For those of you interested in libraries and information science, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a go-to organization. Document Center has been participating in SLA activities since the 1980’s. Why? Because we appreciate the insightful feedback these information professionals have to offer. And the yearly conference is a great time to review the fast-changing developments in information usage and distribution.
So I’m quite pleased to be part of the annual Standards Roundtable that will be part of the 2013 SLA Conference in San Diego. The event runs from Sunday June 9th to Tuesday June 11th at the Convention Center. The Roundtable will be held Sunday at 1:30 in the Convention Room 12. It includes presentations by representatives of various Standards Developing Organizations as well as standards aggregators like Document Center Inc.
In fact, Document Center hosted the Standards Roundtable for 3 years during the 1990’s! And we also organized a number of special sessions on various topics of interest to standards specialists at this annual conference.
We’ll have lots to present this year, as we not only have a nice slate of products but also a sneak preview of the next phase of our website development. As an early adopter of the Internet (our website was online in 1993), we’ve always been an advocate for technology innovation at SLA. With the changes accomplished and pending on our site, we’re back at it again!
SLA is a great organization. It’s comprised of information professionals from industry, government, and academia. Many of the members have their Masters in Library Science degrees, so it’s a pleasure to interact with them. In fact, much of the encouragement and ideas for Document Center in the early days when I took over the business (1985) came from local SLA members here in Silicon Valley.
I also wanted to mention that World Accreditation Day is coming up on June 9th as well. Sponsored by ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) and IAF (International Accreditation Forum), the focus this year is “Facilitation Global Trade.” The day highlights the role that accredited conformity assessment plays in promoting cross border trade.
It looks like June is going to be a busy month! Here at Document Center, we’re looking forward to seeing many of our customers and industry contacts at the Standards Roundtable. I hope to see you then!
