[Web4lib] Websearch University or Internet Librarian

[drweb at san.rr.com]

What Rich said stands alone.. but, if this is your company,
http://www.encana.com/index.html
I recommend SLA and focus on their http://www.sla.org/division/dper/
Petroleum and Energy Resources Division. It's where your peers are likely gathered, and SLA is a great focus for a corporate librarian -- IMHO.

Baltimore is the site for this year's conference for SLA.. hope this helps.

Best,
Michael

P. Michael McCulley 
mailto:drweb at san.rr.com  
San Diego, CA 
http://drweb.typepad.com/  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins at gmail.com> 
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:18 pm 
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Websearch University or Internet Librarian 
To: "Hawkings, Alicia" <Alicia.Hawkings at encana.com> 
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org 

> I think to answer this sort of question you'd really have to elaborate 
> a bit on your interests. As a repeat attendee and frequent speaker 
> at IL, I think it's a fine conference that covers a broad range of 
> topics related, literally, to the Internet as it relates to 
> librarians. I've not attended the Websearch events, but it 
> appears to 
> be quite specifically focused on search. 
> 
> SLA is of course a conference put on by a professional 
> association, a 
> different critter entirely than the other two events. It's large - 
> - 
> though small by comparison to ALA's annual meetings -- and it includes 
> presentations on a wide range of topics, lots of vendor involvement 
> (including vendor-sponsored parties) and ongoing committee work in 
> each specialty. 
> 
> So you're comparing, hmm, two apples of quite different varieties 
> versus a pomegranate. Or something like that. If you've not been to 
> any of them, I'm sure any of the three would be rewarding. 
> 
> /rich 
> 
> On 3/14/06, Hawkings, Alicia <Alicia.Hawkings at encana.com> wrote: 
> > Hi, 
> > I'm planning on attending a conference this year and have 
> narrowed my 
> > choices to Websearch University's in either New York or Washington, 
> > Internet Librarian, or SLA. 
> > I was wondering if anyone has attended a Websearch University or 
> > Internet Librarian (or both) program? If so, what did you think of 
> > it/them? Do you have a preference? 
> > Any feedback is greatly appreciated. 
> > 
> > Thank you, 
> > 
> > Alicia Hawkings 
> > EnCana Services Ltd. 
> > Information & Records Centre 
> > Phone: (403) 645-3085 
> > Fax: (403) 290-8503 
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