ORSLA members and friends,

We’re having a special Holiday Happy Hour on December 18^th, 5:30-8:30pm.  Both Portland and Valley locations will also have a book swap/drive – see below for more information.

• Elsevier is generously sponsoring plentiful hors d’oeuvre-type food for this event!
• No-host bar.
• Portland: Karam Restaurant at 316 SW Stark Street  (http://www.karamrestaurant.com/location.html)
• Valley: Eat & Drink 101 (http://101atbigriver.com/get-directions/)

This event is FREE!  Please RSVP here so we know how much food to order.

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The season for giving is upon us once again!  This year, our holiday party will have a book swap and a book donation drive.  Those who are interested in participating are encouraged to bring one  book for the swap and at least two books for the Jackson Street Youth Shelter (Valley) or Raphael House domestic violence shelter (Portland) (http://raphaelhouse.com/).  Books for either the swap or donation can be from your personal book collection or newly purchased.

The Raphael House serves adults, teenagers, and children so please keep this in mind if you are deciding to donate books.  The donations coordinator said that any genre would be great – romance, historical, travel, graphic novels, etc.

Jackson Street Youth Shelter serves homeless, runaway, and other youth in crisis in Linn and Benton counties. See the book section of their wish list for ideas (http://www.jacksonstreet.org/donate/jackson-street-wish-list).

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ORSLA Professional Development Committee is proud to present the 2^nd Annual “Web Resources & Emerging Technology” Professional Development Event

The presenters will be in Portland with a viewing location in Corvallis. Light snacks will be served at both locations.

Date: November 27th, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Locations: Corvallis: Valley Library; Directions (the Valley Library (VLib) is in the middle of the upper right quadrant on the online map. Easiest entrance is on north side of building. Use the Parking link on map webpage to add “parking” layer.  Easiest visitor lot is on the northeast
Portland: Davis, Wright, Tremaine; Suite 2400, 1300 SW Fifth Ave
Cost: SLA Members – $10; Under/not – employed members – $5; Non-members – $15

Featuring the following presentations:

Discovery Interfaces: If all the big kids are doing it, why can’t I?

Presenter: Jonathan Jacobsen, Andornot Consulting

Discovery interfaces are one of the hottest trends in the library Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) sphere. A discovery interface provides a more intuitive and productive experience for users, whether searching a library catalogue, an article index, or any other data source. It sits on top of any existing database or integrated library system, ingesting records in many formats, and providing a web-based search interface for end users.

While many public and academic libraries have implemented pricey systems such as BiblioCommons, AquaBrowser and Summon in recent years, smaller, specialized libraries have not. We believe there is significant value in discovery systems for all libraries and intend for this presentation to elucidate special librarians as to why.

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Information Rodeo

Presenters: Sue Mecklem and Meryl Cole

Do you have trouble wrangling just the right resources in fields outside your expertise?  Meryl Cole, Principal at Masterminds Strategic Research, and Sue Mecklem, Research Librarian at Davis Wright Tremaine, will round up relevant, interesting, and practical websites and applications in the areas of law, science, and technology, with a few surprises thrown in.

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Thanks to our sponsor AndOrNot Consulting

ORSLA Professional Development Committee is proud to present the 2nd Annual “Web Resources & Emerging Technology” Professional Development Event featuring the following presentations: Discovery Interfaces: If all the big kids are doing it, why can’t I? Presenter: Jonathan Jacobsen, Andornot Consulting Discovery interfaces are one of the hottest trends in the library Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) sphere. A discovery interface provides a more intuitive and productive experience for users, whether searching a library catalogue, an article index, or any other data source. It sits on top of any existing database or integrated library system, ingesting records in many formats, and providing a web-based search interface for end users. While many public and academic libraries have implemented pricey systems such as BiblioCommons, AquaBrowser and Summon in recent years, smaller, specialized libraries have not. We believe there is significant value in discovery systems for all libraries and intend for this presentation to elucidate special librarians as to why.

