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Social Networking Watch: Target Will Sell Facebook Gift Cards #slail http://tinyurl.com/259va9k

The SLA Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Council (SAAAC) annually recognizes and honors those Student Groups who demonstrate outstanding leadership, provide innovative programming, and display creative use of electronic resources. This year, the University of North Texas/California State University Northridge... SLA Blogger

It is that time of year, again.... Nominations for the 2011 Class of Rising Stars and Fellows are now open! Time to start thinking about which of your SLA friends have worked hard, consistently provided strong leadership, or gone above... SLA Blogger

New insurance finder web tool simplifies process of searching for health coverage « ResourceShelf #slail http://tinyurl.com/33zh3wa

dwiggins: Mobile Convergence - great visual! The State of the GeoSocial Universe [INFOGRAPHIC] #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2au7xnu

Mobile Convergence - great visual! The State of the GeoSocial Universe [INFOGRAPHIC] #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2au7xnu

In 1988, a retired minister named Robert Fulghum became a minor celebrity of sorts when his book of essays, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, made the New York Times best-seller list (where it stayed for... Stuart Hales

Jan Chindlund, library director of Columbia College Chicago, is the 2010 recipient of the SLA Rose L. Vormelker Award. Chindlund is being honored for mentoring, inspiring, and guiding information professionals through her work at Columbia College Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, and... SLA Blogger

RT @nonprofitorgs: Top Ten Technology and Social Media Resources for Nonprofits: http://bit.ly/c5G81E #slail #slaleads

SLA Division Cabinet Chairs (Past Division Cabinet Chair Tom Rink, Division Cabinet Chair-Elect Mary Ellen Bates, and Division Cabinet Chair Ann Sweeney) announce the approved formation of the Records Management Section of the Knowledge Management Division. The SLA Board of... Linda N. Broussard

dwiggins: Icerocket "Common Followers" feature is pretty cool! #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2dar42x

Icerocket "Common Followers" feature is pretty cool! #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2dar42x

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates that the employment of librarians is expected to grow 8 percent over the next decade as private corporations, nonprofit organizations, and consulting firms turn to us for our exceptional research and organizational skills... Brent Mai

If you are interested in watching the 2010 Annual Membership Meeting, held in New Orleans on June 16 during the Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, the whole meeting is available for viewing on SLA-TV. If you cannot access the videos, the... SLA Blogger

RT @slakm: dwiggins: Collaborative Future - Slideshow: Best Of Social Enterprise Patents -- InformationWeek #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2dog7hr

dwiggins: Collaborative Future - Slideshow: Best Of Social Enterprise Patents -- InformationWeek #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2dog7hr

Collaborative Future - Slideshow: Best Of Social Enterprise Patents -- InformationWeek #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2dog7hr

More on the eBook discussion from The Next Web: Books: The vinyl record of the publishing business. #slail #slakm http://tinyurl.com/2ebv6ll

My first advice - network, learn, network even more. Then be flexible in your approach - being a librarian is not about following the rules. You will need to be innovative and creative as the world is changing at a... Nerida Hart

RT @dwiggins: Nicholas Negroponte: The Physical Book Is Dead In 5 Years (TechCrunch) #slail #slaleads http://tinyurl.com/24qz5wj