As another successful Special Libraries Association 2019 conference wraps up, it’s time for CCC’s annual look back at some of our favorite Tweet-sized insights from the show.
This year’s show was aptly themed “SLARocks” (the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was visible from the convention center). It featured conversations ranging from the simple but powerful keynote message of being kind, to showcasing the importance of the library in your overall organization.
Compiled below are some of our favorite insights throughout the four-day event.
See you next year in Charlotte, SLA!
Organizational culture and precedent are important. You can move from service provider to partnership to consciously and consistently demonstrate your value. #SLA2019 #sololibrarians
— Rocky Mountain SLA (@RockyMtnSLA) June 16, 2019
Biggest barriers to successful KM. Culture, Time, and Awareness. So much agreed #sla2019
— jill (@LuvGeddy) June 16, 2019
Become integrated in your firm. Be known for your knowledge – that’s the secret sauce. @ZAppleCI @nathanrosen #SLA2019
— Caren Luckie (@czluckie) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/NicoleDupras/status/1140252552455479296
" Culture change is like building anything. It happens one step at a time."
-Lauren Trees on engaging employees in KM
#sla2019— Brian McCann (@writerbrarian) June 16, 2019
‘The next revolution will be a knowledge revolution – and no one knows better [than special librarians] how to manage, share, and use knowledge’ – inspiring stuff from Guy St. Clair #sla2019
— Ruth Mallalieu (@RuthMallalieu) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/CWardLIS/status/1140277017528676353
your inability to communicate your impact makes you vulnerable #SLA2019 #ROI #PME
— Greta Braungard (@gretahb42) June 16, 2019
"Implicit bias is the thumbprint of culture on our brains."#SLA2019
— Eryn Campbell (@erynlibrarian) June 16, 2019
"Libraries are moving from stuff-providing to service-providing. …Anyone can buy stuff."
#sla2019— Brian McCann (@writerbrarian) June 16, 2019
Semantic interoperability is not optional, but rather is *essential* for the success of modern enterprises and governments. Thanks for 106 slides(!) of taxonomy goodness @marciazeng and Marjorie Hlava! #SLA2019 #SLAtaxo
— Camille Mathieu (@cairnwayco) June 16, 2019
Data needs to be FAIR – findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Does your organization or institution have a data management plan? How are you managing and providing access to data? #SLA2019
— Rocky Mountain SLA (@RockyMtnSLA) June 17, 2019
Key insight: There is not always a "typical day" in the world of #CI. The main consistency is understanding how CI can assist the company. #SLACID2019 #SLA2019 #SLAROCKS
— SLA CI Community (@SLA_CIC) June 17, 2019
Having a librarian on the research team for a systematic review "makes the process so much more efficient, you feel assured the methods are appropriate, and the results always thorough" 1/2 #sla2019
— Catherine Lynne Jenkins (@CathLynneJ) June 17, 2019
"If you're over 45 and don't have an under-30 mentor – not mentee, MENTOR – then you're going to miss fundamental shifts in thinking that are happening." (from QANTAS in-flight magazine) This times five for the information industry! #sla2019 #aiip @SLAhq
— Mary Ellen Bates (@mebs) June 17, 2019
Data literacy is the ability to understand and make use of data. #data #dataliteracy #sla2019 pic.twitter.com/tRHdqPrswr
— Rocky Mountain SLA (@RockyMtnSLA) June 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/James_Kane/status/1140754923774271488
We need to be creators, not users! This is how we can demonstrate our value!! That’s how we drive change, not respond to it. #sla2019 #sla_cid
— Amy Noll (@AimyBamy) June 18, 2019
Great lessons learned in a bibliometrics career that can be applied to many situations – be persistent, problem solve, and remember mistakes aren’t bad. #SLA2019 #learning #bibliometrics
— Rocky Mountain SLA (@RockyMtnSLA) June 18, 2019
The future of knowledge management organizations will have an emphasis on high tech AND high humanity. #SLA2019 #SLACID19
— SLA CI Community (@SLA_CIC) June 18, 2019