Our Events On the evening of February 15, 2006, the SLA Toronto Chapter New Information Professionals (NIP) Program had its first event, which was a resounding success with approximately 15 people in attendance. The event was held at the Bow & Arrow Pub & Restaurant, located at the Yonge & Davisville intersection. The topic, “Knowing [...]

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On February 23, 2006, SLA Toronto organized the Emerging Technologies Vendor Roundtable at FIS. Leaders in information and technology, Factiva, LexisNexis and OCLC, provided up-to-date information on new and emerging technologies. Christine Burchert (National Sales Manager, Online Services) and Kamal Bains (Customer Service Manager, Toronto) from LexisNexis presented Portal Components (www.lexisnexis.com/eSolutions/portalcomponents/). This technology provides users [...]

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We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. — Winston Churchill There are as many types of service as there are needs. As information professionals in non-profit organizations (NPOs), we use our research skills in the service of identifying the right people for the right need at [...]

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Whether providing legal research, training clients, or creating marketing communications, work at the Tax Knowledge and Innovation (K & I) department at Pricewaterhouse Coopers is full of creativity. Tax K & I has adopted a well-defined and broad approach to knowledge management. The departmental activities include, but are not limited to: Tax technical training Tax [...]

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I am currently enrolled in the course, Online Information Retrieval at the Faculty of Information Studies. As per usual, we reviewed the course description and syllabus during our first meeting. I left that day of class in total disgust. Three weeks of Dialog? Boolean operators? Are you serious? I am one of those students who [...]

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Are wikis just an “interesting” idea or can they really make a difference to productivity and enterprise wise knowledge management? How are they received by users? How do they impact knowledge sharing? What steps can you take to increase user buy in? Join Dave Hook, of MDA Corporation and MaryAnn Dean of OCLC as they [...]

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Evidence Matters and MyiLibrary Deliver Vital Information and Key Journals to Medical Professionals The exclusive distribution agreement with Evidence Matters builds further on ProQuest’s family of health sciences information products, and is an exciting complement to ProQuest’s own periodical full text products and the new partnership between ProQuest and MyiLibrary. Assess the Best Therapy for [...]

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A few weeks ago I had the honour of being installed as president of the Toronto chapter and look forward to serving the membership for the next 12 months. I am fortunate to have the support of dedicated and hardworking board members including Pam Casey, Daniel Lee and Joy Shanfield, who are continuing to serve [...]

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It’s hard to believe that we’re already a month into a new year and well into another long winter. The holiday season is traditionally a time for reflection, looking forward and making resolutions; this edition of the Courier is no exception as the Toronto Chapter welcomes a new executive and a brand new year. In [...]

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Happy New Year. I hope that the holiday time has brought everyone happiness and good cheer. Now that 2006 is upon us, it is time to start a brand new year with an overview of what SLA has been working on. 1. Gayle Gossen Appointed to Chair SLA Task Force President Pam Rollo has completed [...]

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