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Social Media in the Workplace

Mark Puterbaugh — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:09:27 +0000

Here’s an upcoming event from the SLA Phildelphia Chapter!

Title: Social Media in the Workplace

Location: Temple University, TECH Center, 12th Street and Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Link out: Click here
Description: Discussion on the way that social media is reshaping the workplace. Reflects on how we can use the new technologies to promote services and assist our patrons? (More details to come.)

Presented by Sheri Stahler, Associate Vice President for Computer Services, Temple University

Date: 2012-02-22

SLA Philadelphia Chapter

SLA Philadelphia Chapter’s Annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction

Gary — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:17:42 +0000

Register by December 3rd for for the SLA Philadelphia Chapter’s Annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction to be held December 7th at the Down Town Club.

Presentation materials available for “The FDsys” : the new GPO Access

Rachel R. Resnick — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:49:33 +0000

If anyone missed the excellent presentation last night on the new federal publications system, you can find links to the handout, slides, and the video presentation itself, at http://sla-phl.org/blog/2010/10/08/the-fdsys-the-new-gpo-access/.

SLA: Chemical Information for the Non-Practitioner

Gary — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:21:39 +0000

Join your SLA colleagues for this educational event. Member pricing is available for MLA members.

Title: SLA: Chemical Information for the Non-Practitioner
Location: Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street OR webcast
Description: This session will provide sources and insight into the process of locating chemical information for information professionals of all skill levels, with an emphasis on the non-practitioner. Even if you’re a seasoned professional, this session will demonstrate some new approaches to age-old questions in the chemical field.

By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

Understand the organization of the chemical literature and the unique access points that it offers
Identify key sources or types of source for various types of chemical reference questions,
Be aware of the specialized search techniques that exist to answer particular types of question.

Details and registration information on sla-phl.org.

SLA 2010 Wine & Cheese

Gary — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:37:35 +0000

Join your SLA colleagues for their annual Wine & Cheese:

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 – 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Please join us for this year’s Special Libraries Association (Philadelphia Chapter) Wine & Cheese Event at the Chaddsford Winery in Chester County, PA.

Location: The Chaddsford Winery is located on a small country estate in the heart of the Brandywine artist community – halfway between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. The winery is housed in a charmingly renovated colonial barn that is open for visitors year round, with indoor and outdoor event space and plenty of parking!

Event Highlights:
1) David Falchek, wine critic of the Scranton Times-Tribune, will give a talk about the various wines available at the event and will share his wine-tasting expertise
2) Throughout the event, Chaddsford Winery staff will be giving tours of the facilities
3) The event will feature a selection of five hot hors d’oeuvers (butlered), along with a fruit/cheese/crudites table
4) All attendees will receive a memorial wine glass
5) All purchases at the gift shop will receive a 20% discount

Cost:
$25.00 (members)
$20.00 (students/retired/inbetweens)
$30.00 (non-members)