tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54400972024-03-13T23:39:36.489-05:00News Library News - NewsliBlogNews librarians and researchers collaborating to improve information gathering.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-45571612517244366112012-01-24T14:53:00.002-05:002012-01-24T14:58:32.905-05:00NYT's Deep DiveInteresting <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/01/meet-deep-dive-the-new-york-times-experimental-context-engine-and-story-explorer/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NiemanJournalismLab+%28Nieman+Journalism+Lab%29&utm_content=journalism%2C+media%2C+new+media%2C+social+media&utm_term=journalism%2C+media%2C+new+media%2C+social+media">piece</a> from the Nieman Journalism Lab on Deep Dive, a project from the <em>New York Times</em> that is still in demonstration mode.<br /><br />It uses the <em>Times</em>' "massive cache of metadata from stories" to help pull archived stories related to the one a reader is currently looking at. I'm curious to know about the metadata itself: who came up with it, who applies it, how it is applied, etc.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-35137255014753101202012-01-17T18:12:00.004-05:002012-01-17T18:22:00.373-05:00Newsroom Wikipedia contingency planLet me preface this by saying, this should always be the Wikipedia contingency plan...<br /><br />One of our reporters tweeted the following:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAnNQQBuRXc/TxYCDPIUomI/AAAAAAAAABA/YpfplGt_nYM/s1600/Untitled-1%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698744633108243042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAnNQQBuRXc/TxYCDPIUomI/AAAAAAAAABA/YpfplGt_nYM/s400/Untitled-1%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-76581929126092015552011-12-30T21:53:00.003-05:002012-01-03T19:05:57.413-05:00Another Way to Look at the Congressional RecordI'm going to start this Tech Tips post by assuming that, unlike me, most people don't love reading the <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/home/Browse.php?&n=Issues" target="_new"><em>Congressional Record</em></a>. But newsrooms often like to know what's in it, and when their elected representatives said it. <br /><div></div><br /><div>The tried and true route for answering such questions is to search via <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php" target="_new">Thomas</a>, the Library of Congress legislative site, or you might try <a href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/congress" target="_new">C-SPAN's Congressional Chronicle</a>. Now there's another way to see what members of the House and Senate say in the Record from the folks at the Sunlight Foundation, called <a href="http://capitolwords.org/" target="_new">Capitol Words</a>.</div><br /><br /><div>Capitol Words is a search engine for the <em>Record</em> with some nice extras built-in. For example, you can find out the popularity of particular words or phrases over time, or popular words or phrases. The site allows you to narrow the focus to lawmakers from a particular state or party, too. For example, here's <a href="http://capitolwords.org/?terma=bailout&termb=big+banks" target="_new">what a comparison of the terms "bailout" and "big banks" looks like</a>.</div><br /><br /><div>The site also allows you to browse by date, where you can see popular words and phrases <a href="http://capitolwords.org/date/2011/01/" target="_new">month by month</a> or even day by day. Individual terms have their own pages, so you can see the history and popularity of words such as "<a href="http://capitolwords.org/term/preexisting/" target="_new">preexisting</a>", for example.</div><br /><br /><div>Sunlight gets the text of the <em>Record</em> straight from the Government Printing Office, so it's the official version. Capitol Words just applies a bit of structure to it by attempting to definitively identify every speaker and index every word. See what you can learn about your state's delegation by exploring it.</div><br /><br /><div>And by the way, if you haven't checked out that C-SPAN site I referenced, it's a great way to isolate video or find recordings of a particular speaker - not just in Congress but of any C-SPAN appearance.</div>Derek Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032375443192494617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-51046843463589398272011-12-13T17:20:00.018-05:002011-12-15T10:31:25.562-05:00Notes from the Chair: Preoccupations for 2012It has certainly been a very intense year in media: sometimes I wonder if it is the nature of the topics, our times or that there is so much more coverage and awareness. At present I think it is all of these.<br /><br />As you read this post, massive, visible struggles continue all over the world, most recently this past weekend in <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2011/1207/Chanting-Russia-without-Putin-flash-mobs-roil-Moscow" target="_new">Russia</a>, where voters disenchanted with their leadership adopted the slogan: "We Exist." And since January, countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa have just as fervently been demanding freedom. This <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline" target="_new">Arab Spring</a> movement has some success stories to report, but how these developments will take shape is still unclear. Americans, Canadians and other nations joined the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement#Chronology_of_events" target="_new">"Occupy"</a> movement to protest economic inequality, some literally occupying the streets and public spaces of their cities, starting their own libraries and newspapers, perhaps feeling that the only way they could achieve change was to establish these societal pillars anew and sit with others under rain-spattered tarps, as many more of their fellow citizens shrugged or sympathized.<br /><br />Some say the news depresses them. Though this has been a very challenging year in many ways, I am still very hopeful. And as far as all of this outward discontent: it's hard to imagine people would be so angry, if they didn't feel hopeful too.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yii8M8JDbo/TukWLhXWeEI/AAAAAAAAAFY/pVJAUdhqMMc/s1600/tumblr_lw725baqmJ1qcy1c2o1_500.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686100391722645570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yii8M8JDbo/TukWLhXWeEI/AAAAAAAAAFY/pVJAUdhqMMc/s320/tumblr_lw725baqmJ1qcy1c2o1_500.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:78%;">"Person of the Year: The Protester," TIME magazine cover, announced December 14, 2011</span><br /></div><br /><br />As we wrap up the year, and my term as News Division Chair, I have very much appreciated these tests and lessons learned. I took on this position as it is a good leadership opportunity, and in the process was shown its challenges. Some of the most provocative moments came from hearing directly from members seeking suggestions on, among other issues: advice on keeping a team motivated and guidance on careers. Speaking of teams, we're fortunate to have one of the finest I've worked with in our board and volunteers who have in turn been working for you -- in addition to all of us observing and experiencing firsthand the changes in the information ecology and media business.<br /><br />As I mentioned <a href="http://newslib.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html" target="_new">in this column</a> back in June, it is almost pointless to try and predict the future. So here are three important lessons for any news librarian. These are largely common sense, but I've tried to live by these lessons this year and carry them forward into the next, and I thought they would be good for the information / knowledge professional -- or anyone.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1. Get on the team(s). </span><br /><br />Leadership is about building and continuing relationships, as well as constructing and working in teams. The innovative, successful company is flexible, always learning and doing work within these teams. This should include media entities and their information professionals. If these last two are absent, then I would be very worried. As a potential team member, it's important to be visible and demonstrate your abilities and knowledge base. We have all heard about developing that "Elevator Speech." It turns out you need several of these to call up, depending on what needs to be done. But overall, being part of any team will give you good experience in project management - and leadership.<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2. Be part of the "pipeline." </span><br /><br />Our managing editor coached me that the library should be as "close to the pipeline as possible." We worked very hard on that. Clearly for an editor that means: writing and creating content for posting and publication. That's something we're doing much more of.<br /><br />Certainly the development of new ways of thinking and opportunities for archival content as to additional editorial use, context and revenue sources is essential. News librarians should be involved in this process. (I have to give Lany McDonald credit for encouraging me in this area; she's a terrific leader, team builder and news professional who received the News Division's <a href="http://news.sla.org/?page_id=569" target="_new">highest honor</a>.)<br /><br />"Engagement" with citizens means listening, employing their ideas, following up on their suggestions and direct conversation and contributions. This has emerged over the past year as a top priority in media. News organizations need help with this. How are you fitting into this (two-way) pipeline?<br /><br />A company getting some buzz as being an evolving news entity is the <a href="http://www.journalregister.com/" target="_new">Journal Register Company</a>. This past month one of their properties, the <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">New Haven Register</span>, announced a <a href="http://newhavenregister.com/articles/2011/11/28/news/doc4ed387eb5db57243965976.txt" target="_new">reorganization</a> around investigative and local journalism, as well as an emphasis on engagement. Angel Diggs, the news librarian, was cited as being part of the Engagement Team. I called Angel to ask her about this new direction. This had just been announced, and it isn't clear how this will work yet, but she said that there's plans for a physical move, as well as direct engagement -- face to face -- with citizens in person, quite possibly in conjunction with the public library.<br /><br />This is a continuation of a <a href="http://jxpaton.wordpress.com/" target="_new">digital first</a>, "open newsroom" strategy, within this chain that launched at the <a href="http://newsroomcafe.wordpress.com/" target="_new"><em>Torrington, (CT) Citizen</em></a>. This paper, that welcomes the public into the building, utilizes open news meetings, crowdsourcing of factchecking and other forms of transparency and inclusion.