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Page last updated: 17 July 1999Editor: Susan
Stramiello
Susan Stramiello/FCC-SLA
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Phone: 203.973.6788 Fax: 203.359.8066
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President Sandra Lahtinen
President-elect Nicole Stamatelos
Director-at-Large Bill Langham
Secretary Beth Dominianni
Treasurer Jack Stevens
The Election will take place at the Chapter Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 12, 1999.
Additional names may be submitted to the Nominating Committee.
Regarding the winter meeting, as many of you know, our chapter has been without a President-Elect for most of this year since Sue Cronizer relocated to Michigan with her family (where she is doing well and sends her regards). The person in this role is primarily responsible for planning the meetings for the year. Without someone to fulfill this responsibility it falls on the other members of the Board to plan meetings on top of their other duties. As you may imagine this absence created quite a burden for the Board this year.
One of the responsibilities that fell to me was (notice the past tense!) to find someone to fill the vacant role of President-Elect. Anyone who has ever served on the nominating committee knows what a job this is. In fact, it has taken most of my term as President to do this. I am extremely pleased to announce and ask you to join me in welcoming Sandra Lahtinen from Gartner Group as the new President-Elect of FCC/SLA. Sandra is currently a Research Team Leader at Gartner where she has worked for almost seven years. Prior to Gartner Sandra received her MLS from Rutgers University. Sandra has been an active
member of FCC/SLA and has previously served as Membership Chair for the Chapter for two years. She is also a member of SCIP, ASIS, and ALA. Sandra is an excellent addition to our Board and again I ask that you help me to welcome her in her new position.
The bad news, if I may call it that, is that Sandra will be facing a tremendous challenge in the upcoming year. I believe that our Chapter is at a turning point, in fact. There will be several open positions to fill on our Board at the same time as we consider adding new positions to spread the work around and to hopefully be able to serve our membership in new and exciting ways. Please see Sandra’s article “Time of Renewal” in this Bulletin regarding this issue. Right now we need everyone’s help so that our Chapter can continue to move forward. I’m hoping for excellent attendance at our next meeting and for several people to step forward and volunteer in some capacity for next year.
See you April 6th!
Stop Being a Couch Potato
Join the FCC Board!
Let me back up…So much is going on right now at my library that I cannot see straight! Priorities have taken a back seat to more important things. Library inquiries are up 45% over last year. Over the past six-months, inquiries continue to increase 40% month over month.
I know – this is great – job security. I do have gratitude that I have a job at a growing company.
But with this growth comes the need for more staff and more staff requires more space. Luckily, my management recognizes this growth and has allowed me to hire another librarian and to add more space to my existing library.
Let’s start with the construction project.
Anyone who has ever had to deal with a contractor knows that it is not the most entertaining thing to do. Especially for someone with a type-A personality. Everything has to be done perfectly and in an organized manner.
Fat chance!
Unable to get additional offices near the library during the construction project, two of us got a roommate in our offices. Talk about together-ness! At one point, we were sharing two phones between four people! My office currently houses: two adults, one bookcase, one 4-drawer file cabinet, one 2 drawer lateral file cabinet, one 2 drawer file cabinet, two desks (one with a return), three chairs, six cork/white boards, over twelve boxes, two dead plants, a broken fire extinguisher (don’t ask!) and a poster of Yoda from Star Wars!
They supposedly finished painting and installing the new carpet the
other day. Picture this: an eight by eight-foot section of dark gray carpeting
surrounded by new light gray carpeting. The dark gray carpeting lays about
a quarter-inch taller
than the light gray. The contractor thought he would save some
money by doing this – luckily I happened to come in extra early the morning
they were supposed to move the furniture back in! The dark gray carpeting
is being replaced (after about a one hour heated discussion with the contractor!)
(Did I mention that I am Sicilian!)? The painters did not spackle
any of the holes - during the first time they painted - the contractor
felt that a second coat was necessary after our second heated discussion!
For three cubicles, the contractor had his electrician put in one phone line and one electrical outlet. Did I mention that the one electrical outlet doesn’t even work! During our third heated discussion, I received six additional phone lines and jacks, and six more electrical outlets. Now I am finally ready for my new person to start. Oh yeah, she declined the position!
