If you will be presenting at any upcoming events, have authored any publications, or have other news you’d like to include in the Member Spotlight area, please contact Emily Kan (emily.k.kan@pepsico.com) so that we can share with the rest of the Texas Chapter.

Denise Chochrek (Sr. Research Analyst, Frito Lay) and Emily Rushing (Competitive Intelligence Manager, Haynes & Boone)  recently presented at the DALL Spring Institute last week (4/12/13) on “Knowledge Management in the Legal Industry” and “CI on a Budget: Starting and Sustaining a CI Program with Free/Low-Cost Tools”, respectively.

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At the upcoming Texas Library Association Annual Conference (04/24/2013-04/27/2013, Click HERE for more info and to see the daily schedule of events)

Karen Leeseberg (Southern Methodist University) & April Kessler (UT Austin) will be presenting with others at “Business Reference 101″ on 04/24 (1:00-5:00pm)

Denise Chochrek (Frito Lay) will be a part of multiple panel discussions:

•  “Game Changer: Librarians’ Role in Shaping the Future Job Market” on 04/24 (2:30-3:50pm)
•  ”Embedded Librarianship: The Good, Bad, and Ugly” on 4/27 (10:00-11:50am)

Linda Couser Barnette (HR Consultant) will be presenting multiple sessions…for those of you who missed the opportunity to attend Linda’s employment presentation at the SCC/MLA Conference in Lubbock in October 2012, you have another chance to take advantage of her extensive experience from her former HR career:

• “Employment 101: HR Secrets for Job Seekers” on 4/24 (3-3:50 PM)
• “Employment 102: HR Secrets for Job Seekers” on 4/24 (4-4:50 PM)

Krishna Shenoy (Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza) will be presenting w/ others on “Reflections of John F. Kennedy: A Texas Resource Guide” on 04/25 (4:00-4:50pm)

Laura Young (Austin Ventures) will be presenting “50 Apps in 50 Minutes” on 04/26 (1:00-1:50pm)…last year’s apps can be found HERE

Laura Young and April Kessler will be doing a great presentation this year called “Personal Style with a Professional Twist” on 4/26 (2:00-3:50pm). This is a joint presentation between the Special Libraries Division and several others. It’s essentially a librarian fashion show showcasing interview, work and conference wear. You can read about it here.

April Kessler will be leading the “Cycling for Libraries Unconference” on 04/26 (4:00-4:50pm)

This year began with a bang as we were the host chapter for the SLA Leadership Summit in Dallas this past February. We had a wonderful turnout for the event and over 30 chapter volunteers. A huge THANK YOU to all that were involved to make the Summit a success! As a chapter we received many wonderful compliments from Headquarters and the attendees.

Some great news this year….we will be hosting some excellent FREE webinars for our members, starting in March. If you have some ideas for topics, please contact Mary Ann Husling, our Education Chair at MaryAnn.Huslig@utsouthwestern.edu.

To help us with those webinars, we have a new sponsor ReadyTalk. ReadyTalk will be delivering, hosting and recording our webinars. More on ReadyTalk can be found on our new website at http://texas.sla.org/2013/02/readytalk-sponsors-free-webinars. I would also like to introduce Plunkett Research, LTD as another major sponsor for our chapter. They are a Texas based business, and more information can be found at http://texas.sla.org/2013/02/plunkett-sponsors-texas-sla/. A warm welcome to both sponsors! Watch for announcements for upcoming webinars as we introduce their products and services to you. If you know of a potential sponsor, please contact April Kessler, Vendor Relations Chair at akessler@austin.utexas.edu.

The Executive Board and Advisory Board are hard at work developing some new concepts for our members. Our theme this year will be “Discovering the AHA Moment”. We will be concentrating on:

• Expanding our membership;
• Providing quarterly educational webinars;
• Reaching out to students;
• Working on e-archiving materials;
• Coordinating field trips to the Presidential libraries; and
• Developing a fantastic annual fall meeting.

If you have not met our Board members, here are their names and titles:

Executive Board

Ben Toon, President-Elect
April Kessler, Past President
Michael Smith, Secretary
Katie Cargill, Treasurer
Emily Kan, Communications Director
Margaret Carroll, Director-At-Large
Wendy Lyon, Director-At-Large

Advisory Board

Innocent Awasom, Membership Chair
April Kessler, Vendor Relations Chair
Mary Ann Huslig, Education Chair
Beth Thomsett-Scott, Professional Development Chair
Jane Bitter, Public Policy Liaison
Megan Rush, Discussion List Manager
Stacee Millangue, Webmaster

Contact information can be found on our Texas Chapter Website at http://texas.sla.org. Please feel free to sign up for RSS feeds to stay current with any changes and additions to the site. Stacee Millangue, our webmaster, has been updating the website on a continuous basis.

Mark your calendars now for our Texas Chapter Meeting on Friday, Nov. 1st at the Goodwill Industries in Austin, TX. We are looking for 4-5 volunteers to help develop and coordinate this event. If you would like to donate a few hours of your time, please contact me off list. We will still be offering this one day event at a very small cost to our members. The cost includes breakfast, lunch and all sessions.

Did you know Texas has three Presidential Libraries? We will be hosting and coordinating Saturday tours for these libraries beginning in April. Plans are to visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin and Lady Bird Johnson’s Wildflower Center. Next on the agenda will be George W. Bush’s library in Dallas in August, co-hosted by DALL, and travel to College Station in the Fall to visit the George Bush Presidential Library.

