tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202200510692329902012-02-16T13:39:07.846-05:00Kimnoreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-60387311424114414172012-02-16T13:39:00.000-05:002012-02-16T13:39:07.857-05:00

Right now I'm super involved in the world of SLA divisions.  Divisions are a great vehicle through which to meet people all over the world who share similar interests or work functions.  However, with members scattered around the globe, often our only times to get together are either virtually or at the Annual Conference.  This is why local chapters are so important, as they allow us to meet

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-24948772011580495062012-02-07T11:59:00.002-05:002012-02-07T12:00:31.482-05:00

When people say that volunteering will help you gain leadership skills that you might not gain through the course of your work life they are right.  I had sort of half-heartedly believed that volunteering for a professional association would offer the opportunity to hone honest to goodness leadership skills; that is until I really got into it as a division chair this year.  Here are some of the

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-80237368237692064242012-01-01T12:21:00.001-05:002012-01-01T12:21:27.695-05:00

2011 was quite the year for me, both professionally and personally.  Looking back, here is all that happened: took on a leadership role in SLA got married! honeymooned in Europe resigned my position at NASA CASI moved to a new state started a new job in competitive intelligence made new friends and enjoyed all that Charlottesville and "the valley" have to offer I'm excited for 2012, it should

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-29432220576549602011-12-17T20:29:00.001-05:002011-12-17T20:29:43.674-05:00

This holiday season give yourself a gift...the gift of professional development!  SLA is offering the same rate from 2011, $495 for regular members, for the 2012 conference in Chicago.  This offer is only good before the holidays so act soon!  Hope I'll C U in Chicago!

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-82591847990055290442011-12-04T17:12:00.001-05:002011-12-04T17:13:46.895-05:00

I'm pleased to announce the new slate of officers for SLA's Government Information Division.  As the 2012 Chair I'm looking forward to working with everyone to help build the division membership, activities, and experience.  Congrats to the following: Aileen Marshall – Chair-Elect Yannet Lathrop – Director of Membership Sharon Lenius – Secretary Kari Anderson – Treasurer

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-87924977848330857472011-11-10T20:02:00.001-05:002011-11-10T20:12:10.375-05:00

...a paper that is!  The call for Contributed Papers for SLA 2012 is out and I highly recommend taking this opportunity to do some professional research, writing, and speaking.  I participated in the Contributed Papers program at the Centennial conference in 2009 and it was a great experience as a new professional recently out of school.  Announcement below: SLA’s Best Kept Secrets: The

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-21305557868979293072011-10-30T11:04:00.000-04:002011-10-30T11:04:31.329-04:00

I can't believe it but it actually snowed in October, before Halloween!  We saw some flakes in Cville but the northeast got quite a whopping in some areas.  I hope to stay relatively snow free this winter, what with my 60 mile commute to Richmond each day. That's right, I've got a new job in the Richmond area, full-time with benefits and everything.  I was starting to doubt that was possible in

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-52869625985046747652011-08-29T15:31:00.000-04:002011-08-29T15:31:11.230-04:00

Programming for SLA 2012 is far from being finalized but I recently met my first chair-elect deadline by submitting our proposed lead and co-sponsored programs.  I'm excited about our proposed slate of programming but there is still much work to be done in finalizing speakers, logistics, and of course the money! Some of DGI's proposed programming includes topics such as: The Wikileaks

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-15378357451021308072011-08-23T12:37:00.000-04:002011-08-23T12:37:15.291-04:00

I'm back and sorry for the absence.  The big move got the best of me so I've missed out on posting for awhile now.  There have been lots of big changes this year, from getting married, taking on a big SLA leadership role, leaving my job, and now moving to Charlottesville, VA!  Its been a lot to say the least.  Now that I'm basically settled in our new place I'm ready to hit the ground running on

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-17479009454531413682011-07-15T16:15:00.000-04:002011-07-15T16:15:58.694-04:00

The SLA Future Ready 365 blog features daily posts from members and industry thought leaders on how we can become more "future ready" through how we think about work, plan for our careers, manage our association involvement, and much more.  They just posted the above video which was featured at this years' conference.  It's a little corny but fun all the same and I think its great to have a

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-20568425004741044402011-07-13T14:50:00.001-04:002011-07-13T14:51:09.087-04:00