Searching for qualified librarians…
I was speaking with a fellow FCC member the other day that told me that she was aware of six open librarian positions in the Stamford area alone! That explains why during the past five months, I have made three offers and received three rejections. Although this last time we were so close.
I spent yesterday rewriting and reposting the job ad. I also tried to sit quietly (currently my only quiet time is while I am sitting on I-95 during my one-hour commute) and evaluate my last three failed attempts at hiring a librarian. I discovered that I am very particular and obsessed with finding the perfect librarian. After all, my last three hires were right on the money.
My job ad states ‘detail oriented’ and ‘fast-paced corporate library’. Why then do I continue to get unqualified resumes? What are they teaching students at our library schools about applying for a job?
Is it me?
Are other area libraries receiving poor resumes? Are you interviewing
poorly prepared candidates?
Poorly written resumes…
I just received a resume in my email from someone in the mid-west. I almost deleted it since the senders email address reads something like Pretty Sunset – I thought it was junk mail. This person is graduating in May with a MLS and has completed internships with several Fortune 500 companies. At first glance, I make a note to set up a phone interview. At second glance, I notice a typo and then another and then another for a grand total of twelve typos ranging from misspelled database names and other select words.
My first reaction is to delete this thing so that I don’t waste anymore of my time. My second reaction is to forward it to HR so that they can write back with our standard ‘thank you but…’ letter. For some strange reason, I begin to reflect back when I first started looking for a job. I now feel sorry for this person and decide to write back pointing out the errors.
I compose an email citing line by line errors in spelling and grammar. I suggest rewording several tasks and reordering several lines. An hour later, I am done. That’s an hour I really didn’t have this morning. But I feel better. Hopefully this person will make the necessary changes and find the perfect job at the perfect organization.
Poor interviews –
Last year, I had a recent graduate from an area library school actually yawn several times during the interview! And at the end of the interview (which I cut short by at least 15 minutes) asked when he would be coming back for a second interview! Was he kidding!
During one of my last interviews, the person flat out told me that they wold not work any over
time. When I reminded the candidate about our phone interview, where I clearly stated that some overtime might be required in addition to our very busy 40-hour week, the person said that they misunderstood what I had said!
What can be done? I am calling on Chapter members with hiring responsibilities to send me an email citing your hiring nightmares. Maybe together, we can prepare a document outlining the dos and don’ts of applying for jobs. We have to do something to address such a poor attention to detail.
O.K. – I’m done.
Thanks for listening.
I hope you enjoy the rest of this issue. It took a while to come together but I am pleased with how it turned out.
Keep those cards and letters coming!
The deadline for the next issue is April 23rd.
“Flexible, is not a skill, Mommy.”
“You should not include it in your opening summary statement.”
Well, I beg to differ with my daughter, and have left “flexible” as the lead word in my summary statement on all of the different versions of my resume.
When I relocated to Stamford, CT from New York City in the summer of 1979 to continue my employment with Union Carbide Corp. of Danbury, CT, I knew (or did I really know? I have often wondered why I chose to live In Stamford instead of Danbury or at least a City that was closer to the job site) that I would work at Carbide until I retired. I had just received my Master’s, had gotten a great promotion, just learned to drive, bought a new car, rented a great big old house in downtown Stamford that my family absolutely loved, my son was all settled in his new school – all courtesy of Union Carbide. Life was GRAND!
In the spring of 1987, after thirteen years of employment, after a series of unfortunate mishaps at the company, after trouble in the economy or for whatever reason(s), my employment with Carbide was terminated. I had more seniority and credentials than staff left in place, and I was both mad and sad. But as I thought about what had happened, I began to see it as an opportunity to take the outplacement and other support Carbide offered and build a new life for myself in my beloved South - Atlanta, GA.
So, with a freshly crafted resume, I packed my car, (leaving my home in tact) and headed for Atlanta. I stopped off in Washington, DC to interview for a job with the Federal Trade Commission that I had heard about through the SLA National JobLine. As a former
Government employee (nothing fancy reader, I once worked at the Post Office) I was entitled to the job immediately - that very day. SLA, however, had made an error - it was a part-time job.
