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Topping point: viewing formats as fluid.		Mar 1, 2012	1600
Ten ways to make yourself indispensable: don't wait too late to take steps that can help you demonstrate your value now.		Jan 1, 2012	1350
Is 'mobile ready' future ready? The ascendance of smartphones will have a broad and deep impact on both libraries and librarians.		Dec 1, 2011	1966
Virtual boundaries: real and imagined: traditional boundaries of country, profession and employment are being eradicated by online communities and neighborhoods.		Oct 1, 2011	1615
Advocating for yourself librarians can take a number of steps to market the value and skills they offer that are unrelated to their presence in a physical library.		Sep 1, 2011	1063
A philosophy for staying current: rather than trying new tactics to adapt to change, consider embracing new attitudes and aptitudes that will make you excited about change.		Jul 1, 2011	1809
Megatrends: information explosion 2.0: three decades ago, John Naisbitt predicted that 10 major trends would influence global society in the coming years. what trends are in store for the next 30 years?	Letter to the editor	Jun 1, 2011	1457
Concerns about technological fragmentation: librarians must be alert to the potential divides in information access that can result from restrictive licensing and lax regulation of technological advancements.	Column	Apr 1, 2011	2004
Cool stuff with transformational potential: new innovations with the potential to transform the information and library environments are already showing up in some unexpected places.		Mar 1, 2011	1578
Understanding consumer search results: firms that create online content and use it to drive Web traffic to advertisers are proliferating, and librarians and their clients need to explore other options.		Jan 1, 2011	2165
Gee! Oh! Am I geo ready? Geosocial applications have the potential to transform market research, data collection, maps, and other things that are critical to libraries.	Column	Dec 1, 2010	1820
Strategic questions for future planning: assembling a group of our peers and asking questions about the future not only stretches our brains--it also makes us question our assumptions.		Oct 1, 2010	1071
P-books vs. e-books: death match? The 'battle' between printed and electronic books is revitalizing interest in reading and learning and creating new challenges and opportunities for librarians.		Sep 1, 2010	2070
The emerging new library/librarian experience: improving the experience for customers and adding value to their interactions represents the next phase in the evolution of libraries.	Column	Jul 1, 2010	1384
e-books, part 2: trends and standards: given the variety of e-reading devices and standards, librarians would do well to begin experimenting and select the product that best meets their needs.	Column	Jun 1, 2010	1615
Books and e-books: as different as night and day: conversations about e-books tend to focus on their format, but the emphasis should be on whether changing a book's format also changes its purpose.		Apr 1, 2010	1929
A new decade of change: are we ready yet? When considering new technologies for your library or information center, keep in mind that users of these technologies will have different adoption strategies.	Column	Mar 1, 2010	902
Openness and the library experience: success as an embedded librarian requires being open to developing relationships and working side by side with people who use your services.		Jan 1, 2010	845
Dilbert and libraries: confronting our contradictions: we must stay true to our core roles while discarding practices and concepts that no longer serve our interests or those of our customers.	Speech	Dec 1, 2009	1187
Adopting an informal learning strategy: some things are best learned on the fly, incrementally, rather than in classrooms or through structured educational systems or processes.	Column	Oct 1, 2009	1611
The new librarian: three questions: we need to encourage a greater diversity of perspective, become more willing to develop information strategies, and adopt new skills if we are to be successful in the years ahead.		Sep 1, 2009	1518
Committing to innovation: no excuses: there are plenty of excuses not to innovate, and no good reasons not to. All it takes is commitment, resourcefulness, and a willingness to accept discomfort.		Jul 1, 2009	1502
