The Special Libraries Organization (SLA) launched the Future Ready 365 blog almost a year ago so members could share tips and experiences of becoming Future Ready: “… a strategic shift toward being more effective at aligning with emerging and robust opportunities in the information industry and beyond.” (source) Posts include collaboration, adaptable skills, aligning with the community to be served, and building relationships. The blog is posting member submissions daily during 2011. Some weeks feature posts from a particular type of library, SLA chapter, or other association with similar interests.
Here are a few posts from the past couple months that I found especially interesting:
- Becoming a Future Ready Leader by Qin Tang
- Re-branding Myself by Jan Keiser
- Be Unafraid of Change by Rachel Houghton
- How to be Famous in your Profession by John V. Hedtke
- Future Ready: It’s in the DNA by James King (innovation skills)
- Public Libraries that are Future Ready by Jim Scheppke
- Am I Future Ready? by Chris Mulready (motivation)
- Advice for New Professionals by Laura Woods
- Keep on Reaching Out… by Risa Sacks (forming connections)
- Do I Hear Opportunity Knocking? by Cindy Shamel (observing markets to identify opportunities)
- Adding Intrapreneurship to your Toolkit by Mary Ellen Bates (marketing)
- Biopharma: Short-term Reductions in Research Librarians Result in Long-term Organizational Impact by Rya Ben-Shir & Alexander Feng
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Future Ready = Communication by Lorne Kennard
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Adapt. Survive. THRIVE! by John J. DiGilio (dealing with change)
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What Would you do if you Weren’t Afraid to Fail? by Hannah Sommers (value of failure)
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For Future SAKE by Laura Soto-Barra (building capacity for e-leadership)
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Preparing MLIS Students to be Ready for the Future by Dr. Sandra Hirsh
- Marketing Yourself – It is No Longer Optional by Dennie Heye
- Embedded Librarianship and E-Initiatives: The Dynamic Duo by Rachel Kingcade (improving service by getting to know your patrons/clients)
- Getting the Most from Social Media from the Least Investment of Time and Energy by Tammy Garrison
- Introducing eBooks into the Denver Public Schools by Charles Leckenby (factors to consider for buying ebooks)
- Economic Gardening by Recca Larson (supporting local businesses)
- Know Thyself and Drink Lemonade by Lora Kloth (finding new opportunities in apparent setbacks)
… and that’s just from the past couple months! To start with the very first post click here.