Looking for a job is a full-time job. I spent all of June, July and half of August looking. Late August produced one interview with the Environmental Protection Agency and a call from Union Carbide offering me my old job back plus the duties of one of my former colleagues who had been retained but later left and they offered me my same salary. My family said “TAKE IT!” But I was feeling very confident that summer of 1987 and I said “NO!”
In the fall of 1987, with not a job or a prospect of a job materializing in Atlanta, my funds nearly depleted, I returned to Connecticut. I secured a number of interviews, mostly from newspaper advertisements, that are yet too painful to describe. One question that popped up in all of the interviews made me really nervous: “where had I been since June?”. I was never sure my response that I had tried to relocate to the South was convincing, but it was the truth.
In December of 1987 I interviewed with United Technologies in Hartford. While they did not hire me for the jobs advertised, I was told that a position would be created for me at one of their subsidiaries and that they would be in touch with me in January. It was during this time that I really learned to pray.
The first week in January, Sue Silverman, President of our local chapter
called me bout a job possibility with AMAX, Inc. in
Greenwich, CTI inquired and was told to send in my resume. Two days
later, the job appeared in the local paper. I reapplied. Later that
week, I interviewed with AMAX.
The day after my interview with AMAX, United Technologies called with a job offer and followed up with a letter outlining the specifics, including a relocation package. I must admit, that had I not had another possible option, I would have taken the position in Hartford immediately. I must also admit, that I made possibly one of the boldest moves that I have ever made…I used the Hartford offer to secure the AMAX, Inc. position. I was hired that week at a salary that was considerably higher than I had initially agreed upon. As an aside, I began work on the first day that the Country celebrated Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday. In my mind, showing up for work at AMAX was the greatest tribute that I could pay to Dr. King on that day. Prayer is a good thing and the local chapter of SLA ‘s lead proved to be indeed, more accurate than the earlier lead I had received from National.
Two years later, on the opening day of the 1990 SLA Convention, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, I made my scheduled call to the office and was told to come home immediately. AMAX was closing its Library. Two weeks later, the strategic function of the Climax division agreed that it could not function without a Library – now those were some super intelligent people as well as some of the nicest people I have ever worked with and I became their Solo Librarian. I joined that division of the Association, took all of the courses on the subject, relocated the Library, boosted usage statistics, created a Library newsletter, celebrated International Librarians’ Day, discovered access to the Internet, trained the Climax staff on gaining
Internet access… Life was GOOD!… AMAX agreed to merge itself and all of its subsidiaries except the aluminum business with Cypress. Guess what? I was out of work AGAIN! This was in 1994.
This time I really, really prayed. I also decided that I would never ever be caught in that position again. I had relied on institutions for my livelihood and those institutions had failed me. I decided that I had had it. I organized my own business and named it OFFHOURS. Its hours were from 7:00 at night until 3:00 in the morning, and its clientele would be those persons working late at night who needed that one piece of information and no place to get it. I lined up, by word of mouth, four corporate clients and decided I would only work part time in the corporate setting until OFFHOURS was up and running. Three days before my last day at Climax, our colleague Shirlee Schwarz called with a temporary position at GTE which I agreed to take. I was on my way.
No man can serve two masters.*
It was literally impossible to devote quality time to both positions.
GTE won. I did not market OFFHOURS. I only worked for the clients that
I had secured. Later that year, the Internet exploded allowing everyone
access to information and GTE was a very busy place. As GTE was both
business and legal, I began to take paralegal courses at Fairfield University.
I also earned a Certificate in Litigation from the University of Connecticut.
In the summer of 1998, GTE relocated its headquarters, including the
Library to Dallas, Texas. I had an opportunity to relocate, but an unfortunate
situation occurred and I declined the offer.
