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Information Outlook
Official magazine of the Special Libraries Association. Includes articles on the administration, organization, and operation of special libraries and information centers; research reports in librarianship, documentation, education.
Articles from Vol. 13, No. 3, March
10 Questions: Reece Dano
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A CHANCE ENCOUNTER AT AN SLA STUDENT RECEPTION LED REECE DANO TO HIS "DREAM JOB" WITH A DESIGN CONSULTANCY THAT HELPS COMPANIES BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CUSTOMERS.SLA member Reece Dano, 31, is a Zibite and is proud of it. Zibites are what the employees...
Corporate Information Services Keen to Show Value
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Information professionals are scrambling to control their costs and benchmark their performance to mitigate the impact of the economic slowdown.Their budgets under pressure and their staffs shrinking, business information departments are focusing more...
Info File
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Writing for Information OutlookInformation Outlook welcomes queries from authors about articles of interest to information professionals. For writer's guidelines and a current editorial calendar, see www.sla.org/WriteForlO or write to editor@sla.org....
It's Time for Core Competencies and Excellence
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Economic downturns reduce the margin for error and place a premium on essential business qualities: excellent performance, ethical conduct, and product and service value.I doubt I was alone on that memorable inauguration day in hoping that Aretha Franklin...
Public Library Provides Great Starting Point
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Visiting the Web site of the New York Public Library is like taking a virtual walk back through time.New York Public Librarywww.nypl.org/digital/index.cfmWhen most of us think of the New York Public Library, we probably paint a mental picture of the...
Seeking Inspiration to Guide Our Future
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I see so many opportunities for both new and longtime members to engage in the discussion about our future.We're having a celebration in June, and you're invited!The biggest event (by far) of our centennial year is our annual conference, which will be...
SLA Partnerships Provide Educational Opportunities
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Agreements between SLA and two universities will enable information professionals to advance their knowledge and skills and save money.SLA is partnering with two institutions of higher learning to create new opportunities for information professionals...
Staff Retention: Preparing for the Recovery
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Even as information center managers try to keep staff motivated and focused during the economic downturn, they must prepare for retention challenges looming on the horizon.Recently I have been looking into staff retention and talent management issues,...
Take Action to Protect Copyright
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Professional associations are asking their members to take action to oppose proposed laws that would have a detrimental effect on librarians.A balanced approach to copyright recognizes one of the main objectives of copyright laws around the world: to...
'Tell Me What You Know'
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THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT SLA'S 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE TALKS ABOUT DERIVING KNOWLEDGE FROM INFORMATION, THE VALUE OF WIKIS, AND THE NEED TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY.Having guided U.S. military forces during wartime and overseen U.S. diplomatic efforts in the...
The 'Googlization' of the Library Collection
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BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL GOOGLE APPLICATIONS, MEMBERS OF AN ASSOCIATION ENJOYED GREATER ACCESS TO A RESOURCE CENTER'S COLLECTION AND WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE ON MANY OF THEIR RESEARCH EFFORTS.The future of the information professional depends on...
Understanding and Using the New Census Data
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THE LONG FORM OF THE CENSUS IS NO MORE. WHAT WILL YOU DO THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE ASKS YOU FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR HOME STATE WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH OR WHO RENT THEIR HOMES?Since its inception in 1790, the U.S. census has been a decennial count...
Welcome to the New Normal
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From the economy to technology to human behavior, change forces all of us to adjust to a new environment on an ongoing basis.Every once in a while, someone presses the reset button and a new normal arrives. We've often heard about the proverbial frog...