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3. Own the idea. And do it. </span><br /><br />If you attended the SLA Conference in Philadelphia this past year, or followed along online, you may have heard about <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/ref/opinion/FRIEDMAN-BIO.html" target="_new">Tom Friedman</a>'s keynote address. It is always great to have a journalist headlining this forum, and he spoke engagingly about the many changes in society -- including media -- and offered some strong and thought-provoking recommendations. He said: anything that can be done, will be done. If <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">you </span>don't do it, someone else will. The question is: will it be done by you, or <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">to</span> you?<br /><br />I watched this <a href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286412-1" target="_new">commencement speech</a> given by inventor Dean Kamen a few years ago. In it he emphasized how everyone is looking for new, applicable ideas and energy. While there's more receptivity after what hasn't worked -- to the point where companies and industries in business for over a century suddenly no longer exist -- there's also been a corresponding pragmatism and reliance on analytics to aid in decision making. Bottom line: keep the ideas flowing, but be prepared to say "I would support this," test it, and provide results. If it doesn't seem worth it, move on. But be sure to follow up, and steward it.<br /><br />It has been a great privilege to lead our group of dedicated, versatile professionals perservering in a very challenging environment. Thanks to everyone for your friendship, hard work -- often for years at a time -- by our fantastic board and volunteers, and ALL of those ideas. I look forward to continuing our conversation together in the new year.<br /><br />I hope your holidays are merry and bright, and all best wishes for a fulfilling 2012.<br /><br />--Leigh Montgomery<br />2011 Chair, SLA News DivisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-59195386814431078352011-12-05T14:57:00.002-05:002011-12-05T15:01:46.064-05:00Santa Fe librarian Rebekah Azen has passed awayThanks to NPR's Laura Soto-Barra for alerting the newslib community about the passing of Rebekah Azen, who had served as a librarian and consultant for the <em>Santa Fe New Mexican</em> for 15 years.<br /><br />An <a target="_new" href="http://greenfiretimes.com/2011/11/rebekah-azen/">obituary</a> for Rebekah can be found here.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-80240335554430692822011-11-13T18:20:00.004-05:002011-11-13T18:42:19.676-05:00Aside Bar - From the EditorIs it November already? I am already feeling left behind by whirls of activity and the holidays are not yet upon us. <br /><br />And I don't just mean in my personal life. Professionally, I'm feeling as if the rest of the world is moving on without me while I'm putting out the fire of the day (or <em>fires</em>, on some days) and not making any headway on the pile of archiving on my desk and other tasks on my to-do list.<br /><br />Are the days moving faster? Am I moving slower?<br /><br />How do I push my way back out front of the rush? I don't like to say no to a reasonable request because that just discourages reporters and editors from asking the next time. Plus, as a colleague on our online staff said the other day: no one has free time for anything anymore.<br /><br />Am I less thorough in my work? Sorry, but this is a definite <strong>no</strong>.<br /><br />Do I hand off work to a colleague? As I mentioned earlier, no one else has free time either -- and we all have backlogs. I am doing more push back, as in getting a reporter to a certain point and having him or her make the phone calls. Plus, when I'm the only one who knows the best ways to soothe a savage archive, I have no choice but to pull the burr from the tiger's paw myself. But having unique skills has its own rewards.<br /><br />Lately, I've been trying to embrace the backlog. I can't change the nature of the work or the daily addition to the pile, so I focus on what I can do at that moment. I climb it, bit by bit. Some days there are lulls and I make headway, and others where I slip down the rocks a bit. But I will still get there eventually.<br /><br />What are you doing to make headway as you make do with less? Leave your ideas in the comments.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-7959738064646574202011-11-04T09:27:00.006-05:002011-11-04T09:38:17.138-05:00Washington Post ombudsman lauds paper's researcher<a target="_new" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/omblog/post/post-roast-ombudsman-shortchanged-post-researchers/2011/11/01/gIQAo9DQdM_blog.html">In his blog</a>, Omblog, <em>Washington Post</em> ombudsman Patrick Pexton corrects a previous post where he neglected to mention the work of <em>Post</em> researcher Alice Crites in the debunking of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's embellished past. Personally, I was impressed that the reporter himself took Pexton to task for the omission.<br /><br />Pexton then goes on to praise the work of the entire <em>Post</em> research team: "Without them, <em>Post</em> stories, particularly investigative ones, would not reach the quality that they often do."<br /><br />So true!<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-81872089733493099832011-09-12T14:06:00.003-05:002011-09-12T14:11:40.571-05:002011 News Division CandidatesVotes for the 2001 election for News Division candidates can be cast using SurveyMonkey. The link to the ballot is URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsD2011<br /><br />The slate of candidates is listed below.<br /><br /><strong>Chair Elect: Debra Bade</strong><br />Debra Bade is currently beginning work as a part-time consultant on product development and user needs for Image Fortress and looking for a full-time job after being part of a reduction in force at the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> in July. She had been at the <em>Tribune</em> for almost 10 years and was the Editor of News Research and Archives. In that role, Debra led research, text and photo archiving efforts and most notably was involved with moving forward plans to digitize the Tribune’s historic photo collection and developing new revenue streams based on the collection’s print and digital assets.<br /><br />Prior to joining the Tribune, Debra held a number of positions with CNN in Atlanta from 1989 – 2001 including Director of Online Training and Development, Director of News Research, Manager of News Research, and Researcher. During those years her focus was on improving research services, developing end-user research tools and overseeing training for both library and newsroom employees. She also worked as a researcher with the <em>Star Tribune</em> newspaper in Minneapolis, getting her first taste of news research there from 1981-1988.<br /><br />Debra holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1988 and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She considers her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in a health education program in Gambia, West Africa, to be a big part of her real-world education and something that still influences her in many ways.<br /><br />She has been a member of the American Library Association, Special Libraries Association, Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Society for American Archivists. Debra was a Snowbird Leadership Institute honoree in 1992 and wrote a chapter on news research published in 1999 in “Information Sources for the Press and Broadcast Media.” She joined SLA and the News Division in 1988 and has been active in a variety of positions. She helped to create a special interest group for broadcast librarians, served on the Education Committee, and as chair of the Nominations Committee. She was Director of Education in 1994-1995, bringing Roger Fidler, Howard Rheingold and Kare Anderson in as notable News Division conference presenters. She was News Division Chair in 2000-2001 (making this an encore of sorts) and Past Chair in 2001-2002. Debra received the Ralph J. Shoemaker Award of Merit Award in 2001 and the Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor Award in 2007. She has been a contributor to <em>News Library News</em> and a presenter at SLA conferences, SLA Illinois Chapter meeting events, and at the Online Information conference in the UK. She also served as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Information Studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 2006-2009.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Director - Education/Professional Development: Nina Johnson<br /></strong>Nina has been in news librarianship since 1992; first as a solo librarian at the <em>Columbia Daily Tribune</em> and since 1997 at the <em>Columbia Missourian</em>. The <em>Missourian</em> is the only city newspaper produced by journalism students. The Missouri School of Journalism provides real-world training for journalism students in its various “labs” such as the newspaper, KOMU-TV and KBIA radio. It is now also home to the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. Nina has been a member (non-continuously) of SLA since 1990 and served as board secretary for 2010-2011.<br /><br />She earned her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science in 1990 at the University of Missouri.<br /><br />She is interested in possible collaboration with the Reynolds Journalism Institute in developing some non-conference workshops, especially in the area of archiving online news sites and digital preservation.<br /><br />She finds News Division members an incredibly talented and interesting group and looks forward to continued involvement with the Division.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Treasurer: Catherine Kitchell</strong><br />Work Experience<br />Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, DC<br />Editor, BNA’s Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks, since 2001<br />Reference Librarian, December 1990 - Present<br /><em>Marin Independent Journal</em>, Novato, CA<br />Head Librarian, August 1989 - August 1990<br /><em>USA TODAY</em>/Gannett Co., Arlington, VA<br />1983- July 1989<br /><br />Education<br />MLS, University of Maryland, May 1986<br />BA, Art History, University of Virginia, May 1982<br /><br />SLA: SLA member since 1991. Managing Editor of News Library News, 1996-1998. Treasurer, Washington Chapter, 1999–2002. Received DC/SLA Board of Directors Award 2001-2002. Treasurer, News Division, 2001-2003, Director of Publications, 2008-2010, Currently Treaurer, News Division, 2010-present.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Director - Publications: Julie Domel<br /></strong>After a year as a business and science librarian at the Houston Public Library, Julie Domel joined the news research staff at the <em>San Antonio Express-News</em>, her hometown paper, in 2000. When not doing research, she serves as the super-user for the NICA photo archive and works on entries for her blog, "From the Vault." She has a long history of contributing online content to mysa.com, the paper's website, including a defunct online column and blog. She currently contributes to "The Potato Report," the <em>Express-News'</em> blog for TV watchers, and tweets via @askresearcher. Julie won the <em>Express-News</em>' 2010 Philip True Journalism Award for Researcher/Copy Editor of the Year.