The students have an essay award and so do SLA Engineering Division members looking at continuing their education. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Continuing Education Stipend is $1000 given to the SLA Engineering Division member who submits the best essay on how he or she would benefit from a continuing education course. [...]
If you were a Librarian, in charge of the science or engineering collections, how would you go about promoting databases within your collection to the appropriate departments that can benefit from it? What could the database producers do to assist in your efforts (e.g., send you promotional items, etc.). Explain how your efforts will benefit [...]
John Donne didn’t write “No librarian is an island,” but he might have had he been a part of the SLA Engineering Division. They’re looking for nominations for the Engineering Division Team Award. This award is offered annually to honor a team. It is sponsored by the SLA Engineering Division and highlights the accomplishments and [...]
Help a librarian get to the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference in Denver, CO, in June! If you know of a librarian who lives and works outside of the United States and Canada then he or she may be eligible for the Bonnie Hilditch International Science-Technology Division Librarian Award. The award is conference registration, lodging, [...]
As the first USF librarian at the Lakeland campus (now Polytechnic), I opened the USF Polytechnic Library in January 2007 and have developed its various services. I've held positions as information broker, Internet consultant and academic librarian in Canada, the US and Europe. A blogger since 2001, I've created and maintained several sites in, and outside, of the biblioblogosphere. I'm active in SLA, and currently serve as on the boards of the Academic Division and the Florida-Caribbean Chapter.
