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Open Book Alliance Releases Baseline Requirements for Revised Google Book Settlement Proposal

On Monday (November 9th), a revised proposed settlement (aka Settlement 2.0) from Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publisher will be released. The Open Book Alliance (OBA) has posted on its web site what they call “baseline requirements” for the Settlement 2.0.

The S...

An In-Depth Look at the Proposed SLA Name Change

Cindy Shamel Writes:

Last week, Special Libraries Association (SLA) leadership announced that members will soon vote on a new name. After 100 years as SLA, research now shows that this name does not convey the value that librarians and information professionals bring to their organizations. The p...

Special Libraries Association (SLA) Posts Summary of Research About Proposed Name Change

From the Blog Post:

A lot of members have asked about the research done in arriving at the proposed new name Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.

We have just posted a PowerPoint summary of that research conducted with corporate, academic, healthcare and government professionals as...

SLA CEO Janice Lachance Speaks to Info Pros in India

From the Article:

Many librarians have perception that they are no longer needed in today’s era of information and technology, which is not the reality, Chief Executive Officer of USA-based global organisation ‘Special Libraries Association’ (SLA), Janice Lachance has said.

“In today’s ...

SLA Opens Certificate Programs to Non-Members

From the Announcement:

Special Libraries Association (SLA) Click University certificate programs, previously available to SLA members only, are now open to non-members who wish to enhance their skills in the fields of knowledge management, competitive intelligence or copyright management.

“Dur...