Information Rodeo Presenters: Sue Mecklem and Meryl Cole Do you have trouble wrangling just the right resources in fields outside your expertise? Meryl Cole, Principal at Masterminds Strategic Research, and Sue Mecklem, Research Librarian at Davis Wright Tremaine, will round up relevant, interesting, and practical websites and applications in the areas of law, science, and technology, with a few surprises thrown in.

Details:

Date: November 27, 2012

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Corvallis: Valley Library Portland: Davis, Wright, Tremaine

More details and registration coming soon! Mark your calendars!!

I hope you can all join us for this year’s ORSLA Annual Dinner and Business Meeting.  We’ve arranged a fun new venue, great food and a fascinating speaker.  It’s going to be a fantastic evening!

• Saturday, October 13, 6pm
• This year’s dinner will be held at Portland’s Architectural Heritage Center!  Network with your colleagues while exploring the exhibits in AHC’s beautifully restored building (701 SE Grand Ave, Portland).
• Sean Campbell will teach us “How to Turn Sources into Insights” (see descriptions below).
• Pacific Pie Co. will be providing our dinner this year.  Appetizers, salads, savory pies and desserts.  Yum!
• Thank you to IEEE for their generous sponsorship again this year!
• Wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks sponsored by Elsevier.

Speaker:

Sean Campbell founded his competitive intelligence work on many years of working with bleeding-edge hardware and software technologies long before they became mainstream.  Sean regularly speaks at national events on competitive intelligence and industry analysis, received the Catalyst Award from SCIP, and co-chaired the Oregon SCIP chapter.  Additionally, Sean is a contributing assistant professor at Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management, where he teaches industry analysis and competitive intelligence.

How to turn Sources into Insights – By having a rich library of analytical frameworks on hand, organizations can be more effective at delivering insights.  During this talk you’ll be exposed to 10+ frameworks. Each will be paired up against a worthy opponent and we’ll review the strengths and weaknesses of each. We’ll also provide real world examples of how we’ve used these frameworks for maximum effect.  In short, you will leave this talk will with a set of tools you can use to help your organization drive better business decisions.

RSVP Here! (Deadline is October 8)

Un/under-employed/student members: $20
Member: $25  (~30% less than last year!)
Non-member: $35
(Plus $5 if you pay-at-the-door)

Please mark your calendars for this year’s ORSLA Annual Dinner and Business Meeting.  We’ve arranged a fun new venue, great food and a fascinating speaker.  It’s going to be a fantastic evening!

• Saturday, October 13, 6pm
• This year’s dinner will be held at Portland’s Architectural Heritage Center
  !  Network with your colleagues while exploring the exhibits in AHC’s beautifully restored building.
• “How to Turn Sources into Insights” — Sean Campbell (Co-founder of Cascade Insights and professor at Willamette University) will focus on adding value to business research through analysis and insight.
• Pacific Pie Co. will be providing our dinner this year.  Appetizers, salads, savory pies and desserts.  Yum!
• Wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks sponsored by Elsevier.
• Thanks also to IEEE for their generous sponsorship again this year!

Un/under-employed/student members: $20
Member: $25  (~30% less than last year!)
Non-member: $35
(Plus $5 if you pay-at-the-door)

Registration will be available soon.

If you have ever been baffled by the ways in which users interact with the web tools and resources that you have worked so hard to create or provide, it may be time to think about usability testing. But don’t panic! Just because you are not a usability expert or do not have a local usability group to call upon does not mean that “use-ability” testing is out of reach. In Don’t Make Me Think, Steven Krug notes that “After all, usability really just means…making sure that something works well: that a person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can use the thing – whether it’s a Web site, a fighter jet, or a revolving door – for its intended purpose without getting hopelessly frustrated.” In this session, we will use case studies to demonstrate why information professionals should consider usability testing. We will share tips and tools used to conduct testing so you can improve your users’ experiences regardless of the context in which you work.