Well the future of GPO as our nations' public printer of government information is up for debate yet again!  The 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill provides less funding for GPO than previous years and states: The Committee has some concern about the future of the GPO as a viable printing operation for the Federal Government.  The GPO currently contracts out, to small and medium size

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-15029229163223274882011-07-13T11:47:00.001-04:002011-07-13T11:51:38.209-04:00

As part of the Obama administrations new Campaign to Cut Waste, federal websites (especially the proliferation of so many unique sites) is eyed as one area that could be improved and streamlined to achieve better service and greater cost efficiencies.  A live web chat was held yesterday with various White House and federal staffers and you can follow the #dotgov conversation on Twitter.  For a

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-148522610763537212011-07-06T11:42:00.000-04:002011-07-06T11:42:00.983-04:00

Tomar is a medium-sized town in central Portugal.  It had caught our eye as an interesting travel destination for three reasons: (1) the Knights Templar castle (2) one of the best preserved Portuguese synagogues (3) it was an easy day trip via train.  We headed out to Tomar on Tuesday via the train from Oriente.  It was an hour ride through Lisbon suburbs, industrial parks, small villages, and

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-71506794540248614222011-07-05T10:35:00.000-04:002011-07-05T10:35:00.928-04:00

We decided to take it easy for a day by booking a sightseeing bus to the local town of Sintra with a special tour of Pena Palace.  This bus also took us to some local sights around the Lisbon coast, including the westernmost point in Europe and the seaside town of Cascais. Sintra is a cute historic town about 30 minutes outside of Lisbon.  There are lots of charming shops and eateries but the

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-17017575593327339472011-07-05T09:48:00.002-04:002011-07-05T09:55:45.080-04:00

I left off at the train station in Albufeira.  When our taxi pulled up to the station I didn't even see a sign that it was a train station...oh boy!  We were able to get tickets to the Oriente station in Lisbon and then got some ham and cheese sandwiches at this little store next to the station.  Once we got on the train we didn't realize there were assigned seats until someone told us we were

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-21629230526542289132011-06-30T13:40:00.001-04:002011-06-30T13:40:00.558-04:00

The first leg of our honeymoon was in the southern Portugal resort town of Albufeira.  I am so glad we made the decision to start our honeymoon at the beach; it allowed us some time to relax and be catered to, and allowed us to get used to the Portuguese culture and language a bit before we were really thrown into the deep end in Lisbon.  After flying from BWI to Philly to Brussels to Faro we

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-20780965342904014132011-06-30T09:15:00.000-04:002011-06-30T09:15:00.102-04:00

I wanted to take a break from my regularly scheduled writing over the 4th of July weekend and do a series on my honeymoon travel to Portugal!  I got married this spring (surprise!) and spent 8 days touring Portugal.  Over the long weekend I'll write a little bit about each area we visited: Albufeira, Lisbon, Sintra & Pena Palace, Tomar, and Lisbon again! After the holiday I'm going to start

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-82940963526255929772011-06-29T10:54:00.000-04:002011-06-29T10:54:14.541-04:00

The GSA has just launched a Making Mobile Gov project today in order to spark innovation in mobile government information services.  The project is in three stages: to discover, discuss, and design a better mobile government.  Mobile technology and applications are becoming ubiquitous in consumer culture and government agencies and services need to actively be in this arena if we really want to

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-91016220310478569162011-06-29T09:29:00.000-04:002011-06-29T09:29:01.205-04:00

The #opengov community was recently rocked by the announcement that their "chief evangelist" Vivek Kundra (the first Chief Information Officer of the United States) will be resigning this summer to take a position at Harvard.  With open government initiatives already under stress from budget cuts earlier in the year, many are wondering how it will fare into the future.  With limited resources and

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-15138647586409267092011-06-28T09:48:00.000-04:002011-06-28T09:48:16.318-04:00

The latest Best Practices came out last week and I highly recommend it to anyone in the government information world.  Its a compilation of articles and examples of work from industry practitioners.  You can even find me in there!  This year's theme was: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding our Horizons and some of the topics included: embracing new avenues of communication adapting to new and

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-23340339711967626332011-06-24T11:11:00.001-04:002011-06-24T11:17:29.203-04:00

