Upcoming Events

Evolution of Controlled Vocabularies:
Better Content, New Career Opportunities

Wednesday, November 18

New technologies and data modeling methods are providing exciting new means for managing data in our organizations. Companies large and small, arts and cultural heritage organizations, academic institutions and governments are all embarking on projects to improve the transmission, clarity and often transparency of the data they curate. What are these technologies? Where can these methods be learned? What new career opportunities are there for info pros? Join us as we explore the possibilities.

Our speaker will be Christine Connors. She has extensive experience in taxonomy, ontology and metadata design and development. Prior to forming TriviumRLG, an information management consulting firm, Ms. Connors was the global director, semantic technology solutions for Dow Jones, responsible for partnering with business champions across Dow Jones to improve digital asset management and delivery. In that position, she managed a worldwide team responsible for the development of taxonomies, ontologies and metadata that are used to add value to Dow Jones news and financial information products. She also served as business champion for the Synaptica® software application.

The evening will begin with a light meal and social hour -- an opportunity to chat with SLA colleagues.

Note. We are rolling out a new online registration process. The online form gathers the same information as the old form -- your name, contact information and payment category. After completing the online form, you will need to send a check to the Registrar.

Program: Evolution of Controlled Vocabularies: Better Content, New Career Opportunities
Speakers: Christine Connors
Where: University Room, Cafeteria Building, San Jose State University
When: Wednesday, November 18 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost: SLA Member $25 ; Non-member or guest $35 ; Retired or unemployed SLA member $15; SLIS student $15
Last day to register: Tuesday, November 10
Sponsor: IEEE

Parking at SJSU. Visitor parking is available on the upper floors in the South Garage (entrance on 7th Street). Cost is $1 for 30 minutes; after 5:30 a flat rate ($5) is available. There are two automated pay stations on each floor that accept coins, bills ($1, $5, $10), Visa or Master Cards. Estimate the time you'll need, purchase a ticket and place it on your dashboard. Here's a map: http://www.sjsu.edu/parking/pages/maps2.html

Tour added! For folks willing to arrive early, we are organizing a free docent-led tour of the wonderful Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. The library, which opened in 2003, is a partnership between the city of San Jose and San Jose State University. Details to follow.

We're looking forward to seeing you in San Jose on November 18th! Again, thanks to IEEE for being a contributing sponsor of this event!

Patricia Parsons
Jean Bedord
Program Directors
San Andreas Chapter, SLA
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REGISTRATION STEPS

Deadline for registering is November 10th.
1. Go to SurveyMonkey and register for this event. Here's a link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=As_2fnGbFkDvJQWWxGPlfa7g_3d_3d
2. Write a check for the appropriate amount, payable to “San Andreas Chapter of SLA" and mail to:

SLA Reservations
c/o AIM Library & Information Staffing
P.O. Box 391210
Mountain View, CA 94039-1210

3. When the Registrar receives your check, she will send you a confirmation email.
4. Please make sure your check reaches us by noon November 13.

Thanks to IEEE for being a sponsor for this San Andreas Chapter SLA event.

Past Events

Social Media at a Library Near You

How can social networking and new technologies enhance our libraries and our professional lives? Come learn from librarians who have put Web 2.0 to work ... and share your own success stories!

Web 2.0 Panel Topics & Participants:

• Facebook & Twitter – Coral Henning, Sacramento County Public Law Library
• Blogs – Anne Bradley, California State University, Sacramento
• Del.icio.us – Kelly Freitas, VSP Vision Care
• LinkedIn & SLA’s 23 Things – Deborah Hunt, Information Edge

Each panel participant will demonstrate how they or their library use these Web 2.0 tools followed by a panel Q&A session where you can learn more about the benefi ts of Web 2.0 tools.

When: Wednesday, September 23, 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Sutter Resource Library, 2800 L Street, S-600, Sacramento
(inside the Sutter Cancer Center building)

Open flyer with registration form.

To pay using PayPal, select your membership type from the drop down menu, and click "Pay Now". No PayPal account required.