Familiar with the routine, I upgraded my resume and began to circulate it. I upgraded the equipment for my home office – began circulating, by word of mouth that OFFHOURS was open for business. The South called again, this time with a possible position at a Public Library. In the telephone screen, they expressed a concern about my lack of Public Library experience. I turned to our colleague Maura Ritz, formerly of the Darien Public Library, for advice on getting over the public versus corporate hurdle of the interview. Maura was extremely helpful. Not only did she provide me with tips, she offered me a part-time job on Saturdays at the reference desk (you will find me there every other Saturday) to gain public library experience
The following week, at the suggestion of a co-worker who had seen an advertisement in the local paper, I faxed my resume to a local law firm. One week and three interviews later, I accepted the job as Librarian with the Law Firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP in its Stamford, Connecticut office. You will find me here Mondays through Friday, from 9 AM until 5PM.
Flexible Librarian with more than
twenty years experience seeks….
Pray, Prepare, Patience,
Associate, Network.
By the way, I recently enrolled in a distance learning program at St. Joseph’s College of Maine.
I am studying for a Master’s in Pastoral Studies.
*Matt:6:24
Though, I have been buying electronic resources for a number of years, trusting the purchasing and legal professionals to handle the language in the licensing agreements, I still longed to know more. My agreements would have to be better suited to the organization’s needs, needs that the purchasing and legal professionals may not understand or consider. Also, given the trend to provide more resources electronically, I found myself dealing with an ever increasing about of agreements.
Three presenters approached two aspects of this topic. Molly H. Sherden, a partner in the business and litigation departments of Peabody & Arnold, started the session by giving an overview of licensing. She defined a license and described types of licenses. Then gave tips on understanding agreements. Her segment was specific and well done.
Pamela Clark, Vice President, American International Group addressed licensing terms and conditions. She said to consider user, product, and site requirements, as well as reviewing the contract for liability, indemnity, and warranties. This section was not as clearly addressed as the first or last, I found it to be too broad.
Trisha L. Davis, Head, Serials & Electronic Resources Department of Ohio State University also addressed terms and conditions. She was excellent. Trisha touched on ownership rights vs. access rights, authorized users, authorized access, use rights and restrictions, contractual obligations, standard contractual terms and specific license terms.
Did this program deliver? Yes.
I will still utilize the services of my purchasing and legal departments, but I am equipped to catch those red flags and negotiate better licensing agreements. This program will also benefit those information professionals who do not negotiate licenses.
The videotape is available for purchase on March 30th. The order form can be found on SLA’s site
http:\\www.sla.org/professional/license.shtml
along with a checklist for understanding licensing agreements, a glossary of licensing terms, bibliography, and the answers to questions that were not addressed on the air.
SLA will present its second videoconference in its series of licensing programs “Effective Negotiating of Electronic Resources” on October 14, 1999. Mark your calendar!
Knowledge Executive Institute
June 3-5, 1999, Minneapolis, MN
Knowledge Leaders for the New Millenium: Creators of the Information
Future
SLA 1990 Annual Conference
June 5-10, 1999, Minneapolis, MN
Mgmt Skills/Financial Concepts and Strategies
Management Competencies Institute
June 5-6, 1999 Minneapolis, MN
90th Annual Conference
Multimedia Distance Learning Courses
Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, 1999
Any location in the world
Effective Negotiating for Electronic Resources
Fall Videoconference
Oct. 14, 1999
Anywhere in the U.S., Canada and the UK
The Next Technology Revolution
1999 State-of-the-Art Institute
November 18-19, 1999
Washington, DC
Winter Education Conference
January 23-25, 2000 St. Louis, MO
Technology and Applications
Management Competencies Institute
January 23-24, 2000
Winter Education Conference
SLA 91st Annual Conference
June 10-15, 2000 Philadelphia, PA
The Information Age: Challenges and Opportunities
Worldwide Conference on Special Librarianship
Global 2000
October 16-19, 2000 Brighton, England
For more information check out www.sla.org, or 1/202/234-4700, ext. 679, or e-mail profdev@sla.org.
Today, most of us hold demanding job(s), have family responsibilities and feel too stressed to give “one more thing”; it seems as though demands on our time doesn’t stop but continues to escalate. However, we all need balance in career, family, and professional activities.
The current FCC Board is looking at the infrastructure of its roster. We are looking at ways to expand the Board to incorporate new members to spread out the responsibilities so that the participation of our volunteers does not become too time consuming. We are looking at creating new positions to meet the new and continuing professional needs of our participants. We are hoping to pull more people for special projects – teaming. These are just a few of the new challenges and opportunities the Board hopes to bring to its members this coming year.
