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Fall 2010 (vol. 75, no. 1) (pdf)

  • President’s Message: Doug Mullin shares his thoughts on the future of our chapter.
  • Year in Review: Kyle Naff looks back at our exciting dinner programs.
  • Leadership Update: Who’s leading our chapter in 2011?
  • Program Update: Julie Miller and Julie Stich cover SLA’s first virtual annual conference.
  • Tech Tips: Let’s Drupal with techno-wizard John Cherney!
  • Member Profile: Meet Sarah Bolgert, our new SLANT editor.
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Marie Janz.

Summer 2009 (vol. 74, no. 2) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Doug Mullin on the versatile nature of our profession.
  • Year in Review: Pam Noyd and Doug Mullin look back at our exciting dinner programs.
  • Program Update: Susan Hornung shares great ideas for future programs.
  • Feature Article: Barbara Arnold on “Wisconsin’s Way to a Sound Economic Future.”
  • Member Profile: Meet Mary Kazmierczak, Librarian/Information Specialist, Milwaukee County Zoo and the Zoological Society of Milwaukee.
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Kyle Naff.

Winter 2009 (vol. 74, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A winter update from Doug Mullin
  • Past President’s Message: Reflections from Joel Berger
  • Year in Review: A look back at our exciting dinner programs
  • Leadership in 2009: Meet our new officers and chairs
  • TechTips: LibraryThing—what’s on your bookshelf?
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Kyle Naff, Business Librarian at UW-Whitewater
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Kyle Naff

Winter 2008 (vol. 73, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A winter SLA update from Diane Gurtner
  • Announcements: Library Legislative Day, January 22, 2008
  • Feature Article: Meet the SLA-WI Board and committee chairs
  • TechTips: Newsflash: Users report better Access with Word
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Cris Marsh, Content Manager for the Wildlife Disease Information Node
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Megan Barkelar

Fall 2007 (vol. 72, no. 2) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A fall SLA update from Diane Gurtner
  • Feature Article: María Hernández on “Libraries, Archives and America’s Pastime”
  • Conference Recap: Stipend winner Brianna Wolbers brings back tons of tips
  • Program Update: The scoop from Joel Berger, Program Chair
  • TechTips: John Cherney has some comments about spreadsheets in the latest version of tech tips
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Barbara Arnold, Senior Student Services Coordinator at the UW-Madison SLIS
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Megan Barkelar

Spring 2007 (vol. 72, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A spring SLA update from Diane Gurtner
  • Announcements: Request for donations
  • Feature Article: Wisconsin DOT launches an information commons
  • Program Update: The scoop from Joel Berger, Program Chair
  • TechTips: Outlook and Google tips–the latest installment from techno-wizard John Cherney
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Laura La Rose, Research Specialist at Reinhart, Boerner & Van Deuren
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Megan Barkelar

Fall 2006 (vol. 71, no. 3) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A fall SLA update from Betsy Vogel
  • Announcements: Library Legislative Day and a newly published career guidebook
  • Feature Article: There’s no one like a librarian! Lisa Ross on how to prepare for a leave of absence
  • Program Update: The scoop from Diane Gurtner, Program Chair
  • September Program Review: Leslie Farrell reviews the September 2006 program at EAA in Oshkosh
  • October Program Review: Leah Ujda reviews the October 2006 program at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton
  • TechTips: Taking the Red-eye (out)
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Heather Miller, Chemist and Librarian at SC Johnson & Son
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Patricia Cervenka

Summer 2006 (vol. 71, no. 2) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A summer SLA update from Betsy Vogel
  • Feature Article: Adrienne Ballew and Megan Barkelar (SLA-WI stipend winners) and Barbara Arnold recount their experiences at the SLA Annual Conference
  • SLA Merit Award: Gwen Verkuilen-Chevalier thanks the WI Chapter and Barbara Arnold reports on the award ceremony
  • Announcements: Read up on the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries, the proposed SLA Knowledge Management Division, and upcoming GLRC
  • Career Corner: Barbara Arnold reveals key facts from SLA’s 2005 salary survey and workplace study. Includes salary calculators!
  • Program Update: The scoop from Diane Gurtner, Program Chair
  • TechTips: YGLT—John Cherney text-messages with Photoshop
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Adrienne Ballew, Library Assistant at the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Patricia Cervenka

