The San Diego Chapter (SLA-SD) is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the Corvette Diner at Liberty Station in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood on Saturday, May 22!
On April 5, 1960, a Western Union telegram from SLA headquarters gave San Diego official chapter status. Established by W. Roy Holleman, the library director at the Scripps Instituttion of Oceanography in La Jolla and the instituttion's first library director with a master’s degree in library science, the San Diego Chapter today serves a membership of over 100.
In the five decades since, SLA-SD has fostered opportunities for information professionals working in public, academic, corporate, government, medical and legal institutions to share and learn from each other, as well as sharpen their competencies and so deliver greater benefit to their employers.
Today, the chapter’s more than 100 members work in a variety of specialized libraries that literally represent the San Diego region from A to Z: from Amylin Pharmaceuticals to the Zoological Society of San Diego. Like all chapters across the globe, the SLA-SD members work in many diverse roles. For example:
As libraries across sectors have embraced the digital revolution and as library users’ information needs have evolved, SLA-SD has continued to support and guide specialized librarians.
“Thanks to SLA-SD, I’ve gained new knowledge making me a better information professional and I’ve stayed in touch with trends and developments important to my work and my career,” said Barbara Busch, who served as the chapter president in 1975-1976 and who has worked as a US Navy librarian for 40 years. “SLA-SD has helped me remember that it’s about more than enduring: It’s about excelling as the times change.”
For more information on SLA-SD professional development workshops, job listings and networking events, visit the SLA-SD Blog.
“We’re all delighted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the San Diego Chapter” said SLA-SD President Bobbi Weaver. “We’re proud of all our local chapter has accomplished, and we look forward to building on that success and continuing to serve area specialized librarians and their employers. SLA-SD’s goal is to help ensure that San Diego remains a strong force in terms of economic and intellectual output.”
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and County Supervisor Greg Cox have issued proclamations honoring the chapter. Supervisor Cox is scheduled to present the County proclamation at the event.On April 5, 1960, a Western Union telegram from SLA headquarters gave San Diego official chapter status. Established by W. Roy Holleman, the library director at the Scripps Instituttion of Oceanography in La Jolla and the instituttion's first library director with a master’s degree in library science, the San Diego Chapter today serves a membership of over 100.
In the five decades since, SLA-SD has fostered opportunities for information professionals working in public, academic, corporate, government, medical and legal institutions to share and learn from each other, as well as sharpen their competencies and so deliver greater benefit to their employers.
Today, the chapter’s more than 100 members work in a variety of specialized libraries that literally represent the San Diego region from A to Z: from Amylin Pharmaceuticals to the Zoological Society of San Diego. Like all chapters across the globe, the SLA-SD members work in many diverse roles. For example:
- Cindy Shamel works as an independent information professional and the head of her own business, Shamel Information Services, which she founded in 1998 to provide research, competitive intelligence and consulting services.
- Linda Coates serves as the director of the Zoological Society of San Diego’s Library Services , and as part of her work produces “The Weekly Roar,” a value-added online news feed that goes to zoological professionals and researchers around the world.
- Grace Viola, representative of the up-and-coming next generation of librarians and the 2008 recipient of SLA-SD’s annual scholarship given to a library and information science (LIS) graduate student, serves as an information resources coordinator for the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, with offices in San Diego and other locations across the globe.
As libraries across sectors have embraced the digital revolution and as library users’ information needs have evolved, SLA-SD has continued to support and guide specialized librarians.
“Thanks to SLA-SD, I’ve gained new knowledge making me a better information professional and I’ve stayed in touch with trends and developments important to my work and my career,” said Barbara Busch, who served as the chapter president in 1975-1976 and who has worked as a US Navy librarian for 40 years. “SLA-SD has helped me remember that it’s about more than enduring: It’s about excelling as the times change.”
For more information on SLA-SD professional development workshops, job listings and networking events, visit the SLA-SD Blog.
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