- 2010 SLA-NY Career Kick Off
Photos: Bacilio Mendez II - bacilio.com - Gloria Cohan Dinerman
Maggie Smith - Carol Ginsburg Receives 2010 B&F Distinguished Leadership & Service Award
Richard Reid l richard1977@optimum.net - Message from the President: The News from New Orleans
Leigh Hallingby, SLA NY Chapter President 2010 l lhallingby@sorosny.org - SLA-NY Archive: Inheriting Something Old and Gaining Something New
Winter Shanck SLA-NY Archivist l shanck@thirteen.org - Ways to Market Your Services
Jackie Kilberg l http://www.toastmasters.org/ - Time Management Techniques for Success with Stacey Jerrold: An SLA-NY program at METRO
Janet Peros SLA-NY Professional Development l JPeros@wlrk.com - Gearing Up for Your Clever Internship Experience Or, What You Need to Know About SLA NY's Internship Program
Kaura Gale Student Internships Chair l kgale@chpnet.org - Internships Blog - Queering Artists' Books: A Queer Critical Analysis of Artists' Books
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Showing posts with label 2010 #2 Summer. Show all posts
ChapterNews - Summer 2010
Gloria Cohan Dinerman
Gloria Cohan Dinerman, 82, passed away in New Providence, N.J., on Sunday, July 18, 2010, after a long battle with pulmonary hypertension. She earned a master's in library science and started her own library services company, The Library Co-op, which she owned until 2008. She became active in several library-related organizations, including the Special Library Association, from which she received a special Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. Read the obituary on NJ.com.
The Board of SLA-NY feels that the best way The SLANY Chapter can honor Gloria's memory is to remind the members of our listserv that Gloria's family asked that anyone wishing to make a donation in her name please give to St Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis. The SLA Board has decided to start this giving process off by making a donation from the Chapter.
SLA-NY can serve as a central repository for people to send in their contributions by Saturday August 21st, 2010 (1 month after her memorial service) and then we can send the donations as a group to St Jude's.
I will be glad to receive your donation checks addressed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at my work address provided below.
I will gather the checks that are sent in and forward them by Wednesday, August 25th.
If you would prefer to donate directly to St. Jude’s –
Please see the following donation options,
Donate Online: https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do
Donate By Mail:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Donate By Phone:
800-805-5856
Also, please realize that if you prefer to give to your own personal favorite charity in Gloria’s honor this is perfectly understandable – though I would still like to know that you did so – and which charity if you don’t mind disclosing this as well.
Or, if you have already donated, I ask that you please let me know if you take any of the alternative donation options so that we can include the total number of individuals who contributed in our next SLANY Chapter publication. (No need to disclose the amount of your donation)
Further, we then can include these numbers in our correspondence to her family at the conclusion of this collection period.
These donations would be a very effective way of demonstrating how much Gloria Dinerman impacted us both individually and as a Networking Organization.
I thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Any questions or concerns please let me know.
Maggie Smith
Research Director
D. F. King & co., Inc.
(212) 493-6998
The Board of SLA-NY feels that the best way The SLANY Chapter can honor Gloria's memory is to remind the members of our listserv that Gloria's family asked that anyone wishing to make a donation in her name please give to St Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis. The SLA Board has decided to start this giving process off by making a donation from the Chapter.
SLA-NY can serve as a central repository for people to send in their contributions by Saturday August 21st, 2010 (1 month after her memorial service) and then we can send the donations as a group to St Jude's.
I will be glad to receive your donation checks addressed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at my work address provided below.
I will gather the checks that are sent in and forward them by Wednesday, August 25th.
If you would prefer to donate directly to St. Jude’s –
Please see the following donation options,
Donate Online: https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do
Donate By Mail:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Donate By Phone:
800-805-5856
Also, please realize that if you prefer to give to your own personal favorite charity in Gloria’s honor this is perfectly understandable – though I would still like to know that you did so – and which charity if you don’t mind disclosing this as well.
Or, if you have already donated, I ask that you please let me know if you take any of the alternative donation options so that we can include the total number of individuals who contributed in our next SLANY Chapter publication. (No need to disclose the amount of your donation)
Further, we then can include these numbers in our correspondence to her family at the conclusion of this collection period.
These donations would be a very effective way of demonstrating how much Gloria Dinerman impacted us both individually and as a Networking Organization.
I thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Any questions or concerns please let me know.
Maggie Smith
Research Director
D. F. King & co., Inc.
(212) 493-6998
Carol Ginsburg Receives 2010 B&F Distinguished Leadership & Service Award
On June 14, Carol Ginsburg, currently the Fund Raiser and Finance Director of the New York Chapter of SLA for 2009-2010, was honored at the SLA Business & Finance Awards as the 2010 recipient of the B&F Distinguished Leadership & Service Award during the SLA Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since its 2009 inception, which was birthed by Frances Hesselbein’s inspirational B&F keynote speech at the 2008 Annual Conference in Seattle, the Award has been presented in partnership with Evaluate Pharma USA, Inc. Carol was recently interviewed on the telephone by SLA NYC chapter member Richard Reid.