<br /><br />Julie has served as managing editor of the News Division's <em>News Library News</em> since 2008, and maintains the division's LinkedIn group. She is also the treasurer of the Texas Chapter. Julie earned a bachelor's degree in Finance and an MLS from the University of Texas at Austin. In her spare time, she keeps plants alive in a drought, watches way too much TV and would rather bake than cook.jdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-54111293108472745842011-09-06T12:50:00.027-05:002011-09-07T16:01:51.322-05:00Meet Deb Hunt: Candidate for SLA President-Elect 2012<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >The candidates for 2012 SLA President-elect, David Cappoli and Deb Hunt, were interviewed by e-mail for NEWS LIBRARY NEWS, so members can get to know them as voting takes place September 7 - 28, 2011. Deb Hunt's responses follow in their entirety. </span><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-64vjzFilnec/TmZoZ02kyCI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Jgzg8qpLkqQ/s1600/2011_95huntdeb.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 140px; display: block; height: 140px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649317575476430882" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-64vjzFilnec/TmZoZ02kyCI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Jgzg8qpLkqQ/s320/2011_95huntdeb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Deb Hunt</span></p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><b>1. Why are you running for president of SLA?</b></p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">I bring proven leadership skills to this position. I have prior experience as a Director on the SLA Board of Directors, as Chapter President and in many other leadership positions in the San Francisco Bay Region Chapter and in SLA divisions. I’m an innovator as the creator and team leader of SLA’s 23 Things. The 23 Things contributed to a mindset change for SLA members and enables us to embrace new technologies, new tools, get ahead of our users and to lead rather than follow. For this effort, I was awarded an SLA Presidential Citation by Stephen Abram.</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">I know how to get things done, grow new leaders, and create and strengthen programs for our members. </p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">I’ve demonstrated my adaptability and flexibility as my career has taken many turns. A few years ago, I was laid off from my job at the Exploratorium after 14 years of working there. I was able to ramp up my consulting firm, but it was still a big adjustment. Over the years, my consulting work has evolved in a way that I think mirrors what I see happening in the job market for us as information professionals. When I started consulting many years ago, I mostly did value-added research and library design and automation. Soon my library automation clients asked me how they could organize their internally created content so it would be as easily accessible as the library collection. That is how I added document and enterprise content management to the services I offer. Most of my clients are not libraries.</p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><b>2. You are elected the leader and the public face of SLA, and you've been invited to a regional roundtable forum of C-suite executives, nonprofit heads, and other leaders. This is a chance to introduce the organization and members. What do you tell them?</b></p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">What keeps you awake at night?</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">In today's fast-paced world, the need for information is an invaluable commodity. Information, both internally- and externally-produced, is the lifeblood of an organization and essential for innovation and survival. Information sharing, finding and reuse are also essential for any organization that is attempting to understand and manage its intellectual capital and thrive in these trying economic times.</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Information professionals play a unique role in gathering, organizing and coordinating access to the best information sources for the organization, understanding the critical need of turning that information into usable knowledge.</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">A study conducted by SLA found that eighty-five percent of the companies ranked in the top 100 on the Fortune 500 list employed information professionals, compared to less than fifty percent of the companies ranked in the bottom 100. SLA is a global professional association of 9,500 innovative information professionals and their strategic partners who are ready to put your organization over the top. What steps are you taking to differentiate your business from the next and maintain your company's sustainability?</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><b>3. The News Division: what are your impressions? What would you like to see us address?</b></p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Over the years, I’ve been most acquainted with my News Division colleagues at the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> and have been saddened to see them go from some 18 staff down to 2. I know the News Division has experienced a drop in membership, but I believe that those who are left form the new core of this division, which will be <i>the</i> community for info pros in any of the news-related industries and organizations.</p><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">There are two things I’d like to see the News Division address:</p><br /><ol><br /><li>An updated division website. As a web project manager at the <a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/" target="_new">Exploratorium</a> in San Francisco for 12 years, with our team winning 4 <a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/" target="_new">Webby awards</a>, I know that an engaging and up-to-date website can keep members engaged and encourage new members to join. Daniel Lee and his WordPress team can work with the News Division to make a new site a reality. I encourage you to consider this as a marketing, retention and community tool for division and potential members. </li><br /><li>A more difficult issue that I see the News Division (46% decline in membership since 1994) and all SLA members facing, and I’m sure you are all aware of this, is the downturn in organizations feeling the need to hire and retain librarians and information professionals.<br /></li></ol><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">One of our News Division colleagues was recently profiled in a two-part professional development workshop which I co-presented to SLA colleagues in the San Francisco Bay Area. We named a group of our colleagues “Famous Front Runners” who have successfully navigated the job upheavals going on all around us. That Front Runner is Leigh Montgomery, whose personas include:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>Artful Dodger</li><br /><li>Chameleon</li><br /><li>Future Ready</li><br /><li>Shape Shifter</li><br /><li>Survivor</li></ul><br /><p style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal" face="georgia">Leigh was able to survive and even thrive by deploying a combination of strategies:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>Finding new revenue streams for her employer</li><br /><li>Applying new technologies to improve productivity</li><br /><li>Reinventing and repositioning herself</li><br /><li>Demonstrating and increasing her core value to the organization</li></ul><br /><p style="margin-left: 0.5in;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal">We can build on our past, but we must look ahead to the future. I see my colleagues struggling with layoffs and job insecurity. Yet there are vast opportunities for information professionals and I want to see us benefit from those opportunities. We must think outside the box, continually honing our skillset so we can go wherever there is opportunity to ply our trade.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></p><br /><p style="margin-left: 0.25in;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy SLA</span> </p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-63342214869565355162011-09-06T12:30:00.022-05:002011-09-07T16:02:30.471-05:00Meet David Cappoli: Candidate for SLA President-Elect 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T7oqL5Cfdts/TmZluOiSPuI/AAAAAAAAABw/wBxFyf1wAtU/s1600/2011_95CappoliDavid.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >The 2012 candidates for SLA President-elect, David Cappoli and Deb Hunt, were both interviewed by e-mail for NEWS LIBRARY NEWS so members can get to know them in advance of voting, which takes place September 7 - 28, 2011. David Cappoli's responses follow in their entirety. </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T7oqL5Cfdts/TmZluOiSPuI/AAAAAAAAABw/wBxFyf1wAtU/s1600/2011_95CappoliDavid.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 140px; display: block; height: 140px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649314627433152226" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T7oqL5Cfdts/TmZluOiSPuI/AAAAAAAAABw/wBxFyf1wAtU/s320/2011_95CappoliDavid.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">David Cappoli </span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Why are you running for President of SLA?</span><br /><br />I am running for President of SLA because I can lead this association into its somewhat uncertain near future with my consensus-building skills, experience with students, knowledge of the continuing education needs of information professionals, and a strong willingness to confront the changes that SLA must consider, such as the conference revenue model. I continue to be excited about information professionals and feel strongly that I can work to advance SLA's reach within the profession.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. You are elected the leader and public face of SLA, and you've been invited to a regional roundtable forum of C-suite executives, non-profit heads, and other leaders. This is a chance to introduce their organization and members. What do you say?</span><br /><br />Besides giving an overview of SLA and our members, I would showcase real-world examples of how our members have directly contributed to the success of their organizations. I would also tie their contributions to the leadership and professional development opportunities that SLA has provided to them. For example, if one of our members acquired knowledge via SLA, e.g., at conference, in a virtual seminar, etc., and integrated it into his/her work to the significant benefit of the organization, I would emphasize this connection and compare what the state of the organization would be without the member's contributions.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. The News Division: what are your impressions? What would you like us to address?