Participation in a professional organization is a two-way street (The old cliché still rings true.). The professional organization depends on the participants for creativity, ideas, and energy. This is a time for each us as a member of a vital, important professional organization to stop and reflect on what we can do to make the organization work better for the individual member and the group as a whole.
A professional organization is only as good or strong or committed as its membership.
So, what value does SLA bring to you?
Active, participating members make and develop valuable contacts when interacting on committees. Participants also develop and improve project management communication, presentation, and team building skills. You can leverage your participation in a professional organization in your job. Let management know you are involved in SLA. Present it as an asset that you are working with people from other companies or organizations. Think of it as ‘public relations’ when attending meetings or conferences or participating on the SLA board; your networking and bringing ‘home’ new perspectives, ideas will only increase your value to your company or organization and most of all to you as a professional.
A new century is on the threshold.
Anticipation, fear, challenge are some of the words that come to mind when I think of this exciting time. Are we, the Fairfield County SLA on a new threshold of renewal and change or are we locked in status quo position? Let us now make a commitment to our organization to move it forward into the new century.
Volunteer your time and effort to bring our organization to its full potential.
Consider joining the board when you are asked or better still, come forward and be active.
Why not try something to take your co-workers mind off their tax woes by celebrating International Special Librarians Day (ISLD) at your company?
In case your at a loss for time or your party planning skills are a little rusty, SLA offers the following tips and suggestions for making this April 15th a memorable and festive one.
Celebration Ideas Shared by SLA Members
Consider using these phrases, as they relate to the themes for ISLD
1999:
“It is 2.9 times more expensive for professionals to obtain information from other resources that it costs to run a company library.” "The Impact of the Special Library on Corporate Decision-Making". Joanne G. Marshall. Washington, DC: SLA. 1993. p. v
There is a positive correlation between a company’s information on-related expenditures and their profit and/or productivity.” "The Impact of the Special Library on Corporate Decision-Making". Joanne G. Marshall. Washington, DC: SLA. 1993. p. vi
Look for other fact-filled quotes throughout this Bulletin issue.
Janice L. Suter, a resident of Stamford, CT since 1988, died January 29, 1999, at Venice, FL following a long-term battle with breast cancer. She was 53.
Janice was President of Suter Associates, an international executive search firm specializing in the information industry. She was a member of several Chapters of the Special Libraries Association, including Fairfield County and New York City. From 1996 to 1998, she served as National Chairperson for the Consultations Services Committee of the SLA Board of Directors. She was a member of Christ Church, Greenwich.
She resided in New York City from 1968 until 1988, and was employed:
in human resource management at the national headquarters of the J.C. Penney
Co. from 1974 to 1984; as Personnel Manager of the law firm, Willkie Farr
&
Gallagher, from 1971 to 1974; as Office Manager of Investors Overseas
Services (IOS) and of American Export Isbrandtsen Industries. She belonged
to: the Sandbar Beach Club of Quogue, Long Island; St. Bartholomew's Community
Club in NYC; the Junior League of the City of New York; and the Church
of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and 10th Street, New York City. The New
York City Board of Education presented her with the Partner in Education
Award for developing a "Best in Class" Junior Achievement Center of over
250 youths in New York City.
Born February 26, 1945 in Clarksburg, WV, Janice graduated from: Bridgeport
High School in 1963; from Fairmont State College in the class of January
1968 with a B.A. in Business Education; and from the City University of
New
York, in the class of May 1984 with an AAS in Hotel & Restaurant
Management, where she received an award from the Hotel Managers Association
for the most likely to succeed as an executive.
She was active in the movement in 1998 of the marble statue of three of the most famous suffragettes from the basement to the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. She participated in the 150th Anniversary of the first Convention held for women's rights in America celebrated in Seneca Falls, NY in July, 1998. Janice was proud of her efforts to help find a cure for breast cancer through letter writing campaigns and fundraising efforts for the Breast Cancer Alliance of Greenwich and the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Dallas, TX. Daughter of Martha Frances Miller & Henry Paul Suter, her mother is now living in Venice, FL. Her father predeceased her. Both parents were formerly of Bridgeport, WV and New York City.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Feel free to e-mail
my wife Coline Jenkins-Sahlin about your interest in being informed about
later memorial services in CT.
