Category: Newsletter

By Jannetta Lamourt, IDL SIG Social Media manager

Website redesign, update, remodel, makeover, or whatever one wants to call analyzing a current website and deciding what needs updating, repair, and/or new elements added to make disseminating information easier to the frequent public users of the website’s features. Ultimately, the most critical question is how to do it in the least amount of webpages downtime and the slightest frustration, aka “headache” for those involved in this process. Continue reading “Website redesign and the technical writer”

By Jannetta Lamourt, IDL SIG Social Media manager

The IDL SIG maintains accounts on three social media platforms:

• Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/STCIDLSIG
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcidlsig/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2298157/

Don’t forget to follow and like these accounts.  Feel free to share our pages and groups with friends and family and co-workers.  The information we share is often open to the public – or even better, it may encourage others to join our group! Continue reading “Getting the most out of IDL SIG social media”

By Marcia Shannon, Membership Manager

Hello to all of our IDL SIG members, and thank you for joining us!

Joining or rejoining STC and IDL  during the many distractions of end of year indicates your belief in the benefits from those memberships. Despite the worldwide upheavals caused by the pandemic, IDL was still the place to come for education and networking. Continue reading “A note from the Membership Manager”

By Ruth-Anne Klassen, STC student member

Editor’s note: This article is one of the winners of the 2022 IDL SIG Student Outreach Article-writing Competition, and will be published in intercom‘s May/June 2022 issue. Congratulations, Ruth-Anne!

Many of us have preconceived notions about each generation’s work ethic, knowledge, experience, and commitment to the organization. This article examines the depth of groups present in the workforce, focused on Generation Z, the issue of ageism and how to address it, and ideas for working with people of different ages. Continue reading “Respect and the Multi-Generational Workplace”