Carol: Thank you, I appreciate your sympathy. Yes, the award is different for two reasons. First, this award is given for service to the larger community in which one lives and not for any specific accomplishment in librarianship. In my case, it acknowledges my involvement over the last 15 years with the Brotherhood Synagogue in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan, as a member of various committees, President, and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and particularly for leading its annual blood drive for the last seven years. Second, and more importantly, it’s personal. The blood drive is named in honor of my late son, Chuck, who succumbed to a rare form of cancer at age 33.
R: It’s horrible to lose a child at any age like that. Why did you decide to memorialize him in this way?
C: After his passing in 2002, my family and I talked about the importance to us of keeping his name alive. While Chuck’s wife was working during the day and he was home receiving treatments, people from the synagogue would volunteer to keep him company during the day. Blood plasma helped give him energy and some feeling of normalcy during his battle with cancer. My husband and I wanted to find a way to repay all that help. We realized that sponsoring a blood drive at our synagogue seemed like a fitting way to memorialize him. We also found a personal way to remember as well. When our other child, Marge, was expecting our first grandchild nearly five years ago, she and her husband named their daughter, “Charley,” for her Uncle Charles.
R: That’s very sweet. How has the blood drive been doing?
C: It has grown wonderfully over the years, from about 40 pints the first time we did it to over 70 pints in 2009. We hold it annually in November because that’s a time of year when shortages often develop. Chuck’s family and friends remember him with love each and every day. Collecting blood so others can be helped the way Chuck was does lessen the pain a little. Jewish faith tells us that we all have an obligation to leave the world a better place than we found it. This is one step towards that goal. If any SLA members would like to participate in the 2010 drive later this year, please contact me for details.
R: The B&F Award was not just a certificate, correct?
C: Yes, it also came with a donation of $500, to be presented to the recipient’s charity of choice. I assigned it to the Brotherhood Synagogue to continue its community outreach work.
R: Thank you, Carol, for sharing your experience with us. Perhaps it may inspire other SLA members to look at ways they may either begin to help their community or to extend existing efforts even further.
C: Yes, that would be wonderful. And thank you for the opportunity to talk about the Chuck Ginsburg Memorial Blood Drive.
Message from the President: The News from New Orleans
Leigh Hallingby, SLA NY Chapter President 2010 | lhallingby@sorosny.org
The official "conference issue" of the SLA-NY newsletter will come out in September 2010 at which time we will hear from our six New York Chapter scholarship recipients and, we hope, from many others who are inspired to write about their experiences in the Big Easy. Of course, our newsletter editor Toby Lyles would be delighted to be overwhelmed by articles from attendees.
Since New Orleans is so fresh in my mind I thought I might use this June newsletter as an opportunity to provide a general overview from the conference as context for the articles to come in September.
Of course, we can all be so proud that SLA chose to go to New Orleans after Katrina as a way to help the city’s crucial tourist and convention industry, just as we met in New York in 2003 after 9/11. And help the city we did, as the Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated that SLA spent about $5 million in the Big Easy.
And speaking of feeling proud, on opening night, when the SLA awards are presented, not one, but TWO, esteemed members of the New York Chapter were inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame: John Ganly and Guy St. Clair. As soon as the Association posts their 2010 awards bios on the website, I will be sure to let the membership know. In the meantime, please join me in congratulating Guy and John on their achievement, which represents a huge amount of dedication to and work on behalf of all levels of the Association over many, many years.
I counted about 50 members of the NY Chapter whom I ran into over the course of the four conference days. Hopefully there were many more whom I do not know to recognize or with whom I just did not cross paths. Despite this substantial representation from the New York Chapter, attendance of about 3,500 in New Orleans was down substantially from Washington, DC, where it was over 5,000. This was not a surprise, given the economy and a venue that is relatively expensive for most members to get to. The vendor numbers were positive, with 243 exhibitors (23 of whom were new) occupying about 400 booths. Of course, 2009 attendance was boosted by the once-in-a-lifetime SLA Centennial.
On the brighter side, the conference numbers should bounce back up next year when SLA is in Philadelphia, conveniently situated in between the two largest U.S. chapters of DC and NY, and also home to a substantial chapter in and of itself. So if you have not yet done so, please be sure to mark your calendars for the "City of Brotherly [and Sisterly] Love" from Sunday, June 12 – Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The keynote speaker on opening night will be the eminent New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, who is certainly one of the most impressive thinkers about our present and future worlds. His speech should be a rousing start to a terrific conference.
Another major speaker in Philadelphia will be Jim Kane, a "loyalty strategist" who was so well received by the SLA audience at the Leadership Summit this past January in St. Louis. Our own SLA-NY Board member and Communications Director Lynn Schlesinger is on the Philadelphia Conference Planning Committee. So if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please forward them to her.
