SLA Illinois Chapter Connecting People and Information

by Vanette Schwartz, Social Sciences Librarian at Milner Library at Illinois State University.

A downstate meeting of nine SLA Illinois members was held on July 14, 2010 at the Illinois State University Alumni Center in Normal, Illinois.

The Illinois chapter provided for the pizza and salad dinner and Lorene Kennard, SLA Illinois President-Elect, updated the group on events from the national conference and Leadership Summit in New Orleans on June 13-16, 2010.

• President Dianna Wiggins
• President-Elect Lorene Kennard
• Past-President Katrina Perez
• Treasurer Paty Schintgen
• Secretary Pat McCarthy
• First Year Director Mary Martinez
• Second Year Director Bonnie Tilton Sebby

Andrea Tillander has graciously accepted the position of Chair of the Communications Committee starting with the upcoming Fall issue of The Informant.

Informant articles from the Winter 2009 and Spring 2009 editions are now accessible online at The Informant subpage. If you are interested in writing for the Informant, please contact Eve Gaus.

by Katrina Perez, President of the SLA Illinois Chapter and Portal Content Coordinator, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

I'm writing this letter at the 2009 SLA Leadership Summit in Savannah, Georgia, escaping the negative temperatures in Chicago for 40+ and sun! 

by Lorene Kennard, Walnut Avenue Research

I run my freelance research business out of my home office. In my former job, I worked at home occasionally. There are several myths about working at home or telecommuting that I want to dispel.

by Lori Guidry, Business Project Manager for Threshold Information Inc.

“You work at home?”

I can always hear the envy in someone’s voice when I tell them this. And most days, I feel fortunate to have worked at home for most of the past nine years.

 
by Katrina Perez, President, SLA Illinois Chapter, and Portal Content Coordinator, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
 
Happy 100th Birthday, SLA!
 
The year 2009 is our association’s Centennial anniversary.  There will be many association-wide events planned throughout the year to celebrate this momentous occasion.  We’ll also be celebrating here at home in our Chapter, so watch for details of the events to come!
 

by Suzanne Arist, Reference Librarian

Secretary-Elect Pat McCarthy will record and distribute minutes of SLA-IL Chapter board meetings and assist the Communications Committee as needed. Pat is pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the organization and network with colleagues. Her primary goal “is to continue the fine work” that preceded her.

Dave Rogers,Public Services Librarian, Sidley Austin LLP

When calendars made the transition from 12/31/99 to 01/01/2000, there was some snickering by those who did nothing toward those who went to extreme steps.  Each side was convinced that it had the right approach.  After Y2K, disaster plans and contingency plans were shelved to gather dust.  For some, the dust hit the floor on 9/11/2001.