Annual Banquet: Announcement and Registration!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time for NCSLA’s Annual Banquet! Join your friends and colleagues at the Rizzo Conference Center in Chapel Hill for an evening of reminiscing the past and celebrating the future. We will install new officers, recognize the chapter’s annual award recipients, have a brief meeting, and enjoy a delicious meal together.

Date: Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Place: Rizzo Conference Center, Meadowmont Room
150 DuBose House Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Price: Members, $30; Guests, $35; Students, $20

Please RSVP by November 19, 2010

Professional Presence Workshop

The Professional Presence Workshop took place on October 22nd at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. Kathy Schaftlein, Senior Learning & Development Manager from the Center for Creative Leadership, and Mike Crumpton, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services at the University Libraries of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, were the guest speakers. Unfortunately, the presenter from Nordstrom was unable to attend, but Schaftlein, Crumpton, and chapter members stepped in to fill this spot.

The presenters discussed the importance of having a professional presence. The impression we make on an employer or colleague will be reinforced through our actions and appearance. The presenters urged job seekers to pay attention to their professional presences in-person and online.
Here are some tips to improve your professional presence:

Resume/Cover letter
Your resume and cover letter should be accurate and professional. You should always double check for spelling errors before submitting your application. To your potential employer, the resume is a preview of your capabilities. Thus, you should be meticulous in your spelling, grammar, and format of your resume.

When you are filling out an application, be sure to research the company and the position. You can research the company by going to the company website, speaking to a representative, and reading news articles on the company. You can show your interest in the company by incorporating pieces of your research into your cover letter.

Background Checks:
You should be aware of your online presence and what it says about you. Are your LinkedIn and Facebook pages professional? If not, do you have a private profile?

When you choose your references, think about the kind of recommendation they will provide. Will it be positive? Negative? Vague?

The Interview:
When you are going to an interview, be sure to dress appropriately. For the interview, a suit for both male and females are appropriate. The presenters mentioned that your outfit should be moderate, not flashy. Navy or dark grey suits are good choices because black suits may seem too strong. If you have tattoos or piercings, it may be a good idea to cover them for the interview.

After the interview, be sure to send a thank you card to the hiring person or committee.

Starting a new job:
Find the more successful people within your organization and model yourself after them. Usually, but not always, these people are successful because they represent the ideals of the organization in the future.

Key Success Factors for your professional career:
Always try to learn and grow personally and professionally. Stay aware of your career interests and goals and find ways to achieve them. This may mean through innovative ways or handling multiple roles within the company.

Workplace 2.0: Capitalizing on Workplace Diversity

On October 12, NCSLA hosted the “Workplace 2.0: Capitalizing on Workplace Diversity” event at the Duke Conference Center at Perimeter One in Morrisville, NC. Guest speaker, Barbie Keiser, discussed the importance of diversity in everyone’s lives. Keiser is an Information Resources Management consultant from the Washington DC metro area. She has 25 years of experience in library administration and library education.

Keiser began the presentation with a discussion of the word “Diversity” and its importance in society, especially in the workplace. She explained that diversity can be differences in culture, demographics, or capital knowledge. To illustrate diversity in capital knowledge, Keiser used social networking as an example. There are people who use social networking everyday while others rarely, if ever, use it. Keiser suggested employers can close the knowledge gap by capturing knowledge. The military uses this technique to help with the transition between new and retiring employees.

Keiser suggested using diversity to foster innovation in the work place. With technology changing the way people work, Keiser encouraged participants to recognize diverse working styles in order to get people to work better together. She also encouraged the audience to get a better understanding of working with other cultures. In a diverse work environment, Keiser stressed the importance of learning the different work styles, work ethics, and needs of employees.

The event was attended by seven NCSLA members who generated a great informal discussion about diversity in the workplace.