During the closing session in New Orleans, Executive Director Janice LaChance and Treasurer Dan Trefethen, presented information about the current status of SLA. Unfortunately, financially it is not a pretty picture. Of course, this puts us into a "club" to which we do not want to belong, despite some great company in there with us. Here are some of our own details: SLA set its 2010 revenue goal to the same level as 2009. But revenue is down. As the number of traditional jobs for information professionals, SLA membership has dropped, and revenue has dropped along with it, because of a new dues structure where those earning more modest incomes may pay lower dues. Since there has already been a 30% reduction in the size of the SLA staff, the organization will now need to “put everything on the table” in terms of other ways to balance the budget.
CEO Janice LaChance also pointed out that even when the economy improves, the previous model of the annual conference being a revenue generator that could carry the Association through the whole fiscal year, is, alas, not likely to return for professional associations such as SLA. In this high tech age, vendors have many new options for promoting their products and will probably have smaller budgets for trade shows. As Janice said, "this is not just an era of change, but the change of an era." The good news is that SLA’s goal is to live within its reduced means and not to dip further into reserves, and the Association also plans to develop new business models for the realities of the new millennium. Additional good news is that there is a terrific group of dedicated current Board members and Board candidates for 2011 who will do everything in their power to make SLA a strong 21st century organization. (Please attend our Happy Hours at MEC on Wednesday July 21st and Thursday August 19th to meet the two President Elect candidates.)
Happily, our own local New York Chapter is in much better financial condition than the global SLA, and we do not need to contemplate any cutbacks in our local services and programming. We have just released our Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2012, and I have just appointed a Vendor Partnership Committee, the first of several committees to deal with implementation of the planks.
Like all SLA conferences, the one in New Orleans featured terrific sessions of all types on all aspects of the information profession, as well as wonderful bus and walking tours of New Orleans. Since, of course, like all conference attendees, I had to choose from an embarrassment of riches, I am SO looking forward to the September issue of the SLA-NY newsletter where I can vicariously experience many of the sessions that I was not able to attend. I hope you will please stay tuned along with me for much more news from New Orleans.
The official "conference issue" of the SLA-NY newsletter will come out in September 2010 at which time we will hear from our six New York Chapter scholarship recipients and, we hope, from many others who are inspired to write about their experiences in the Big Easy. Of course, our newsletter editor Toby Lyles would be delighted to be overwhelmed by articles from attendees.
Since New Orleans is so fresh in my mind I thought I might use this June newsletter as an opportunity to provide a general overview from the conference as context for the articles to come in September.
Of course, we can all be so proud that SLA chose to go to New Orleans after Katrina as a way to help the city’s crucial tourist and convention industry, just as we met in New York in 2003 after 9/11. And help the city we did, as the Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated that SLA spent about $5 million in the Big Easy.
And speaking of feeling proud, on opening night, when the SLA awards are presented, not one, but TWO, esteemed members of the New York Chapter were inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame: John Ganly and Guy St. Clair. As soon as the Association posts their 2010 awards bios on the website, I will be sure to let the membership know. In the meantime, please join me in congratulating Guy and John on their achievement, which represents a huge amount of dedication to and work on behalf of all levels of the Association over many, many years.
I counted about 50 members of the NY Chapter whom I ran into over the course of the four conference days. Hopefully there were many more whom I do not know to recognize or with whom I just did not cross paths. Despite this substantial representation from the New York Chapter, attendance of about 3,500 in New Orleans was down substantially from Washington, DC, where it was over 5,000. This was not a surprise, given the economy and a venue that is relatively expensive for most members to get to. The vendor numbers were positive, with 243 exhibitors (23 of whom were new) occupying about 400 booths. Of course, 2009 attendance was boosted by the once-in-a-lifetime SLA Centennial.
On the brighter side, the conference numbers should bounce back up next year when SLA is in Philadelphia, conveniently situated in between the two largest U.S. chapters of DC and NY, and also home to a substantial chapter in and of itself. So if you have not yet done so, please be sure to mark your calendars for the "City of Brotherly [and Sisterly] Love" from Sunday, June 12 – Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The keynote speaker on opening night will be the eminent New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, who is certainly one of the most impressive thinkers about our present and future worlds. His speech should be a rousing start to a terrific conference.
Another major speaker in Philadelphia will be Jim Kane, a "loyalty strategist" who was so well received by the SLA audience at the Leadership Summit this past January in St. Louis. Our own SLA-NY Board member and Communications Director Lynn Schlesinger is on the Philadelphia Conference Planning Committee. So if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please forward them to her.
During the closing session in New Orleans, Executive Director Janice LaChance and Treasurer Dan Trefethen, presented information about the current status of SLA. Unfortunately, financially it is not a pretty picture. Of course, this puts us into a "club" to which we do not want to belong, despite some great company in there with us. Here are some of our own details: SLA set its 2010 revenue goal to the same level as 2009. But revenue is down. As the number of traditional jobs for information professionals, SLA membership has dropped, and revenue has dropped along with it, because of a new dues structure where those earning more modest incomes may pay lower dues. Since there has already been a 30% reduction in the size of the SLA staff, the organization will now need to “put everything on the table” in terms of other ways to balance the budget.
