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Top 11 Lessons from FutureReady365

Top 11 Lessons from FutureReady365

365 days of solutions, strategies, tactics, and tips by information professionals around the world. Here are some lessons Cindy Romaine learned from the experience of running a daily blog. Read more...

Future Now: Operation Agility

Future Now: Operation Agility

How can we best be prepared for a future which is already here? Read more...

Leaping Off the Edge to New Opportunities

Leaping Off the Edge to New Opportunities

I often hear my colleagues discuss how SLA or other professional associations need to do more for members. What I don’t hear so much is how we can do more for ourselves. Read more...

Living in the ‘New Normal’

Living in the ‘New Normal’

I try not to be one of those who laments the loss of former times, but we are moving in a "new normal" and must take action to become a part of it. Read more...

Federal Librarians Are Trending and Are Future Ready!

Federal Librarians Are Trending and Are Future Ready!

Do you know the seven major trends defining how libraries can become future ready? Read more...

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

The future comes one day at a time; use each day to prepare for it. Read more...

MLW 2011, from the eyes of a first-time attendee

MLW 2011, from the eyes of a first-time attendee

The time-tested future ready recipe? A dash of professional development, a pinch of service obligation and a pound of...camaraderie. Read more...

A New Vision: Success in 2012 and Beyond

A New Vision: Success in 2012 and Beyond

November 14, 2011

The strategic vision is bold and we know boldness carries risk. But we want to be bold, and we invite you to read the strategic vision and consider where your volunteer contribution will generate the greatest benefit for your SLA unit and for yourself?

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Are Academic Military Libraries Future Ready?

Are Academic Military Libraries Future Ready?

November 13, 2011

DOD libraries have anticipate a future with more collaboration, and less "place". What does your library's future look like?

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Playing It Smart: Letting Data Drive the Future

Playing It Smart: Letting Data Drive the Future

November 12, 2011

Our library’s scope has narrowed; we are no longer interested in doing it all but in doing all we do extremely well.

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ILL on an International Level

ILL on an International Level

November 11, 2011

Is your collection unique? Do you loan to other libraries in the area? What about the world?

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Lean (but not mean) Library!

Lean (but not mean) Library!

November 10, 2011

While libraries can't indefinitely absorb cuts, by being proactive in improvement process we can show ourselves as active partners rather than passive recipients.

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Getting the Most from Social Media from the Least Investment of Time and Energy

Getting the Most from Social Media from the Least Investment of Time and Energy

November 9, 2011

How can we make judicious choices regarding which social media to participate in, and keep an eye on where to go in the future?

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Embedded Librarianship and E-Initiatives: The Dynamic Duo

Embedded Librarianship and E-Initiatives: The Dynamic Duo

November 8, 2011

Capitalizing on our virtual connections laid the foundation of direct library support, essentially creating our new dynamic duo.

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Ten Scary Issues: Future Directions for Military Libraries

Ten Scary Issues: Future Directions for Military Libraries

November 7, 2011

Libraries have changed more during my 40-year career than in the previous thousand years. Is that great, or what?

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A First Time SLA Conference Attendee Gets Future Ready

A First Time SLA Conference Attendee Gets Future Ready

November 6, 2011

The Rising Star award provided a full conference entrance, here's how one recipient took advantage to become future ready.

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Marketing yourself – it is no longer optional

Marketing yourself – it is no longer optional

November 5, 2011

We are service- and customer-oriented; we know our business - so how do we market ourselves successfully inside and outside our organizations?

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