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Information Today
October 26, 2009
Cindy Shamel |
SLA Name Change: Can the Name Convey the Value? Last week, Special Libraries Association leadership announced that members will soon vote on a new name.   |
Searcher
Jul/Aug 2010 |
Correspondence Letters from SLA's CEO and a Searcher-reading SLA member about a recent article and Searcher's Voice column, respectively, on matters concerning the Special Libraries Association. |
Information Today
August 2003
Dick Kaser |
Still SLA to You and Me SLA's ability to avoid the Druids' path to quick obsolescence and follow the Shinto path to long-term survival is safe within the capable hands of a good team of professional knowledge managers who have been elected to help run the organization. |
Information Today
November 8, 2004
Marydee Ojala |
SLA Drops Two Organizational Memberships The SLA's (Special Libraries Association) decision to stop paying dues to NISO (National Information Standards Organization) and to CNI (Coalition for Networked Information) has members outraged. |
Information Today
June 30, 2015
Marydee Ojala |
The Future of SLA: A Strategic Framework and Recommendations for Moving Forward This is a crucial time for the Special Libraries Association. Founded in 1909 by John Cotton Dana, SLA is in the midst of an identity crisis. |
Information Today
June 16, 2003
Paula J. Hane |
Special Libraries Association Keeps Its Name Following 3 years of research, heated discussions, and brand name debates, the members of the Special Libraries Association voted to retain the organization's nearly 100-year-old name. |
Information Today
July 21, 2015
Marydee Ojala |
Voting on the Future of SLA At a special meeting on July 14, 2015, the Special Libraries Association board of directors voted to receive the revised version of the consultants' "Recommendations Report" |
Information Today
August 27, 2009 |
SLA Forms New Professional Interest Group for Taxonomy Professionals The Taxonomy Division of the Special Libraries Association will provide information professionals interested in these topics a focused professional home base within SLA. |
ONLINE
Sep/Oct 2003
Marydee Ojala |
What's in a Name? The vote was to remain as Special Libraries Association. For some, this was nothing less than an identity crisis. Was this an association for librarians or not? |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Flexing Their Biceps The arena of proxy voting is not only interesting, it's also important. When you receive proxy-voting materials, take time to read through them and then cast your vote. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does. |
Information Today
April 2, 2007 |
SLA's Click University Offers Free ebrary Titles to Members SLA members can now have free unrestricted access to nearly 1,000 electronic business titles through ebrary. |
Searcher
February 2010
Barbara Quint |
Searcher's Voice - Homecoming What drove me into severing my long membership with the Special Libraries Association was its decision to launch its second century by joining the opposition to Google Books. |
Information Today
May 31, 2005
Maydee Ojala |
If SLA is in Toronto, Can the Bloggers Be Far Behind? The Live from Toronto blog will cover as many aspects of the SLA (Special Libraries Association) conference as the bloggers can handle, including association business meetings, conference sessions, the exhibit floor, and social events. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Forcing Change You're not as powerless as you might think when it comes to important social issues. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
ONLINE
Jan./Feb. 2007
Marydee Ojala |
Time for an Anniversary Party The information professionals' use of online technologies and electronic content predates the personal computer and the World Wide Web. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2011 |
Google Looks to Prove It's Rock-Solid on the Cloud Google claims its Service Level Agreement for Google Apps is an 'Industry First. |
Information Today
June 2009
Dick Kaser |
Editorial: Bridging the Past The Special Libraries Association is "celebrating 100 years of learning, sharing and promoting the value of information" this month. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
4 Steps: Voting The following four steps largely explain the administrative process of voting. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
William F. McCalpin |
Stewardship, Sustainability and Strength Developing proxy voting guidelines at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became a priority. Here's how and why. |
Information Today
August 2009
Dick Kaser |
Editorial: Quotables Quotes on enterprise empowerment in the information world, user engagement, privacy, and why librarians are hot. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Jeffrey Morgan |
Corporate America Wants Your Vote Why we should all care about corporate governance. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Activists End the Year Fighting Here's a prediction for next year: More big battles are brewing on the corporate governance front. |
Information Today
April 17, 2008 |
ALA Releases `The State of America's Libraries' Report Libraries of all kinds continue to be "engines of learning, literacy, and economic development in communities nationwide." |
Searcher
August 2012
Barbara Quint |
Searcher's Voice - 'Concierge' Librarian We may face competition from other specialist information professionals, but maybe the enemy will be us or at least someone we can hire. It's the information profession we are defending, not just librarians. |
Investment Advisor
November 18, 2010
Mark Tibergien |
The Right to Vote Debate about how to grow an advisory business becomes especially fervent when firm ownership broadens beyond the founder. Should ownership include the right to vote on policies, procedures and people? |
ONLINE
Nov./Dec. 2006
Marydee Ojala |
The HomePage - Perspectives, Perceptions, and Periscopes Librarians share the same perspective when naming their type of library. Perceptions of libraries, however, differ, depending on perspective. |
Information Today
June 9, 2003 |
NewsBreaks Weekly News Digest SLA Names New Executive Director... New Strategic Drugs Database Launches... Interwoven Acquires MediaBin |
Information Today
June 16, 2008
Paula J. Hane |
SLA Meets in the Emerald City Special Libraries Association Conference theme, Breaking Rules, Building Bridges. describes what info pros must do to be successful in the rapidly changing world of information -- embrace change and build networks. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Voting: Not Just for November Anymore It's a very exciting time of year for investors: tax season, annual report season, and proxy voting season. Believe it or not, it's worth your time to sift through the mail and uncover your ballot; your proxy votes carry more power than you think. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Goodyear: Management 3, Reform 0 Unions' and shareholders' proposals get torpedoed at the tiremaker's annual meeting. Investors, take note. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2004
Mallory Stark |
The Moral Dilemmas of Young Professionals What influences the moral compasses of young professionals? Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers discuss their new book on ethical conflicts faced by generations at the start of their career ladder. |
CRM
February 8, 2013
Dustin Sapp |
Are Your Sales Proposals Working? In today's fast-paced business and technology landscape, the most important question to ask is whether your sales process is working. Here are six tips for evaluating your sales process. |
Information Today
February 27, 2006 |
Weekly News Digest Thomson West Introduces Westlaw RegulationsPlus... Silobreaker Launches Current Awareness Service... SLA Partners with World Computer Exchange... etc. |
D-Lib
Nov/Dec 2011
Casarosa et al. |
Report on the Workshop "Linking Research and Education in Digital Libraries" The theme of this workshop was a review of the roles of information professionals, considering not only the impact brought by the advances in the technical dimension, but also other dimensions such as policy, quality, user profiles, and legal aspects. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Your Funds Are Failing You Your mutual fund may be voting against your best interests. As investors, we don't have to close our eyes when our mutual funds support ridiculous pay packages. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
David Henry |
Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance? |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2003
George R. Plosker |
The Information Industry Revolution: Implications for Librarians Does the word "library" adequately convey the utility and value of what librarians, and in this case, corporate or special librarians, contribute to their organizations? |