CEO Janice LaChance also pointed out that even when the economy improves, the previous model of the annual conference being a revenue generator that could carry the Association through the whole fiscal year, is, alas, not likely to return for professional associations such as SLA. In this high tech age, vendors have many new options for promoting their products and will probably have smaller budgets for trade shows. As Janice said, "this is not just an era of change, but the change of an era." The good news is that SLA’s goal is to live within its reduced means and not to dip further into reserves, and the Association also plans to develop new business models for the realities of the new millennium. Additional good news is that there is a terrific group of dedicated current Board members and Board candidates for 2011 who will do everything in their power to make SLA a strong 21st century organization. (Please attend our Happy Hours at MEC on Wednesday July 21st and Thursday August 19th to meet the two President Elect candidates.)
Happily, our own local New York Chapter is in much better financial condition than the global SLA, and we do not need to contemplate any cutbacks in our local services and programming. We have just released our Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2012, and I have just appointed a Vendor Partnership Committee, the first of several committees to deal with implementation of the planks.
Like all SLA conferences, the one in New Orleans featured terrific sessions of all types on all aspects of the information profession, as well as wonderful bus and walking tours of New Orleans. Since, of course, like all conference attendees, I had to choose from an embarrassment of riches, I am SO looking forward to the September issue of the SLA-NY newsletter where I can vicariously experience many of the sessions that I was not able to attend. I hope you will please stay tuned along with me for much more news from New Orleans.
SLA-NY Archive: Inheriting Something Old and Gaining Something New
Winter Shanck | SLA-NY Archivist shanck@thirteen.org
As most members know, 2009 was the centennial year of SLA. Even with this being know by all parties, I was assured that most of the work for the 2009 centennial was all ready taken care of. Well, imagine my surprise when I was asked constantly by SLA-HQ for materials and research from the Archive. I thought to myself, "You’ve been duped." This turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Did you know the following fun facts about the Chapter?
As I re-house and organize the loose paper collection into acid-free folders, I am learning more and more about how amazing special librarians were in the past and how more so we can be in the future. In working on this project, I inherited something old and I am gaining a new perspective on what it means to be a "special librarian."
Do you have questions for Winter about the archive? Contact her at shanck@thirteen.org
In 2008, a call went out from Stephen Kochoff, the President of the SLA New York Chapter at the time, for a replacement Archivist for the Chapter Archive; the former Chapter Archivist wanted to retire from her long-standing position as Chapter Archivist. Since I am fascinated with historical documents and my position at work was Archivist of an audio-visual collection, I thought, This sounds like a good fit." It also helped that I enjoy working with old documents and I LOVE the smell of old moldy paper. I know, this sounds weird, but to this day I find joy in working with the materials in this kind of environment. Therefore, in 2008, I inherited something very valuable: stewardship of the Chapter Archive.
In taking over the responsibility of the Archive, I was informed by the former Archivist that working with the collection was a pretty tame job. She also shared with me that she created a basic "finding aid" which listed the contents of each box. I thought to myself, "That is great. I could take my time exploring the Archive and expanding on what she has done." This was the calm before the storm.
As most members know, 2009 was the centennial year of SLA. Even with this being know by all parties, I was assured that most of the work for the 2009 centennial was all ready taken care of. Well, imagine my surprise when I was asked constantly by SLA-HQ for materials and research from the Archive. I thought to myself, "You’ve been duped." This turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
In spending hours pouring over the collection in 2009, I learned that special librarians ROCK! We rocked in 1909. We rocked in 2009. And, we will rock in 2109. We are part of a special brother/sisterhood of knowledge keepers.
Did you know the following fun facts about the Chapter?
- In 1928, the Chapter Newsletter was established to document meetings held by the Chapter and for use as a publicity tool;
- In 1940, SLA took over an entire playhouse to preview the performance of Ruth Chatterton in "Leave Her to Heaven" by John van Druten;
- In 1942, the Chapter raffled off a trip to Havana (total cost: $75);
- In 1948, the Chapter was asked by the American Statistical Association to assist in the compilation of a bibliogrphy on statistics about New York City;
- In 1929, Amelia Earhart spoke at the Chapter's Friendship Dinner hosted at the Hotel Roosevelt; and
- In 1939, six librarians challenged and beat six authors on NBC’s radio program, "True or False."
As I re-house and organize the loose paper collection into acid-free folders, I am learning more and more about how amazing special librarians were in the past and how more so we can be in the future. In working on this project, I inherited something old and I am gaining a new perspective on what it means to be a "special librarian."
