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2009 Events:

September 23, 2009: Professional Development Event #2: Power Networking with Rebecca Martin and Julie Youngblood.
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September 16, 2009: The State of the News Media: Challenges and Strategies. Presentation by Ward Bushee, Executive Vice President and Editor, San Francisco Chronicle.
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September 2, 2009: Professional Development Event #1: Power Networking with Rebecca Martin and Julie Youngblood.
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August 4, 2009: The Role of Information in Failure in the Economic Crisis. Presentation by Yale M. Braustein, Professor at UC Berkeley's School of Information.
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June 29, 2009: Cal Academy Tour - California Academy of Sciences.
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June 3, 2009: Money and Politics: Presentation by MapLight.org
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May 21, 2009: Special Event at The San Francisco International Airport Museum.

Honoring the SLA Centennial and the tradition of regional joint chapter meetings, the San Andreas and SF Chapters hosted a joint meeting with a thematic focus on the SLA 100th anniversary. San Andreas Chapter Blog Index of Eventsfor more information.

April 20, 2009: Successful Contract Strategies and Negotiation Tips for Electronic Content Purchase.
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February 11, 2009
“Google Book Search Settlement: Impact and Implications”

Calter’s presentation in PowerPoint and PDF

Follow-up review summarizing the blog-based discussion of the Google settlement, recommended by Mimi: Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large

2008 Events:

December 11, 2008
SLA-SF holiday party and year-end wrap-up

September 17, 2008
SLA-SF and SLA San Andreas joint dinner meeting featuring SLA CEO Janice Lachance

July 22, 2008
New member reception and dessert party

July 15, 2008
Tour of the Internet Archive

June 25, 2008
Dinner meeting featuring Don Bain on 360-degree virtual reality landscapes

April 2008
Neighborhood Dinners 2008

March 25, 2008
Tour of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Research Library and Fed Center

March 21, 2008
Sunshine Week Webcast and local panel

February 6, 2008
Mary Madden from the Pew Internet and American Life Project

Madden’s PowerPoint presentation

2007 Events:

December 5, 2007
SLA-SF holiday party and year-end wrap-up

November 7, 2007
Tour of San Francisco Conservatory of Music Library

October 25, 2007
SLA-SF and SLA San Andreas joint dinner meeting featuring SLA President-elect Stephen Abrams

September 6, 2007
“Wikipedia: Past, Present & Future” with Phoebe Ayers

Ayers’ handout on “Getting Started with Wikipedia”

August 4, 2007, 2007
SLA-SF Summer Picnic

March 26, 2007
Professional development workshop on “Thriving in the New Information Profession: The Fundamentals of Knowledge Services” by Guy St. Clair

PowerPoint presentation from workshop

March 21, 2007
“Is There Such a Thing as Free Money? A Tour of the Foundation Center Library”

March 12, 2007
SLA-SF and NOCALL Sunshine Week national webcast and local lunchtime program

February 22, 2007
Joint meeting with San Andreas Chapter of SLA, featuring Mia Garlick from Creative Commons

January 16, 2007
Dinner meeting featuring Jodi Healy of the Google Librarian Relations Team

2006 Events:

November 4, 2006
Tour of the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa

October 18, 2006
SLA-SF dinner meeting featuring California State Archivist Nancy Zimmelman

September 19, 2006
SLA-SF dinner meeting featuring San Jose State University School of Library Science Director Ken Haycock

Featured in Bayline
Detailed results from the SLA-SF Program Committee’s surveys for chapter events from October 2005 to February 2006

May 11, 2006
“Gold Nuggets, A Stagecoach and An Anniversary: A Tour of the Wells Fargo History Museum and Its Special 1906 Earthquake Exhibit,” a library tour

May 5, 2006
“Becoming a Beloved Special Librarian,” a professional development workshop featuring popular Bay Area career coach Marty Nemko

March 15, 2006
“Speed-Networking with Information Professionals,” an event for students presented by the SLA-SF Academic Relations Committee

March 13, 2006
“Are We Safer In The Dark?,” an interactive forum/telecast on national open government and secrecy co-hosted by Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) and SLA-SF

March 9, 2006
SLA-SF and San Andreas joint meeting at SFO International Airport Museum featuring SLA President Pam Rollo

February 7, 2006
“Teaching Old Media Some New Media Tricks: How Newspapers Are Adapting to the Digital Age,” co-presented by SLA-SF and Baynet

January 9, 2006
“Image Libraries: Best Practices and Pitfalls”, featuring Natalie K. Munn, M.A., M.L.IS., Principle of Content Innovations, LLC, and Robert MacKimmie of Sandbox Studio

Summary of sources provided by Munn and MacKimmie

2005 Events:

December 7, 2005
“Librarians as Authors - what it’s like to be an author in the Bay Area.”

November 9, 2005
Internet Archive Tour

October 31, 2005
“Beyond Google: Web Search Tricks and Treats.” with Gary Price

October 11, 2005
“New Technologies And Libraries From The Outside In” by Marc Strohlein of Outsell

Click here for his PowerPoint or here for a PDF version. The SLA-SF Chapter Professional Achievement Award was also presented to Rita Evans; click here for a copy of her speech. br>

May 7, 2005
Sonoma County Wine Tour

April 27, 2005
Information Management Careers: Multi-industry perspectives and tips for career development

April 11-13, 2005
2005 Neighborhood Dinners

March 22, 2005
Will Digital Information Last Forever? Will Society Ever Return to Long Term Thinking and Planning?

February 23, 2005
Sisters in Crime: Authors Rhys Bowen and Cara Black

2004 Events:

November 12, 2004
Update your Web Research Skills with Mary Ellen Bates

November 4, 2004
Q: How do you move an ant collection? A: Very carefully. A tour of the California Academy of Sciences

October 19, 2004
Who Knows What's Hidden in the Vaults of the Bancroft? Dr. Faulhaber Knows!

September 23, 2004
SF SLA 80th Anniversary Celebration

Program Brochure
SF Bay Region Chapter by the Numbers

May 13, 2004
Who's Minding Your Business? Exporting Privacy: The Outsourcing of Personal Information Services in the Global Information Network