsIntroductionNow more than ever, users rely on the Internet for information and news. With well over 8 million distinct websites2...

It has been 90 days since I began my job as Director of Professional Development at SLA, and during that time I have begun to learn about a vibrant, energetic organization that is very well founded and is yet extremely interested in innovation. I can...

Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:00am-5:00pm The Visible Librarian: Marketing and Advocacy for Special Librarians Ticketed Event #100 Price: $299/MBR, $399/NMBR CE Course: Competitive Intelligence for Sci-Tech Information Professionals Ticketed...

From December 8 to 12 in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations hosted the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the first global UN Summit to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the information society. To prepare for the...