Do you have questions for Winter about the archive? Contact her at shanck@thirteen.org
Ways to Market Your Services
Jackie Kilberg | http://www.toastmasters.org/
Jackie Kilberg, Research Associate for the McGraw-Hill Companies, calls our attention to a secondary benefit to our companies in-house clubs and group activities – informal networking at its best.
I have been working at The McGraw-Hill Companies for fifteen years and thought I tried everything to market research services. Never could I have dreamed of receiving such wonderful results as when I joined one of my company's three Toastmasters' clubs.
Bring Toastmasters into your...
*Company
*Community
Toastmasters International is non-profit organization which assists people to become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. Its humble origins starting in a YMCA 80 years ago has evolved into 12,500 clubs with 250,000 members worldwide.
I decided to join Toastmasters at a time when I needed to look for new ways of professional development. Since the meeting was conducted during lunch hour, it was a good way to "get out of the cube" and doing something productive.
Right at the first meeting, I felt so welcome. I was introduced to the entire group and was asked to come up and answer a "Table Topic". Table Topics allows anyone to comment on a topic provided by a Table Topic Master. I honestly cannot remember what I said but I was so encouraged when everyone clapped after my response. Anyone who speaks during the meeting receives a warm applause afterwards. It is so uplifting.
In order to become a competent toastmaster, one must complete 10 speeches. The first one is the "ice breaker" which requires the toastmaster to give a speech about him or herself. I spoke about my life long career volunteering and working in libraries since I was 6 year years old. For the first time my colleagues learned about my passion to do research and as I moved on to speech number two, three and so on, they learned about the importance of libraries and archives.
My best speech was on the history of my company. As the corporate archivist, I am asked to conduct research on the firm's history but to convert dry facts and dates into an intriguing story was a challenge and delight. Fortunately, the executive assistant to the CEO of our company attended the meeting and was so pleased; I was requested to do an archival exhibit for the annual administrative professional's conference. There I was able to tell hundreds of administrative professionals about our rich heritage. Other members of my Toastmaster's club are now contacting me to conduct research projects or are referring me to others with requests for research.
Not only have I promoted my services, I have improved my speaking and presentation skills and best of all, I have met new colleagues from all three McGraw-Hill offices in the New York area. Last month, I finished my tenth speech and received my Competent Toastmaster distinction. It doesn't end there. As secretary of my club, I attend District meetings which enable me to network with people from all over the New York City area.
Looking for new ways to market your research services within the company? I strongly encourage everyone in SLA-NY to seriously look into joining a Toastmasters club. There could be a club meeting in your company or in your neighborhood. To look for a club nearest you and find out more about this wonderful organization, go to the Toastmasters International’s website http://www.toastmasters.org/
Jackie Kilberg manages the corporate archives for The McGraw-Hill Companies. She has worked on a number of corporate historical projects including the recent tribute to the late Chairman Emeritus Harold W. McGraw, Jr. which is available for viewing at websites of The McGraw-Hill Companies and ABC News. Excerpts of Jackie’s Toastmaster's Ice Breaker speech has been incorporated into an interview which will be published in an upcoming spring issue of Metropolitan Archivist.
Jackie Kilberg, Research Associate for the McGraw-Hill Companies, calls our attention to a secondary benefit to our companies in-house clubs and group activities – informal networking at its best.
I have been working at The McGraw-Hill Companies for fifteen years and thought I tried everything to market research services. Never could I have dreamed of receiving such wonderful results as when I joined one of my company's three Toastmasters' clubs.
Bring Toastmasters into your...
*Company
*Community
Toastmasters International is non-profit organization which assists people to become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. Its humble origins starting in a YMCA 80 years ago has evolved into 12,500 clubs with 250,000 members worldwide.
I decided to join Toastmasters at a time when I needed to look for new ways of professional development. Since the meeting was conducted during lunch hour, it was a good way to "get out of the cube" and doing something productive.
Right at the first meeting, I felt so welcome. I was introduced to the entire group and was asked to come up and answer a "Table Topic". Table Topics allows anyone to comment on a topic provided by a Table Topic Master. I honestly cannot remember what I said but I was so encouraged when everyone clapped after my response. Anyone who speaks during the meeting receives a warm applause afterwards. It is so uplifting.
In order to become a competent toastmaster, one must complete 10 speeches. The first one is the "ice breaker" which requires the toastmaster to give a speech about him or herself. I spoke about my life long career volunteering and working in libraries since I was 6 year years old. For the first time my colleagues learned about my passion to do research and as I moved on to speech number two, three and so on, they learned about the importance of libraries and archives.
My best speech was on the history of my company. As the corporate archivist, I am asked to conduct research on the firm's history but to convert dry facts and dates into an intriguing story was a challenge and delight. Fortunately, the executive assistant to the CEO of our company attended the meeting and was so pleased; I was requested to do an archival exhibit for the annual administrative professional's conference. There I was able to tell hundreds of administrative professionals about our rich heritage. Other members of my Toastmaster's club are now contacting me to conduct research projects or are referring me to others with requests for research.