The Get Connected: Meet Your Local NC Library Associations

The Get Connected: Meet Your Local NC Library Associations event took place on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at the beautiful new South Regional Library in Durham. The North Carolina Special Libraries Association and the North Carolina Library Association- New Members Round Table sponsored this free event. Attendees had the opportunity to meet with association representatives and learn more about the North Carolina library associations as well as the Special Libraries Association and the American Libraries Association. Sixteen NCLA and NCSLA representatives spoke with twenty-five participants about their leadership roles in library associations. The participants ranged from MLS students to new or newly relocated professionals. Dave Trudeau, Library Director at Vance-Granville Community College, won a $25 gas card. A networking dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at Southpoint Mall followed the event with twenty-two people participating.

The NCSLA and NCLA representatives:
Jamal Cromity & Tamika Barnes, President & President-Elect- NCSLA
Jill Robinson Morris, NCSLA Student Relations Chari & NCLA New Members Round Table
Tiffany Lopez & Susan Forbes, 1st and 3rd year Directors - NCSLA
Sherwin Rice, President, Executive Board - NCLA
Rodney Lippard, ALA Council, Executive Board- NCLA
Betty Garrison & Kathy Makens, Business Librarians in North Carolina (BLINC) – NCLA
Mark Sanders, Reference & Adult Services Section – NCLA
Carolyn Willis & Suchi Mohanty, College & University Section – NCLA
Jason Tomberlin, Round Table on Special Collections – NCLA
Meralyn Meadows, North Carolina Library Paraprofessionals Association - NCLA
Terri Luke, Public Library Section – NCLA
Iyanna Sims, Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns (REMCo) – NCLA
Jennifer Hanft, Membership and New Members Round Table - NCLA

Professional Presence Workshop - October 22nd

How do you create a professional image?

Presenting yourself successfully in person and online is essential to achieving your career goals. Our speakers will discuss the elements that will help you to create a presence that will enhance your profile with prospective employers and colleagues.

Professional Presence Workshop
October 22nd, 2010
12:00 – 4:00 (Lunch included with registration)
Center for Creative Leadership (Driving Directions)
One Leadership Place
Greensboro, NC

Speakers will include:

Kathy Schaftlein, Senior Learning & Development Manager, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
Kathy manages the Center’s employee benefits and serves as the HR Compliance and Privacy Officer. Additionally, Kathy is involved in the Center's internal learning and development initiatives to support employee development. Prior to joining CCL she worked in Human Resources Development roles in the retail and financial services industry.

Mike Crumpton, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services at the University Libraries of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mike's areas of responsibility at the Libraries include personnel management. He has a background as a manager with Barnes and Noble Bookstores and has also been a community college library director.

Personal style representative, Nordstrom, Durham, NC
This person will discuss how clothing style and personal appearance contribute to creating a professional image.

Lunch will be provided as we network and exchange business cards.

Registration deadline: October 18th
Registration fee: $15.00 NC Chapter of SLA members; $10.00 students; Guests and non-members $20.00.
Registration: Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLLDGMK

For more information:
Mary Krautter at mmkrautt@uncg.edu or 336-256-0274 or
Mary Lane at mlane@lortobco.com or 336-335-6896

October 12th Event - Workplace 2.0: Capitalizing on Workplace Diversity

"Workplace 2.0: Capitalizing on Workplace Diversity" presented by Barbie Keiser

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Place: Duke Conference Center at Perimeter One
3005 Carrington Mill Blvd, Suite 125
Morrisville, NC 27560

Register for this FREE event here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBRVGHB

Brief Description:
Diversity of staff contributes positively to a culture of understanding that extends beyond the organization, affecting its products, services, and modes of communication with (and delivery to) clients. Demographics and the advent of Web 2.0 social networking tools affect the efficiency with which individuals work and the effectiveness of an organization. This presentation is designed to understand the challenges libraries face assuring that all modes of learning and working are taken into account as new services are designed and technology utilized, particularly for communication and collaboration among staff where not only culture comes into play, but generational issues and approaches.

