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EPA libraries coming back: following an outcry over closings, the federal agency will reopen all shuttered facilities, staff them with info pros, and make them available to the public: All Environmental Protection Agency libraries that were closed in budget-cutting actions will reopen by the end of September, the agency says in a report to Congress. Regional libraries in Chicago, Dallas, and Kansas City, plus the headquarters repository and chemical library in Washington, D.C., will reopen for walk-in or...; Tags: agency, SLA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-05-01
E-Science, cyberinfrastructure, and modern dance: the Internet's infrastructure is still under construction. What's in place eases collaboration in arts and sciences. and info pros need to know their options: You make it to your seat just as the theater lights dims. The excitement of the audience is palpable. Large projection screens begin to come to life as music invades the space. Colors flash. Dancers appear before you, on the floor and virtually, on the screens. The movements of the...; Tags: Collaboration, INTERNET, researcher, SLA, University of Utah; Research articles 2008-05-01
SLA lauds government report on closures of EPA libraries: SLA has applauded the U.S. Government Accountability Office's recent report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's library closures. The report was requested by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last year following an outcry by the public and the library community over the destruction of sensitive documents and...; Tags: government, SLA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-04-01
Save the date: National Library Legislative Day: SLA, in collaboration with the American Library Association, will participate in National Library Legislative Day 13-14 May. Information professionals are invited to Washington, D.C., for the event that will focus on advocacy and issue training sessions, interaction with Capitol Hill insiders, and visits to Congressional offices.; Tags: American Library Association, SLA, training; Research articles 2008-04-01
Four for the air and the sea: NOAA librarians took different paths to the profession: The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration is a small agency within the mammoth federal government. Yet every aspect of this organization affects the daily life of virtually every American: weather forecasting service, coastal protection monitoring, atmospheric studies, and management of marine resources. Founded in 1970, NOAA is a collection...; Tags: job, librarian, MLS, NOAA, SLA; Research articles 2008-03-01

Best-in-Class Global Firms Experience 50% Improvement in SLA Compliance Through Management and Technology Initiatives: A recently published research study from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks company (NYSE: HHS), titled "The Impact of Globalization on the Service Supply Chain," shows that leading service firms operating globally are using centralized management as well as globally-enabled technology solutions to drive improvements in customer retention, service contract compliance and...; Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., SLA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-02-08
SLA.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Special Libraries Association)(Brief article): SLA announced that Sharon Lenius has received the 2007 Special Libraries Association Member Achievement Award. The award, sponsored by Thomson Scientific and Dialog, is given to an SLA member who has raised visibility, awareness, and appreciation of the profession, SLA unit, or the association. ...; Tags: SLA, Special Libraries Association; Research articles 2008-02-01
Strong SLA Management Translates to Measurable Increases in Customer Satisfaction: In the newly released benchmark report, "Strong SLA Management Causes Increased Customer Satisfaction," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that Best-in-Class organizations achieve 92% of their Service Level Agreement SLA goals. The report analyzed organizations planning, deployment, use, and management of Business Process Outsourcing BPO to analyze...; Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., MARKETING, SLA; Research articles 2007-12-12
On the cusp of change: from art teacher to info pro, her career has changedand changed with the times: Patricia O'Brien Libutti, a retired member, has been surprised by the accolades she received in the past year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In April, the SLA Education Division gave her the Anne Galler Award for Professional Excellence. The award celebrates an individual who "has demonstrated professional excellence in the field...; Tags: CAREER, education, job, librarian, Rutgers University, SLA, Temple University; Research articles 2007-12-01
SLA Military Librarians Division.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Special Libraries Association)(Brief article): At its annual conference, SLA announced that the SLA Military Librarians Division was awarded the 2007 SLA Professional Award. The award recognizes a special event, major achievement, or specific significant contribution to the field of librarianship or information science. According to the announcement, the division received...; Tags: SLA, Special Libraries Association; Research articles 2007-11-01
