On Thursday, June 21, 2012, the North Carolina Chapter of SLA hosted “Crafting a Personal Brand”, a workshop presented by Chris Olson of Chris Olson & Associates. Chris is an expert in developing and managing the brands of libraries, information services and knowledge management groups and was recently named a Fellow of SLA in recognition of her contributions and leadership in the profession. Chris travelled all the way from Maryland just to present this workshop and brought with her nearly 30 years of experience and expertise in helping information professionals communicate the value of their services.
The workshop was held at the lovely Research Triangle Park Headquarters and attracted a diverse group of information professionals from corporate, academic, public and government organizations, as well as independent information professionals. The session began with a presentation by Chris on the elements of a personal branding strategy. Participants learned strategies for managing how they are perceived (their “brand”) both in person and online.  Then, participants broke up into small groups and practically applied this information by creating a brand strategy for someone.  This “hands on” application of the presentation material was further reinforced by comments and suggestions offered by the presenter. After an engaging afternoon workshop, many of the participants reconvened at Mez Contemporary Mexican Restaurant for networking and dinner.

Many thanks to Chris Olson for sharing her knowledge and expertise with the North Carolina Chapter.

NCSLA Webinar

Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in 3 Big Steps
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Presented by Jason Bengtson, Emerging Technologies Librarian at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Sponsored by the NC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association

Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in 3 Big Steps
What is web 3.0 and the semantic web? What are web 2.0 technologies, and why are they important? How has the World Wide Web changed since the early days of web 1.0? Jason invites attendees to ask these and other questions as important issues defining the World Wide Web and its future shape take center stage.

Cost:
SLA Members: FREE
Non-SLA Members: $10, payable via PayPal  

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/854320144

(SLA members will receive instructions for joining the webinar within a few days of registration. Non-SLA members will receive an invoice for $10 with instructions for submitting payment via PayPal. Instructions for joining the webinar will be sent upon verification of payment.)

Jason Bengtson is the Emerging Technologies Librarian at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center. He has published several papers on technology topics in journals such as the Journal of Hospital Librarianship and Medical Reference Services Quarterly. Last year Jason presented his paper on Digital Palimpsest recovery to the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association and this year he presented two sections at the Technology in Libraries Conference, including a paper on applying principles of emergence to metadata. He presented  ”Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in 3 Big Steps” as a SLA Rio Grande Chapter webinar in February 2012.  For more about Jason, you can visit his webpage at http://hsc.unm.edu/library/faculty/Bengtson.html

Questions? Contact Susan Forbes, NCSLA President, forbes16@gmail.com