Phoenix Friends of SIRLS Visit to Arizona Archives-Draft Learning Objectives

Date/Time:  TBD (October, 2009)

Draft Learning Objectives

  1. Describe today’s need for archives
  2. Describe the functions, goals and holdings of the State Archives
  3. Describe trends influencing those goals and roles
  4. Anticipate the future of archival formats and possible methods for achieving goals

Please let me know if these objectives appeal to you.  I am aiming for a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in October, between 1 and 5pm.  Thanks.

Small (but excellent) gathering at Maizie’s yesterday

Betty, Kathi and I met and enjoyed Maizie’s happy hour last night till just after 7 pm; hope we didn’t miss anyone. We discussed several ideas for upcoming gatherings, including re-contacting library people who had expressed interest in meeting with our group; the idea of meeting on Saturday; how school is going, and more.  I will contact some Tucson-based SIRLS faculty to entice them to visit Phoenix.  Good news:  Leslie Kent Kunkle will be in town this coming Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 and we will discuss future plans for Leslie to meet with us here, as well as her new task of recruiting SIRLS students.  If you have issues you’d like me to bring up to Leslie, let me know!

Other topics for the future include:  overview of specialized databases and/or web resources, member presentations about their current (and past) work lives, emerging info science trends, and more. I will be happy to present “finding quality health information” on the web, if you all are interested! We will aim for the next gathering to be the 2d or 3rd week of June, at 5:30 pm.  I still plan to attend the Michael Connolly chat at the Poisoned Pen on Thursday, June 4 at 7 pm.

Happy Weekend, all!

Your thoughts needed!

In that our November 18 meeting will be the last event of the year, I have several questions of you!

sololibrnworkshop1#1–does this (<-) program about solo librarianship interest you? Shall we organize such a program here?

#2–Shall we create an LSO like the one in Tucson?

#3–see the list of topics mentioned on October 27 (here) and tell me your priorities, or add new ones!