Janice Lachance at DGI Online Conference

Positioning Information Professionals for the Future
October 15, 2009. Janice Lachance, CEO of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), gave the key note address at the opening of the annual conference of the German Society for Information Sciences (DGI) on October 15th . The conference was attended by some 250 professionals and students from all over Germany. In line with the conference theme “Generation International – the Future of Information, Science and the Profession”, Janice Lachance spoke about SLA’s initiative to position information professionals for the future. She underlined the importance of professional development and networking and emphasized that value was more important than the function. After her presentation, she engaged in a lively Q&A with conference participants. The SLA represents about 11,000 members in 75 countries.
The previous day, Ms. Lachance and IRO Pam Dragovich had led a roundtable discussion with participants from the Frankfurt region, specifically addressing the current economic crisis and exchanging marketing ideas for information professionals.