Not only have I promoted my services, I have improved my speaking and presentation skills and best of all, I have met new colleagues from all three McGraw-Hill offices in the New York area. Last month, I finished my tenth speech and received my Competent Toastmaster distinction. It doesn't end there. As secretary of my club, I attend District meetings which enable me to network with people from all over the New York City area.
Looking for new ways to market your research services within the company? I strongly encourage everyone in SLA-NY to seriously look into joining a Toastmasters club. There could be a club meeting in your company or in your neighborhood. To look for a club nearest you and find out more about this wonderful organization, go to the Toastmasters International’s website http://www.toastmasters.org/
Jackie Kilberg manages the corporate archives for The McGraw-Hill Companies. She has worked on a number of corporate historical projects including the recent tribute to the late Chairman Emeritus Harold W. McGraw, Jr. which is available for viewing at websites of The McGraw-Hill Companies and ABC News. Excerpts of Jackie’s Toastmaster's Ice Breaker speech has been incorporated into an interview which will be published in an upcoming spring issue of Metropolitan Archivist.
Time Management Techniques for Success with Stacey Jerrold: An SLA-NY program at METRO
Janet Peros | SLA-NY Professional Development | JPeros@wlrk.com
By administering exercises to the group, Stacey revealed common misconceptions we all have. She helped us discover how open-minded we are -- enabling us to realize how much our attitudes affect our behavior and our results. We did exercises to balance our “life wheels” so that they were not lop-sided but able to roll along. This included looking at how we spend time in a broad spectrum of ways from both the personal and professional realm.
We all try to set goals for ourselves but it is critical that we make these “smart goals”. Stacey gave us the example of losing weight. That is a goal. The smart goal would be to “lose 10 pounds by July 31st”. The smart goal is specific, measurable and bound by a time and date and thus makes it more reasonable to achieve. Stacey helped us to experience this by allowing someone in the group to share a goal, make it a smart goal, and then take us through the process of how that goal could be achieved by outlining its obstacles and options are.
In setting your time goals, she noted, it is important to use a system that works for you. Use a time of day when you are most productive. Use Excel or your Blackberry or a notepad or whatever works for you personally as it will assist you in being personally accountable for what you accomplish. Stacey also suggested breaking up your to-do list into “must do” and “should do” categories to avoid letting items linger on your list for too long. Identify the most important item on your list because frequently something on the list has got to give. Other tips Stacey suggested were to own your goals and make them your own; not your neighbor’s, sister’s or spouse’s. And at the office treat each day as though you were going on vacation the next day. That will ensure that you leave work with a smile on your face.
Top Takeaways from Stacey Jerrold’s Time Management program:
On an unseasonably hot and humid Wednesday in late May, about thirty information professionals came to METRO for a free program on time management, or as Stacey Jerrold told us, “time strategies,” since time cannot be managed. Although all of us have the same amount of hours and minutes in a day, we need to learn how to clarify and prioritize our goals. Stacey is the founder and head of Jerrold HR Solutions, LLC. She also publishes the blog, What’s Keeping You Up At Night.
By administering exercises to the group, Stacey revealed common misconceptions we all have. She helped us discover how open-minded we are -- enabling us to realize how much our attitudes affect our behavior and our results. We did exercises to balance our “life wheels” so that they were not lop-sided but able to roll along. This included looking at how we spend time in a broad spectrum of ways from both the personal and professional realm.
We all try to set goals for ourselves but it is critical that we make these “smart goals”. Stacey gave us the example of losing weight. That is a goal. The smart goal would be to “lose 10 pounds by July 31st”. The smart goal is specific, measurable and bound by a time and date and thus makes it more reasonable to achieve. Stacey helped us to experience this by allowing someone in the group to share a goal, make it a smart goal, and then take us through the process of how that goal could be achieved by outlining its obstacles and options are.
In setting your time goals, she noted, it is important to use a system that works for you. Use a time of day when you are most productive. Use Excel or your Blackberry or a notepad or whatever works for you personally as it will assist you in being personally accountable for what you accomplish. Stacey also suggested breaking up your to-do list into “must do” and “should do” categories to avoid letting items linger on your list for too long. Identify the most important item on your list because frequently something on the list has got to give. Other tips Stacey suggested were to own your goals and make them your own; not your neighbor’s, sister’s or spouse’s. And at the office treat each day as though you were going on vacation the next day. That will ensure that you leave work with a smile on your face.
Top Takeaways from Stacey Jerrold’s Time Management program:
- Own your goals.
- Make sure your goals are “smart.”
- Break your “To-do” list down into “Must-dos” and “Should-dos.”
- Be proactive, not reactive.
- Know your vision and sell your value with confidence.
- Treat each day at work as if you were going on vacation the next day.
