June 18, 2004

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June, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Carol A. Berger
630.653.1115

C. BERGER GROUP STAFF ADDRESS ATTENDEES AND PRESENT KAREN J. SWITT AWARD AT SLA CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE

Carol Stream, IL - June 18, 2004- Senior managers of C. Berger Group, Inc. (CBG), the Midwest's largest library personnel and information management services firm, participated in professional programs and exhibited at the SLA Annual conference held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, June 5-10, 2004. Joel Patrick Berger, CBG President, provided practical job search and career planning advice at two sessions on June 7. Topics included the current and future market for the profession, resume preparation and interviewing and networking strategies and techniques for the up coming year. Concurrently, Carol A. Berger, CBG founder and Manager, Marketing Communications, presented the Karen J. Switt Leadership Award to Mary Lee Kennedy at the Leadership and Management Division luncheon. The Award, instituted in 1988, recognizes a Division member's significant contributions to leadership in the profession of information management over a five year period. This is the 14th year that CBG has funded the monetary gift; LMD provides an etched crystal sculpture to the recipient.

"Mary Lee embodies the best qualities and skills of the Award's namesake," said Carol A. Berger. "She mirrors every LMD member through her subject expertise, dedication to learning and mentoring. Her creativity and entrepreneurial spirit have raised the bar and set a new standard of excellence for future nominees."

Ms. Kennedy's achievements include developing WebLibrary, the first intranet of its kind in the industry, for the Digital Equipment Corporation. She also led and delivered on knowledge and information strategies to meet the global organizational requirements of Microsoft®, where she was employed as Director of the Knowledge Network Group. She was also instrumental in supplying corporate-wide shared services for search, taxonomy and profiles and managed the corporate portal and internal communications. A former president of the Leadership and Management Division and expert in her field, Mary Lee is frequently quoted and consulted by key industry publications, speaks regularly at major conferences and sits on international editorial boards. She is currently heading her own consulting group which is focused on knowledge management issues. Ms. Kennedy resides in Cambridge, MA.

In addition to speaking and presenting, CBG managers staffed a booth in the Conference exhibit hall.

Photographs are available, please contact Carol A. Berger at 630.653.1115.

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SLA is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 12,000 members in 83 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic and government information's specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy and networking initiatives. Visit www.sla.org for information.

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Founded by Carol A. Berger in 1982 as C. Berger And Company, C. Berger Group is a certified WBE full-service firm which provides specialized temporary and contract workers, permanent placement, consulting and project management services to libraries and information centers from its suburban Chicago headquarters. CBG clients include corporations, government agencies, law firms, trade associations, non-profit organizations, health care centers, public libraries, and academic institutions throughout the US.

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For further information about C. Berger Group Inc., contact:

Carol A. Berger, Manager, Marketing Communications

Phone: 630.653.1115

E-mail: carolb@cberger.com