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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One of my first tasks as SLA Toronto Solo Group Chair was to create content on solo librarians for the SLA Toronto Best Practices wiki. As a starting point, I was given the New Information Professionals wiki (from which I couldn’t steal too much). It took me quite a while to figure out what other [...]

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Business Cases for Info Pros: Here’s Why, Here’s How By Ulla de Stricker “Too many good ideas are not funded because a compelling case is not made for them. Ulla de Stricker provides a clear, concise, and straightforward approach to building your successful business case.” -Dr. Ken Haycock, Professor and Director San Jose School of [...]

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Searchme is an intriguing new attempt to make web research more like how we look for information in (gasp!) print resources. Its search results page is insanely intuitive, highly visual and yet easy for us text-oriented folks to use. Solely in terms of user-friendliness, Searchme is one of the best search engines I’ve seen. It [...]

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It’s ubiquitous, (and it’s everywhere as well) and some would have you believe that if you’re not using the latest and greatest product, then you’re falling behind. This “you’re not keeping up” sales pitch is very effective at striking at the heart of our insecurities; am I falling behind? Will I lose out if I [...]

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XPI Inc., the provider of DisclosureNet has recently expanded its front line team to include two librarians; Erin Murphy and Richard Dubé joined XPI during Fall, 2007. Since then, they have been busy providing the highest level of client care and training support to the company’s numerous clients. With many years of work experience in [...]

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Members and friends of SLA Toronto, Welcome to the third issue of The Courier for 2008. Summer is upon us and before we know it, fall will be here. My best wishes to you, your families, and friends as you enjoy your summer holidays – wherever they may take you. Canadian Reception SLA Toronto hosted [...]

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Another SLA Annual Conference has drawn to a close and summer is well and truly here. It was a tough winter and we hope that you are enjoying the warmer weather and maybe catching up on your beach or cottage reading! If you’re spending time indoors to beat the heat (or if you can get [...]

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