About the Presenter:
Barbie Keiser is an Information Resources Management (IRM) consultant located in the Washington DC metro area, with 25 years experience in library administration and library education.

Register for this FREE event here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBRVGHB

The NCSLA Technology Round Table

The NCSLA Technology Round Table was great event! On Friday, September 17, 2010 the chapter held the event at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park (RTP), where NCSLA President Elect and Direct of the EPA-RTP Library Tamika Barnes provided an introduction and overview of the program. There were eight tables of which covered topics concerning OverDrive e-book service, Kindle Service, SharePoint, Data visualization tools, Instructional Tools (i.e. Poll Everywhere), Libraryh3lp, Social media tools to promote collections, and Collaboration tools (i.e. DimDim and Elluminate).

The topic representatives were genially knowledgeable about their subject matters and provided some really useful material around best practices and site references. There were over 50 members of NCSLA and NCLA in attendance. Each presenter had about 15 minutes to talk about their topic and thereafter, members rotated to the next table.

At the end of the day, Tamkia Barnes and Susan Forbes gave tours of the EPA library.

A very special thanks goes to all the presenters:
Elizabeth Caran and Danielle Clark from West Regional Library, Rachel Carriere and Tessa Cierny from the EPA-RTP Library (UNC Contractors), Susie Corbett from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Cory Lown, from North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries, Cass Plater from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library, and Jill Robinson from NCLIVE.

Thank you to the RTP Chick-fil-A for donating the meal vouchers which were raffled during the event.

For more information about the event, you can read Tiffany Lopez’s tweets at hashtag #ncsla2010. Notes and commentary were provided by Jamal Cromity and Tiffany Lopez.

October 7th - Get Connected: Meet Your Local NC Library Associations

Get Connected:

This event is sponsored by the North Carolina Special Libraries Association and the North Carolina Library Association - New Members Round Table.

Where: South Regional Library, Durham
When: Thursday, October 7th 4:00-5:30pm
Cost: FREE

Grab some snacks and speed network around the room, meeting representatives who will tell you more about their careers, the ways they are involved with their local professional organizations, benefits of membership, and how you might get involved.

Immediately following this event, join us for a Networking Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at Southpoint Mall, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, NC

To register for this FREE event & find out more, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/get_connected_registration

Library/Information Science Graduate Students and New Professionals Welcome!

NCSLA Announces $1000 Paper Award - Sara Aull Paper Competition

SARA AULL STUDENT PAPER AWARD – FALL 2010

Each year the North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (NCSLA) sponsors the Sara Aull Student Paper Award. This competition recognizes the best student paper of publishable quality relating to special libraries. The winner of the Sara Aull Student Paper Award receives the following:

• A $1000 cash prize, to be presented at the NCSLA annual banquet Dec. 2, 2010 at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill
  

• An abstract of his/her paper published on the NCSLA Web site and distributed through NCSLA Communicates!, the Chapter newsletter.

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

• You must either be currently enrolled in a Master of Library Science or Master of Information Science program within the State of North Carolina – OR – have graduated from such a program within 12 months prior to the submission deadline.
• The paper should be 5,000 words or less. (In some cases exceptions can be made for longer papers, if given prior permission by the award committee.) It should not have been previously published, nor should it be currently under consideration for publication.
• The paper will be judged on originality, professional significance, clarity of expression, and relevance to the field of special librarianship.
• The award will be presented at the NCSLA Annual Banquet
  
• The paper may be considered for online publication on the NCSLA Web site and may also be submitted to other publications by the author.
• Students are strongly encouraged to enter this competition that recognizes the importance of adding to the literature of the field of special librarianship and, as such, rewards students for excellence in writing.

SARA AULL

This award was initiated in 1981 to honor Sara Aull who served as editor of the NCSLA Bulletin from 1975 to 1981. Sara had been an active member of the Special Libraries Association from 1952 (then as Science Librarian at the University of Houston in Texas) until her death in January 1998 in Landis, NC. In 1973 Sara Aull received the honor of being inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Papers must be received by the awards committee no later than 5 PM, Friday, November 26, 2010, and may be submitted electronically (please submit as a Word document) to Jill Robinson Morris at jill@nclive.org.