</span><br /><br />During my time as a member of the News Division and working at the <em>L.A. Times</em>, and at the <em>L.A. Herald-Examiner</em> prior to the <em>Times</em>, division members discussed and implemented initiatives focused on better integrating their work into the success of their organizations well before other units did so. By participating in editorial board meetings, members have been able to feature the resources and expertise of their libraries and information centers. News librarians have been embedded within specific news departments well before the issue of embedded librarianship became an important topic; and, they have been at the forefront in the development of full-text and image archiving systems. I have also been impressed by how news librarians employ their network in times of disasters. I see news librarians continuing to be leaders in these areas, as well as in the burgeoning field of digital archiving, the reuse of organizational assets and how to succeed while enduring staff and budget cutbacks.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy SLA</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-6581517612067002832011-08-30T20:20:00.007-05:002011-10-03T13:30:27.496-05:00New 2010 Census Data Project from IREWe all know that the 2010 Census data has started to come out, giving newsrooms updated demographic information from the once-every-10-years count of the American population. The <a target="_new" href="http://2010.census.gov/">Census Bureau website</a> has detailed information and a schedule of new releases. But what if you just want to quickly download population figures and do some simple comparisons?<br /><br />A new project by <a target="_new" href="http://www.ire.org/" >Investigative Reporters and Editors</a> and the <a target="_new" href="http://www.rjionline.org/">Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute</a> at the University of Missouri offers quick access to 2010 Census data in a variety of formats and ranges. The <a target="_new" href="http://census.ire.org/">project</a>, built by volunteers from the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, <em>New York Times</em>, <em>USA Today</em>, CNN, <em>Spokesman-Review</em> (Spokane, Wash.) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, allows users to browse data from states, counties, places and even individual tracts, providing 2000 Census data for comparison.<br /><br /><br />For example, <a target="_new" href="http://census.ire.org/data/12001.html">data from Alachua County, Fla.</a>, shows that the total population grew some 13.48 percent from 2000 to 2010 (the project helpfully includes raw numbers and the percentage change). And each page can be downloaded as a CSV file that can be opened in Excel or another spreadsheet program for analysis, although you'd be best-served to have a reference to Census data headers handy. Luckily, the IRE Census project <a target="_new" href="https://raw.github.com/ireapps/census/master/tools/metadata/sf1_labels.csv">provides one</a>.<br /><br /><br />Developers who want to use Census data directly in Intranet or Internet applications can also get their fix via the project's <a target="_new" href="http://census.ire.org/docs/json.html">JSONP files</a>, which make it easy to read the data programmatically. You can even download a shapefile of geographic data, and the project allows you to compare multiple geographies (such as a five-county area) if you want to.<br /><br /><br />The Census Bureau is still your source for reports and in-depth releases based on the 2010 Census data, but if you want to play with the data yourself and don't want to download the entire set (which can be very large and hard to manage), IRE's project is a great way to dip your toes in the Census pool.<br /><br />--Derek WillisDerek Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032375443192494617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-75428354172772227642011-08-29T12:16:00.010-05:002011-09-01T13:56:02.096-05:00Notes from the Chair: Exchanging IdeasConsidering there are so many online platforms and outlets these days for communication and socializing, meeting for an in-person conversation seems a comparatively rare and refreshing event. Earlier this month, librarians from the SLA Boston chapter got together for an idea exchange -- very much resembling a <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_%28gathering%29">salon discussion</a>, though more focused and including multiple subjects suggested by attendees.
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<br />This was truly some of the most valuable conference programming I've ever experienced. The idea for it originated with <a target="_new" href="http://journalismthatmatters.org/">Journalism That Matters</a>, an organization that travels around the country holding these "convening conversations" for the purpose of sharing ideas and skills. In March, they held one at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to discuss how <a target="_new" href="http://journalismthatmatters.org/biblionews">journalists and librarians could work together</a>.
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<br />Other than participants and time, the only other requirements are markers, paper and a video camera if you wish to document the session. Attendees post questions about the top issues facing either their profession or their own work. These are then displayed on the wall, and the audience decides on which topics they want to talk about; those that are similar are combined.
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<br />The conversation concludes with a couple of key ideas or conclusions. One person from each discussion then reports the conclusion. Some of the conferences I've attended actually had us get up and physically stand with the idea we thought resonated most. And some have even agreed to keep in touch to help put the ideas or goals into place.
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<br />It was great to witness the enthusiasm that the SLA Boston president-elect, Khalilah Gambrell, exhibited in hosting this program. Additionally, the date on which it was held was selected so that two special guests could join us: David Cappoli and Deb Hunt, the <a target="_new" href="http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/governance/2011election/2012BODCand.cfm">candidates for president-elect of SLA</a>, who were on the last leg of their East Coast campaign trail - following whistle-stops to visit with SLA members in Washington, DC and New York.
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<br />We grabbed our markers and in short order stuck paper slips expressing our concerns and questions on the wall; Khalilah very adeptly sorted them into several categories: Professional Development, Information Overload / Value of the Profession, Transitions / Retirement, Budget issues and Vendor / Publisher concerns. We then broke out into smaller groups to discuss these various topics.
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<br />I participated in the Information Overload / Value of the Profession discussion. The latter is a constant issue in our industry as well as others: with the ease of creating information it is difficult for users -- even information professionals -- to manage it all. It is always interesting to see where these discussions go; our conversation largely centered around cultivating relationships, reaching out to those 'we don't always hear from,' and the value of extending oneself outside of his or her regular routine.
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<br />One librarian said she had success in casual conversation 'just having coffee in the mornings with engineers' when she was at an engineering firm. Another attendee suggested 'identifying what's sexy'; that is, the department in your company with most interest and activity around it. This librarian mentioned she learned this while working at Credit Suisse First Boston when there was a lot of interest in energy markets at the time. I added that interviewing colleagues personally but casually had been successful; that is, finding out what their needs and goals were, and how the librarian might support them with your own recommendations and by developing a kind of informational template around them.
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<br />David and Deb circulated to all of our groups, and definitely added some great ideas and success stories from their own experiences.
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<br />The time went by quickly and we could definitely have used more of it. A video of the session was made that hasn't yet been posted; but I will do so once it is live. <a target="_new" href="http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/slaboston/2011/08/idea-exchange-recap.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slaboston+%28SLA+Boston%29">Here's another account</a> of our evening by Paula Cohen, another attendee.
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<br />We were kindly hosted by Dee Magnoni, the librarian at <a target="_new" href="http://www.olin.edu/">Olin College of Engineering</a>, at their campus, which also included dinner and a <a target="_new" href="http://www.olin.edu/academics/library.aspx">library tour. </a>
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<br />It looks likely we'll do this again in the future; and hopefully this account will give you a sense of the format one might use to host a conversation like this. It's a great way to get feedback and ideas on questions and concerns you're seeking solutions for from some very engaged and involved members of the information profession.
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<br />-- Leigh MontgomeryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-84222789501748346822011-08-13T16:29:00.007-05:002011-08-13T17:54:10.816-05:00Aside Bar - From the EditorI overheard an editor and reporter the other day discussing coverage of upcoming events in the reporter's beat. She had looked through all of her materials and couldn't find a thing going on: "It's August. Who would want to get out in this heat?"
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<br />This is the month when everything slows to a crawl. We're used to the heat in South Texas, but it's been brutal even for us. We're even running out of ways to describe it; I recently saw the phrase "still very hot" on our weather page --after three days of "very hot."
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<br />However, I don't think it ever gets truly "slow" for any of us anymore. It just means that perhaps we have a chance to get to all the tasks we had been putting off while the daily workload was heavy. Now, we just have to remember what all those tasks were...
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<br />Go through your task list. Or more likely, excavate the pile of stuff on your desk or in your to-do bin. Confront your inner procrastinator by doing the one thing you've been putting off the longest. Check your Favorites on your Internet browser and look at some blogs or websites you haven't visited in a while. See what they are talking about.
