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5*-%*/( 0..5/*49 4)& "-5& 0' &-0/(*/( What is the value of membership in a professional association? In SLA, DC/SLA? One benefit support from a strong network of colleagues - was brought home to me recently through my interaction with a DC/SLA member and new professional. Here’s what happened. A number of months back, I was contacted by a member who had been without work for an uncomfortable amount of time. She had searched the DC/SLA website for assistance only to find an out-of-date list of mentors on a dead page. She emailed me to ask whether DC/SLA had a more current program for someone in her situation. We didn’t; but I was able to offer her suggestions for pursuing help on her own, including the SLA website. Several months passed and she emailed again. None of her several interviews in the intervening months had resulted in a job offer - despite her excellent credentials and 5 years of experience. And, her efforts to find a mentor on the SLA website had gone nowhere. Now, she urgently wanted to connect with an experienced professional who would work with her to improve her chances for landing a job. Could I - or DC/SLA - help? It's not easy to keep reaching out and it requires some courage to look critically at yourself - and even more to ask others to be DC/SLA Chapter Notes | April-May 2011 - Volume 72, No. 3 | page 1
April/May Volume 72, No. 3 President’s Corner
1-2
About Chapter Notes
3
From the Editor
4
Library Events
5-8
Graduation Time
9-10
Social Media as Tools of Engagement
11
Accomplishments, Accolades and Adventures
12-13
DC/SLA Dine-arounds for Spring 2011
14-18
Sunset Boulevard - I'm Ready For My Close-Up!
19
Disaster Information Outreach Symposium
20-21
SLA Conference 2011 Come Support DC/SLA Presenters!
22-24
Notes on the SLA Annual Conference for DC/SLA members
25
2011 Digital Citizen Satisfaction Summit
26
Career Column: “Librarian� = Electronic Resources Guru
27-29
International Special Librarians Day
30-31
Taxonomy Tuesdays
32
Joint Spring Workshop
33-34
Volunteer!
35
DC/SLA Website
36