Fwd: [sla-dsol] Press Release - SLA Denounces Proposal to Close EPA Libraries

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From: Michele McGinnis (mm@kk.org)
Date: Tue Feb 21 2006 - 08:48:46 PST 

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From: Michele McGinnis <mm@kk.org>
Subject: Fwd: [sla-dsol] Press Release - SLA Denounces Proposal to Close EPA Libraries

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>SLA Denounces Proposal to Close EPA Libraries
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>Alexandria, Virginia USA, 17 February 2006 - The Special Libraries
>Association (SLA) announced today its strong opposition to the Bush
>Administration proposal to close the network of libraries and
>information
>centers operating within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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>Janice R. Lachance, Chief Executive Officer of SLA, offered the
>following
>comments on the matter.
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>"SLA is gravely concerned with the proposal in the Bush Administration's
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>FY2007 Budget to close the network of 27 libraries and information
>centers
>within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With this proposal,
>EPA's
>leadership is making it more difficult for the agency's policymakers and
>the
>public to leverage the extensive knowledge found in high quality,
>accurate
>information to make important decisions on our nation's environment,
>potentially compromising the public's health.
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>"Clearly, historical trends at EPA have not shown a tendency by its
>leadership towards innovation in the management and dissemination of
>information created by its work over time. In fact, EPA has continually
>scaled back its investment in the management of information in a time
>when
>this is one of the most strategically valuable aspects of organizational
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>management.
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>"Short-sighted budget savings like this will give way to increased costs
>for
>EPA that aren't apparent right now. What EPA really needs is an
>innovative
>information management strategy that leverages technology to its fullest
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>extent while employing full-time information professionals who
>understand
>how information should be selected, organized, analyzed, and
>disseminated.
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>"SLA and its more than 11,000 members around the globe stand ready to
>oppose
>this proposal while raising expectations of EPA management to deliver on
>a
>modernized, more effective plan for the future."
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>SLA Public Policy Director Doug Newcomb indicated that SLA would be
>working
>in concert with other U.S. library associations in communicating
>opposition
>to the proposal and the concerns about its impact on agency operations
>and
>citizen services. "Our strong relationship with those organizations will
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>make the force of our efforts even greater," added Newcomb.
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>About SLA
>The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global
>organization
>for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners.
>SLA
>serves more than 11,000 members in 83 countries in the information
>profession, including corporate, academic and government information
>specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning,
>advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on
>the
>Web at www.sla.org.
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>CONTACT:
>John Crosby
>+1.703.647.4916
>jcrosby@sla.org
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