Are you a library/information science student in the SLA Michigan Chapter who would like to attend the SLA Annual Conference in July? If so, let us help! The Michigan Chapter has a student travel stipend award that will pay for your registration and $634 to help with expenses. The application must be submitted by April [...]

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Learn how to create a successful survey! Join us for a presentation that aims to demystify the survey process by sharing simple rules for survey success.  This presentation introduces 10 tips for crafting effective survey questions to elicit informative answers. In addition, constructing an easy-to-use questionnaire format and various features of web survey tools to [...]

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The CFL/DSOC Nonprofit Section March Virtual Learning Session will focus on the topic of archives.  This 30-minute presentation followed by a 15 minute Q&A will be held on March 23 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  Here is the description and presenter info: Archives 101 – Preventing Institutional Alzheimer’s What is an archive and why is it [...]

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Sponsor: SLA CI Division Co-Sponsor: Aurora WDC Date: Monday, March 12 Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT Topic: “Benchmarking: A broadly applicable CI tool (and a state of mind)” Speaker: Martha R. Matteo, Ph.D.- Fellow and former President of Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals Cost: Free for SLA members and Non-SLA Members Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/504587822 Planning for the [...]

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Please submit your articles and reports for the next chapter newsletter.  Do you know of a person or subject you would like to promote?  How about a new trend, event, or other information of possible interest to our members? Send your article or report to Bryce Rudder, Newsletter Editor, not later than March 15.  

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Registration for the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO is now open.  See the SLA website for more information.  

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WEBINAR: New technologies for Web and Social Media intelligence Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10am-11am CST Description: This webinar will draw a comprehensive landscape of the different kind of Web and Social Media intelligence solutions and their benefits to arm librarians and knowledge professionals with the knowledge they need to choose the appropriate vendor/technology for their [...]

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Registration is now open for the Rio Grande Chapter‘s February 21 Virtual Lunch from 11:30-12:30 Mountain Time (be aware that the GotoWebinar notice may default to EST and decode accordingly!). Jason Bengston will speak about the Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in 3 Big Steps. Program description: Jason asks these questions: What [...]

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Join us for Leader ship & Management Division’s February Virtual Professional Development Series Webinar. Date:  February 23, 2012 Time:  2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST Presenter:  Barbara Hirsh Director, Information Resources & Knowledge Management NERA Economic Consulting, New York, NY Session Description: Barbara Hirsh, co-chair for the LMD Content Buying Section, will provide useful tools and [...]

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Back by popular demand! Sponsored by: SLA-CI Division and Aurora WDC Date: Wednesday, February 15 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST Free Webinar for SLA members and non-members. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/114576766 Learning to condense abstract ideas into concrete messages presentable in 400 seconds is a skill not everyone [...]

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