Yay, its Friday!  And the last day for my SLA 2011 session recaps.  Today I'll be talking about a Spotlight Session I didn't plan on attending, some resume tips I learned, and some highlights from the James Kane talk. Belief Window I had planned on attending the 8:30am DGI session on ROI but the room was packed so I checked my scheduler and found a Spotlight Session on the "Belief Window."  I

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-9661890769327711702011-06-23T13:00:00.004-04:002011-06-23T13:13:28.005-04:00

I had a later start to the day on Tuesday (10am) but had actual speaking responsibilities. First up was my moderating gig at the Scott Brown session on social media. We had a packed house and Scott was a super energizing speaker; great way to start the day! A description on each session follows.Need to Know: Using Social Media in the WorkplaceScott Brown gave a very entertaining and energizing

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-27929775377844877562011-06-22T10:10:00.010-04:002011-06-22T12:15:43.417-04:00

Monday was the first "full" day of conference and it started early with an 8:30 am session from Stephen Abrams. Luckily my cup of coffee and Stephen's energizing speaking style kept me awake and invigorated throughout the day. Just a quick note: all DGI sponsored presentations are available via our DGISLA2011 Slideshare account. Here's a rundown on the sessions I attended on Monday.You really

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-90903579411286522352011-06-21T09:14:00.005-04:002011-06-21T10:48:28.527-04:00

My journey to the conference started on Sunday at Penn Station in Baltimore, where I caught the train to Philadelphia. It was a bit delayed getting in and we had a few delays at each stop to check the engine but luckily we never broke down and made it into Philly around noon. By coincidence I sat next to a fellow SLA conference goer and we struck up a conversation about what we planned to do at

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-22183484802160939652011-06-20T10:00:00.029-04:002011-06-20T11:39:45.356-04:00

While conference is mostly about professional learning, I highly recommend taking a little time to tour the host city and enjoy evening dinners and networking receptions. Since I hadn't visited Philadelphia since Middle School I really wanted to take some time and walk around the city, seeing some of the historic monuments and enjoying a little city life. I found that Monday afternoon offered a

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-45025348050788112942011-06-09T10:16:00.006-04:002011-06-09T11:28:30.835-04:00

Image via SLA Philly WikiI'll be heading up to Philadelphia on Sunday for the 2011 SLA Annual Conference. I'm excited and nervous at the same time because this is my first full-length conference away from home. Before this I always went to conferences in the DC area and took the metro home each night. I think this will be a better experience as I can spend less time commuting and more time

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-52092351258832785212011-06-02T10:39:00.002-04:002011-06-02T11:03:44.501-04:00

The SLA Government Information Division has just launched our new website at: http://govinfo.sla.org/. The new website is part of SLA's initiative for an overall more modern approach to unit web management and a more unified image and brand across all association units. Hope everyone enjoys the new site!

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-65657565287605972352011-03-29T10:52:00.008-04:002011-03-29T11:40:08.904-04:00

As I mentioned previously I have been elected to be Chair of the Government Information Division during the SLA 2012 annual conference in Chicago. My main responsibility will be our divisions' programming for the annual conference. I never expected to be in this big of a leadership position so soon but when I was encouraged to run I decided that now was probably the best time in my career to

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-22987909890197276262011-03-25T10:36:00.004-04:002011-03-25T10:43:05.261-04:00

After I get back from the wedding and honeymoon in May it will have been three years since I graduated from the University of Maryland iSchool! Time flies by quickly when your having fun. As I was fortunate enough to land a job after graduation I thought I would take some time and look back over my career from the last three years. I think its a good idea to take stock of where you are now and

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-33101611388620843542011-03-24T20:28:00.003-04:002011-03-25T10:25:31.005-04:00

The above picture is of the world famous Domingo's in Boron, California. Let me tell you this was quite the dining experience! Oh wait, but why was I in California? For work, of course! The first week of November 2010 we flew out to Burbank, California to visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and the Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards. We were there to visit and meet with the

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-15191233039197461642011-03-22T10:37:00.003-04:002011-03-25T10:31:59.795-04:00

The first visit that I planned was our February 2010 trip to the NASA Langley Research Center. We were there for 3 days during which we exhibited in the cafeteria, hosted two sessions, met with numerous authors and researchers, and toured the facility. We also had some amazing barbecue right before driving back to Maryland!I was really proud of this trip as we employed some new marketing

