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Please join your Michigan SLA colleagues on Friday, June 26, 2009 for our June meeting. After a brief business meeting, we'll hear from members who attended the annual SLA conference in Washington D.C. as they share tips, tricks, and other useful information gathered at the conference.
If you are attending the annual SLA meeting in Washington D.C., we'd love to hear from you! Let us know if you'd be open to attending the June 26th meeting to share a brief description of a workshop, lecture or other conference experience you found especially enlightening and/or useful to colleagues. You need not prepare as for a formal presentation, but a more relaxed and brief information exchange. You are also encouraged to bring print handouts or refer to electronic links you found useful. We can make copies of your handouts if you get them to us in advance. If you are interested in participating, please contact Maria Catalfio at: mcatal@uaw.net or 313.926.5867
Cost: $10 members; $12 non-members
Light refreshments served
Please register by Monday June 22 by clicking here
Click here for Location and Directions
If traveling eastbound on I-94:
Exit at Moross Road (the east side equivalent to 7 mile) and turn right onto Moross. You will travel on Moross approximately 2.5 miles, (you will pass the St. John Medical complex on your left, and pass Mack Avenue) until the street dead ends at Lakeshore (the east side equivalent to Jefferson Ave). Turn right at Moross and immediately get into the left lane to make a u-turn onto the driveway path into the Pier Park (it's parallel with Lakeshore, so don't actually complete the left turn onto Lakeshore, but rather go directly onto the Park driveway). There's an attended booth at the end of the driveway. Stop and let the person know you are here for the SLA meeting. There is ample parking. From the parking lot, enter the park and walk toward the lake. The Community Activities building is at the farthest point down. It's not a terribly long walk, but if you need assistance, let the person at the booth know that you'd like a motorized cart ride up to the Community Activities building. They'll be happy to have someone to assist you.
If traveling westbound on I-94:
Exit at Moross Road (the east side equivalent to 7 mile) and turn left onto Moross. You will travel on Moross approximately 2.5 miles (you will pass the St. John Medical complex on your left, and pass Mack Avenue) until the street dead ends at Lakeshore (the east side equivalent to Jefferson Ave). Turn right at Moross and immediately get into the left lane to make a u-turn onto the driveway path into the Pier Park (it's parallel with Lakeshore, so don't actually complete the left turn onto Lakeshore, but rather go directly onto the Park driveway). There's an attended booth at the end of the driveway. Stop and let the person know you are here for the SLA meeting. There is ample parking. From the parking lot, enter the park and walk toward the lake. The Community Activities building is at the farthest point down. It's not a terribly long walk, but if you need assistance, let the person at the booth know that you'd like a motorized cart ride up to the Community Activities building. They'll be happy to have someone to assist you.
Registration information for meetings will be mailed 3-4 weeks prior to the program date. Most meetings will begin at 5:30 pm, ending around 7:30 pm. You may also receive announcements by joining the Michigan Chapter Discussion List (SLA-CMI).
If you are an information provider interested in sponsoring an event or placing an ad in our bulletin, please contact our Vendor Relations Chair, Alicia Biggers for more information.
For other inquiries, please contact President, Sophia Guevara or Program Chair, Nathan Rupp.
For highlights of past meetings, check out the summaries of past programs. For highlights of the 75th Anniversary celebration please see our special web site dedicated to the event.
The May 24, 2007 presentation on Free Business Websites (PDF) is now available along with More Free Business Websites (PDF).
Mary Ellen Bates' presentation (PDF) on February 1 illustrating how to sell and promote library services in the special library environment is now available. The presentation offers practical advice and suggestions that librarians can take back to their organizations to demonstrate to its employees that even in the age of the Internet, the library can be a powerful tool to assist them with their work.
The presentation (PDF) from the April 18, 2006 program at J.D. Power program is now available. J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information firm that conducts independent and unbiased surveys of customer satisfaction, product quality and buyer behavior. Denton Dance spoke about the company and how it uses information research to perform its services.
The February Program at Wayne State University was very well attended. The speaker, Jennifer Rosenzweig, has graciously allowed us to post her presentation, Improving Performance Through Strength 2-10-06 (PPT), to our website. Jennifer's presentation is based on the book "Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Marcus Buckingham (co-author of "First Break All the Rules") and Donald Clifton.
Research by Buckingham and Clifton suggests that we will benefit more by focusing on our strengths, than through focusing on improving our weaknesses. Uncover your own strengths and learn how to take advantage of this cutting edge thinking.
The personal strengths assessment that accompanied the program can be found at http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html. This tool will reveal your top "intelligences."
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The 2008-2009 MI SLA Mentoring Survey is now available. All of you who would like to be a mentor or a mentee, please complete the survey below. After we receive responses, you will be matched with a partner. This should prove to be very valuable for our professional development. A thank you to all who helped with this survey.
No-Show Policy
In December 2007, the SLA Michigan Chapter Board will institute a no-show policy. If a member RSVPs and indicates they will pay at the door, and then does not attend the meeting, that member will be billed for and responsible for the cost of the meal. Members will have up to 72 hours (three days) prior to a meeting to cancel via phone, e-mail or in writing (unless otherwise noted). After that, the guarantee has been given to the venue and we are responsible for payment. In the case of personal emergencies, requests for exceptions will be reviewed by the board.
No Cash Policy
In December 2007, the SLA Michigan Chapter Board will institute a no cash policy. When paying at the door, members are requested to use checks or money orders, but not cash. If a member does not have a check or money order with them, we will verify their address and send an invoice after the meeting. This change is to a) eliminate the need for those who check-in attendees at the meetings from having to make change, and b) avoid a program committee member carrying cash after a meeting.
The Michigan Chapter of the Special Libraries Association recently celebrated its 75th Diamond Anniversary with a series of events held in Dearborn on May 13th that were attended by over 100 information professionals from public, academic, corporate, government, medical, and legal libraries throughout Michigan.
Check out the special web site highlighting the events of the evening.
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Check out the Job Postings sent to the Michigan Chapter. Most job descriptions are posted to the discussion list before being added to the website. Please see the instructions explaining how to join the Michigan Chapter Discussion List for more information.
If you are an employer seeking to fill a position, please refer to the Job Posting Guidelines for Employers. This page includes a fill-in form to submit your job description online.
The MI Chapter Discussion List is an electronic forum for discussion and communication. Job ads and program announcements are usually posted here first. You do not have to be a member of the chapter to join, but you must be a member of the list to post an announcement.
The Michigan Chapter is bringing together students and experienced librarians through its Mentoring Initiative. The purpose of this program is to bring experienced librarians and information professionals together with students and those new to the field in order to help them become integrated into the profession.
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