Webinar on Library Benchmarking Monday, June 27, 2011, at 10:00 am

The Southern California Chapter, in cooperation with the Boeing Corporation, will host a webinar on Library Benchmarking on Monday, June 27, 2011, at 10:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time.

Insights From the Field: Corporate Library Benchmarking

The study benchmarked leading corporate libraries to develop key metrics and trends for the delivery of library services.   Hear about the insights and outcomes from managers and directors in 40+ corporate libraries.  How does your library compare:

• Speaker Martha Haswell has worked since 2002 as a senior research analyst for Best Practices, LLC, a world leader in benchmarking research. She has led benchmarking projects for library, human resources, marketing, sales and other functions at leading companies including Boeing, Pfizer, American Express, Philips Medical and AstraZeneca. Martha previously worked as a corporate librarian and has 15 years experience in corporate libraries in the publishing and telecommunications industries. She holds an MS in Information Science and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cost:  no charge to SLA members, students/retired/unemployed; however, we are accepting donations to the Gersten-Sternheim Scholarship Fund.

This will be both a virtual and in-person meeting. You can attend an Audio/Webex conference
       Dial-in: 1-888-854-9758 (US)
       Additional Dial-in: 1-214-765-0446 (US)
       Participant passcode: 785 634 9
       WebEx site: https://boeing.webex.com/
       Meeting number: 890 048 713
       Meeting password: benchmark
       Join meeting as Attendee: https://boeing.webex.com/boeing/j.php?ED=104180407&UID=0
       You could send questions over the telephone or webex.