The following article is reprinted from The Courier, Volume 27, No. 4, February 1990 The highlight of the early 1970s was the holding of the SLA Annual Conference in Toronto. Although this was held in 1974, plans and arrangements were already underway in 1971. A dinner meeting in 1973 featured the topic: “Reflections of Conference [...]

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I have been watching Silobreaker ever since it launched in beta back in 2006. It was cool back then, and it’s even more interesting now, in its “official” version. In essence, the web site provides ways to monitor and search news, through a number of specific filters or across the board, and offers data visualization [...]

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Members and friends of SLA Toronto, Welcome to the fourth issue of The Courier for 2008. The end of the year approaches and the holidays will soon be here. On behalf of the Chapter and the Executive let me extend my best wishes to you, your families and friends as you enjoy your winter holidays [...]

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We have a rich harvest of SLA news and information to share with you in our Fall 2008 edition of The Courier! Firstly, we want to offer our sincere congratulations to our President, Daniel Lee, who was elected to SLA’s Board of Directors in early October. We wish him the best of luck in this [...]

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A Message from the Chief Executive Officer – Why Do People Volunteer? This is the time of year when new officers are being elected and presidents- and chairs-elect are looking for those who will lead in appointed positions throughout 2009. Why not take a few minutes to reflect on the reasons people volunteer? It may [...]

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Welcome to our New Members! Please join me in welcoming the following information professionals who joined the SLA Toronto Chapter between May and September 2008: Angie An Toronto Margaret Campbell Ridgetown Paul Klages London Arvind Mehta Toronto Michelle Michiels Toronto Amalia Roskies Toronto Todd Vasey North York I look forward to meeting each of you [...]

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Here are some of the upcoming events presented by SLA Toronto Chapter. See the Toronto chapter website for details. SLA Toronto Chapter Annual General Meeting November 12, 2008 5:30 PM (registration), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (event) One Up Restaurant and Lounge 130 Dundas St West, Toronto ON SLA Toronto Chapter is holding its AGM [...]

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SLA Toronto is pleased to announce its decision to again sponsor a qualified candidate for the upcoming tenth Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute, to be held February 26th to March 3rd, 2009 in Emerald Lake, British Columbia. ***Deadline for application package submission to SLA Toronto is November 11th, 2008*** This year, the Toronto Chapter will [...]

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Upcoming Event: Networking Mixer and Social The New Information Professionals Group will be wrapping up 2008 with another great social in November. This time, we’re going to spice it up a bit. Have you ever wondered exactly what somebody did in their position? Saw them at a speaking event or a social, but never had [...]

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Claire Lysnes has been promoted to the position of Portal Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada. The Portal is PwC Canada’s intranet which serves over 5,000 partners and staff. In addition, she is currently managing a project to introduce the firm to enterprise RSS technology via a 200 person proof-of-concept pilot this fall. Claire continues to be [...]

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