Her address: cocococo@juno.com
Memorial donations may be made to:
THE STAMFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION
BENNETT CANCER CENTER
35 Shelburne Road
Stamford, CT. 06902
Janice was extremely strong and hardly ever complained about her situation,
her disease or her treatment. The last day we were together, about two
weeks before she died, Janice and I
were on the phone contacting a friend about
a new modem for her laptop. She never gave up. The next time I saw
her she was in a deep, deep peaceful sleep, looking very harmonious. The
next day she moved to her mothers in Florida and she died about ten days
later.
Here are some more poetic recollections by her friend Sandy Miller:
"When Janice and I both worked at the law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher,
she had a lovely corner office (as the Personnel Director). She always
LOVED the view of the harbor, the Statue of Liberty, and the Verranzano
Bridge. Today, between 1 and 2 p.m., I went into our Conference Room which
has the same magnificent view, and spent some time remembering Janice.
When we had our first apartment on E. 23rd St & 2nd Ave. (NYC) our
living room and bedroom windows framed a perfect view of the Empire State
Building. Janice was always thrilled by that view too. She said it made
her realize she had ARRIVED in NYC! Since I'm on Floor 106 of 2 World
Trade Center, some of our windows frame the Empire State perfectly too.
I plan to go out that way this evening, and say a little farewell for
her to the City she loved..."
"My boss told me that Janice had placed their previous 2 librarians
at ABS, in addition to me, and that he had been very happy with the quality
of person she referred to them."
A memorial contribution was made to the Bennett Cancer Center in memory of Janice on behalf of the Fairfield County Chapter of the Special Library Association.
A memorial contribution was made to the Wilton Public Library in memory of Abraham Savitzky Janice on behalf of the Fairfield County Chapter of the Special Library Association. Abraham is survived by his wife, Evelyn Savitzky. Evelyn is Director of Information Services at Silvermine Resource, Inc. in Wilton. Our condolences to Evelyn and her family.
In September 1998 it was really interesting to anyone in a scaled-back operation to hear a speaker from a BIG shop describe implementation of a measurement system. Pam Scott at Pfizer Central Research spoke on “Redesigning our Metrics: Measuring what we do and how we contribute to Pfizer R&D”. I would be really interested in a follow-up: is the system helping in the budgeting process or in improving management understanding of the Library contribution to the business?
November 1998 was a real contrast because the meeting was entitled ”The Birth of the Mastercard Library”, was held at the company and gave us an opportunity for a Library visit. Trudy Katz, Librarian, Mastercard International, spoke with great humor and enthusiasm and is making progress in consolidating services for all the business groups which previously kept their own little “libraries”. Trudy and with her two staff members have marketed the new entity within the organization creatively and continuously ever since the grand opening. Also speaking was Barbara Delia, Senior Vice President Global Research Services, who gave a corporate view on the need for Library services.
The February 1999 meeting gave insights into an around-the-clock, worldwide service for some 160,000 employees of the recently consolidated giant, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Patricia Foy’s topic “Implementing Knowledge Management Globally -- Our experiences in setting up a Global Content Help Desk”. Employees can access the corporate intranet site called the “KnowledgeCurve” with links that include many free sources, like SEC documents, as well as DowJones services for which the Library has signed a global corporate contract. Users are encouraged to retrieve their own data but the information professionals still provide a Help Desk and handle the obscure, detailed or larger projects. Standards are important in a consolidation especially in a huge company where many languages are spoken: we learned that British spelling is now the norm so the slides did not include typos, just our Atlantic neighbour’s way of spelling! Patty generously emailed her presentation to anyone who requested a copy. This meeting was at IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, and many attendees also enjoyed a Library tour
The March/April 1999 meeting was held at the Pace University campus in Pleasantville and again a Library tour was offered. This meeting brought in library students as the title was ”Executive Recruiting for Librarians and Information Professionals: A Panel Discussion” and this is the Westchester capus for Long Island University. The panel were all recruiters, namely Debbie Bard - Library industry Personnel Counselor at William Harris Associates; Dierdre Cossman - Director of Recruitment Services for TFPL Inc; Sarah Warner - Cofounder and Dir. of Staffing Services and Business Development at Wontawk. The moderator was Theresa Maylone, Assistant Dean, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, LIU.