Gearing Up for Your Clever Internship Experience
Or, What You Need to Know About SLA NY's Internship Program
Kaura Gale | Student Internships Chair | kgale@chpnet.org | Internships Blog
Our members sometimes forget the benefits to be gained from internships. There are important aspects to be reviewed long before considering one. The problem rests in the best way to emphasize these hidden benefits to the prospective interns and intern hosts. Like New York Times technology reviewer David Pogue writes in his review of the iPad, “no single write-up can serve both readerships adequately.” What is the solution? “Write separate reviews for these two audiences,” in this case the employer and the student.
Let’s start with those who haven’t yet hosted interns, but should (also a good refresher for those who have hosted interns, and should again)
You’re the harried librarian pushed and pulled in at least 18 directions every day. Or maybe you’re the lucky one among us who has time to concentrate on individual projects, but could still use some help or a certain expertise. Whichever you are, or even if you’re somewhere in between, an intern is for you. As interns tend to work for free, or are at least low-cost, you get added value for your time and/or money. Yes, you need to invest some of your time finding one.
As a concrete example, I’m a hospital librarian, and our surgery department has its own small collection that is in a different location than the main library. I don’t have time to look after it to the extent I’d like. So, I invested some of my time in an intern for that specific smaller collection and oversaw her work with collection development, weeding and cataloging, among other things. It was really rewarding to not only help a student learner, but to watch her learn and grow. And the surgery department was very thankful; I was able to make a big impact with less time and effort than performing the tasks myself, at no cost.
SLA NY’s internships blog is available to help you acquire an intern. I suggest you contact me to advertise an internship or practicum a month or so before the beginning of each semester, summer included. Please include specifics such as company name, location and a short description of your company and its background. Include what days and hours you desire, and whether or not there is flexibility or telecommuting available. Keep in mind that a lot of MLS students work full-time and are attracted to hours other than normal business hours. A straight-forward description of the work you expect will help you attract the right person for the position. Again, I’m here to help - kgale@chpnet.org, 212.420.2855.
Now let’s talk about why you, the MLS student, should really consider an internship or practicum
An internship is a chance for you to get real world professional experience and skills while you’re still in school. This is really useful if you are changing professions or want to gain professional experience to augment your resume for a variety of reasons. Maybe you already have a lot of cataloging experience but want a position in reference, or if this is a career change, you need library experience; an internship is a way to get it. The tasks you perform should ground your theoretical school work in real life experience, translating into a stronger resume and giving you a leg-up on the competition. By the time you finish your internship you will have demonstrated interest and experience in the tasks you’ve completed. A practicum is the same idea, is overseen by your MLS program, earns you school credit and will appear on your transcript.
You may not relish the idea of little or no pay, and that is why you need to work hard to get the most out of your internship. If you’re in a MLS program, you probably already have a good idea of your career goals, so take a long, hard look at your resume. Is it in line with your career goals? Identify the gaps and use an internship or practicum to fill or strengthen them. Let’s go back to the examples I gave earlier - you have cataloging experience but aim to transition to reference, or need to get experience in a library or information center environment. Great! Now think about the setting you’d like to perform in; academic, business, medical, etc. and specifically target your internship environment to match your career goals. Research which libraries may be a good fit for you and get in touch with them. Give them a clear idea of how you can benefit them in exchange for their time and effort in overseeing your work. You’ll also want to listen to what they need; maybe they’ll give you time at the reference desk in exchange for your cataloging. And don’t forget, as exciting as it is to put your newly acquired library knowledge to work, you’ll probably still be asked to do some clerical work. Comes with the territory.
Make the most of your time at your internship. Be clear when setting your goals and structuring the internship. If you’re doing this as a practicum, know what your school requires of you and of your host, and clearly communicate those requirements to your host. You’re not just gaining experience, you’re networking with your future colleagues. Use your time there to learn as much as possible, and be sure you’re getting adequate feedback and mentoring. Document what you’ve done, both so your host knows the details of how you performed tasks or how far along a project is, and so you have a clear recollection of your work should you needs specifics later.
I’m here to help. Check out SLA NY’s Internships blog A RSS feed is available. Or, feel free to contact me directly at kgale@chpnet.org or 212.420.2855.
Kaura Gale | Student Internships Chair | kgale@chpnet.org | Internships Blog
Our members sometimes forget the benefits to be gained from internships. There are important aspects to be reviewed long before considering one. The problem rests in the best way to emphasize these hidden benefits to the prospective interns and intern hosts. Like New York Times technology reviewer David Pogue writes in his review of the iPad, “no single write-up can serve both readerships adequately.” What is the solution? “Write separate reviews for these two audiences,” in this case the employer and the student.
Let’s start with those who haven’t yet hosted interns, but should (also a good refresher for those who have hosted interns, and should again)
You’re the harried librarian pushed and pulled in at least 18 directions every day. Or maybe you’re the lucky one among us who has time to concentrate on individual projects, but could still use some help or a certain expertise. Whichever you are, or even if you’re somewhere in between, an intern is for you. As interns tend to work for free, or are at least low-cost, you get added value for your time and/or money. Yes, you need to invest some of your time finding one.