Blogging as a special librarian: blogging can be part of an effective communication strategy--if you can figure out what to blog about and how to do it effectively.		Jun 1, 2009	1418
Start now: prepare for your next position: by following one simple tip each day for the next 30 days, you'll be in much better position to land a new job if you lose your current one.		Mar 1, 2009	1549
We are a profession that makes a difference: thousands of your colleagues toil every day to save lives, improve public policy, support creativity and research ... and shine the light of information and knowledge everywhere.		Jan 1, 2009	1450
Finding our voices in an Internet world: although it might change, at this point search engines and electronic information do a very poor job of sensing the end user's specific context.		Dec 1, 2008	1034
The lesson from my world travels: we are all connected: information in and of itself rarely knows or respects artificial boundaries. We don't need to either.	Column	Nov 1, 2008	849
Preparing for change in technology and the economy: opportunities will open up for those who are ready, especially for librarians and information professionals as represented by the membership of SLA.		Nov 1, 2008	1531
Observing technology changes in the real world: this past year has been a banner year for observing some seismic shifts in our users' context, technologies and adoption phase.		Oct 1, 2008	1101
It takes an association to move forward, so associate.		Sep 1, 2008	863
Making technology plans in today's shifting sands.		Sep 1, 2008	1124
Time to step out of the box and start promoting ourselves: our reputation will play out in the social Web space as much as anywhere else. We need to get good at this.	Column	Aug 1, 2008	1538
SLA at the tipping point.		Jul 1, 2008	772
Technology at SLA: a great deal has been added.		Jul 1, 2008	2093
Getting the most out of your conference experience; Follow these basic guidelines to enhance your personal enjoyment and professional growth.		Jun 1, 2008	2338
As employment worries grow, SLA offers many resources: when the job market looks grim, you can turn to SLA for help with employment change and career growth.		May 1, 2008	723
An open letter to my new peers: You're the profession's future: you have what it takes to succeed in today's workplace. Jump in, network, learn, teach, and ask "why?".	Letter to the editor	May 1, 2008	1905
An open letter to my boomer peers: share your experience with the new generation of LIS professionals, and you'll probably learn a few things yourself.		Apr 1, 2008	1483
20 things info professionals need to keep their eyes on: if you're too busy to keep track of anything else, make sure you watch for developments in these areas.		Mar 1, 2008	1688
Is there such a thing as information overload? If business suffers from the disease of too much information, librarians are the cure.		Feb 1, 2008	1536
It is our mandate to release the energy of our members: the focus for 2008 is innovation. We need your help. We want your ideas. Let's get started.	Column	Jan 1, 2008	717
A year for innovation at SLA will mean new opportunities: a new online technology laboratory will provide a chance to learn Web 2.0 technologies. What will you do with them?		Jan 1, 2008	1827
Late 2007: a few weeks that shook our world; It wasn't just earthquakes and economic rumblings that stirred things up. Big changes in technology will vibrate for a long time to come.		Dec 1, 2007	1446
You can take it with you: online apps help road warriors; Google and newcomer Zoho offer suites of office and productivity software you can use anywhere you have a connection to the Web.		Nov 1, 2007	1355
The future of reference in special libraries is what information pros can make it; If we sit and do nothing, we'll be like the frog in the pot: we won't know we're cooked until it's too late to jump.		Oct 1, 2007	1778
How can we make innovation spread through our organizations? Tell your stories, experiment, play with new technologies--and, above all, communicate.	Viewpoint essay	Sep 1, 2007	1719
Politics and research: to run a campaign, you can't have one without the other; Are you up to speed on all the new ways to gather political intelligence? Here's a guide to Elections 2.0.	Viewpoint essay	Aug 1, 2007	1491
