The agenda for the meeting is:
10:00-11:00: Gloria Zamora, President of SLA talking about Alignment
11:00-12:00: VASLA Business Meeting
12:00-1:00: Lunch
12:30-1:30: Ann Battle Macheras, Vice President, Regional Economics Division
Cost will be $15.00 for members and $25.00 for nonmembers.
Contact Christian Pascasio for more information.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Another Perspective on the Name Change
From Ann Sweeney, Division Cabinet Chair-Elect; Chair, International Relations Section, Social Science Division as forwarded to VASLA President Janet Holly:
In deciding how you will vote between November 16 and December 9 on the proposed name change, I'd like you to take a step back. Rather than focusing on the "trees" of adjectives, nouns, titles, etc., please think not just about the "forest," but about the entire landscape—and beyond, to the horizon. Consider the way in which our profession and our association are perceived by users, clients, patrons, employers, potential employers, and the public at large. This broad view directly impacts our individual and collective futures.
Again, this year marks my 40th as a librarian. During that span, I’ve worked in international, federal, bi-state government; quasi-government; academic; solo; company; and public libraries—and have volunteered in el-hi school libraries. Subject areas with which I’ve dealt include business, transportation, engineering, defense, law, political science, trade, news, and labor. My job descriptions have covered reference, technical services, cataloging, collection development, abstracting, indexing, thesaurus construction, database creation and maintenance, head librarian, information specialist, researcher, webmaster, senior communications advisor, and a myriad of other electronic applications (e-alerts, digital business cards, etc.).
Regardless of where we work or our specific position or designation, as information professionals we provide strategic knowledge. We facilitate informed decision-making, whether for a scholar, a researcher, an executive, or an official. That is the essence of “strategic knowledge”—a term demonstrated by the extensive research to resonate most effectively with those in "the outside world." And enabling enhanced decision-making will never go out of fashion.
Yes, the "Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals" may generate questions among that group. But they will be the right sorts of questions that will afford us a singular opportunity to communicate in an accurate and effective manner precisely what we do and the value we add to decision-making.
Still, whether the association’s name is changed this year or not, we must proceed to align ourselves and our organization for the new century and its inherent challenges. We cannot remain static if we are to flourish.
So, I urge you to take the long view: look to the future.
Ann Sweeney
Division Cabinet Chair-Elect; Chair, International Relations Section, Social Science Division
[Senior Communications Advisor: Electronic Publications European Union - European Commission Delegation 2300 M Street, NW, 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20037 (202) 862-9546 Fax: (202-429-1766 Email: ann.sweeney@ec.europa.eu Website: http://www.eurunion.org]
In deciding how you will vote between November 16 and December 9 on the proposed name change, I'd like you to take a step back. Rather than focusing on the "trees" of adjectives, nouns, titles, etc., please think not just about the "forest," but about the entire landscape—and beyond, to the horizon. Consider the way in which our profession and our association are perceived by users, clients, patrons, employers, potential employers, and the public at large. This broad view directly impacts our individual and collective futures.
Again, this year marks my 40th as a librarian. During that span, I’ve worked in international, federal, bi-state government; quasi-government; academic; solo; company; and public libraries—and have volunteered in el-hi school libraries. Subject areas with which I’ve dealt include business, transportation, engineering, defense, law, political science, trade, news, and labor. My job descriptions have covered reference, technical services, cataloging, collection development, abstracting, indexing, thesaurus construction, database creation and maintenance, head librarian, information specialist, researcher, webmaster, senior communications advisor, and a myriad of other electronic applications (e-alerts, digital business cards, etc.).
Regardless of where we work or our specific position or designation, as information professionals we provide strategic knowledge. We facilitate informed decision-making, whether for a scholar, a researcher, an executive, or an official. That is the essence of “strategic knowledge”—a term demonstrated by the extensive research to resonate most effectively with those in "the outside world." And enabling enhanced decision-making will never go out of fashion.
Yes, the "Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals" may generate questions among that group. But they will be the right sorts of questions that will afford us a singular opportunity to communicate in an accurate and effective manner precisely what we do and the value we add to decision-making.
Still, whether the association’s name is changed this year or not, we must proceed to align ourselves and our organization for the new century and its inherent challenges. We cannot remain static if we are to flourish.
So, I urge you to take the long view: look to the future.
Ann Sweeney
Division Cabinet Chair-Elect; Chair, International Relations Section, Social Science Division
[Senior Communications Advisor: Electronic Publications European Union - European Commission Delegation 2300 M Street, NW, 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20037 (202) 862-9546 Fax: (202-429-1766 Email: ann.sweeney@ec.europa.eu Website: http://www.eurunion.org]
VASLA meeting on December 4 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
VASLA will have a meeting on December 4, starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. SLA-President Gloria Zamora will be present to discuss SLA's Alignment project and answer questions. A speaker from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond will talk about the regional economy. Stay tuned for more details.
VASLA members dine together in Charlottesville
On Tuesday, October 20, four VASLA members dined together and shared their thoughts on topics ranging from the proposed new name and acronym for SLA, the use of Kindles at the Darden Business School, and the Semester at Sea program. A great time was had by all! Please join us, or your local members, for the next convenient dinner event; you won't be disappointed!
Pictured left to right: Rebecca Pappert, Karen King and Kathryn Soule.
Pictured left to right: Rebecca Pappert, Karen King and Kathryn Soule.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Your thoughts on the SLA Name Change
As you all know that we will be voting as members on the new name of the Special Libraries Association starting on November 16. I wanted to start a discussion via the listserv to hear your feedback and thoughts about the new name of Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals. Please take a look at the SLA web site for the Name Change home page at http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/governance/namechange/index.cfm to further familiarize yourself with the discussion. Now is the time to discuss as VA Chapter members what your thoughts are to other members. Thanks and I look forward to an engaging lisserv discussion.
Christian R. Pascasio
Christian R. Pascasio
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