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Celebrate National Preservation Week 2013 with Special Events Hosted by the LOC
Posted on April 18, 2013.
The Library of Congress, along with the American Library Association (ALA), will celebrate Preservation Week 2013 with a special focus on saving the mementos of military members and their families—digital and analog correspondence, photos, videos, scrapbooks and albums, and objects such as medals and uniforms. The Library will host a number of events, from Monday, [...]
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Register Now: DC/SLA Big Data/Open Data Webinar
Posted on April 8, 2013.
What’s Big Data and what does that mean for you? What’s the difference between it and Open Data? What are the challenges and impact of both? Our panel for this lunchtime webinar will answer these questions. Panel: Tracey Boylston, Solutions Architect LexisNexis, will speak about trends and issues with Big Data Tariq Khokhar, Open Data Evangelist [...]
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Pre-Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour with the SLA President Deb Hunt
Posted on April 4, 2013.
Join DC/SLA for a Pre-Cinco de Mayo for an evening of networking over drinks at our Happy Hour with SLA President Deb Hunt! We’ll be gathering at Ceiba (http://www.ceibarestaurant.com/ceiba.html) around 5pm and we’ll be there until at least 8pm. Registration is free, everyone pays their own tab at the end of the night When: Wednesday, May [...]
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Congrats Naomi House and Hannah Sommers, Named 2013 Library Journal Movers & Shakers
Posted on April 4, 2013.
Message from the President: Hello All – As we move into April, I wanted to take a minute to applaud our recent Library Journal 2013 Movers & Shakers. Congratulations to: Naomi House of INALJ.com Hannah Sommers, National Public Radio It’s excited to see two of our DC SLA members on the [...]
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Writing Series: How to Write to Develop a Professional Brand
Posted on April 1, 2013.
One of the most fundamental skills a librarian can have, no matter their work setting, is writing. Writing itself is such a broad topic that DC/SLA is launching a Writing Series! Join us for the first installment of our Writing Series: How to Write to Develop a Professional Brand. With so many writing platforms today it’s [...]
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- Congratulations to the 2013 Louise Leckner Memorial Travel Stipend Recipients! April 26, 2013Since 2009, IOP Publishing, a generous and long-time supporter of libraries and librarians, has provided funding for new PAM librarians with four $1,000 stipends to help defray the costs of traveling to the SLA Annual Conference. This year, the PAM... […]SLA-Divisions
- Conference Registration, Membership Renewal Solutions April 10, 2013SLA 2013 Conference registration is now fully functional. The Early Bird Registration Deadline has been extended to April 19th. Hope to see you in San Diego on June 9th! SLA launched a new Website to better serve the needs of... […]SLA Blogger
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