How many canaries are there in your mine? Are you listening for when they stop singing? Pay attention. It's what you don't hear that may be most important.	Column	Jun 1, 2007	1500
Earning the right to an opinion requires real-world experience: when people ask what you think, be ready to tell them. But make you know what you're talking about.		May 1, 2007	1854
At Second Life, info pros will find much to see, do, learn, play with, try out: this virtual world has a large and growing community of librarians. Even if your first life is just fine, you should give Second Life a try.		Apr 1, 2007	1792
The new normal: association 1.5; Here are five things you should be working on this year. Only five.	Column	Mar 1, 2007	1674
15 minutes a day: a personal learning management strategy; Set some goals, play with new Web sites and services, learn about new technologies--it'll make you a better information professional.	Column	Feb 1, 2007	1731
Ego feeds track what they're saying about you, your company: feedback is serious business. Getting it through the Web is easy and, with many services, free.	Column	Jan 1, 2007	1295
Growing your own search engine.		Dec 1, 2006	1659
Beyond elevator speeches! A process for influence.		Nov 1, 2006	1512
Books! Are they still important in special libraries?		Oct 1, 2006	2186
Computer peripherals aren't peripheral.	Column	Sep 1, 2006	1959
Sanctuary.		Aug 1, 2006	1350
Islands in the stream.		Jul 1, 2006	1562
A few fun things to play with.		Jun 1, 2006	989
What can MySpace teach us in special libraries.		May 1, 2006	1866
Search engine alternatives: will you suffer the DTs if you quit Google?		Apr 1, 2006	1192
Podcasting: the short course.	Podcast	Mar 1, 2006	1530
43 Things I (or you) might want to do this year.		Feb 1, 2006	1382
Web 3.0 and Project Croquet.	Column	Jan 1, 2006	1326
Web 2.0 - huh?! Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0.		Dec 1, 2005	1921
Competing with Google in a special library.		Nov 1, 2005	1486
Tips to boost innovation for you and your library: part 3.		Oct 1, 2005	1525
Tips to boost innovation for you and your library: part 2.		Sep 1, 2005	1774
Tips to boost innovation for you and your library: Part 1.		Aug 1, 2005	2075
Three ways to understand professional-grade virtual reference.	Column	Jul 1, 2005	1239
Tiny libraries.	Column	Jun 1, 2005	1385
Next generation interlibrary loan: not even close to dead.		May 1, 2005	1436
Blogging: who are you reading?	Column	Apr 1, 2005	1456
Channeling my next-gen device.	Column	Mar 1, 2005	1398
Nexthead technologies: new ideas worth investigating.	Buyers Guide	Feb 1, 2005	1400
Google Scholar: thin edge of the wedge?		Jan 1, 2005	1974
Twenty ways for all librarians to be successful with e-learning.		Dec 1, 2004	1889
Lessons from the past require preservation.		Nov 1, 2004	1131
Twenty reasons to love IM.		Oct 1, 2004	2332
Place, space, face, trace.	Column	Sep 1, 2004	1598
IP authentication and passwords--on life support and not expected to make it.	Column	Aug 1, 2004	1415
What about us? The meta librarian information for information pros.	Column	Jun 1, 2004	1587
How do we increase trust using technology?	Column	May 1, 2004	1324
Random thoughts on context, content, librarianship, and who is king, exactly?		Apr 1, 2004	1410
PowerPoint: devil in a red dress.	Column	Mar 1, 2004	1353
eBooks: rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated.		Feb 1, 2004	1607
The law of unintended consequences.		Dec 1, 2003	1097
Is bibliography dead? Hell no!		Nov 1, 2003	1118
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore ... a little fun with the Web-challenged.		Oct 1, 2003	2106
The joy of toolbars.		Sep 1, 2003	1266
The 10 R's facing information professionals in our association.		Aug 1, 2003	1149
e-sustainability--the amazing and true story of Flavius Josephus. (Information Trends).		Jul 1, 2003	1248
Communities: the three R's roles, relevance, and respect. (Information Trends).		Jun 1, 2003	1011
Simple collaboration tools--quick and easy KM. (Information Trends).		May 1, 2003	1091
Dressing up and taking our show on the road. (Information Trends).		Apr 1, 2003	1402
Why should I care about standards? (Information Trends).		Mar 1, 2003	690
Future conference technologies. (Information Trends).		Feb 1, 2003	968
Dealing with the generations: new (and free) must-read studies. (Information Trends).		Jan 1, 2003	696
Marketing searchers in the shifting sands of search. (Information Trends).		Dec 1, 2002	1087