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Hearty congratulations to our very own Linda Summers (Library Technician III) who has just been informed that she’s passed her library school written comprehensive final!  Way to go Linda, job well done.  Add the M.L.I.S. (Masters in Library and Information Studies) after your name proudly!  Welcome to the club!

Posted by Tom Rink

Check out this free web site after your next visit to your doctor. This site will help you understand what the test results mean.

Posted by Tom Rink

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has taken their marketing to the next level thanks to the generous partnering and sponsorship of Dow Jones. Three full-page ads have already run (Friday, June 13th; Tuesday, June 17th; and Wednesday, June 18th) with more to follow.

The ads read: “The right people, information and decisions. Behind every good business decision is an information professional.”

The ads go on to describe the competitive advantage as well as the relevant and high quality information that is provided by today’s information professionals and plugs SLA and Dow Jones Factiva (logos and all).

Here’s the link to the pdf document of the ad: http://www.sla.org/PDFs/WSJ-SLAad.pdf

Posted by Tom Rink

June 15th marked the start of this year’s Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association in Seattle, Washington.  What a great venue . . . from the Space Needle, to Pike Place Market, the city was a buzz!  And, the weather was most cooperative — the sun shown on most of the days and on the days that started a bit “gloomy,” the sun eventually made an appearance (however brief). 

The conference was alive with exceptional programming and exhibits as we carried on with President Abram’s initiative to “Innovate in 2008!”  The Innovation Laboratory was officially launched at conference and we even had a “twitter” going.  It was all very exciting.  

Our keynote speakers this year were Vinton Cerf (the father of the internet) who was interviewed by Charlie Rose at our Opening General Session, and Seth Godin (author and entrepreneur) at our Closing General Session and Annual Membership Meeting.

As was usual, so many great programs, so little time. 

With Seattle now behind us, we’re beginning to gear up for SLA’s Centennial year (2009).  many exciting programs and initiatives are already being planned.  A quick glimpse: a traveling exhibit, an SLA postage stamp, a video contest, a gala event (black tie optional) at the National Building Museum, in Washington, DC (home of Presidential Inaugural Balls), an awards banquet at the Library of Congress Great Hall, and many more exciting events.  I can hardly wait.

Posted by Tom Rink

The library hours of operation for Summer 2008 are as follows:

Beginning August 21, the Fall 2008 term hours of operation will resume.

Posted by Pamela Louderback

Here’s a great introductory YouTube video that explains “twitter” and its application.

Enjoy!

Posted by Tom R.

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special guest author
Kolton Corr

In case you were wondering, the NSUBA Library will be open the same hours as usual during exam week:  Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  We will be closed this weekend, Sat & Sun, May 10 & 11.

Beginning Monday, May 12, Intercession Hours will be:  Mon - Thurs, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  We will be closed on weekends until Summer Session 1 begins on June 9.

The NSUBA Library staff wishes all students the best of luck on exams!

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Congratulations are in order for our very own Pamela Louderback who successfully defended her dissertation on Tuesday, April 29th, at Oklahoma State University’s College of Education! 

The title of Dr. Louderback’s dissertation: “Comparing the Predictive Validity of Traditional Intellectual Measures to Socio-Cultural Factors for American Indian College Student Academic Success.” 

Dr. Louderback’s major findings were that when attempting to predict academic success, demographics as well as the typical cognitive factors (ACT scores, GPA) were ineffective predictors when applied to American Indian students. 

The defense took a mere 25 minutes and was of such a caliber that the Dissertation Committee recommended nominating it for “Best Dissertation of the Year” within the OSU College of Education.

Way to go Dr. Louderback!

Posted by Tom Rink