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Sara Batts

One of the strongest ways to help lead a community of users through the web is to join blog discussions when possible. SLA is constantly making an effort to mentor our online communities by keeping information professionals informed and share knowledge more fluently.

When you have a moment, visit the SLA Blog today:
http://slablogger.typepad.com/sla_blog/2012/05/slachat-intellectual-property-and-widespread-access.html

Sara Batts is helping start this conversation. She’s Past-President of SLA-Europe, an SLA Rising Star (2011), and the Library Services Co-ordinator at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in London.

A few years ago, I wrote an article for the ALA APA newsletter that addressed this months theme, Work/Life Balance.  Much of the suggestions by colleagues in the field still apply  today.  Check it out when you can…

Strategies for Balancing Career and Family [Careers] Sunday, June 15, 2008
It is intriguing to learn about the family lives of some of our favorite television personalities. What makes them particularly …

http://ala-apa.org/newsletter/2008/06/15/strategies-for-balancing-career-and-family/

Executive Board

Chair

• February: Leadership Summit
• September: Mid-year review
• December: Year-in-review

Chair-Elect

• July: Annual Conference

Treasurer

• January: budget & financials

Communications Director

• November: Communications update

Committee Chairs

• Continuing Education Chair: April on conference plans
• Nominations Committee Chair: March on nominations and October on election results
• Program Chair: May on conference plans
• Vendor Relations Chair: June on conference partners

Section Chairs are encouraged to post regularly on the activities of their sections and items of interest to section members. Please consider posting at least 3-4 times per year.

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Each month we select a theme to initiate discussion on the blog. You can post about this theme, or anything likely to be of interest to LMD members.

• January: Books & Authors
• February: Leadership
• March: Learning & Growing
• April: Changing Directions
• May: Mentoring & Coaching
• June: Networking
• July: Books & Authors
• August: Leadership
• September: New generation experience
• October: Learning & Growing
• November: Visioning & Goals
• December: Work/Life Balance

Impact is the blog and newsletter of the SLA Leadership & Management Division. We encourage division members to contribute, email communications@lmd.sla.org for an ID.

SLA LMD reserves the right to edit or remove inappropriate content.