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-66071878950519079212011-03-22T10:22:00.007-04:002011-03-25T10:33:21.025-04:00

This is the first in a series of recaps about work trips and events from 2010. The NASA Office of the Chief Information Officer organized the first ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord Hotel at National Harbor, MD this past August. The event was created to highlight NASA's innovative IT efforts through an exhibit hall, featured speakers, and breakout sessions. I participated for one day of the 3

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-39618630166151905992011-03-21T15:05:00.004-04:002011-03-25T10:34:00.276-04:00

SLA's Government Information Division (DGI) recently announced their slate of programs at this years' annual conference in Philly. You can check out the complete list here: http://units.sla.org/division/dgi/sla2011/dgi-schedule.htmlI'm planning to go to the following sessions and hope to see many SLA'ers there!Sunday1-3pm DGI Board MeetingMonday4-5pm Visualizing ScienceTuesday10-11:30am NEED TO

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-74852633608718613812011-03-21T15:03:00.004-04:002011-03-21T15:05:43.540-04:00

With the start of spring I decided to give my three year old blog a little make-over! I've changed the background, layout, colors, and fonts in an effort to modernize the look and make this blog seem a bit more professional ;)How do you like?

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-37410941105107187102011-03-17T14:51:00.002-04:002011-03-17T14:57:54.536-04:00

I guess I'm not very good at this whole "keeping up with blogging" thing and for that I apologize. But I think I have a good excuse! At the end of August, August 28th to be exact, I got engaged!! Ever since then I have been immersed in the world of wedding blogs and wedding planning only to take short breaks to come up for air.I do have some new professional announcements to make, specifically

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-21377453610359030372010-07-19T09:14:00.002-04:002010-07-19T09:17:57.563-04:00

On June 29, 2010 Nancy Faget organized the Connecting with the Feds event held at Catholic University in DC. I had the honor of presenting at this conference on "NASA STI and Social Media." My presentation focused on how the organization I work for is using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to spread our content out to a wider group of users and hopefully increase

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-65482436473290802742010-07-13T10:04:00.005-04:002011-03-25T10:33:37.298-04:00

This April the BF and I took an amazing vacation to Provo, TCI in the Caribbean. I had never been to the Caribbean and really wanted to go somewhere with beautiful white, soft sand and clear blue waters. At first we looked into cruises but I realized I wanted to stay on one island to really soak up the sun and relax. Provo has been developed as a tourist destination but the beaches and resorts

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-23292360133251934682010-07-13T09:46:00.003-04:002010-07-13T10:04:16.698-04:00

I know I haven't updated in FOREVER but I just wanted to catch up and let everyone know about some presentations I've given over the past few months...shameless plug!As I mentioned in the previous post my abstract was accepted for the 2nd Annual CUA SLIS Symposium and I gave my presentation on "Gov 2.0 and the Competitive Intelligence Professional." Program info and slides can be found at: http:

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-13079576006008574322009-11-17T09:33:00.003-05:002009-11-17T09:40:16.287-05:00

I will be attending the second annual CUA SLIS Symposium, "Bridging the Spectrum" to present on "Government 2.0 for the Competitive Intelligence Professional." My 15 minute talk will focus on how to mine the governments' use of social media tools for access to the latest information, focusing specifically on Twitter and data.gov.I'm excited to explore this area as it is just evolving.

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-2207538115626107262009-06-12T13:55:00.005-04:002011-03-25T10:34:26.530-04:00

SLA conference is here! I'll be attending sessions on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday so it will make for quite a busy week coming up.My Contributed Paper is also online and available here.My schedule looks something like this:Saturday: How to Become a Federal LibrarianSunday: Exhibits and Colin Powell's opening keynoteTuesday: SLA Contributed Papers session...where I'll be presenting

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-72594495556345298972009-06-07T22:10:00.004-04:002009-06-07T22:20:09.036-04:00

I just got back from the most wonderful vacation the other week! I traveled down to North Carolina for one of my best friend's weddings. First, Matt and I stopped off at Durham to visit some of his old grad school friends. The next morning we hit the road to the Murphy's mountain house outside of Mars Hill North Carolina in the Pisgah National Forest. The first couple of days were spent up at

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-4386338706168712942009-05-18T14:34:00.005-04:002011-03-25T10:34:44.487-04:00

You can find the article I wrote for this year's Best Practices document here.My article is on page 60 of the pdf file.

