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Articles in May 2007 issue of Information Outlook

• Everyday leadership: it's an inside job
  by Marshall Brown
• Turbo charge your job search
  by Barbara Flood
• Some changes happen so fast and gradually, it's hard to notice: SLA is uniquely poised to help members adjust to shifting baselines
  by Rebecca Vargha
• Who's the best person to show new employees the ropes? Information professionals—as employee guides—can make the difference between entering the workplace on the fast track or through back-alley detours
  by Annette Feldman
• New SLA Centennial Commission seeks comments: updates on the information professional and SLA
• Earning the right to an opinion requires real-world experience: when people ask what you think, be ready to tell them. But make you know what you're talking about
  by Stephen Abram
• If you're looking for "invisible" info, this site may answer your questions: and if you just can't keep up with all the LIS blogs, another site collects feeds and helps with searches
  by Carolyn J. Sosnowski
• Assume that online works are copyrighted: they may have more protection than you think: even innocently forwarding an e-mail to someone may be violating the writer's copyright
  by Lesley Ellen Harris
• The 2007 SLA Annual Conference and exposition will give you a chance to discover Denver
  by Kathleen Rainwater
• Becoming the "go-to" person in your organization raises positive perceptions of your department: what to be the true information hub? It's all about who you know, what you know, what you do, and how you can help
  by Debbie Schachter
• Al Gore to discuss climate change and the economy
• If you want your customers to give rave reviews, try the U.R.A.V.E. approach to evaluating service: you may be providing excellent customer service, but you need to make sure your customers know it and value it
  by John Latham
• Scott Adams: Dilbert, Dogbert, Catbert, the Boss, Alice, and the rest of the gang aren't available for one of the big speeches at SLA 2007, but we got their creator
  by Cybele Werts
• Coming events
• How to take better conference photos: use these tips for professional results. Your subjects will be happy, and your web site or newsletter will shine
  by Cybele Elaine Werts
• A special librarian creates a special library: what started with a broken stove led to a new project to bring literature—and literacy—to children in Africa
  by Forrest Glenn Spencer