The first questionner expressed disappointment in the meeting, perhaps because the focus of the panel was recruiting and getting a job. Some present were hoping for insight on the future of the job situation for “new librarians” in the “new millenium” and how to prepare to meet the “new requirements”. Nevertheless a lively discussion ensued, which was very well handled by Dean Maylone.
You may want to mark May 13, 1999, (not a direct clash with the Fairfield May 12 date) for the HVC Annual Business Meeting and Dinner at Peter Pratt's Inn, Yorktown Heights, NY, when the speaker is Prof. Bill Saffady, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, LIU. I look forward to this annual event because for many year’s the location was the Kittle House (about 10 minutes from where I live) and where the food is great. Perhaps this new location will be equally good but the speaker should be interesting!
Be Prepared!
a workshop on disaster planning and disaster do’s and don’ts
sponsored by the Western Connecticut Library Council
Thursday, April 15, 1999
emergency date 4/22/99*
C.H. Booth Library, Newtown
9:30 a.m.
Registration and Refreshments
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Workshop
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch at a near-by restaurant (on your own) or brown bag
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Videotape of the Soaring to Excellence teleconference on Disaster Planning
Presented by
Derrick Watson, Hartford District Manager of Munters Moisture Control
Topics
Cost
$15/person for staff of WCLC, CRLC, ECL, or SCLC member libraries
$25/person for non-members
*Because Derrick is always on call to respond to emergencies, he may not be available on April 15. April 22 is the emergency date. If Derrick is also unavailable on that date, his associate Kim Gleason will present the workshop. If we know in advance that Derrick is unavailable, we’ll call you. Otherwise, call the WCLC answering machine (203-577-4010) the morning of the workshop.
We reserve the right to cancel this workshop if fewer than 12 people
register.
Payment enclosed Payment to follow q I need a map
Name(s) _______________________________________________________________________________
Library ______________________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ________________________________________________________________________
Phone___________________________________ Fax______________________________________
President
Libby Allen Knapik, Information Access Co.
phone: 203/374-7613
fax: 203/374-8280
libby_knapik@iacnet.com
Past-President
Shirlee Schwarz, Library Consulting Services
phone: 203/226-6606
fax: 203/226-3507
shirlee.schwarz@juno.com
President-elect
Sandra Lahtinen, Gartner Group
phone: 203/316-6749
Sandra.Lahtinen@gartner.com
Secretary/Archivist
Business Manager
Beth Dominiani, Luther & Company
phone: 203/371-6716
besd@aol.com
Treasurer
Diane Spinato, GE Capital Corp.
phone: 203/357-4883
fax: 203/357-6008
diane.spinato@gecapital.com
Director-at-Large &
Professional Development
William Langham,
Champion International Group
phone: 203/358-7497
fax: 914/967-9553
blangham@westnet.com
Bulletin Editor
Susan Stramiello, META Group
phone: 203/973.6788
fax: 203/359-8600
susan.stramiello@metagroup.com
Membership
Anita Barney, WCLC
phone: 203/577.4010
fax: 203/577.4015
abarney@wclc.org
Elizabeth Muskus
GE Capital Comm. Finance
phone: 203/316-7844
fax: 203/316-7976
elizabeth.muskus@gecapital.com
Career Guidance/Employment Chair
Gunnar Sahlin, NCTC
phone: 203/857-7379
fax: 203/857-7380
NK_Sahlin@Commnet.edu
Government Relations
Linda Panovich-Sachs, Perkin Elmer
phone: 203/761-2693
fax: 203/761-2750
panovilj@perkin-elmer.com
Meeting Arrangements
Miriam Solomon, FAF Library
phone: 203/847-0700 ext. 238
fax: 203/849-9714
masolomon@f-a-f.org
Shira Honigstein, CSC Weston Group
phone: 203/761-7533
fax: 203/762-9955
shira_honigtein@cscmail.csc.com
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