SLA Europe
... bringing the Special Libraries Association (SLA) to information professionals across Europe
SLA Europe was founded in 1972. There is a growing enthusiasm in Europe for information specialists to work together. Not only is SLA Europe one of the few European organisations that can help you find colleagues in Europe, but it is the only one that can offer you a direct link to a very large and active network of information professionals working in more than 70 countries.
Join us now and help build an invaluable forum in Europe.
Next Events
Wednesday 1 July 2009 Our Annual Summer Soiree! This year it is extra special - we are partying to celebrate the 100th Birthday of SLA. Alacra has very kindly sponsored the evening so we are making no charge to attend. Thank you Alacra! Please join us. More details or book directly via the registration form.
2009 Centennial Events - There will be events all through 2009 to celebrate SLA reaching 100 years. Keep up to date here.
Washington 2009 International Session
Our second International Session at SLA Conference, Washington was a great success. SLA Europe worked with the SLA chapters in Asia, South Africa and Australia & New Zealand and we had standing room only! Comments overheard were all positive.
The content proved to be alluring and Elizabeth Elford and David Snowdon were wonderful presenters.
Who knew we could get a room to laugh first thing in the morning over a presentation on global economics!
And this was followed up with more laughter over clips from satirical lTV programmes around the world including Russia and Australia.
Both Elizabeth and David prompted numerous questions from the audience and these generated very interesting discussions.
Photos are coming soon!
Wednesday 1 July 2009Summer Soiree
A special celebration of the SLA's 100th Anniversary
18:00 to 22:00 at the
City Club at
19 Old Broad Street in the
City of London, United Kingdom
Monday 6 July 2009 Being a Library and Information Professional in the 21st century - Forum and Debate. More details and booking form.
Photo Gallery of our past events
Congratulations to our SLA Europe Informataion Professional 2009
We are pleased to announce that Gimena Campos Cervera of eh American Embassy in Rome is our SLA Europe IP for 2009. She received her award from Clare Hart of Dow Jones during SLA Conference in June 2009.
Read the Press Release and see more details here.
Congratulations to the winners of our Early Career Conference awards for 2009
The Board of SLA Europe is delighted to announce the four winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Award (ECCA) 2009. The winners, who attended the annual SLA Centennial Conference in Washington, DC 14-17 June, 2009, are: Sara Batts, Annie Richens, Bethan Ruddock and Laura Woods. They had very strong recommendations and a clear commitment to becoming leaders in their profession.
Learn more about them here.
Three SLA Divisions are co-sponsoring the four Award winners with SLA Europe. Business & Finance (B&F) will co-sponsor two Award winners again this year -- Sara Batts and Annie Richens. Bethan Ruddock is co-sponsored by Insurance and Employee Benefits (IEB) and Laura Woods by the Leadership and Management.
Congratulations to our SLA Europe Dissertation Award Winners for 2009!
Richard Lalleman of London Metropolitan University, Jill Rutt of the University of Sheffield and Hardy Schwamm of Loughborough University
Full details are here and more on our award winners and their dissertations will be coming soon.
For more information see the Early Career Page or contact Barbara Robinson.
Links to web sites for Information Professionals