Category: SLA

  • LibPunk Essay Contest Essay: How I walk the contradictions

    I’m slow on the uptake, but here’s my entry for the LibPunk Essay Contest. I’ve been thinking about the meaning of LibPunk for a while, and trying to determine how I could be both LibPunk and a professional librarian. It’s not to say that it’s not possible, but where do I draw the lines? Well,…

  • Polls are Open! Vote for SLA or ASKP

    Today is first day of voting much anticipated SLA name change. Have you voted yet? Polls close December 9 and the results will be announced on December 10. I blogged my initial thoughts on “Association of Knowledge Professionals” a month ago when it was announced. SLA leadership has since abandoned the ASKPro branding because, well,…

  • What’s in a name? SLA vs. ASKPro

    Patty_Hearst.jpg, originally uploaded by ojo maravilloso. Today, my professional association, currently called SLA, or Special Libraries Association, announced their proposed new name: ASKPro, or Association of Strategic Knowledge Professionals. SLA members have been waiting eagerly to see how the SLA Alignment Project would pan out. A similar vote took place in 2004 (when I was…

  • 7 Things: Making Better Info Pros

    photo source I don’t talk about my job very much because it’s not that interesting, unless you’re into transportation in which case it’s fascinating. (Topics you should avoid around me: parking, air traffic control, bus routes, and traffic congestion.) Last week at SLA 2009, the Transportation Division launched its new 7 Things, because 23 Things…

  • SLA Unconferences: Creating Active Consumers

    photo source I meant to blog something from SLA 2009, but I never quite found the time to do it. I was busy with stuff for the Transportation Division, which is my main camp in SLA, but also the Unconference track. The SLA Unconferences were borne out of SLA Leadership in January. I asked Karen…