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<br />Navel-gazing has its benefits. We can become more efficient, troubleshoot problems, find a new resource, analyze our methods and more... if we would take a moment and do it. Of course, if you have the attention span of a gnat, like I do, try not to get too distracted (or click on too many unrelated links).
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<br />Since we're not getting out in the heat, curl up with your circular fan and contemplate! Let the whirring of the blades become your white noise against all the distractions and pressures of your worklife.
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<br />Or call up a colleague at another library -- one you haven't talked to in awhile or would like to know better. Have a virtual back-porch-swing chat (some iced sweet tea might help too). Talk about a project or problem that's been at the back of your mind but which you've been too busy to tackle. Let the conversation take you where it takes you. Perhaps you'll learn a few things or solve some additional problems.
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<br />--Julie Domel
<br />jdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-89624755206832245072011-07-27T14:24:00.003-05:002011-07-27T14:29:55.111-05:00Forbes editor's ode to news researchIn a new <a href="http://onforb.es/o70Paz" target="_new">blog entry</a>, Forbes editor Tim Ferguson praises the skills of news researcher Susan Radlauer, who has recently been promoted to director of research services.<br /><br />He goes on to discuss how invaluable she is, how she can't be replaced by Wikipedia or Google, and even links to Michelle Quigley's list of <a href="https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhsmznc3_18g3b8jqgh" target="_new">News library layoffs and buyouts</a>.<br /><br />Well put!<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-83253497767382814042011-06-28T13:36:00.003-05:002011-06-28T13:39:22.389-05:002011 Conference Planner’s Report from Philadelphia<p>Via <em>NewsLib</em>...<br /><br />For SLA 2011, the News Division held or co-sponsored 12 events, on- and off-site. There were 2 tours during the weekend: one of the Philadelphia Inquirer, led by Michael Panzer, and the other of the Rosenbach Museum and Library, organized by Kathryn Pease. We also held our regularly scheduled events: a meeting of the executive board & the annual business meeting. There was also the News Division Open House and Silent Auction, held in the Philadelphia Convention Center Marriott.<br /><br />As we have moved away from offering a CE course, this year’s ticketed session was held Monday morning, and was led by the Division’s Derek Willis, on the top of linked data and newsroom archives. There were 10 tickets sold as of the week before the conference and attendance was over that.<br /><br />We had four other topical sessions that were well-attended -- two required either breaking down airwalls or shifting the set-up of the room to accommodate more chairs. Those sessions, and their co-sponsors, if any, were:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>Intentional Misinformation on the Internet (co-sponsored by the Advertising and Market Division)</li><br /><br /><li>Researching Privately-Held Data (co-sponsored by the Competitive Intelligence Division)<br />Taxonomies and News (co-sponsored by the Taxonomy Division)</li><br /><br /><li>Opening Up the Special Library</li><br /><br /><li>In addition, News was one of a number of co-sponsors of a Spotlight Session: Creating Your Future the Peter Drucker Way. </li></ul><br /><br /><p>There was also the delightful News Division Awards Reception, held at the College of Physicians (which also holds the famous Mütter Museum of medical curiosities): award recepients included Peter Johnson, Kee Malesky, Shira Kavon, Amy Disch (in absentia), Michelle Quigley (in absentia), and Donna Scheeder. The reception was well-organized by Kathryn Pease.<br /><br />Thanks especially to Leigh Montgomery, Kathryn Pease and Catherine Kitchell for providing incredible amounts of support, thanks to all of the presenters, and thanks to all of you, those who were able to attend the conference and those cheering on from home. Next year’s conference will be in Chicago, IL, and I hope to see many of you there.<br /><br />Eli Edwards<br />News Division 2011 Conference Planner </p>jdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-19011091434477497432011-06-21T09:03:00.009-05:002011-06-21T09:35:18.853-05:00SLA Session -- Using the Internet to Research Private Companies<p><strong>Using the Internet to Research Private Companies</strong><br />Presented by August Jackson of Verizon<br />august (at) augustjackson (dot) net<br />Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 8 a.m.<br /><br /><strong>Practical tips for finding info about private companies<br /></strong><br /><em>Slides (complete with appendix and additional resource links) for this presentation can be found at </em><a target="_new" href="http://augustjackson.net/"><em>augustjackson.net</em></a><br /><br />This was an informative useful session and August was an entertaining speaker. Twenty minutes into this session, the walls came down! The session was packed; they had to add the adjacent room!<br /><br />The tools for private company research August Jackson showed the SLA attendees were tools we could use right away and those that were free and easy to access.<br /><br />After adjusting the volume on his mike (I had to control myself to keep from saying: “Yes! We can hear you now!”), Jackson logically started with the best place to begin in a CI project: </p><br /><ol><br /><li>Start with “requirements”: define the business decision to be supported & choose analytical framework that best matches the business decision (SWOT etc.). Jackson highly recommended this book to help with this: <a target="_new" href="http://www.amazon.com/Business-Competitive-Analysis-Effective-Application/dp/0131873660">Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods</a> by Craig S. Fleisher and Babette Bensoussan</li><br /><li>Plan your research strategy: primary and secondary research. You’ll be collecting information which will take the form of data vs. intel.; facts vs. interpretation/analysis.</li><br /><li>Build your secondary research plan: keywords and identify sources.</li><br /><li>Execute and evaluate the plan: this where you choose the sources we’re looking at today: Company websites, public records, local and industry news, industry groups, social media, plus any premium sites you might have access to. </li></ol><br /><br /><p>Next, why we’re really here, Jackson listed the types of free sources for private company research:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>Premium sources: Hoovers, BRC, FACTIVA, LexisNexis</li><br /><li>Company websites: content, meta tags, link analysis</li><br /><li>Legal filings: jurisdiction specific</li><br /><li>Local news sources: location specific</li><br /><li>Social networks: Twitter, Linked in, Slideshare, specialized networks</li><br /><li>Industry Groups: Associations, trade publications</li><br /><li>Job sites: general job boards, industry specific job boards</li><br /><li>Google maps</li></ul><br /><br /><p>And then, using Raynor Garage Door of Dixon, IL as a use case, he went over what each resource would offer.</p><br /><br /><ol><br /><li><a target="_new" href="http://www.hoovers.com/">Hoovers</a> - Jackson views Hoovers as a good starting point, providing searchers with a ball park of what kind of company you are dealing with in terms of revenues, employees, history etc. Some audience members suggested info pros check the private company databases on Gale or LexisNexis.</li><br /><li>Mining the company site can yield a lot of information about the private company being researched, such as descriptions, office locations, partners executives, job postings, press releases, sales channels and corporate histories. Jackson also recommends checking the source codes of company pages. Here meta tags show the key words the company uses to describe itself, or hopes to be associated with. Dates in the code could indicate a company’s interest in its web presence.</li><br /><li>Jackson also recommends using link analysis tools like <a target="_new" href="http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Site Explorer</a> or the link command in Google to find out about a company’s online presence. Find partners, former employees, fans, critics, bloggers, user forums, newscoverage and philanthropic ventures.</li><br /><li>Legal and regulatory filings, can also be of use, yielding regulatory filings, environmental information, permits (building, export), shipping records, legal filings and decisions, patents and trademarks, securities, government contracts and proposals. Jackson cautioned the time commitment to search these sources needs to be weighed vs. the actual results you might get. Keep in mind these sources are jurisdiction specific, you might need to search on national/state or local levels and not all legal info is internet-accessible.</li><br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Jackson will search Google for this kind of information using commands like:<br /></li><br /><br /><ul><br /><li>jurisdiction</li><br /><li>"public records"</li><br /><li>probate</li><br /><li>"legal records"</li></ul><br /><br /><li>One SLA participant suggested <a target="_new" href="http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/">Free Public Records Search Directory</a>, which aggregates links to free public record searches in every state and county in the United States.</li><br /><li>Other public records sources include patent searches using resources like the <a target="_new" href="http://www.uspto.gov/">U.S. Patent and Trademark Office</a> and an audience member also suggested <a target="_new" href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/">Free Patents Online</a>.</li><br /><li>For product pricing strategy or ballpark numbers, Jackson suggested turning to sources providing information on state and government contracts and proposals. On a federal level try the <a target="_new" href="http://gsa.gov/">GSA</a> and start with <a target="_new" href="http://www.statelocalgov.net/">State and Local Government on the Net</a> at the state/local level.</li><br /><li>And don’t forget to check the <a target="_new" href="http://fec.gov/">Federal Election Commission</a> for campaign contribution information.