TLA Annual Assembly SLD Meeting
Amy Coffin
The Texas Library Association 2008 Annual Assembly is next week, July 7-10 at Hyatt Regency Town Lake in Austin.
The event is free but you must register.
The Special Libraries Division meeting is Wednesday, July 9 from 1:30-3:30. All are invited to attend.
How to Resign
Amy Coffin
We don't need this link, of course, since we are all happy in our jobs. But maybe you know someone who may want some tips on How to Resign Gracefully.
Incidentially, the whole Careers and Education section of WikiHow is worth a look.
TLA Fall District Meetings
Amy Coffin
Fall is almost here and TLA's District Meeting Schedule is out.
If you plan to go to any of these meetings, would you be willing to share your experience with us on this blog?
Barring child care constraints, I may be at the District 8 meeting. If you'd like to meet up, let me know.
Comments
Amy Coffin
An observant TLA member (she knows who she is) pointed out that the comments on our blog had vanished. I checked, and sure enough we were in "no comment" mode. I changed the settings back to accepting comments.
However, once I did that, the SLD blog began to get spam comments. I am emailed notice of every comment, so I was getting spammed, too. I noticed that it was only happening with one post, so I turned comments off for that post.
Hope that's ok with everyone. If you have ideas on how to fix this problem, let me know. Moveable Type is not my first blogging language and their manual is a PITA.
List of Law Blogs
Amy Coffin
Good link:
Law Library Blogs and Blogs by Law Librarians or Law Library Associations
If you have any other suggestions, put them in the comments.
More on Corporate Blogging
Amy Coffin
Debbie Weil of The Corporate Blogging Book (also previously mentioned at our blog here) discusses "5 Traits of Good Corporate Blogs" and "5 Examples of Effective Corporate Blogs" in a recent post at her own blog: BlogWriteFor CEOs. (Scroll down to see the tips.)
Does your library have a blog?
Virginia Eldridge
I'd like to start a County Law Library blog. Do any of your special libraries have a blog?
Virginia
Grayson County Law Library
Podcasts from SLA2007
Amy Coffin
Podcasts from some the presentations at the Special Libraries Association 2007 Annual Conference in Denver are now available.
You don't have to be a member of SLA to access them, and they're free.
55 Essential Articles About Bloging
Amy Coffin
Are you in charge of maintaining a work blog, or is your company considering one? You may want to read Matt Huggins' 55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read (via Lifehacker).
Power Networking for Introverts
Amy Coffin
Marcy Phelps has a blog called Power Networking for Introverts that may be of interest to you.
I saw Marcy speak at SLA's 2007 Conference in Denver. She definitely didn't look introverted. It's nice to know there are others who fight the urge to hug the wall at networking events.
