Notes from the Chair: What is the SLA News Division?

…And why should I join?

These are questions I’ve been answering for librarians, LIS students and many other curiosity-seekers. As the new Chair and a longtime member of the News Division, I am well-suited to spreading the word about the advantages of getting involved. When reviewing our 297 members, I’ve noted we have varied titles and responsibilities and regularly discuss the evolving roles.

The latter is key. News librarians — information professionals involved in creating, managing, archiving or curation — are some of the most versatile professionals I’ve known in any industry. A decade ago, when the Internet was finally being adopted in newsrooms, we were performing analytic journalism and working with data. In that spirit, Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web said in a recent speech that data analysis would be the future for journalists. It turns out the future was already here.

Many of us have been involved in creating wikis — websites that allow the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a browser — and have endured repeated questions about their practicality. In the ten years since the editable online encyclopedia Wikipedia was created, and after issues of centralizing and sharing critical information raised by the release of global intelligence information through WikiLeaks grabbed the public’s consciousness, this phenomenon is slowly starting to be understood. Knowledge-management professionals know full well that information, documents or other media have to be both searchable and actionable — something Peter Drucker, the management theorist and originator of the term ‘knowledge worker’ anticipated fifty years ago.

Over the past few years as these resources have become easier to use and creating and sharing information is approaching second nature, we’ve built such tools for our organizations — whether for managing electronic resources or keeping details of a complex issue or news topic in one place.

Additionally, digital archiving, training colleagues and creating content directly –or more likely all of these things — are major components of the information professional’s evolving responsibilities. These are just a few examples of what many of our colleagues do. But the News Division is for anyone who belongs to SLA and is concerned with news and media in their job — or is considering a career in this field. So here are a few reasons why you should join:

1. We need you. The Division exists because so many of our former colleagues considered joining organizations essential to training the next generation. They believed strongly in volunteering, assuming leadership positions, soliciting and circulating ideas and conceptualizing learning opportunities in the form of annual conference programs, regional events and innovative techniques of virtual education. Put simply, our group is better when it is larger, and it grows when people are curious enough to check off the box for the News Division when they join or renew their SLA membership.

2. A professional association membership is advantageous to you. Good managers look for employees who are active in their own professional development. In addition, many look for qualities that indicate a professional who’s not only working to make the industry better, but who also is concerned about something larger than him or herself. It also puts your colleagues on notice that this is an important profession within the information industry. This benefits all of us.

3. Networking and community building. Joining and being active within the News Division increases the division’s visibility and efforts, as well as enlarging our circle. You create connections with members who could help open a door in many ways.

4. You’ll learn continuously. Derek Willis, one of our colleagues who is an evangelist for programming and database journalism, has said of the SLA Annual Conference: “It’s great for learning many things in one place.” We’re extremely fortunate that Derek agreed to serve as the News Division’s Director of Education and Professional Development. Identifying directions we should be moving in and providing practical information that can be immediately applied is our goal. (Derek’s blog, by the way, is another opportunity to learn about this kind of journalism in one place.)

In coming weeks we’ll be talking more about what you’d like to see. Over my term I look forward to getting to know every single one of our members, where we’re headed, and what’s on the horizon.

– Leigh Montgomery, 2011 Chair
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2011 News Division Awards

From News Division Past Chair Amy Disch:

On behalf of the News Division Awards committee, it is my great pleasure to announce this year’s recipients of the various News Division Awards.

  • Joseph F. Kwapil Memorial Award: Donna Scheeder
  • Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor Award (two recipients): Peter Johnson and Shira Kavon
  • David Rhydwen Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to News Librarianship: Michelle Quigley, for compiling updated information for the census of news librarians
  • Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition: Kee Malesky for her service to the News Division and for her book All Facts Considered

The awards will be presented at the News Division’s Awards reception during the SLA annual conference in Philadelphia. The banquet will be held on Monday, June 13, at the College of Physicians. (More details coming soon.) Many thanks to Kathryn Pease for organizing this year’s reception.

I want to extend my deepest appreciation to the awards committee members: Charlie Campo, Angelica Cortez, Linda Deitch, Julie Domel and Celia Donnelly.

Join me in congratulating this year’s awards recipients!

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The Aside Bar – Notes from the Editor

The old saying is that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but it seems to be applying very much to February.

If I’d been writing this during the early part of the month, I could have said “from snowy San Antonio,” which is a bit unheard of in these parts. The winter has been harsh and gardeners are facing the effects of continued freezing temperatures. However, cutting back the dead bits uncovers small mounds of green — hope for a Spring to come.

Likewise, we’ve seen thousands of Egyptians (and peoples of other countries in the region) coming together to protest peacefully for changes in the way their countries are governed. Anger has given way to hope for a new tomorrow — and inspiration to others. Feeling ownership once again of their homeland, protesters who tore apart sidewalks are now putting them back together, sweeping the streets and picking up trash.

On the drive home the other night, I heard a story on NPR about British townspeople protesting the closing of their public libraries. One group went so far as to check out every single book in their local library! The worry is that if they close now, they won’t ever re-open. I hope the protests are as successful as those in Egypt, but it sounds as if everyone is open to creative solutions.

While I hope that one day the news libraries that have closed during these terrible economic times will reopen, I also realize that our world has changed. Those of us who have managed to survive what has been a long “winter” have fought difficult battles, do more than we probably thought possible, are discovering new applications for our skills and are finding creative solutions to new problems.

Here’s hoping we all flower with the coming warmth of Spring.

–Julie Domel
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Call for Division award nominees

Just a reminder…

Nominations for the News Division’s Joseph F. Kwapil and Agnes Henebry awards are due to Amy Disch by February 15.

Please include the name of the person, the name of the award and your reason for the nomination.

For more information on the awards, visit the division’s website.
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New Library Profiler

Please welcome Brian Fulton, the library manager of the Scranton (Pa.) Times Tribune, to the News Library News/NewsliBlog staff. He will be taking over as our library profile writer from NPR’s Hannah Sommers, who had to step back from NLN due to some new SLA responsibilities.

If you have ideas for a news library to be profiled, please contact Brian at bfulton[at]timesshamrock.com
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New Year News

Shira Kavon of CNN reported on NewsLib that the Virginian-Pilot‘s Jakon Hays received a research credit on “the breaking story about incoming Commander Owen Honors of the USS Enterprise, whose suggestive humorous videos, which included anti-gay slurs, implied lewdness, and profane language, made with equipment from the carrier’s public relations unit, have come under official scrutiny. The videos were shown to service members assigned to the Enterprise.”

In other news, Kate Bird of the Vancouver Sun sent NewsLib readers a link to a story by one of their reporters about the gems in their photo negatives collection. Also mentioned in that story is the assistance given by the Sun’s news researchers.

Happy 2011, everyone!
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