<br /></li></ul><br /><li>Searching local and industry news sources can provide a myriad of information on a company, such as location, openings, site growth, people, events, issues, employees, employment situation, management changes or company profiles. For industry sources search for trade papers or journals and for associations, organizations or user groups, as well as searching on theproduct or technology. For the latter resources, search the site or use the Google site operator to search for your company. An audience tip was to look for and follow bloggers who follow an industry or company. To find to find home city pubs/industry sites or trade papers, Jackson might search with these kinds of terms +city +newspaper or +industry +journal</li><br /><br /><li>Social networks: Jackson uses Twitter.com, LinkedIn.com and Slideshare.com to mine for company information. He suggests checking out his podcast: “CIP 023: Using Social Media for CI Interview with Suki Fuller, CI and Social Media Evangelist.” <a target="_new" href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/cipodcast/23_CIP_023_Social_Media_and_CI.mp3">Direct download</a><br /></li><br /><ul><br /><br /><li>LinkedIn can provide locations, organizational chart information, targets for primary research, hints of business initiative, employee skill sets and perspectives of customers. Don’t forget to check the Groups or the company search on LinkedIn. </li><br /><li><a target="_new" href="http://www.ning.com/">Ning.com</a> is an online platform for people to create their own social networks, similar to the groups onLinkedIn. Good place to look for company or industry specific information.</li><br /><li>To find other industry specific social networks, Jackson uses Google and the search terms: +industry +”social network”</li><br /><li>Slideshare.net is sort of like a YouTube for PowerPoint presentations. People often post their business presentations there.</li><br /><li>On Twitter, Jackson suggests going to the <a target="_new" href="http://search.twitter.com/advanced">Advanced Search</a> and searching on the company name. You’ll find people to follow, opinions, events, news…and well, whatever else is out there on twitter… ;-) He suggests setting up RSS feeds of your company twitter searches to monitor.</li><br /><li>Because of the wall coming down, we didn’t specifically get to 7) Job Sites or 8) Google Maps. The job boards, general or industry-specific can indicate changes or products and services being developed by the skillsbeing sought or the numbers of employees being sought. Google maps can offer the CI practitioner a bird’ eye view or street view of the facility: count parking spaces or see expansion, etc. </li></ul></ol><br /><p>Great session. I’ll definitely be checking out his blog (augustjackson.net) and podcasts! Thanks August!</p><br /><br />--Mari Keefe, Editorial Project Manager, Computerworldjdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-73080529438065403002011-06-09T17:01:00.018-05:002011-06-12T16:55:24.976-05:00Notes from the Chair: Ready for the Unpredictable FutureWhen I was growing up, I had a science book with an illustration that fascinated me: a vision of Paris in the year 2000 from a century ago showing flying streetcars and aerial cafes. At the time, flight and electric trains were cutting-edge technology that fascinated the public in how they would lift the average person off <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">terra firma</span>. This seems a quaint <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk" target="_new">steampunk</a> fantasy to us today.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616353078375970786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VyRT2IesoAg/TfFLXjnFd-I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/zSfkTkO4zbc/s320/02_2000_FlyingStreetcar_100.jpg" /><span style="font-size:78%;">Credit: <a href="http://mydelineatedlife.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html">Mydelineatedlife.blogspot.com</a></span><br /><br />It's a reminder that it is natural to always be thinking about what the future might be, and that even with all the reaching, refining and adapting of those ideas, future visions don't materialize in quite the ways we think they will.<br /><br />I enjoy reading about futurists' meetings in which scientists from various disciplines convene and form their predictions; one in particular said that in the future, journalists would have a small camera affixed to a contact lens, and narrate their observations in a hands-free, unfettered, real-time fashion. This didn't mention anything about an editor, or a filter. Perhaps this gadget was obsolete before being invented, since now there is wide awareness of <a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_new">Twitter. </a><br /><br />Now that there are many more observers, reporters and storytellers, it's said that any <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/embrace-the-future-every-every-company-is-a-media-company-but-every-company-is-not-the-same-2011-5" target="_new">every company is a media company</a> -- there's much more information being produced than a person can make sense of. As journalists, we've participated in this, and know of the critical need for skills and tools to synthesize meaning from these random units of information. We may talk about the decline of manufacturing, but we're just making different things -- one being information, and lots of it.<br /><br />The Special Libraries Association has had a 'Future Ready' theme which continues this year. <a href="http://futureready365.sla.org/about/" target="_new">Four areas</a> have been identified in order to be future-ready:<br /><ul><br /><br /><li>1: collaboration;</li><br /><br /><li>2: an adaptable skill set;</li><br /><br /><li>3: alignment with language and values;</li><br /><br /><li>4: building a community. </li></ul><br /><br />Thinking specifically about our news library colleagues, they are some of the most adaptable professionals I know, since many perform numerous functions in their constantly evolving companies. Along the way we've developed skills that have us well-positioned for the kinds of changes applicable to other industries. We realized years ago that collaboration provides more opportunities, as well as learning and growth, which are also essential, as the workplace has become leaner and changes in technology more rapid.<br /><br />Alignment is identifying the needs and goals -- whether they are content goals or revenue goals -- and seeing what's emerging that might solve some of these problems. It is also awareness of language being used by managers, decision makers and industry leaders. Applying ideas to needs is true innovation.<br /><br />Lastly, we have a great community of professionals. In a very demanding publishing environment we offer to help someone a world away either with their concerns or by providing an article. With our extensive network we know we can start a conversation or pick up a phone to ask a colleague how they would either approach an issue or make a recommendation. We renew ties at these kinds of face-to-face meetings, at annual and regional events or as one of our members remarked: 'All year long, no one knows what you do. Then you come here, and everyone knows.' It's nice to be able to participate in that, as those who are attending this week's SLA <a href="http://sla2011.tornado1.com/" target="_new">Annual Conference</a> in Philadelphia.<br /><br />Just like information, change is relentless. We may not yet have video cameras affixed to our eyeballs or be hurtling through space in our jetpacks, monorails and silver unitards, but as professional stewards of information, we're ready for whatever the future may bring.<br /><br />--Leigh MontgomeryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-69574881724478413432011-06-06T13:24:00.003-05:002011-06-06T13:32:28.727-05:00Division Chair-Elect wins SLA diversity awardAccording to an <a href="http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/pressroom/pressrelease/11pr/pr2011-06.cfm">SLA press release</a>:<br /><br />News Division Chair-Elect Elizabeth "Eli" Edwards, a temporary research librarian at the Seattle-based law firm of Foster Pepper PLLC, is the recipient of SLA's 2011 Diversity and Leadership Development Program Award, sponsored by EBSCO.<br /><br />Eli is quoted in the release as saying "SLA has been an invaluable resource for me since I joined as a new MLIS student. But SLA is not just a resource; it’s a community of passionate, dedicated professionals who have served their clients and peers ably and are resolved to meet the challenges of 21st century librarianship and information management. I am exceptionally pleased and honored to be awarded by SLA and I look forward to contributing as a leader, to SLA and the profession at large."<br /><br />Congratulations, Eli!<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-68215506988628881822011-05-29T14:15:00.005-05:002011-05-29T14:44:59.735-05:00SLA 2011 Schedule of EventsHere is a list of the News Division programs at the 2011 SLA Conference in Philadelphia. For more information about the conference, check out the <a href="http://sla2011.tornado1.com/conference-planner/">Conference Planner</a> on the SLA website.<br /><br /><strong>Saturday, June 11</strong><br />2:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br /><strong>Tour of the </strong><em><strong>Philadelphia Inquirer</strong><br /></em><br /><strong>Sunday, June 12</strong><br />4:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br /><strong>News Division Executive Board Meeting</strong><br /><br />7:00 PM - 10:00 PM<br /><strong>News Division Open House and Silent Auction</strong><br /><br /><strong>Monday, June 13</strong><br />7:30 AM - 9:00 AM<br /><strong>The Useful Archive</strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Ed Summers</strong>, Information Technology Specialist, Library of Congress, and <strong>Derek Willis</strong>, Researcher, <em>The New York Times</em><br />The Linked Data movement is an effort by W3C, the Library of Congress, and others to link heretofore unconnected data and make it findable on the Semantic Web. The session panelists will explain the purposes and goals of linked data, how it works, and how it can make your archives more useful for internal users and external information seekers.<br /><br />10:00 AM - 11:30 AM<br /><strong>Intentional Misinformation on the Internet</strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Anne Mintz</strong>, DeskSet Intelligence, and <strong>Elizabeth Edwards</strong>, Independent<br />This session will focus on consequential examples of intentional misinformation and remedies for those who are caught unawares.