Winter 2006 (vol. 71, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: A winter SLA update from Betsy Vogel
  • Feature Article: What does the future hold for librarians? Julie Stich summarizes a national research study
  • Program Update: The scoop from Diane Gurtner, Program Chair
  • TechTips: John Cherney serves up the itinerary for local or global web travURLers
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Elaine Momsen, Library Services Coordinator at Sentry Insurance
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Patricia Cervenka

Fall 2005 (vol. 70, no. 2) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Betsy Vogel on the virtues of virtual communication
  • Feature Article: Genevieve Foskett on how to serve the personal information needs of your customers—at work
  • Program Update: The scoop from Diane Gurtner, our new Program Chair
  • Summer Program Article: Grace Villamora takes us to “hog heaven”
  • Fall Program Article: Nichole Fromm reviews “RSS Feeding Frenzy”
  • Conference Review: Barbara Arnold reviews the Wisconsin Library Association conference
  • TechTips: The reviews are in! Take a plunge as John Cherney brings you to new depths in watermarking your Word documents
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Sue Lurvey, the EAA librarian!
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Patricia Cervenka

Summer 2005 (vol. 70, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Amy Disch and Betsy Vogel welcome us to the new chapter year
  • Feature Article: Barbara Arnold takes us on the Ecological Harbor Tour, a highlight of this year’s annual conference
  • Program Year: What’s lined up for this year’s chapter meetings? Betsy Vogel gets us started
  • TechTips: John Cherney “fontificates” on the history and proper use of lettering styles
  • Meeting Our Members: Meet Katie Obbink, the Harley librarian!
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news compiled by Patricia Cervenka

Fall 2004 (vol. 69, no. 3) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Kathleen Fischer welcomes us to the new chapter year
  • Feature Article: Ebling Health Sciences Library opens at UW Article includes some beautiful photographs
  • Program Year: What’s in the pipeline for this year’s chapter meetings? Amy Disch is cooking it up!
  • TechTips: John Cherney tames the picture file size beast with .pdf conversion and shares other great software quick tips
  • Meeting Our Members: Amy Disch, a rising star, reports on her first SLA conference experience in Nashville
  • Member Update: New members and members’ news – compiled by Pam Noyd

Spring 2004 (vol. 69, no. 2) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Sandy Plisch’s quarterly update is chock full o’ activity
  • Feature Article: Diane McAfee Hopkins on the Beta Phi Mu (library honor society… who knew?)
  • Position Profile: A fresh look at job titles in our profession from Jessica Lynn Marx
  • TechTips: John Cherney shows you how to get your greeting card groove on using Word
  • Meeting Our Members: What does it take to run a library for a newspaper publisher? Ron Larson, of WI State Journal, shares frontpage news
  • Member Update: Job changes and other news from our members compiled by Pam Noyd
  • More on National Library Legislative Day, May 3-4, 2004

Winter 2004 (vol. 69, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Sandy Plisch keeps us up-to-date on chapter activities
  • Feature Article: Susie Just tells us about another Wisconsin Library Group you should know
  • Position Profile: Barb Arnold brings SLA to students, and vice-versa
  • Program Summary: Quick summaries of the three meetings held so far this year
  • TechTips: Tips for Pop-ups and Photos (Kill the Messenger (Service)!, Hand-held digital photography: Use the shutter and you won’t shudder)
  • Meeting Our Members: Learn about our members, our libraries and our practices. This issue features Kathy Fischer from the Corporate Information Center at Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee
  • Member Update: Job changes and other news from our members

Fall 2003 (vol. 68, no. 1) (PDF)

  • President’s Message: Sandy Plisch welcomes members to a new SLA-WI program year
  • Position Profile: What’s it like to be the chapter’s Public Relations/Networking Chair? Julie Stich tells all
  • TechTips: Microsoft Solutions (Setting your tables free, Improving your Outlook, Seeing double in Word)
  • Meeting Our Members: Learn about our members, our libraries and our practices. This issue features Diana Robertson of the Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center
  • Member Update: Job changes and other news from our members
  • Diversity Leadership Award: Nominations are now being accepted for this award

Summer 2000 (vol. 66, no. 4) (PDF)

Spring 1999 (vol. 65, no. 3) (PDF)

Winter 1999 (vol. 65, no. 2) (PDF)

Fall 1998 (vol. 65, no. 1) (PDF)

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