Robert L. Oakley: Robert L. Oakley, an SLA member and director of the law library at Georgetown University died September 29 of complications from a fall in August. He was 61. Mr. Oakley advised the Library of Congress on copyright law and technology. He had served as board president of the American...; Tags: complication, Georgetown University, Maryland, SLA; Research articles 2007-11-01
SLA to FTC: don't take shortsighted approach to Internet neutrality; SLA has called on the U.S. federal trade commission to reconsider its decision to abandon Internet neutrality: In a letter to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, SLA called the commission's June 2007 report, Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy, shortsighted, and the FTC's decision a threat to an open, robust, and independent Internet. SLA urged the FTC to take another look at the Internet neutrality issue. The 170-page...; Tags: FTC, INTERNET, museum, SLA; Research articles 2007-10-01
Forecasting and Planning Solutions Improve SLA Compliance by 18% and Productivity by 20%: In the face of myriad planned and unplanned constraints and activity, a majority of Best-in-Class service organizations recently surveyed by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks company (NYSE: HHS), stated they are systematically integrating their demand forecasting, capacity planning and service execution processes. The ultimate goal is to achieve the most cost-effective, productive...; Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., forecasting, SALES, SLA; Research articles 2007-09-11
SLA announced its 2007 Class of SLA Fellows.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Special Libraries Association)(Bain and Company Inc.)(Investment Company Institute)(Langara College)(Brief article): SLA announced its 2007 Class of SLA Fellows. This award is given to mid-career professionals in recognition of past, present, and future service to the association and the profession. The recipients are Terri Brooks, Patricia Cia, Toby Pearlstein, Gail Stahl, and Wei Wei. Brooks...; Tags: CIA, Investment Company Institute, SLA, Special Libraries Association; Research articles 2007-09-01
Bloggers' Entries help Oxford track language for dictionaries: updates on the information professionand SLA: To understand how the English language is developing, researchers at Oxford Dictionaries monitor how it is being used by everyone, everywhere, every day. They look at newspapers, magazines, and fiction--and blogs. Here's a report from the people at Oxford: Since January 2000, researchers have fed more 1.8 billion...; Tags: blog, blogger, Blogging, FTC, INTERNET, SLA; Research articles 2007-09-01
Thomson Scientific announced that Stephen Due has received the 2007 Information Professional of the Year Award from the SLA Australia/New Zealand chapter.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Thomson Corp. Thomson Scientific)(Spec: Thomson Scientific announced that Stephen Due has received the 2007 Information Professional of the Year Award from the SLA Australia/New Zealand chapter. The award, consisting of $2,000 AUD (about $1,721) and sponsored by Thomson Scientific, is given to an information professional who has displayed great achievement...; Tags: SLA, Special Libraries Association, Thomson Corp.; Research articles 2007-09-01
Senate appropriations committee orders EPA to restore library access: updates on the information professional and SLA: After much ongoing feedback from SLA and others in the library community over the closing of several EPA Libraries a Senate committee has approved $2 million "to restore the network of EPA libraries recently closed or consolidated by the administration." The fiscal 2008 appropriations bill also notes that the...; Tags: SLA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2007-07-01
Copyright Clearance Center Taking Active Role At SLA: DANVERS, Mass. -- Copyright Clearance Center CCC, the world's largest copyright licensing solutions provider, will be a major exhibitor, event sponsor and participant in several presentation panels at this year's annual conference of the Special Libraries Association SLA, June 3-6 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The afternoon...; Tags: INTERNET, SLA, Special Libraries Association, Strategy; Research articles 2007-06-04
SLA continues talks with EPA: library closures frozen, agency says; Updates on the information professional and SLA: Officials of SLA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met recently to clarify media reports that libraries were closing and materials were being discarded within the EPA's regional library network. During an earlier meeting at SLA Headquarters, Mike Flynn, director of EPA's office of information analysis and access, had...; Tags: agency, SLA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2007-06-01
IEEE Education Stipend goes to Donna Beck: Donna Beck is the winner of the 2007 IEEE Continuing Education Stipend, administered by the SLA Engineering Division. Beck is engineering librarian at the Engineering and Science Library of Carnegie Mellon University. She is also the student relations chair for SLA Pittsburgh Chapter. Beck will be honored at...; Tags: Beck, IEEE, SLA; Research articles 2007-04-01