Uta Hussong-Christian, Oregon State University Libraries Usability Team (former member)
Jane Nichols, Oregon State University Libraries Usability Team (current member)

This will be a webinar. You can connect remotely or attend one of our viewing events in either Corvallis or Portland.

When: September 20^th

Time: 6:00-7:30pm

Cost:  Member-online: $7.00

Member-in person: $10.00

Non-member online: $12.00

Non-member in-person: $15.00

Student Member: $5.00 (regardless of location)

Note: In-person locations include light snacks

Click here to register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQCK382

Locations: Corvallis – OSU, Valley Library Willamette East Seminar Room, 3rd floor Directions (the Valley Library (VLib) is in the middle of the upper right quadrant on the online map. Easiest entrance is on north side of building. Use the Parking link on map webpage to add “parking” layer.  Easiest visitor lot is on the northeast corner of 14^th & Jefferson.  After 5:00 pm, visitor lots have no fees.)
Portland – Davis, Wright, Tremaine; 1300 SW 5th Avenue (Wells Fargo Building), Suite 2400, For more information: http://www.dwt.com/offices/portland/

Come one, come all to the
3rd Annual Oregon Archives Crawl on
Saturday, October 6th, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.!

The Oregon Archives Crawl is organized by our colleagues, the Portland Area Archivists.

“This year we are paying tribute to the 100th anniversary of Oregon women winning the right to vote by highlighting women in history.  Through the crawl, you will learn about the contributions and impact of women on Oregon politics, health, education, culture and more.”

Third Annual Oregon Archives Crawl
Saturday, October 6, 2012
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Free and Open to the Public
Starting at any of the following locations: Portland Archives &
Records Center, Portland State University Millar Library, Multnomah
County Central Library or the Oregon Historical Society.

The After Party at the McMenamins Al’s Den
Saturday, October 6. 2012
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Open to the Public/No Host Bar
Enjoy fun, music, and prizes!

More info: http://pdxarchivists.wordpress.com/2012-crawl-details/

Greetings ORSLA!

The Summer Potluck Picnic day is rapidly approaching!  Are…you…ready?  Join your fellow ORSLA members (and their families!) from up and down the Willamette Valley on Sunday, August 12 at Wilsonville’s Memorial Park from noon-4:00pm. We’ll eat, chat, play and just relax.  Did we mention this is a potluck?   You bring: your family members, your favorite picnic fare, a dish to pass, your plates/utensils and non-alcoholic drinks (alcohol is not allowed outside of reserved shelter areas). ORSLA will provide a grill and charcoal.

The area of the park we will be in has a fountain and playground so kids (big and small) will be thrilled!

Where:  Wilsonville’s Memorial Park, 8100 SW Memorial Drive

Time:  12:00pm – 4:00pm

Directions:  North or South on I-5 to Exit 283. Head east on Wilsonville Road until you reach Memorial Road. The park (http://ci.wilsonville.or.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4101) is in the southeast quadrant of the Wilsonville Road/Memorial Road intersection.

Look for us:  1) either in the Murase Shelter or the Grove Shelter (see the park map attached), or 2) a free-standing tent if we can’t get either of those shelters.  Look for the ORSLA banner.

To better align with member needs and make conference recap information more widely available to members who may not be able to attend Thursday’s event, we’ve decided to change the format:

Thursday’s event will be an informal discussion over drinks/snacks (no-host). We will meet at 6:00pm at one of two locations:

• Corvallis: Terminus (http://terminuscorvallis.com/)
• Portland: Behind the Museum Café (http://behindthemuseumcafe.com)

You can still RSVP here.

Following Thursday’s discussion, we will post conference recap information on the ORSLA website, including summaries of events and links to any available material.

Further discussion of conference sessions can also take place at our picnic on August 12.

Hope to see you Thursday!