[SLA-SF] New SLA Knowledge Management Division

[Eris Weaver]

Forwarded from the SLA Leadership list:

The new SLA Knowledge Management Division is up and running! The SLA
Board of Directors voted in August to approve this new Division, which
will offer broad-based programs, communications, and resources that will
enable members to expand their competencies in implementing knowledge
management in all types of organizations. 

* To learn more about SLA, visit http://www.sla.org 
* To read our scope statement, visit our temporary web site at
http://pantheon.yale.edu/~dstern/kmindex.html 

Programs and continuing education courses are under development for the
SLA Annual Conference in Denver. Communication tools such as a web site,
a newsletter and a Community of Pratice (CoP) are currently being
explored. 

We will involve information users and facilitators from across the
landscape; corporations, academic and research institutions, and service
vendors. We envision a community of thinkers involved in using,
designing, reviewing, and improving the techniques and tools for
knowledge management, and influencing the trends in this rapidly
expanding and important domain.   If you are involved in knowledge
management in any way or just want to learn more about the variety of
processes and roles in this growing field, you should join this new
division. 

HOW TO JOIN THE SLA KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT DIVISION 

Current SLA Members: 
You can add the Knowledge Manangement Division to your current
membership by completing the Add Unit Form available on the SLA website.
Prepayment of $18 is required by check or credit card. You can either
mail or fax your form.  If you wish to change your current SLA Division
to the Knowledge Management Division, you can use the Change Unit Form. 
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/unitchange.cfm 

Non-SLA Members: 
Not a current member? You can join SLA either Online or via Mail/Fax. 
To join online: click on JOIN Now Online! Complete the electronic form.
Each membership includes one free Chapter and one free Division. "Add"
Knowledgement Management as your Division. Prepayment by credit card is
required. 

To join via mail or fax: click on JOIN Now by Mail or Fax!  Complete the
form.  Each membership includes one free Chapter and one free Division.
Write in Knowledge Management Division. Prepayment by check or credit
card is required. 
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm 

Interested in becoming more involved? Contact: 

Karen Kreizman Reczek 
SLA Knowledge Managment Division Chair
voice: 716/505-3592
e-mail: karen.reczek at us.bureauveritas.com 

or 

David Stern 
SLA Knowledge Management Division Chair-Elect 
voice: 203/432-3447 
e-mail: david.e.stern at yale.edu