Hello SLA KM Division
I have just rejoined SLA after changes in my career so it is nice to be back in the fold.  No matter what we call ourselves, we are still providing meaningful service by living our calling to connect people with information.

I currently work at Commonwealth Medicine, a Division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as an information resource specialist based in Boston MA.  I have presented at regional and national meetings on the role of the medical librarian in the reduction of health disparities and public speaking as it relates to knowledge transfer.  I am also a member of Toastmasters International.  Next week I will be delivering a presentation to a local high school on my career and overcoming barriers as a Person with a Disability.

My main reason for joining the KM division is to develop my skills in knowledge brokering to support the project management process and the day-to-day operations of my department.

My research and professional interests focus on how information science and knowledge transfer influence the organization, motivation and "spirituality" or spirit of knowledge workers.  I am currently applying this interest to the knowledge workers who support medical informatics to provide services to the disabled and undeserved. 

When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my wife Michelle and our son Luke.

I look forward to learning more and transferring knowledge. 

All the Best

-Peter

Thought of the Day

"Where your talents and the needs of the world cross lies your calling."-- Aristotle

Links to my publications

DONATIELLO JE, DROESE PW, KIM SH. A selected, annotated list of materials that support the development of policies designed to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. J Med Libr Assoc 2004 Apr;92(2):257-65. [Pubmed Central]

DROESE P, PETERSON N. Utilization of the medical librarian in a state Medicaid program to provide information services geared to health policy and health disparities. J Med Libr Assoc 2006 Apr;94(2):174-9. [Pubmed Central]

Clouds of Discussions

There have many ideas shared on SLA's blog, KM listserv, Twitter #slaname, and comments posted on SLA's Alignment Initiative. Daniel Lee and I thought it might be helpful to see the discussions visually from selected resources. Below are a handful of word clouds generated by Worlde. Although each word cloud only represents ideas from the last few days, it's interesting to watch the word patterns that emerge from the different resources.

SLA Alignment Initiative (view as slideshow)
	SLA KM Listserv, 10/25/2009		SLA Blog Discussion, 10/25/2009
	SLA Alignment Initiative Wiki Comments, 10/25/2009		2009 SLA Twitter #slaname, 10/25/2009
	SLA Alignment Initiative Wiki, Twitter, Blog, & KM Listserv, 10/25/2009		SLA @ 100

A dear friend of mine who is a cultural anthropologist and I co-read Treading Lightly by Karl-Erik Sveiby and Tex Skuthorpe and developed five questions that we derived from the book related to cultural perceptions, innovations, intangibles, respect, leadership, and sustainability. Please take a few moments to share your ideas and stories on our SLA KM's wiki virtual book discussion. You do not necessarily have to have read the book to respond.

(Note: Log-in with your SLA wiki username/password. If you don't yet have an account, you will need to set one up before you can contribute your ideas as comments to the wiki page.)

Hi all. I am a new Library Sciences student, and fairly new to KM as well. I am a recently unemployed structured finance attorney, hoping to use KM as an access to return to big law. As part of my schoolwork, I am planning on writing a paper on the progress being made in incorporating KM into large law firms in the US. Any advice as to books or articles I could use in preparing this paper would be appreciated.

I am just adapting to being back in school and hope to become an active member of this group.

Paul

The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2010 Knowledge Management Division officer election.

The newly elected officers, starting their terms as of January 1, 2010 are:

Chair-Elect: Denise Chochrek (3 year term progressing to Chair, then Past Chair)
Secretary: Jeffrey Dreiblatt (2 year term)
Director of Professional Development: Sharon Christenson (2 year term)

Their bios can be found at
http://wiki.sla.org/display/~dstern/Slate+of+Nominees+for+2010+SLA+KM+Board

We look forward to a great transition, and would like to remind all members to contribute toward the Division initiatives.
Things don't happen without volunteers.

David Stern, Liz Arnold

First Announcement - Sign Up Now!

Dale Stanley and Guy St. Clair are teaching two of Click U's most popular courses on the two days preceding the Leadership Summit.

KMKS 01 The Fundamentals of KM/Knowledge Services will be presented on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

KMKS 03 The Knowledge Audit will be presented on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

For summit attendees and others in the St. Louis Metro Area (or others who come to St. Louis for the courses, even if not attending the summit), Stanley and St. Clair will be presenting the face-to-face courses at the summit hotel, the St. Louis Station Marriott. SLA members can earn 1 CEU from IACET for each course for  successful attendance and participation.

The Fundamentals of KM/Knowledge Services and The Knowledge Audit are part of SLA's Click U Certificate Program in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services. However, these courses can be taken individually for participants who are not enrolled in the full certificate program (and if you do decide to enroll later - for significant cost savings - you can enroll in the full certificate program and still get your discount after attending two consecutive courses).

As noted, the courses will be presented at the summit hotel and guest rooms are available. Hotel information is here.

Membership in SLA is not required, so feel free to invite others in the St. Louis Metropolitan area to participate. We've found that these courses are one of our best opportunities for creating our own community of practice. It's a CoP of people who want to know how to, as we describe knowledge services, "put KM to work." Join us as we learn about the practical side of KM. Come to the Leadership Summit two days early and be part of this exciting learning experience.

Register for KMKS 01 here and for KMKS 03 here.

Dear SLA KM members (and friends),

The Nominating Committee now presents our final slate of candidates for election at

http://tinyurl.com/2010-SLA-DKM-Board-Elections

The SurveyMonkey election ballot will remain open until September 11th.

NOTE: Only members of the SLA KM Division will be valid to vote.

     David Stern & Liz Arnold, Nominating Committee