Sierra Nevada Chapter Casual Event

We are putting together another un-official, casual get-together for Sunday, July 26 in Neveda City/Grass Valley. Family and friends welcome.

The plan is to meet at the National Hotel (221 Broad St., Nevada City) around 10AM to browse bookstores followed by lunch around 11:30AM. Map here.

Then drive down to Empire Mine (Grass Valley - about 10-15 minute drive) and tour the Bourn House at the mine around 1PM.

http://www.empiremine.org/tours.html

Entrance fee is $3.00 and house tour fee is $1.50.

If your interested in going, please send me or Elizabeth Rocke (erocke@mindspring.com) an email.

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SLA Sierra Nevada Chapter Dinner Meeting
Tour of the UC Davis Viticulture & Enology Library Collections

Thursday, June 25th 2009
Check-in at 5:30pm,
Maynard A. Amerine Viticulture & Enology Room
3rd Floor, Shields Library, UC Davis
Davis, CA 95616

Speaker: Axel Borg, Wine Bibliographer, BioAg Sci & Map Services Dept., UC Davis. Please see complete flyer for details and registration information.

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Protecting Library & Archive Collections:
Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery

Part 1: Planning & Response – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Richmond: Monday, May 4, 2009 – Richmond Public Library
Oroville: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Butte County Library

Part 2: Recovery & Training – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Richmond: Monday, June 1, 2009 – Richmond Public Library
Oroville: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 – Butte County Library

Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS).

See attached flyer for complete information.

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NOCALL GRC and SLA/Sierra-Nevada Region Present

Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government
2009 Sunshine Week Program

When:            Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Where:           Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Gordon D. Schaber Library
                     3282 Fifth Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817

Cost:             $15.00 (advanced registration) or $18.00 (at the door)  

Parking is free.  Link below to the map for Parking Areas A-J and the Library’s location on campus: http://www.mcgeorge.edu/x436.xml

See flyer for complete information and to register by mail.

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Christmas No-Host Dinner

You are invited to the annual winter holiday party of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Special Libraries Association!

Please join us for light appetizers so that we can socialize with our fellow SLA members. 

When:   Tuesday, December 16th
Time:     7:00 – 9:00
Where:  Table 260 - 826 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Cost:     Members and their guests – FREE;
             Non-Members - $5 (collected at the door)

Table 260 serves "a fusion of American and Soul" Southern-style food.   Two appetizer platters will be provided for each table by the Sierra Nevada Chapter; no-host dinner option. Stop by the restaurant to spend time with your SLA colleagues over a casual drink and appetizer or dinner!

Map: http://www.table260.com/index.php?opt=user&act=intro&obj=direction

Parking info: Street parking is free after 4:30 pm between I and L streets through the holiday season:  

http://www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/dot_media/parking_media/pdf/Off_Map.pdf

Please contact Gabe McAuliffe up until noon on Tuesday, December 16 with an RSVP so that we may plan for an appropriate number: 

gmcauliffe@sierraresearch.com
gabemac@sbcglobal.net
(916) 444-6666
(916) 549-6214

We look forward to seeing you there!

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How to be Heard:
Communicating upwards to your Stakeholders!
with Cindy Hill

Cindy will speak on defining our stakeholders (supervisors, patrons, management, financial contributors), determining what their objectives and concerns are, and how to communicate our intrinsic value showing them we are indispensable.

See flyer for complete information and reservation form.

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"Defending Libraries in a Time of Budget Uncertainties"
A Special Evening with Janice LaChance

Defending Libraries in a Time of Budget Uncertainties - Janice will speak on her experiences and lessons learned from defending the EPA libraries (and others) and how we can apply those lessons to our own situations (and libraries). 

See complete information here.

Read Janice LaChance's speech here.

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Cataloging for Non-Catalogers

Friday April 4, 2008
An All-day workshop
CSUS Library -- California State University, Sacramento Campus

See complete information here.

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Ginger and Eva Rutland present,

“When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story”

Thursday, February 21, 2008

See complete information here.

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Tour of the UC Davis Arboretum Redwood Memorial Grove &

Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California Native Plants

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

See complete information here.