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-44459808061381114692009-05-08T13:47:00.002-04:002011-03-25T10:32:18.247-04:00

I had no idea they were still doing marbling!

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-63403539409488420562009-04-15T15:10:00.003-04:002011-03-25T10:32:39.540-04:00

I've started experimenting some more with Twitter...you can follow me at klyall.

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-86183302635315398722009-03-30T10:46:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:47:24.584-04:00

Simple and easy to understand video by OMB Watch.

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-11238795726896545342009-03-15T17:40:00.002-04:002009-03-15T19:03:10.358-04:00

According to an article in Information Week, Vivek Kundra, recently appointed CIO for the Obama administration, is on leave because the FBI is investigating some of his co-workers from the DC government.There has been so much speculation about the CIO/CTO position and hope for a radical transformation in government IT and information management that this new development really puts a damper on

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-15368625403559337622009-03-06T12:22:00.003-05:002009-03-06T12:28:58.244-05:00

Dear Rep. Conyers,U.S. taxpayers should have free access to the important scientific, technical, and medical information they fund. Why are you trying to take this access away? Did you get a kickback from an STM publisher?Sincerely,Concerned CitizenI particularly enjoyed this author's take on the situation.

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-32823108954528452162009-03-06T09:28:00.004-05:002011-03-25T10:33:03.341-04:00

I've finally joined the masses writing about Twitter. I've known about the service for awhile now and even signed up for an account. I just sent my first "tweet" or short message this week. However, I had been doubting the hype surrounding this new service. Like alot of other people I thought this was just another way for people to announce all the little details of their daily lives to the

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-30591921442011811522009-02-22T18:51:00.003-05:002009-02-22T18:55:43.443-05:00

A couple weeks ago I received a call from Scholarships for Scholars about speaking at their upcoming awards ceremony. As a senior in highschool I received a college scholarship from this group. I agreed to speak at the event as a way to give thanks for the funding they provided me. This is my second speaking engagement for 2009! Maybe I should consider joining the speaker circuit!?! Who

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-64844767855130014852009-02-05T16:27:00.002-05:002009-02-22T19:28:30.290-05:00

I highly enjoyed the Start-Up Librarian article over at Library Journal. The author Kyle Jones, talks about how libraries should think more like start-ups when hiring and developing staff members. Jones uses examples from Google where cut down hierarchy and allow for innovation. I personally would love to see more workplaces adopt this style. Since I work in a small office I am lucky to have

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-19328261191508165242009-02-05T10:18:00.003-05:002009-02-22T19:16:27.061-05:00

The Washington Post Fed Page had an interesting article about federal contracting where they discuss how the federal contract workforce has grown quite a lot over the years and is operates a "shadow government" workforce. As a federal contractor myself this article was very relevant. One of the trends in the federal library community is to contract out part of the library staff or the entire

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-10607517506751861942009-02-05T10:01:00.003-05:002009-02-22T19:05:02.483-05:00

I know I'm a little behind on this news but for all you gov info geeks out there the Government Printing Office has rolled out their new information management system: FDsys which stands for Federal Digital System. I plan on giving it a test drive soon.I was pleasantly surprised to see it covered by the Post. The Fed Page gave a quick blurb here. The Post provides a longer article here where

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-47222886583804152582009-02-03T16:26:00.001-05:002009-02-03T16:41:28.480-05:00

I ran my blog through the TypealyzerResults follow pretty closely to my personality!ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. Conservative by nature they are often reluctant to take any risks whatsoever.The Duty Fulfillers are happy to be let alone and to be able to

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-40278091041263793602009-01-24T23:38:00.003-05:002009-01-27T16:03:42.914-05:00

I am happy to announce that my abstract, "Federal Government Information Goes Social? Inspiration from Change.gov" for the SLA Contributed Papers Session has been accepted for development into a full paper and presentation!! I was surprised and excited when I saw the email Saturday morning. Out of 44 submissions the committee selected 9 abstracts. I don't know who else or what other topics

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-87662561067276553452009-01-19T17:58:00.006-05:002009-01-27T15:56:17.220-05:00