QUESTIONS?
Contact Jill Robinson, NCSLA Student Academic Relations Chair, at jill@nclive.org or (919) 513.0447.

NCSLA Technology Roundtable - September 17th 1:00-4:00 PM

Registration is open for the NCSLA Technology Roundtable taking place on Friday, September 17th at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The last day to register is Tuesday, September 14th, 2010. How can social networking and new technologies enhance our libraries? Come learn from local librarians who have put technology to work ... and share your own success stories!

Friday, September 17, 20101:00 - 4:00 PM
at the US Environmental Protection Agency in RTP

Introduction & Overview - Tamika Barnes, EPA-RTP Library Director (UNC Contractor) and Tiffany Lopez, EPA Assistant Library Network Coordinator (ASRC Management Services)

You will be able to choose from such exciting topics as:

Elizabeth Caran and Danielle Clark, West Regional Library
OverDrive e-book service

Rachel Carriere and Tessa Cierny, EPA-RTP Library (UNC Contractors)
Kindle Service

Susie Corbett, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
SharePoint

Cory Lown, North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
Data visualization tools

Cass Plater, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library
Instructional Tools (i.e. Poll Everywhere)

Jill Robinson, NCLIVE
Libraryh3lp

Orion Pozo, North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
Social media tools to promote collections

Francene Moore, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library
Collaboration tools (i.e. DimDim and Elluminate)


Please share with your colleagues!

If you have any questions, contact Tiffany Lopez at tiflopez@gmail.com or Tamika Barnes at tbmccollough@gmail.com

ANCHASL Fall Meeting October 14 in Chapel Hill

ANCHASL (Association of NC Health and Science Libraries) will hold its Fall 2010 meeting and a reception on Thursday, October 14 from 5 to 6 pm during the Medical Library Association's Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) Annual Meeting in Chapel Hill at the Friday Center. Note: those wishing to attend only the ANCHASL meeting do not have to register for MAC.

For details please visit: http://www.anchasl.org/documents/fall_2010.pdf

Posted by:

Margaret Cobb

ANCHASL Publicity Committee

Fall 2010 Events

NCSLA members spoke and the board listened! A roundtable-style event has been planned for September to address the wide array of interests expressed in the programming survey.

What: NCSLA Roundtable
When: September 17, 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: US Environmental Protection Agency
109 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend—spread the word to your public, school media, academic and special library colleagues!

Registration is open through September 14^th, 2010.

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Are you a North Carolina librarian, grad student, or new to the area? Want to get more involved with your local professional associations, but not sure where to start? Join NCSLA and NMRT for this unique Networking event in October. Afterwards, meet up for more a more casual networking experience at our networking dinner from 5:30-7:30 PM, location TBA.

What: Joint NCSLA & NMRT Networking Event

When: October 7, 2010, 3:30-5:00

Where: location TBA

Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend.

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Save the date for these events later in the year

Educational workshop/seminar on Friday, Oct 22^nd at Center for Creative Living in Greensboro, focused on professional attire/presence.

Annual Awards Banquet and Officer’s Installation on Thursday, December 2^nd at The Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill.

Save the Date: September 17th, 2010

NCSLA members spoke and the board listened! A wide array of interests were expressed through the programming survey and in an attempt to address as many topics as possible, a roundtable-style event is being planned for September.

What: NCSLA Roundtable
When: September 17, 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: US Environmental Protection Agency
109 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend—spread the word to your public, school media, academic and special library colleagues!

Table topics, cost and registration information will be forthcoming. Please consider joining us!

