Information Outlook

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• Librarians, Information Professionals and IT: A Natural Fit: MANY IT CHALLENGES ARE ACTUALLY INFORMATION CHALLENGES, AND THE SLA CORE COMPETENCIES SHOW HOW LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS ARE EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS THEM.
• READERS' TIPS.
• An Insider's View of IT: THE FIRST PRIORITY OF THE IT DEPARTMENT IS TO SAFEGUARD THE ORGANIZATION'S DATA AND NETWORK. LIBRARIANS CAN USE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTATION TO HELP IT BETTER SERVE USERS.
• Navigating Our Relationship with IT: Starting a dialogue and identifying common organizational goals are critical to a successful relationship between libraries and IT departments.
• The Transformative Power of Dialogue: MORE AND MORE, COMMON GOALS ARE REPLACING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AS CONVERSATION STARTERS BETWEEN IT DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARIES.
• Five Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with IT.
• 10 Questions: Sophia Guevara: IF THERE'S ONE THING SOPHIA GUEVARA LIKES MORE THAN TECHNOLOGY, IT'S SHARING WHAT SHE LEARNS ABOUT IT WITH OTHERS.
• Personal Interaction Sets the Stage for Success.
• TECH WEBINARS * NAME CHANGE * SLA STRUCTURE.
• 'Keep an Open Mind and Appreciate Different Perspectives': DR. MICHELE A.L. VILLAGRAN SAYS THAT ACHIEVING TRUE DIVERSITY IS AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT REQUIRES OPEN AND HONEST CONVERSATION AT ALL LEVELS.

Featured documents

• The role of information professionals in CI practices: information professionals typically play a supporting role in competitive intelligence practices, which may leave them vulnerable to budget cuts and closures.
• Developing and establishing a good rapport: use your marketing skills to build a good rapport and make connections with new clients.
• The Transformative Power of Dialogue: MORE AND MORE, COMMON GOALS ARE REPLACING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AS CONVERSATION STARTERS BETWEEN IT DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARIES.
• E-books: Integrating Deep Searching across Platforms: Libraries have been making their collections more searchable for years, but too often they resist promoting full text searching, even when that capability is available (and paid for).
• 10 questions: Tina Franks.
• 10 questions: Michelle Bond: her passion for travel and her love of librarianship have given Michelle Bond an appreciation of the diverse job roles and experiences of SLA's members.
• 10 Questions: John Cruickshank: THE CHAIR-ELECT OF SLA'S FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND NUTRITION DIVISION TALKS ABOUT TURNING CRITICS INTO ADVOCATES, WHY HE HASN'T (YET) EMBRACED SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WHY EVERYONE SHOULD READ A MANAGEMENT 101 TEXTBOOK.
• Network like nobody's watching: demystifying networking as a skill for the librarian and information professional community.
• 10 questions: Leslie Hicks and Tracy Maleeff: shared interests in social media and networking led to a collaboration that resulted in the top-rated contributed paper presented at SLA 2015.
• 10 questions: Siobhan McGuinness: Her affinity for twitter and involvement in SLA have allowed Siobhan McGuinness to make a name for herself in the librarian profession very quickly.