<br /><br />2:00 PM - 3:30 PM<br /><strong>News Division Business Meeting</strong><br /><br />7:00 PM - 10:00 PM<br /><strong>News Division Awards Reception</strong><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday, June 14</strong><br />8:00 AM - 9:30 AM<br /><strong>Researching Privately Held Companies: Information Sources and Techniques That Work</strong><br />Speakers: <strong>August Jackson</strong>, Market Intelligence Analyst and Project Manager, Verizon<br />A key issue facing information and CI professionals is obtaining information on privately held companies. Attendees will learn how to solve one of their biggest information challenges.<br /><br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br /><strong>Taxonomies and News</strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Keith DeWeese</strong>, Director, Information and Semantics Management, Tribune Company, and <strong>Seth Earley</strong>, CEO, Earley & Associates, Inc.<br />The panel will focus on the automated indexing of news content in the context of ontology development and with taxonomy, controlled vocabulary management, and algorithms/logic/axioms implicit.<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday, June 15</strong><br />10:00 AM - 11:30 AM<br /><strong>"Opening" the Special Library: Open Source, Open Content, Open Data and More<br /></strong>Speakers: <strong>Mike Linksvayer</strong>, Vice President, Creative Commons, and <strong>Amanda Hickman<br /></strong>This session will feature an interactive discussion of the merits and drawbacks of implementing and using these new technologies and protocols. Is “open” reliable, authenticated and trustworthy? Are management and IT on board? The session will include a demonstration by DocumentCloud, an open source document repository/OCR resource for journalists and others working with primary documents.<br /><br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br /><strong>Mining Public Records</strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Bridget Gilhool</strong>, Head Librarian, Antitrust Library, U.S. Department of Justice, and <strong>Jennifer McMahan</strong>, U.S. Department of Justice<br />Moderator: <strong>Marie Kaddell</strong>, LexisNexis<br />This program will cover sites and strategies useful in public records research. We will demonstrate creative ways to use (mostly) free sites on the Web to find location and real property data, birth/death and marriage/divorce records, company affiliations, professional licenses, court records, and more.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-6918535058458000022011-05-22T17:10:00.005-05:002011-05-22T18:14:30.353-05:00Visiting the City of Brotherly LoveTo help conference-goers prepare for their trip to Philadelphia, <em>News Library News</em> offers a few resources.<br /><br />"The City of Brotherly Love" was founded by William Penn in 1682, so named because of the easy exchange with the Swedish settlers and others already occupying the land granted to him. Penn had become a Quaker, much to his father's dismay, and hoped to find a place where all could live in peace.<br /><br />Philadelphia holds an important place in our nation's history. It was where:<br /><ul><br /><li>The Continental Congress met</li><br /><li>The Declaration of Independence was signed</li><br /><li>George Washington was elected our first president</li><br /><li>The first mint was located</li><br /><li>The Bank of North America was established</li></ul><br /><p>The city also served as our nation's capital until 1800 -- when it was the largest city in the U.S. -- and is where the famous <a target=_new" href="http://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm">Liberty Bell </a>is located.</p>Get in touch with the history of Philadelphia with <a target="_new" href="http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/index.html">ushistory.org</a> from the Independence Hall Association. At <a target="_new" href="http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/">PhillyHistory.org</a>, you can view historic images from the city's photo archive with contributions from several archives and libraries.<br /><br /><a target="_new" href="http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/">The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia</a> is "a civic project to increase understanding of one of America’s greatest cities." The site contains a collection of essays on topics about the history and culture of the city.<br /><br />The <a target="_new" href="http://www.visitphilly.com/">official visitor site</a> can help you find things to do and see during your free bits of time away from the conference.<br /><br />In addition to the information found on the <a target="_new" href="http://www.philadelphiausa.travel/visitors">Convention and Visitors Bureau</a>'s site, they also offer an online version -- and a downloadable one for the iPad -- of their Visitors' Guide.<br /><br />The Philadelphia Inquirer's philly.com offers their own <a target="_new" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/travel/visitors_guide/">Guide to Philly</a>.<br /><br />If anyone has any suggestions of not-to-be-missed attractions, restaurants or other places of interest, please leave them in the comments.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-5900766258626239542011-05-15T17:32:00.005-05:002011-05-15T18:03:57.296-05:00Aside Bar -- From the EditorAt this time last year, I was pouring over the SLA conference materials and debating which sessions to attend (little did I know what <a href="http://newslib.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html" target="_new">additional obstacles</a> would soon come my way). In New Orleans, we decided to move <em>News Library News</em> over to a blog format, and this year's conference marks the first one we will be tackling that way.<br /><br />While I wish I could be there with all of you in Philadelphia, I want to try some new things to bring a little bit of the conference to those of us who are unable to attend. I have three volunteers (and would be happy to have more) who will be our eyes and ears at the sessions and events. We will also be thrilled to post any slides or other materials from moderators, presenters and panelists (so send those files and links!). Or you can send us a photo or two from your adventures.<br /><br />In the coming days we'll be bringing you some additional materials to help you plan your schedule of events -- or perhaps just a list to drool over for those of us attending in spirit.<br /><br />If you can't make it to Philly, don't lose hope. Summer is a great time to take a moment to learn something new. Perhaps things slow down -- even a little bit -- in your library for you to peruse some new websites; learn how to use something more efficiently, like a new formula in Excel or the search language in your archive system; or a new skill, e.g., a programming language or wiki coding.<br /><br />Even if vacationing co-workers or unsure interns keep the pace fast, take the time anyway. Just like we all need a vacation from the daily grind to keep us fresh, your brain may like the "fresh air" of something new.<br /><br />--Julie Domeljdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-58473116212284189882011-04-08T15:25:00.011-05:002011-04-08T15:44:23.530-05:00News researchers recognized with IRE awardsCongratulations to several of our news research colleagues recognized alongside coworkers for their contributions to investigations winning <a href="http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/press/AwardsPR2010.pdf">2010 IRE Awards</a>: <br /><ul><br /><li>John Martin, <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>, for "<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2010/reports/navy-veterans-association/">Under the Radar"</a></li><br /><li>Maloy Moore, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, for "<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/bell/">Breach of Faith</a>"</li><br /><li>Barbara Van Woerkom, NPR, for "<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130833741">Prison Profiting: Behind Arizona's Immigration Law</a>"</li><br /><li>Carolyn Edds and Shirl Kennedy, <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>, for "<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2010/reports/florida-state-board-of-administration-pensions/">The Perfect Pension Fund</a>," which was a finalist for the FOI Award</li></ul>jdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-26619977317135600152011-03-13T16:02:00.014-05:002011-03-14T13:27:18.462-05:00A Tech Tips RoundupIt has been a long winter here in the mid-Atlantic where I am, which means I had plenty of time indoors to check out some great new tools and utilities for libraries and librarians. There's no theme or organization to these, but they represent some of the best things I've seen in the realm of creating and managing information. Let's get to it! <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b>CAR Conference</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>This year's <a target="_new" href="http://www.ire.org/training/conference/CAR11/">Computer Assisted Reporting conference</a> by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) was loaded with good ideas and tutorials. Chrys Wu has collected <a target="_new" href="http://www.chryswu.com/blog/2011/02/24/data-visualization-tools-slides-links-nicar11/">a lot of them on her blog</a>, and many of them have applications in the library, such as:</div><div><ul><li><a target="_new" href="http://www.peteraldhous.com/CAR/Aldhous_CAR2011_NodeXL.pdf">NodeXL for Social Network Analysis</a> by Peter Aldhous of New Scientist. Shows how an Excel plugin can be used to create a network analysis. Great for projects that involve keeping track of many people.</li><li><a target="_new" href="http://davidhuynh.net/spaces/nicar2011/tutorial.pdf">Google Refine tutorial</a> and <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/evDn3B">datasets</a> by David Huynh of Google. If you ever have to clean up or standardize some information, Google Refine might make your life much easier. It runs on your desktop, too.</li><li>A Gentle Introduction to SQL using SQLite: <a target="_new" href="http://prezi.com/bdoldoh5tk4e/gentle-introduction-to-sql-using-sqlite/">slides</a>, <a target="_new" href="https://github.com/tthibo/SQL-Tutorial">full tutorial</a> and <a target="_new" href="https://github.com/tthibo/SQL-Tutorial/blob/master/quick_steps.textile">steps only</a> by Troy Thibodeaux of the AP. If you want to get started learning databases, this is a great way to go. SQLite is most likely already on your computer.