SCOUG's 15th Annual Retreat
July 26-28th, 2002

OUTSIDE THE BOX: THE INFO PRO EXPERIENCE

BORDERLESS LIBRARIANS, BOUNDLESS INFORMATION

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Do our information settings enable or disable us from performing our jobs the way we know we could and should? Does the information infrastructure within which we work waste our time and energies as professionals doing tasks that don’t need doing or, at least, not doing in the accustomed manner? Is it time to burst our bonds and move our talents and resources to new levels of service and new expanses of clients? If we do not change the organizations within which we work, will the forces of change in the world bring new players that replace our traditional employers - with us or without us?

The information profession is in turmoil. Library schools close across the country though libraries report current and looming shortages of librarians. Some M.L.S. graduates deny the very name librarian as they morph their talents into new settings, new tasks, and new clienteles. Technology empowers information professionals to expand service far and wide, while institutions often confine service to narrowly defined constituencies.

Which developments will prevail?

Where can information professionals best invest their talents and energies?

Come to the future - come join the winners at the 2002 SCOUG Retreat!

SCOUG Retreats Shape the Online World!

SCOUG —Southern California Online Users Group

818/242-2793 www.scougweb.org

 

About SCOUG...
The Southern California Online Users Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people take better advantage of information in electronic formats. SCOUG was founded 24 years ago by Barbara Quint, editor of Searcher magazine and still an active member. SCOUG's membership of 1,600 information professionals includes people from corporate, special, public, private, university, law, and medical libraries; information brokers; database vendors, producers; and content providers. SCOUG annually produces a spring workshop on a cutting-edge topic, the summer retreat, and a holiday program and vendor showcase.

About the people who come to SCOUG retreats
People from Adobe Systems, Getty Institute, Apple Computer, Forbes, Rand Corporation, Strategic Decisions Group, Boeing, Microsoft, Hughes, Boston Consulting, Kaiser Permanente, Sun Microsystems, Chevron, Bates Information, West Group, Dialog, Walt Disney, Irell & Manelia, EBSCO, Amgen, Manning & Napier, OCLC, Seek Information, Dun & Bradstreet, Gale Group, West Group, Allergan, LexisNexis, JobStar, Infoseek, Faxon, Ameritech, DTIC, Lawrence Livermore Lab, Los Angeles Times, Korn Ferry, public libraries, Cal State and University of California campuses, Chapman College, Solano College, Western State College of Law, Claremont Colleges, Loyola Marymount... and many, many more

About the companies who sponsor SCOUG retreats
Previous retreat sponsors have included: CQ&A, Datatimes, Dialog Corp., Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, Gale Group, Northern Light, EBSCO, IAC, Lexis-Nexis, Manning & Napier, OCLC, and H.W. Wilson

Would your company be Interested in sponsoring the retreat?

Please call Lynn Ecklund, SCOUG Co-chair at 818-242-2793 for more information.

Your retreat committee....
This is our 15th Annual Retreat and we've learned a lot! Here's your 2002 Retreat Team: Patti Brown-Finie, Gale Group; Cherene Birkholz, R.R. Bowker; Caroline Bordinaro, Pasadena City College; Barbara Busch, DTIC; Lys Chuck, CQ&A; Steve Coffman, LSSI; John Dobbins, Occidental; Lynn Ecklund, SEEK Information Service; Eva Perkins, EPA Research; Barbara Quint, Searcher Magazine; Lorraine Raglin, UCLA; Pearl Yonezawa, Los Angeles Public Library; Latonya Jefferson, KPMG; Merrill Lishan, The Benjamin Group; Mary-Ellen Mort, JobStar; Kathryn Louyse, Kathryn Louyse Design.


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Guest registration begins 4PM on Friday; Welcome Barbeque at 6PM Friday

A few things to know about the retreat facilities for those of you who have never been.

La Casa de Maria is situated on a 25-acre site of oaks, fruit trees, meadows and gardens.

La Casa de Maria - please do not contact them directly as they cannot confirm your reservation and will not accept individual reservations for our group.

There are no radios, TV, telephones or data ports in the individual rooms and there is no paging system for guests. Telephone messages are posted on the bulletin board in front of the dining room. Two pay phones are available for outgoing calls.

Massage - Male and female certified massage therapists are available by appointment at $44. per hour. Please make an appointment upon arrival.

Recreational facilities include a large (unheated) swimming pool, tennis court, volleyball/basketball court, and ping-pong room. Guests are asked to bring their own athletic equipment and beach towels for swimming. There are also many walking paths to explore on the property.

Dress is informal and the climate is mild and usually sunny, with cool evenings.

Transportation to La Casa de Maria.
La Casa is located in Montecito, 2 miles north of Highway 101, 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

LINK TO OTHER MAPS & DIRECTIONS

By car, take the San Ysidro exit from Highway 101. Go north toward the mountains, 1 mile to the 2nd signal light (East Valley Road & Hwy. 192). Turn right and continue about 1/5th of a mile to El Bosque Rd. (left side of road). Turn left and continue to the end of the road, entering La Casa.

By plane, Santa Barbara Airport is approximately 15 miles from La Casa. Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport. Yellow cab fare to La Casa is about $33.00. From LAX, take a commuter flight to Santa Barbara - or take the Santa Barbara Airbus (805/964-7759) to the Santa Barbara Radisson Hotel, about 4 1/2 miles from La Casa. The Airbus cost is $35 one-way or $65 round-trip.

By train, The Amtrak station is about 5 miles from La Casa. Take a taxi from the train station.

TENTATIVE SCOUG RETREAT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY EVENING

4:00 - 6:00pm

6:00 - 8:00pm

8:05 - 9:00pm

9:00 -11:00pm

SATURDAY

8:00 - 9:00am

9:10 -10:00am

10:00 -11:15am

11:15 -Noon

Noon -1:00pm

1:15 -3:00pm

3:00 -5:30pm

5:30 -7:00pm

7:15 - 9:00pm

9:00 -11:00pm

SUNDAY

8:00 -9:00am

9:15 -11:00am

 

Registration; Ice Breaker; snacks & beverages

Barbecue Dinner

Group Meeting - introductions; setting the scene; Scoug Rules

Movie; Free Time

 

Breakfast (listen for the bell)

Group Meeting

Small Groups Meet

Group Meets

Lunch (bell)

Small Groups Meet

Free Time

Dinner (bell)

Group Meets

Movies; free time

 

Breakfast (bell)

Group Meets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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