Information Outlook

HER FIRST STUDIES WERE IN GERMAN LITERATURE, BUT THEN SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH LIBRARIES.Not many experienced library catalogers in St. Paul, Minnesota, started their lives in the flat, low-lying plains of Jiangsu, a province in eastern China. Qin Tang...

Or learn more about knowledge management, play some tunes on your PC, do a little shopping-and see what Art Garfunkel is reading.WikiMatrixwww.wikimatrix.comAre you shopping for a wiki? Many of you will wind up using one of the more popular applications....

Innovation may lead to new designs, but good design also can lead to positive change.I first started thinking about the idea of design in library products or services when I happened upon an article about the hugely successful design region of Lombardy,...

New technologies can expand your library's reach and usefulness-and get your clients involved.Several years ago, I gave a presentation on library marketing to a group of librarians in the Washington, D.C. area. I am passionate about this topic, so I...

Updates on the information profession - and SLA.Lynn K. Smith, SLA's former interim executive director and 14-year employee, died January 31 after a long battle with cancer. She was 42.Ms. Smith rose rapidly on the SLA staff. She joined the association...

LETTER TO SENATE COMMITTEE REINFORCES CONCERN ABOUT CLOSED LIBRARIES AND LOST ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, ARCHIVED SINCE 1971.Plans to slash services at the Environmental Protection Agency's 27 libraries could threaten public health and safety...

OFFICIALS IN AUSTRALIA SELECTED A NON-LIBRARIAN TO HEAD A MAJOR LIBRARY. HERE'S WHAT LIBRARIANS MUST DO TO KEEP THEIR LEADERSHIP ROLE.What does it mean to be a library leader into the future? This is the issue explored in this paper. The literature of...

Here are five things you should be working on this year. Only five.I am writing this column having just attended the SLA Leadership Summit in Reno, Nevada. As always, one leaves impressed with our leadership and all the innovations being tried by members...

Why have you stuck with SLA? We're looking for stories about what makes membership important to you.While preparing for the SLA Leadership Summit several weeks ago, I was thinking about the lifecycle of ideas. Certainly, there are more than a few descriptions...

Last month we discussed how to prepare for the bargaining session. Here are some tips for closing the deal.Part I dealt with ways you could prepare yourself prior to entering into negotiations for a digital license (Information Outlook, February 2007)....