Information Outlook

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Articles in April 2007 issue of Information Outlook

• At Second Life, info pros will find much to see, do, learn, play with, try out: this virtual world has a large and growing community of librarians. Even if your first life is just fine, you should give Second Life a try
  by Stephen Abram
• Call for nominations in Australia, New Zealand
• If you want to be an influential info pro, look for the not-ordinary nuggets: information professionals are well placed to become key members of their organizations—catalysts for new thinking
  by John R. Latham
• Wiley journals online at New York Public Library
• Quality management an ongoing practice in a Portuguese government library
  by Paula Ochoa
• SLA board candidates announced; new terms begin in January 2008: updates on the information professional and SLA
• Some quick guidelines for defining public-domain works: if a work is of recent origin, it's best to assume it's protected—unless it was written by the federal government
  by Lesley Ellen Harris
• Civil rights documents available at Web site
• Does your perception of your service match your clients' opinions? You know you're doing a great job, but your clients may not agree. The magic is in the service, the personality, and the behaviors of you and your staff
  by Debbie Schachter
• Growing businesses in a Colorado garden
  by Forrest Glenn Spencer
• Coming events
• SLA Annual Conference in Denver offers new programs, top speakers: hot-topic seminars will get you up to speed on wikis, RSS feeds, and other ways to get and distribute information
  by Janice R. Lachance
• Even if your boss didn't spell it out, writing is part of your job description: these Web sites will give you a brush up, a refresher course, and some advice on how to improve your writing
  by Carolyn J. Sosnowski
• SLA, SIIA set alliance on copyright education
• Knowledge management lacks full integration into law firm structure: survey shows that, while firms view KM as important, it's a challenge to implement initiatives
  by Gretta Rusanow
• IEEE Education Stipend goes to Donna Beck