Entries from December 2009

December 21, 2009

Executing your goals

The 4 Disciplines of Execution Back to fundamentals! Need help accomplishing all of your wildly important goals because they are being choked out by your daily tasks?  Do you sometimes feel like you’re getting things done, but not making any progress on the important stuff? I recommend this podcast for insights on executing your goals.

December 11, 2009

The name stays SLA

This week we learned that the membership voted to keep the Special Libraries Association name, rather than switch to the proposed “Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.” I was fairly clear that my preference was to change to the new name, so on some level, I’ll admit I’m disappointed.  Still, I accept the results of the [...]

December 4, 2009

Beaverton consultant leads global library association

I was recently interviewed by the Portland Tribune  for my role as incoming SLA President-Elect. Beaverton consultant leads global library association Cindy Romaine begins her term Jan. 1 on the Special Libraries Association board By Christina Lent Cindy Romaine is an expert when it comes to providing information consulting services and providing in-depth research strategies [...]

December 2, 2009

Two libraries and a materials service

On a recent SLA adventure, I visited the Pacific Northwest Chapter  in Seattle and had a lovely tour of the new(ish) library at Microsoft, in Redmond, Washington. The MS Library has an inviting presence with lots of seating. They focus on training materials in the physical library and, of course, have a killer website built using MS Sharepoint.   After meeting with [...]