If you have questions, please contact Tiffany López at tiflopez@gmail.com

NCSLA Board Meeting June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 @ 2:30 to 4:00pm

If you do not have a GPS, below are directions…
Take 440 East/West to exit 284 which is going toward the Airport Mail
Turn right on Airport Blvd coming from Durham Turn left coming from Raleigh
Go several blocks and make a right on Perimeter Park drive
Make another right on Paramount, drive straight into Duke Conference Center on Carrington Mill Rd

If you are not able to be there physically, feel free to call in….
Conference Call
1.800.503.2899
Passcode:
6344597

This may be particularly useful for those that have some distance to drive. Call in instead!

We will review the following agenda below:
• Hear feedback from hosted resume critique at UNC and Central
• Review Surveys for programs
• Established meetings for the rest of the year
• Plan for additional board meetings for the remainder of the year, e.g. 3rd and 4th Quarter
• Any other business
• looking for a Communication officer for the chapter
• costs/issues involved with sponsoring an international member to attend the national conference next year

For those that can make it, treats will be provided.

I look forward to either seeing you there hearing you there :-).

Jamal

ANCHASL Spring 2010 Meeting June 18 in Wilson

The Spring 2010 meeting of the Association of North Carolina Health and Science Libraries (ANCHASL) will take place June 18th at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, NC. The topic will be “The Ropes: Planning Instruction for the Adult Learner”. (4.0 MLA contact hours).

Registration details available on the ANCHASL website: http://www.anchasl.org

Posted by:

Margaret Cobb, ANCHASL Publicity Committee

Students! Get Resume Help from SLA Professionals

There will be two events in April to provide students a chance to get help with their resumes as well as meet and chat with local SLA professionals. Please come with your resumes, learn about the Special Libraries Association and get resume critiques. Light refreshments will be served at both events.

UNC-SILS Event

5:30-7:00 pm, Thursday April 8, 2010
Greenlaw Room 0302

Rebecca Vargha, SILS Librarian, UNC Chapel Hill
Jill Robinson, Outreach & Promotions Librarian, NC LIVE
Tamika Barnes, Director, EPA Library
Michael Peper, Math & Physics Librarian, Duke University
Sandra Chambers, Research Librarian, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Stephanie Holmgren, Biomedical Librarian
Tiffany Lopez, Librarian, EPA Library

NCCU-SLIS Event

5:30-7:00 pm, Tuesday April 13, 2010
SLIS Student Lounge

Elaine Teague, Manager, SAS Library & Information Services
Elizabeth Larson, Senior Knowledge Manager, Syngenta
Jill Robinson, Outreach & Promotions Librarian, NC LIVE
Tamika Barnes, Director, EPA Library
Sandra Chambers, Research Librarian, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Stephanie Holmgren, Biomedical Librarian National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Tiffany Lopez, Librarian, EPA Library

Notes about the Leadership Summit & NCSLA direction for 2010

Hi everyone,

As many of you know this year’s SLA leadership Summit took place from January 26th through the 30th in St Louis, MO. At the summit, the leadership of SLA discussed the outcome of the SLA name change results and the plans to keep members involved in the next wave of changes to come. They also talked about civility and how we should conduct ourselves during the process of proposed changes. SLA leaders are aware that how we identify the association does have a direct correlation with how some view their roles and responsibility in the profession. In regards to identity, any changes proposed to the association requires that much more care because there is an emotional attachment to defining who we are as librarians and information professionals. Overall, the sentiment of the SLA board was while the associations name will not change, there is still a clear urgency to utilize the data from the research that was done and there is still a need to change the perception of how non-members view SLA.

One of the next initiatives that you will hear or read about sometime this year is the redefining of the SLA’s mission and vision statements. SLA leadership wants to ensure that every member has an opportunity to provide input on these statements. The leadership of each chapter will likely be expected to gather feedback in a variety of formats concerning “draft” statements.

For me the summit was a successful meeting and the networking always helps to rekindle growing relationships with other leaders in other chapters across the country and throughout the world. While at the summit, I was invite to a small private meeting hosted by the new SLA President Elect, Cindy Romaine to brainstorm on ideas for the future direction of SLA. I made it clear that I believe communication and presentation through our website(s) are key elements to helping change the way audiences outside of our profession identify with SLA.

