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SLA Conference 2004: Afternoon update

Afternoon update: I’m glad to see the things I posted this morning went through, because I couldn’t see them after I posted them. Today’s sessions were full of wonderful information. I don’t have time to summarize all of them, and … Continue reading

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SLA Conference 2004: Dinner update

Dinner update: Oh, by the way, the Awards Dinner last night was up to the News Div’s usual standards. The Belle Meade plantation is a beautiful setting, with giant magnolia trees. Dinner was in the carriage house, lined with memorabilia … Continue reading

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SLA Conference 2004: Intranets session

Intranets session: This morning’s first session was on Intranets, hosted by Carolyn Edds. Participants were John Maines of the Sun-Sentinel and David Dwiggins of the Tennessean. Their intranets are impressive. “Sunspot” contains lots of searchable databases, and John demonstrated how … Continue reading

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SLA Conference 2004: Hello from Nashville

Hello from Nashville: As I write, newslibbers are enjoying the hospitality of the suite. I didn’t go to the CE courses today, but hear fabulous things about the presentations, and that both courses were full. I took some pictures this … Continue reading

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SLA Conference 2004: Money in Politics

Money in Politics: Derek Willis is doing the seminar at the conference next week and finds he needs to expand his presentation due to illness of another presenter. Derek wants to know what attendees might like to see included in … Continue reading

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Researcher/news library news

Researcher/news library news: These are both passed on to Newslib-L from UNC’s Barbara Semonche: UNC-Chapel Hill professor of Information and Library Science, Deborah Barreau’s article on her research about news librarians’ managment models appeared in the April 2004 issue of … Continue reading

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