MSNBC recently came out with an article proclaiming that Gen Y job-seekers are hit hard.The article argues that our nation's youngest workers are getting hit hardest in the recession because companies do not have the time or money to train new grads. I enjoyed Lindsey Pollak's blog post that was written partly in response to this article. She wants the media and general public to stop putting

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-52403875221947090892009-01-19T17:51:00.005-05:002011-03-25T10:36:08.552-04:00

I submitted an abstract for the Contributed Papers Session at SLA Annual about Government 2.0 and inspiration from the Change.gov website. I won't know whether it will be selected for full paper development for a few weeks. I have come to discover that there is so much being written about Gov 2.0 right now. The role of librarians and professional information managers is an interesting angle

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-7008754330685999032009-01-19T17:28:00.005-05:002009-01-23T12:49:32.724-05:00

As I start my professional career I am constantly thinking about my strengths, weaknesses, and marketable skills. I also think about what the future of the information profession will look like and what my role will be in the coming years. I got a good laugh out of this graphic today. Its message helps put the Google search engine in perspective.I use quite a few Google services but there is

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-88275861261196615632009-01-19T17:26:00.004-05:002009-01-23T12:46:51.408-05:00

On Thursday January 15 I attended the ASIST event, "Symposium on Information Policy in the New Administration" held at Catholic University. I drove down after work and let me tell you it was one of the coldest days in DC so far!! Brr...luckily I didn't have too much trouble finding the event location. I'm really glad I attended...I tend to geek out on government information policy, politics,

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-6843661250165691352008-12-15T13:49:00.002-05:002008-12-16T21:38:10.893-05:00

Check out my completed SLA 23 Things blogThe online tool that I was probably the most unsure of but turned out to really enjoy was the mind-mapping application Mindomo. The whole activity of setting up a blog and going through various online learning experiences really helped me to learn more about emerging technologies and to feel more connected to SLA. It also helped spur me to reinvigorate

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-61992247954873280972008-11-10T19:03:00.003-05:002008-11-10T19:19:01.228-05:00

Here I am in the front seat of the shuttle mock-up at the Johnson Space Center. I was in Houston for a work trip. Myself and other members of the Center for AeroSpace Information were there to exhibit the NASA STI database and conduct training for JSC employees and contractors. We had quite a trip! We were able to meet with the STI and library staff, visit the facilities and take VIP tours of

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-64900714244576555422008-09-24T13:39:00.015-04:002011-03-25T10:35:34.449-04:00

I've recently gotten involved with the Careers in Federal Libraries Google Group initiative. This is a joint effort between the ALA Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Round Table, the SLA Military Librarians Division, and the SLA Government Information Division.The aim of this group is to bring federal librarians and those interested in a federal career together into one social space where they

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-48567158025564397892008-09-24T13:39:00.014-04:002011-03-25T10:35:17.028-04:00

As a librarian or information professional there is some pressure to "get published." This is particularly true for academic librarians, many of whom are on a "tenure track" much like professors and must always publish in order to move up the ladder and achieve tenure.However, for special librarians and those outside academia there are still many avenues towards getting published such as through

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-46867102242317349572008-09-24T13:26:00.003-04:002008-09-27T21:26:13.818-04:00

The Special Libraries Association recently announced the 23 Things Challenge. What is the challenge you ask? And why does it involved 23 things? This initiative is meant to introduce web 2.0 technology to the novice and advanced librarian/info pro. We create a blog to record our experiences with such services as photo sharing, news readers, and mashups. The experience is meant to get info

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-48319790973940770092008-09-23T12:56:00.002-04:002008-09-27T21:14:47.507-04:00

I believe that being actively involved in associations of your industry and/or profession is one of the keys to career success. Librarians and information professionals are lucky to have so many associations dedicated to their interests. I first became a member of ALA where I am involved in the New Members Round Table and the Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Round Table. A year later I

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620220051069232990.post-63352311692923597482008-09-19T15:56:00.001-04:002008-09-27T21:10:34.189-04:00

Hello there! Welcome to my new blog! Let me introduce myself....my name is Kim and I am a recent MLS grad from the University of Maryland College Park. I landed my first professional library job working for a government contractor that produces and operates a large sci/tech database. My role is to provide reference and training services related to the database. This blog reflects my personal

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