</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b>Linkypedia</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>With the rise of Wikipedia, many researchers are interested in how often and where links to external sources appear in the volunteer-edited encyclopedia's article references. Ed Summers, a developer at the Library of Congress who will be speaking at the Special Libraries Association conference in June, has a project that tracks references in Wikipedia.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Called <a target=_new" href="https://github.com/edsu/linkypedia">linkypedia</a>, the project can be set up and run on a local computer. It accepts one or more domain names or URLs (nytimes.com, for example) and scans Wikipedia for links in article references. Here's a screenshot of the results for a search on http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/, which is our congressional database at The Times:</div><div><br /></div><div><a target="_new" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i1l0NfxW_Zk/TX4usz2brtI/AAAAAAAAAEw/VE2ojEA1sC0/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-14%2Bat%2B11.03.23%2BAM.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583951935353630418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i1l0NfxW_Zk/TX4usz2brtI/AAAAAAAAAEw/VE2ojEA1sC0/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-14%2Bat%2B11.03.23%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ed is working on making a public, hosted version available for others to use, but if you have administrative rights on your PC and are feeling adventurous, you can try to set it up yourself. I'll be glad to walk anyone through the process.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b>New FOIA Resources</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">For those of us who deal with public records requests, a new site from the Department of Justice may come in handy. <a target="_new" href="http://www.foia.gov/">FOIA.gov</a> launched in March as a portal site for news and statistics about the processing of federal Freedom of Information Act requests. It shows percentages for full, partial and denied requests by agency along with other reports. Good reading for people who want to learn how to become a better FOIA submitter.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>A few days before, the folks at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, based at American University, launched a new blog called <a target="_new" href="http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/blogs/exemption-10/">Exemption 10</a> that covers federal FOIA issues. It is primarily written by Wendell Cochran, the Workshop's senior editor.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b>A Basketball Database</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This being March, basketball is a big topic. And while it's not college-focused, the Los Angeles Times recently took the information it had collected about the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and compiled it into a <a target="_new" href="http://projects.latimes.com/lakers/">searchable and browsable database</a> that should inform and entertain fans. It also is a great internal resource for reporters, since they'll have a single place to look up facts and refer to when trying to settle those all-important sports desk debates.</span></div>Derek Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032375443192494617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-75038024915519157472011-03-02T16:27:00.012-05:002011-03-03T10:36:43.936-05:00Notes from the Chair: What is the SLA News Division?<em>...And why should I join?</em><br /><br />These are questions I've been answering for librarians, LIS students and many other curiosity-seekers. As the new Chair and a longtime member of the News Division, I am well-suited to spreading the word about the advantages of getting involved. When reviewing our 297 members, I've noted we have varied titles and responsibilities and regularly discuss the evolving roles.<br /><br />The latter is key. News librarians -- information professionals involved in creating, managing, archiving or curation -- are some of the most versatile professionals I've known in any industry. A decade ago, when the Internet was finally being adopted in newsrooms, we were performing analytic journalism and working with data. In that spirit, Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web said in a <a href="http://bit.ly/c8EHNI" target="'_new">recent speech</a> that data analysis would be the future for journalists. It turns out the future was already here.<br /><br />Many of us have been involved in creating wikis -- websites that allow the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a browser -- and have endured repeated questions about their practicality. In the <a href="http://on.mash.to/fehvNG" target="_new">ten years</a> since the editable online encyclopedia <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/" target="_new">Wikipedia</a> was created, and after issues of centralizing and sharing critical information raised by the <a href="http://nyti.ms/leighwiki" target="_new">release of global intelligence information</a> through WikiLeaks grabbed the public's consciousness, this phenomenon is slowly starting to be understood. Knowledge-management professionals know full well that information, documents or other media have to be both searchable and actionable -- something <a href="http://bit.ly/amadrucker" target="_new">Peter Drucker</a>, the management theorist and originator of the term 'knowledge worker' anticipated fifty years ago.<br /><br />Over the past few years as these resources have become easier to use and creating and sharing information is approaching second nature, we've built such tools for our organizations -- whether for managing electronic resources or keeping details of a complex issue or news topic in one place.<br /><br />Additionally, digital archiving, training colleagues and creating content directly --or more likely all of these things -- are major components of the information professional's evolving responsibilities. These are just a few examples of what many of our colleagues do. But the News Division is for anyone who belongs to SLA and is concerned with news and media in their job -- or is considering a career in this field. So here are a few reasons why you should join:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1. We need you. </span>The Division exists because so many of our former colleagues considered joining organizations essential to training the next generation. They believed strongly in volunteering, assuming leadership positions, soliciting and circulating ideas and conceptualizing learning opportunities in the form of annual conference programs, regional events and innovative techniques of virtual education. Put simply, our group is better when it is larger, and it grows when people are curious enough to check off the box for the News Division when they join or renew their SLA membership.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2. A professional association membership is advantageous to you. </span>Good managers look for employees who are active in their own professional development. In addition, many look for qualities that indicate a professional who's not only working to make the industry better, but who also is concerned about something larger than him or herself. It also puts your colleagues on notice that this is an important profession within the information industry. This benefits all of us.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3. Networking and community building.</span> Joining and being active within the News Division increases the division's visibility and efforts, as well as enlarging our circle. You create connections with members who could help open a door in many ways.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">4. You'll learn continuously. </span>Derek Willis, one of our colleagues who is an evangelist for programming and database journalism, has said of the SLA Annual Conference: "It's great for learning many things in one place." We're extremely fortunate that Derek agreed to serve as the News Division's Director of Education and Professional Development. Identifying directions we should be moving in and providing practical information that can be immediately applied is our goal. (Derek's <a href="http://blog.thescoop.org/" target="_new">blog</a>, by the way, is another opportunity to learn about this kind of journalism in one place.)<br /><br />In coming weeks we'll be talking more about what you'd like to see. Over my term I look forward to getting to know every single one of our members, where we're headed, and what's on the horizon.<br /><br />- Leigh Montgomery, 2011 ChairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440097.post-78079506991501551732011-02-22T11:29:00.004-05:002011-02-22T11:34:29.063-05:002011 News Division Awards<p>From News Division Past Chair Amy Disch:<br /><br />On behalf of the News Division Awards committee, it is my great pleasure to announce this year's recipients of the various News Division Awards. </p><ul><li><strong>Joseph F. Kwapil Memorial Award</strong>: Donna Scheeder </li><li><strong>Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor Award</strong> (two recipients): Peter Johnson and Shira Kavon</li><li><strong>David Rhydwen Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to News Librarianship</strong>: Michelle Quigley, for compiling updated information for the <a target="_new" href="https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhsmznc3_18g3b8jqgh&pli=1">census of news librarians</a></li><li><strong>Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition</strong>: Kee Malesky for her service to the News Division and for her book <em>All Facts Considered</em></li></ul><p>The awards will be presented at the News Division's Awards reception during the SLA annual conference in Philadelphia. The banquet will be held on Monday, June 13, at the College of Physicians. (More details coming soon.) Many thanks to Kathryn Pease for organizing this year’s reception.</p><p>I want to extend my deepest appreciation to the awards committee members: Charlie Campo, Angelica Cortez, Linda Deitch, Julie Domel and Celia Donnelly.<br /><br />Join me in congratulating this year's awards recipients! </p>jdomelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334180099787422795noreply@blogger.com1