As a concrete example, I’m a hospital librarian, and our surgery department has its own small collection that is in a different location than the main library. I don’t have time to look after it to the extent I’d like. So, I invested some of my time in an intern for that specific smaller collection and oversaw her work with collection development, weeding and cataloging, among other things. It was really rewarding to not only help a student learner, but to watch her learn and grow. And the surgery department was very thankful; I was able to make a big impact with less time and effort than performing the tasks myself, at no cost.
SLA NY’s internships blog is available to help you acquire an intern. I suggest you contact me to advertise an internship or practicum a month or so before the beginning of each semester, summer included. Please include specifics such as company name, location and a short description of your company and its background. Include what days and hours you desire, and whether or not there is flexibility or telecommuting available. Keep in mind that a lot of MLS students work full-time and are attracted to hours other than normal business hours. A straight-forward description of the work you expect will help you attract the right person for the position. Again, I’m here to help - kgale@chpnet.org, 212.420.2855.
Now let’s talk about why you, the MLS student, should really consider an internship or practicum
An internship is a chance for you to get real world professional experience and skills while you’re still in school. This is really useful if you are changing professions or want to gain professional experience to augment your resume for a variety of reasons. Maybe you already have a lot of cataloging experience but want a position in reference, or if this is a career change, you need library experience; an internship is a way to get it. The tasks you perform should ground your theoretical school work in real life experience, translating into a stronger resume and giving you a leg-up on the competition. By the time you finish your internship you will have demonstrated interest and experience in the tasks you’ve completed. A practicum is the same idea, is overseen by your MLS program, earns you school credit and will appear on your transcript.
You may not relish the idea of little or no pay, and that is why you need to work hard to get the most out of your internship. If you’re in a MLS program, you probably already have a good idea of your career goals, so take a long, hard look at your resume. Is it in line with your career goals? Identify the gaps and use an internship or practicum to fill or strengthen them. Let’s go back to the examples I gave earlier - you have cataloging experience but aim to transition to reference, or need to get experience in a library or information center environment. Great! Now think about the setting you’d like to perform in; academic, business, medical, etc. and specifically target your internship environment to match your career goals. Research which libraries may be a good fit for you and get in touch with them. Give them a clear idea of how you can benefit them in exchange for their time and effort in overseeing your work. You’ll also want to listen to what they need; maybe they’ll give you time at the reference desk in exchange for your cataloging. And don’t forget, as exciting as it is to put your newly acquired library knowledge to work, you’ll probably still be asked to do some clerical work. Comes with the territory.
Make the most of your time at your internship. Be clear when setting your goals and structuring the internship. If you’re doing this as a practicum, know what your school requires of you and of your host, and clearly communicate those requirements to your host. You’re not just gaining experience, you’re networking with your future colleagues. Use your time there to learn as much as possible, and be sure you’re getting adequate feedback and mentoring. Document what you’ve done, both so your host knows the details of how you performed tasks or how far along a project is, and so you have a clear recollection of your work should you needs specifics later.
I’m here to help. Check out SLA NY’s Internships blog A RSS feed is available. Or, feel free to contact me directly at kgale@chpnet.org or 212.420.2855.
Queering Artists' Books: A Queer Critical Analysis of Artists' Books
Michael Carosone | michael@michaelcarosone.com
Introduction for ChapterNews:
I withdrew from a doctoral program in English to enroll in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, to earn a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science (MSLIS). My dissertation was going to be on queer literature. However, I realized that I could do more for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (GLBTQ) Community and population—my own community—as a librarian or archivist of queer literature, history, and culture. So, I enrolled in the MSLIS degree program with only one goal in mind: to collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public the literature, history, and culture of the GLBTQ Community and population—a minority that is still marginalized, ignored, silenced, oppressed, discriminated against, and misunderstood. This essay is a product of my time spent in the program, and a tangible result of my initial purpose for entering library school. Recently, I graduated from the Palmer School. I am now qualified to become the passionate librarian or archivist who will do whatever possible to bring attention to the queer community.
This essay was published in The Blue Notebook: A Journal for Artists' Books, April 2010
Read the entire essay
Introduction for ChapterNews:
I withdrew from a doctoral program in English to enroll in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, to earn a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science (MSLIS). My dissertation was going to be on queer literature. However, I realized that I could do more for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (GLBTQ) Community and population—my own community—as a librarian or archivist of queer literature, history, and culture. So, I enrolled in the MSLIS degree program with only one goal in mind: to collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public the literature, history, and culture of the GLBTQ Community and population—a minority that is still marginalized, ignored, silenced, oppressed, discriminated against, and misunderstood. This essay is a product of my time spent in the program, and a tangible result of my initial purpose for entering library school. Recently, I graduated from the Palmer School. I am now qualified to become the passionate librarian or archivist who will do whatever possible to bring attention to the queer community.
This essay was published in The Blue Notebook: A Journal for Artists' Books, April 2010
Read the entire essay
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