Volunteers are needed to help coordinate some evening get-togethers a few times a year in the Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Far North Dallas areas. Sandy Parker, a new member, has volunteered to organize the Austin gatherings. For additional details, please contact Ben Toon, President-Elect, at bentoontx@gmail.com.

We are also looking for an archivist to help index our electronic materials. The time anticipated for this position is about 5 hours a month for the first couple of months and then tapers off to around 1 hour each month.

A shout out of thanks to Innocent Awasom, Membership Chair, and Megan Rush, Discussion List Manager, for updating our listserv! We now can use the listserv as our major communications tool to keep our members current on all our events and news.

Along the lines of communications, don’t forget to join our LinkedIn group at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=159906&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egna_159906. If you like to use Twitter, we have a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/sla_ctx. Handle: @sla_ctx. Coming in the Fall…Facebook! Additionally, Emily Kan, our Communications Director, and Megan Rush, will be developing a social media plan and process for our membership.

This is the year that the Texas Legislation is in session and Jane Bitter, our Public Policy Liaison, will be keeping you updated on all library related issues. Look for more announcements in the coming months.

In July we will be having an open online conference call for all members. Please watch for May details, and if you have a topic you would like the Board to discuss, please contact Michael Smith, our Secretary at michaelsmith@library.tamu.edu.

And, to keep us on budget is our new treasurer, Katie Cargill. Katie is new to the Texas Chapter and has been working with the Board and Headquarters to ensure our future finances.

As you can see we have a busy year ahead of us and the Board hopes you will enjoy the benefits of your membership, participate, and invite others to join!

Best,

Barbara Fullerton

Watch for an announcement for an upcoming webinar about their products and services, exclusively for Texas Chapter members. http://www.plunkettresearch.com

Plunkett Research, Ltd. is a leading publisher of business and industry analysis, reference and research to corporate, library, academic and government markets. Its research is packaged in industry-specific data tools covering all major sectors, published online as well as in ebook and print formats. Plunkett’s products are complete business resources, enabling professionals to access trends, statistics and companies in the world’s principal industries. Plunkett’s books include the Academic Book of the Year award-winning “Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac” as well as “The Next Boom,” which won a Gold Medal. An innovative and entrepreneurial firm, Plunkett Research maintains a highly-trained staff of analysts who continually monitor the world of business and industry to gather and publish unique, actionable data.

For more information, please contact:

Jack W. Plunkett
CEO
Voice: 713.932.0000
Fax: 713.932.7080
e-mail: jack_plunkett@plunkettresearch.com

ReadyTalk will be our web conferencing host this year and will be delivering our online conferences, including recordings of our webinars to our members. Be on the lookout for additional news about an introduction webinar we will be presenting in April to review the benefits of this technology service. 

About ReadyTalk

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colo., ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower you to successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes – from ad hoc meetings to large webinars. ReadyTalk combines ease of use with sophisticated marketing tools to increase audience engagement, event ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives you a full suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. Visit www.readytalk.com or reach out to your contacts to learn more about their full range of technology and services including Audio & Web Conferencing, Webinars & Professional Services, and Recording & Syndication.

Your ReadyTalk Contacts

Patrick Zeiher, ReadyTalk Account Executive, will be working with Texas Special Libraries Association members to start new subscriptions for ReadyTalk’s audio and web conferencing platform.  As a member of the Texas SLA, you’ll receive special pricing. Patrick will be happy to answer any questions you may have.  Contact him at 303.209.1507 or at patrick.zeiher@readytalk.com.

Amorette Harrison, ReadyTalk Account Manager and conferencing expert for the last four years, has
trained thousands of users to become comfortable and confident using ReadyTalk’s intuitive interface while offering a high level of support and resources to all of her customers. Contact Amorette at 303.209.1640 or at amorette.harrison@readytalk.com.

The Texas Chapter is pleased to host the reception on February 7, 2013 from 6-8pm at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. The 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination is in 2013 and the museum is recognizing the event with special exhibits. Museum tours will be provided and museum librarian Krishna Shenoy will open the Reading Room for our group. Be sure to join us to partake in Tex-Mex munchies along with beer and wine, plus Margaritas of course – seems only appropriate since the frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas!

Again…welcome to all of you and hope you enjoy your stay in the Big D!

Resources:

• Texas Chapter Hospitality Info
• SLA 2013 Leadership Summit Homepage
• Leadership Summit Schedule
• ‘Dine Around’ Registration

Reception Sponsors:

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2013 Texas Chapter Executive Board:

President – Barbara Fullerton

President-Elect – Ben Toon

Secretary – Michael Smith

Treasurer – Katie Cargill

Director at Large – Margaret Carroll

Director at Large – Wendy Lyon

See you in San Diego

Librarians and information professionals are continuously up for the challenge of finding pertinent information. However there seems to be that one request that tests one’s research expertise—locating private company information.

Check out the awesome FreePrint article on finding company information from our very own Barbara Fullerton, SLA Texas Chapter President 2013!

Voting is open now through November 10, 2012.

To vote you will need your SLA ID number. Find it online at SLA.org or on the mailing label of your Information Outlook magazine.

Cast Your Vote Today!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012SLA_TX_Ballot

• Never Standing Still: True Stories of the Changing Role of Law Librarians–Emily Cunningham Rushing
• Selling a Solution to their Problems: Training Today’s Lawyers–Barbara Fullerton

Other topics include:

• SharePoint
• Improving Library and Research Services
• Embedded Librarian
• Knowledge Management
• Apps
• E-Books

The publication is free to view and download at: http://read.uberflip.com/i/87421