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NCSLA's 2009 Events Schedule

Hi everyone,

Below is a sneak peek of NCSLA's 2009 Events Schedule. Some titles are a "work in progress", so as these events receive more press you may find programs are being advertised with a different name:

• Copywrong to Copyright - Friday, April 3rd
  
• Career & Membership Day - April
  
• A Talk with SLA President-Elect Anne Caputo - May
  
• The NCSLA Summer Roast - July/August
  
• Web Integrable tools (Learn how!) - September (via webex & conference call)
  
• Government Documents & Resources - October
  
• Year End Officer Installation & Awards Banquet - December

Stay tuned for more details to come!

Jamal Cromity
President-Elect 09'

NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKING DINNERS

Happy New Year NC/SLA! Make a resolution to get involved or stay active in your professional organization. Begin now by volunteering to host a neighborhood networking dinner – or breakfast or lunch. This mid-winter tradition is a fun way to gather informally for networking with fellow librarians and students. Select a date, time, and place (it can be a restaurant or your home). Then send the information to this discussion list to invite NC/SLA members in your town. Be sure to include your e-mail address for RSVP’s so you can make reservations or make plans at home. I’d love to hear about the plans in every community so be sure to let me know!

First Board Meeting of the New Year

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!

The first board meeting of the new year will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2009, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST at the NC Biotechnology Center in RTP. The room will be available to us for another hour after the meeting concludes for anyone interested in meeting with their predecessor/successor to hand over files or exchange ideas. The meeting agenda is below.

Call to Order

Approval of December 4, 2008 board meeting minutes -- Susie Corbett, Secretary (do we have minutes from this "meeting"?)

Officer and Committee Reports

• Review 2009 budget - Mary Krautter, Treasurer
• Program plans - Jamal Cromity, President Elect
• 2008 reports to SLA - Joanie Olivier, Past President
• Membership - Erin Iannacchione
• Third Year Director - Karin Shank
• Second Year Director - Susan Forbes
• First-Year Director - Mary Lane
• Career Guidance & Employment - Tamika Barnes McCollough
• Student Relations - Jill Robinson
• Archives - Rebecca Vargha
• Discussion List Manager - Barb LeBlanc
• Communications / PR - Amy Davis
• Strategic Planning - Sperry Krueger
• Webmaster - Amy Johnson

Old Business

• Report on Leadership Summit - Jamal & Mary K.
• Video contest - Tamika Barnes McCollough
• Can we combine two banquets into one annual banquet for awards and officer installation?

New Business

• SARC involvement
• Sponsoring an SLA member in a developing country

Announcements

Adjournment


I'm looking forward to meeting everyone. Can't wait to join the team.

Regards,
Amy Johnson
Webmaster

Post SLA 2009 Leadership Summit notes

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to give a few quick comments about the SLA 2009 Leadership Summit I attended in Savannah, GA this past week. It was truly a privilege to be there and I learned a great deal. As SLA celebrates its 100th year in existence, the conference theme focused on efforts to continue making SLA the best networking association possible for many years to come. The leadership of SLA has engaged in an alignment project which studies the library profession, seeking to bring cohesiveness of our positions, to express the core purpose of the vocation, and to enforce more effective communication about the value of SLA and those in the occupation.

I am inspired and I hope that I convey my excitement through the programs which we will develop in the coming year. I have had an opportunity to share and listen to both current and past presidents concerning best program practices. I look forward to implementing what I have learned and working with many of you during the coming year.

Stay tuned for the first board meeting of the year which we will announce in the coming weeks.

Kind regards and all the best!

Jamal Cromity
President-Elect NC SLA

GAYE COLVIN WINS THE 2008 SARA AULL AWARD

The Sara Aull Award recognizes the best student paper of publishable quality relating to special libraries. Papers are judged on
originality, professional significance, clarity of expression, and relevance to the field of special librarianship. The winner receives a $1000 cash prize and publication on the NCSLA website.

At our December 4th banquet Jill Robinson, NCSLA Student Relations Chair, presented this award to Gaye Colvin, a UNC-G student living and working in Asheville. She is the ORPCE Logistics Coordinator & FM Grants/Research Coordinator at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville. Her paper reports on a user survey and needs assessment in a digital health care library.

Click here to open a pdf of the winning paper, Digital Health Sciences Library User Survey & Needs Assessment: Preceptors Use of the AHEC Digital Library in the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Region .

Post Officers Installation Banquet Notes

The Officers Installation Banquet was a wonderful celebration where past President Joanie Olivier gave the incumbent President Mary Schwartz the reins of leadership. There were new officers officially acknowledged during the evening. Below is a list of the 2009 NCSLA officers:

• President - Mary Schwartz
• Present-Elect - Jamal Cromity*
• Past President - Joania Olivier
• Treasurer - Mary Krautter*
• Secretary - Susie Corbett
• Third Year Director - Karin Shank
• Second Year Director - Susan Forbes
• First Year Director - Mary Lane*
• Student Academic Relationships – Jillian Robinson*
• Webmaster – Amy Johnson*
• Membership – Erin Iannacchion
• Communications / PR – Amy Davis*
• Career Guidance – Tamika Barnes McCollough
• Chapter Archivist – Rebecca Vargha
• Strategic Planning – Sperry Krueger

* = New

A complete listing of NCSLA board leaders is always available at:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cnc/board.cfm

The evening was highlighted by the Keynote Speaker Davenport (Dav) Robertson who provided his speech on "InfoPrognostication": 100 Years Past, 100 Years Future." Dav took the audiuence back in time with a glimpse of 1909 perceptions and a nod to the future with humorous photos, graphics, and audio clips. He demostrated the evolution of information professionals and set the stage for SLA's Centennial Commission plan for celebrating this milestone throughout the coming year.

A very special thank you is extented to the sponsors of the banquet:

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