If you haven’t already, mark your calendars now for the SLA-SD chapter May program! We have a great panel lined up for our Thursday, May 23, 4:30-6 pm, discussion about some ways the MLIS has been applied in nontraditional career paths. Panelists include:

• Scott Brown, Manager, Library Services, Qualcomm and Owner at Social Information Group
• Tim Gallati, Data Analysis & Usability Librarian, Qualcomm
• Cristela Garcia-Spitz, Digital Library Program Project Manager, UC San Diego Library
• Jill Blaemers, information industry consultant
• Michelle Frost, Manager, Investigative Research Group, Grant Thornton LLP

The program will be held Thursday, May 23, 4:30-6 pm, at Grossmont District Office Conference Center Auditorium at the Herrick Community Health Care Library (http://www.herricklibrary.org/ ). This wonderful venue is easy to find at 9001 Wakarusa St, La Mesa, CA . If you’re interested in visiting the beautiful Herrick Library, come early!

Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Lauren Rasmussen at lauren.rasmussen.sla@gmail.com  to register! Members and  nonmembers welcome.

• As a reminder, there are also two additional chapter activities related to this event:
  • A happy/social/networking hour will follow the Nontraditional Career Opportunities panel discussion! Meet at the Claim Jumper (http://www.claimjumper.com/locations.aspx) in Grossmont Center in La Mesa, conveniently located near the Herrick Community Health Care Library.
  • If you can, please bring a new or gently used book in English or Spanish for ages 0 -18 (especially 0-5) for our SLA-SD Words Alive Book Drive.  We’ll have a collection box set up at Herrick Library and we’ll also be collecting at the social hour.  If you’re unable to attend but would still like to donate, please email Charlotte King-Mills, Student Liaison (c_king2@yahoo.com).

Jill Blaemers, SLA-SD President Elect, 2013

The City of San Mateo is now recruiting for Librarian I/II. This recruitment will fill three full-time positions in adult/teen and children’s services.

The Positions:

Librarian I – This is the entry-level classification in the professional Librarian series. This classification is distinguished from the Librarian II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within the series. Assignments are generally limited in scope and within the design and procedural framework established by higher level employees.

Librarian II – This is the journey level class within the professional Librarian series. Work in this classification is distinguished from that of a Librarian I by the greater complexity of the assignments received. Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise. Appointment to the higher class requires that the employee be performing substantially the full range of duties for the classification and meet the qualification standards for the class.

Click here for more information and to apply.

SLA Headquarters has notified us that the Units server is operational now (Sunday 5/16/10).

San Diego Chapter Members, welcome to our blog!  We hope you will regularly visit our site to catch up on the latest news and information for our chapter.  We'd also love for you to participate.  You can email content or a request to be invited to author content by emailing the blog editors at slasdbulletin@gmail.com. 

Michelle Ohnstad
SLA-SD Blog Co-Editor

First, let me say thanks to Michelle Ohnstad for setting up this blog so we can quckly communicate any news or announcements.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I have won a service award.  Sharp Healthcare has an award and recognition system entitled CORE awards.  CORE stands for Center of Recognized Excellence.  I have won an award for excellent service for my support of evidence based medicine through my research and membership on the Nursing Research Council.

Though I feel a bit funny tooting my own horn here, I think it is important for each of us to be recognized.  Furthermore, I would like to encourage others to make such announcements in the future.  I am quite confident that we will have many opportunities to for "horn tooting" due to the high caliber of librarians I have come to know.
Linda Counts
San Diego, SLA president

Today we are meeting at UCSD to discover how our chapter can use a blog.

Michelle Ohnstad
Bulletin Co-Editor

Michelle Ohnstad SLA-SD Bulletin Co-Editor (with Mary Wickline)

Here are some things I've yet to accomplish to make our blog more complete.

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