As for direction of the North Carolina chapter of SLA, moving forward we will focus on providing events and meetings that will grow new members and retain current membership. Our workshops will foster professional career development and knowledge sharing through technical collaborative online applications. As always, sponsorship at each event will be pivotal for our chapter to thrive.

Stay tuned for the events schedule to come on the website.

To all members of NCSLA, I wish you a happy and prosperous 2010. I look forward to seeing many of you during our events throughout the year.

All the best!
Jamal Cromity
NCSLA President 2010

The NCSLA first meeting of the 2010 year

Hi,
The first board meeting will be held tomorrow, Friday the 12^th, @ 1pm to 2:30pm in the Dialog, LLC office:

2250 Perimeter Park Dr.
Suite 300
Morrisville, NC 27560.

If you do not have a GPS, below are directions…

Directions:

· Take 440 East/West to exit 284 which is going toward the Airport Mail

· Turn right on Airport Blvd coming from Durham Turn left coming from Raleigh

· Go several block and make a right on Perimeter Park drive

· Make right on Watkins rd and make next right in the parking lot

· After finding a parking space, come in the building and the elevator to the 3^rd floor

· Dialog on left, see Rachael and sign in at front desk. She will direct you through to the New York conference room

During the meeting we will review the minutes from our last meeting and each board member will be expected to report or discuss their plans for the 2010 year.

Let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you all board members that can attend.

Kind Regards,
Jamal

C. Vinson: Winner - 2009 Sara Aull Student Paper Award

In December 2009, NCSLA announced the winner of the 2009 Sara Aull Paper Award at their Annual Banquet.

The Sara Aull Paper Award is awarded annually to recognize the best student paper of publishable quality relating to special libraries. The winner of the Sara Aull Student Paper Award receives the following:

• A $1000 cash prize, to be presented at the NCSLA annual banquet Dec. 3, 2009 at Biaggi's in Cary, NC

• An abstract of his/her paper published on the NCSLA Web site and distributed through NCSLA Communicates!, the Chapter newsletter.

This year's winner is C. Vinson, a graduate student in the Library Science program at UNC-Greensboro.

Vinson's paper, titled: Social Tagging for Special Libraries, received the award based on the following criteria:

1. Originality
2. Relevance to the field of special librarianship
3. Usefulness of the topic to special libraries
4. Professionalism of presentation
5. Research and support
6. Clarity of expression
7. Overall quality of the paper, publishable on the NCSLA website

Here is an abstract of this year's winning paper:

“Social tagging" allows users to apply their own metadata, words or phrases, to a collection of photos, websites, scientific articles, books, or other items.Unlike traditional library subject headings, social tags tend to have a flat structure with multiple tags for the same concept or multiple concepts in the same tag, better resembling natural rather than formal categories. They inherit their structure directly from users rather than through catalogers as intermediaries, a feature of interest to libraries dealing with specialized audiences and collections. Studies of social tagging in practice indicate that under optimal conditions it can perform as well as traditional methods of information retrieval, but that more often that it performs worse; however, social tagging combined with other tools can perform better than either the other tools or social tagging can in isolation. Case studies for audiences similar to those of most special libraries suggest it may offer as much to them as to more generalized audiences. Research also indicates that the problem of user incentives is surmountable. The complexity of pricing and the diversity of options makes it impossible to answer in general whether social tagging is worth the investment, but promising early results suggest special libraries should consider exploring it.

This award was initiated in 1981 to honor Sara Aull who served as editor of the NCSLA Bulletin from 1975 to 1981. Sara had been an active member of the Special Libraries Association from 1952 (then as Science Librarian at the University of Houston in Texas) until her death in January 1998 in Landis, NC. In 1973 Sara Aull received the honor of being inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame.