DC/SLA Chapter Notes - June 2007

President's Corner: DC-SLA Offers Much to Members Submitted by Susan Fournier, Susan.Fournier@icba.org

In preparation for the Annual Conference Chapter Cabinet meeting I have been preparing a report about our Chapter’s activities so far this year. We are indeed an active Chapter with a wide variety of programs from professional development offerings (Joint Spring Workshop and Click U Live!, for example), tours, dine-arounds, happy hours, interesting speakers and even a book club. Most likely, those of you reading this have participated in one or more of these programs; but if you haven’t, it is not too late to become involved in DC/SLA. Our programs are affordable, often free or offered at a minimal cost to SLA and Chapter members. Programs are presented by a broad spectrum that includes SLA members and many from outside the Association and Chapter. Attend these programs to pick up a new skill, meet old friends and make new connections. Over the years of my SLA membership, Chapter programming has been what has drawn me to the Association and Chapter—for networking and professional development.

June 2007 Volume 68 No. 5 http://www.sla.org/Chapter/cdc

Inside this issue: President’s Corner ………1 Chapter Awardees ………2 Book Group …………..…3 JSW Report: Future of Libraries! .…….……….…4 Patent Searching …………8 Student Scholarships …….8 Taxonomy Tuesday ……..10

Where else can you get a regular series of professional education programs for free? The twice monthly Click U Live! webinars are great opportunities to keep abreast of trends in our profession as well as to enhance current skills and knowledge. The Chapter purchases a site license, arranges for a convenient, metro-accessible location so that members can take advantage of these courses without expending the $99 themselves. Even as a solo librarian I have been able to take advantage of some these hour and half programs. Normally, we have taken a break during the summer months, but this year we will purchase “replays” of two or three of the most popular webinars to present during evening hours. If you have a suggestion for a particular session please let Diane Schnurrpusch know. See the Chapter events calendar to register for upcoming Click U Live! programs. Another opportunity that SLA offers is the “Course of the Month”. Each month you can take part in a topical and valuable learning experience at no charge. Getting Ready for the Job Search will be available between now and June 14. Look for more of these free courses on the Click University website.

The Annual Conference is a great learning and networking experience.

When I finally attended my first Conference nearly 10 years ago (though I had been a member for much longer) I was able to put faces to names of colleagues I had only spoken to over the phone or e-mailed. And, I was

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able to extend my network as I met others who I had not yet had reason or opportunity to call.

Many of you will be attending the SLA Annual Conference in Denver and I hope that you will take advantage of our Chapter’s experience and knowledge while there. Our Chapter has a wealth of professional expertise and that is particularly evident by the number of members who are speaking this month at the Annual Conference. More than 20 DC/SLA Chapter members will be making presentations as members of panels or individually or presenting CE courses. Many will be making more than one appearance as a presenter. We have included a list of our members and their presentations in this newsletter. If you are attending the Conference in Denver, show your support of Chapter members by attending their sessions. DC/SLA is also one of the sponsoring groups for the International Reception on Monday evening, June 4 at 6:00 in the Mineral Room at the Hyatt Regency. I hope that I will see many of you there. If you are not able to attend the conference, watch for reports on the Conference in the next Chapter Notes.

See you in Denver!

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left to right: Lisa Kaufman (New member), Kim Lyall (New member), Christian Miner (New member, Diane Schnurrpusch (1st VP/President-Elect) Kaufman and Lyall were mini-scholarship winners.

Six Students Receive Mini-Scholarships Submitted by Shirley Loo, sloo@crs.loc.gov

In a new initiative, the DC/SLA Chapter offered mini-scholarships in April for library school students interested in special libraries as a career. The scholarships are one-year complimentary student memberships with the opportunity to be mentored by an experienced librarian. Other benefits of membership include networking, Click University, reduced fees for DC/SLA programs and the SLA annual conference, and scholarship possibilities.

Congratulations to Cary Hanson, Lisa Kaufman, Kim Lyall, Jared Nagel, Yujung Park, and Nadia Pazolis-Gabriel. All six are enrolled at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies or the Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Science. The students were invited to the lovely New Members Reception on May 17 at Elizabeth's. Kim and Lisa were able to be at the reception where they were introduced to all.

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DC/SLA Chapter Book Group Meeting WHEN: The next meeting of the DC/SLA Book Club will be held at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, July 11.

WHERE: Mezza Luna Restaurant, located at 1140 19th St. NW. WHAT: The book to be discussed at that meeting is "Wikinomics : How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything" by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams.

Contact Mary Bowen at bowenjm@verizon.net if you plan to attend or if you have any questions.

Mark your calendars for the next DC/SLA Board Meeting Wednesday, August 1, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 pm 1615 L Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036

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DC-Area Librarians Envision the Future at JSW 2007 Submitted by Eileen Deegan, deeganeg@state.gov

Leaf through the past year’s journals about the library profession, and you will find several articles about the future. Yet, it’s rare that you will find an actual “futurist’s” perspective in these articles. On April 12, however, the more than 150 information professionals attending the 2007 Joint Spring Workshop (JSW) did hear this unique perspective.

Keynoting this year’s JSW, “Envisioning the Future: What Will Your Library Look Like in 5, 10, or 20 years?,” was professional futurist Andy Hines, Director of Consulting at Social Technologies, Editor of Thinking about the Future, and a University of Houston lecturer.

Also speaking at this year’s JSW about salient people, content and technology trends, were Roberta Shaffer of FLICC/FEDLINK, Harry Henry of Outsell Inc., and Gary Price of Ask.com. The resulting day-long program, held at the Library of Congress’ Mumford Room, provided a diverse, thought-provoking and intriguing look at our profession’s future.

In keeping with its past tradition, the JSW was jointly sponsored by LLSDC (the 2007 Lead Association), DCLA, DC/SLA, and FLICC, and began with a continental breakfast conducive for networking. When the 2007 JSW Chair Kate Martin delivered her official welcome, the audience quickly shifted its focus from libraries’ traditional activities to those of the future.

Andy Hines -- Futurism and Libraries In beginning his keynote address, Andy Hines remarked that librarians are living through one of the biggest professional changes since the founding of the Alexandria Library. For the next hour, via a PowerPoint presentation, he outlined the futurist approach to understanding change, and constructing future scenarios. Andy explained that his profession’s goal is to help companies and organizations think about the future so they can make better, more-informed decisions in the present.

He pointed out various areas where librarians would benefit by looking at issues from a futurist’s DC/SLA Chapter Notes | June 2007 | pg 4

framework. For example, researchers have found that postmodern values, such as the maximization of individual autonomy and choice, are growing more prevalent in affluent countries. Librarians, he said, need to decide how this values trend impacts what services we deliver. Likewise, we need to be attuned to significant, evolving socio-cultural trends so that our information services and products meet our clients’ demand for co-creation, personalization, simplicity, diversity, time-savings, and transparency.

Other futuristic trends libraries must adapt to, include the proliferating “smart,” networked devices and immersive, Internet-based technologies.

Librarians, he observed, need to determine what services should be automated, and what should remain “human.” We must also align our services with changing work and education trends such as the growth of global knowledge work, and lifelong and online learning.

How then, do librarians adapt our services to these many trends? Andy recommended that we start by using the “futures wheel” tool. He explained that this tool would help us envision how a particular problem or development will impact our library’s individual staff members, our parent organization, and our industry. Once we have mapped out the various implications, we can also use the tool to brainstorm possible solutions.

At this point in the program, the audience got a chance to try out the futures wheel. Andy and Kate divided all participants into 10 groups, and asked each group to select a primary challenge (such as serving clients who have post-modern values or have a wide range of technology skills). Within 30 minutes, each group had to map out the challenge’s implications and determine what critical actions were needed.

Following this exercise, a spokesperson for each group briefed all JSW participants about the challenge the group tackled and its implications.

Challenges included: Completely digitizing the library; Maintaining librarians’ relevance to their stakeholders; and Providing clients with personalized and direct access to information resources. It was clear from these reports that the futures wheel could be an effective tool for

envisioning rising challenges and for generating creative solutions.

In concluding the JSW’s morning session, Andy observed that most people dislike change. He noted that even the worst-case-scenario challenges that some groups raised in our futures-wheel exercises could be weathered. The answer, he suggested, lies in recognizing that change is inevitable, and, in embracing the future.

Roberta Shaffer – People Trends After the JSW’s in-house luncheon, featuring tasty food and professional association exhibits, Roberta Shaffer delved into the topic of our future society and library professionals. In her opening remarks, she noted technology’s potential for transforming such fields as human health and reproduction, food production, warfare, book publishing, and information preservation. Of particular interest to information professionals, she said, is futurist and author William Crossman’s prediction that by 2025, Voice In / Voice Out (VIVO) talking computers will displace written language and reading. In such a world, cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and computer skills will be key to one’s success.

In discussing our future library professionals and patrons, Roberta compared selected attributes of four U.S. demographic groups. Among her observations were: “Boomers” (born 1946 – 1964) are passionate about information and civil liberties, and are socially and politically liberal. Librarianship is often a boomer’s second career choice, and is a predominantly female profession within this group.

“X-ers” (born 1964 – 1982) are committed to equal opportunity and the “freedom” of information, and are socially and politically diverse.

X-ers librarians often have multiple advanced degrees, and share their expertise – but don’t like teams.

“M-Gen” (born 1982 – 2000) love technology. Both M-Gen men and women enter the information profession as their first career choice.

M-Gen are competitive, inquisitive, multi-taskers.

They are politically divided, “citizens of the world.”

“Zen-Gen” (born 2000 – 2018) will be adept working with machine-to-machine communication and ubiquitous technology. They are the first Americans who are likely to leave the U.S. for economic opportunity.

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In line with these changing demographic attributes, Roberta suggested several imaginative terms we might adopt in the future to better describe -- what we do (e.g., “Knowledge Masters”), our clientele (e.g., “Digizens”), and our work environment (e.g., “Infosphere”). Likewise, Roberta concluded her presentation on an apt, futuristic note. She urged each audience member to answer a series of evocative questions designed to make each of us ponder: “What will I be like in 5, 13, or 25 years?”

Harry Henry – Content Trends In opening his PowerPoint presentation, Harry Henry, Vice President of Data Solutions at Outsell, Inc., remarked that publishers think “18 months, not five years, down the road.” Thus, he said, his look at content trends in the $400 billion information industry would focus on what concerns publishers in the short term. He reported that in the big, information-industry picture, the fastest growing sector is “Search, Aggregation & Syndication,” whose dominant players are Google, Yahoo, and MSN. By contrast, the “News Providers & Publishers” sector has the smallest growth rate in the industry.

Harry identified several “rising star” publishers that are eroding the market share traditionally held by well-known companies in the “Scientific, Technical & Medical” and “Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information” sectors. In the next two-to-three years, he said, every content provider will become a “solution provider,” to make its content more useful for its clients. Moreover, we are in the middle of seeing a “new order” emerge in which most publishers are more market-centric than productcentric. As a result, more publishers will get scooped up by bigger players. Harry predicted: “Publishers you deal with today are not necessarily the publishers you’ll see tomorrow.”

Harry also spoke briefly about content users, noting that the “new guard” entering the workforce is accustomed to quickly accessing personalized information via wireless handheld devices, and relying on peer networks. Among his most surprising points was that users are spending more and more time on information tasks, and their Internet or intranet searches are failing 31 percent of the time. This indicates, Harry suggested, that the information industry is not yet delivering a

satisfactory experience to users. As he finished, Harry invited audience members to request a copy of the Outsell report on which his presentation was based – Information Industry Outlook: FutureFacts 2007.

growing time crunch afflicting information consumers. Librarians, he said, need to persuade these consumers that using our authoritative library services and resources – both in-house and virtual – will save them significant time.

Gary Price – Technology Trends According to a profile of Andy Hines published in the January 27, 2007 Financial Times, Andy contends that affluent Western nations are entering an “Age of Abundance,” which in turn, is spawning the “Gift Economy.” In this emerging economy, free information resources such as open-source software and Wikipedia abound. The JSW’s final presenter, Gary Price, Ask.com’s Director of Online Information Resources, illustrated this technology trend by spotlighting dozens of free or low-cost etools and reference resources. Gary, himself, developed and edits two widely read, “Gift Economy” products – ResourceShelf and DocuTicker.

Interactive Q-and-A Gary, Roberta, and Harry closed out the JSW program as panelists for the question-and-answer segment moderated by LLSDC Past President, Elizabeth LeDoux. One audience member asked: Which item, currently a big part of our lives, will disappear in five to ten years? Harry responded, “the landline phone.” Roberta predicted that massive special collections comprised of manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, genealogical records, film, and/or sound recordings would grow increasingly inaccessible to researchers. Accessing information in non-digitized “containers,” she explained, requires technology that is available less and less. She highly recommended a March 11, 2007 New York Times article about this looming preservation and research crisis – “History Digitized (and Abridged)” by Katie Hafner, Section: Money and Business/Financial Desk, Page 1.

Gary noted that the presentation software he was using was a free, Web-based tool made by a company called “Zoho.” Other selected tools he highlighted included: Exalead – Search engine with a customizable home page and “smart bookmarks;” MSN’s “Live Search” – Offers both bird’seye images, and maps, of cities; Farecast -- Airfare prediction website, answers: “Should you buy now or wait?; Pandora – Searches music metadata; finds artists & songs fitting your preferences; Citizendium - Open wiki project to create a free, enormous, reliable encyclopedia; Intute – Selected websites for education and research, created by UK universities.

Links to these and many more “cool tools” and exceptional resources are listed on Gary’s JSW handout at: http://www.resourceshelf.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/05/lcjsw20071.html Remarking that “technology is not the answer, but a tool,” Gary emphasized librarians’ ongoing need to be aware of technology trends, and be the information “go to” person. He urged us to speak loudly and often about our many resources and skills. “If we don’t speak,” he asserted, “no one else is going to do it for us.” In accord with the JSW’s earlier speakers, Gary also underscored the DC/SLA Chapter Notes | June 2007 | pg 6

Newspapers were another prominent theme during the Q&A. When asked the future outlook for having a daily newspaper delivered to our DC-area homes, Harry replied that this service would likely continue, though the paper would carry much more local news. Gary proffered that we would continue receiving a for-fee, paper of record. At the same time, readers will utilize free, specialty news tools like Topix.com for building personalized topical pages. Gary added that more non-journalists will be contributing to local news coverage, by writing articles via citizen journalism tools.

Reflecting today’s multiple options, the panelists described the different ways they follow the news.

Harry said he reads newspapers for about 30 minutes daily, and accesses his RSS newsfeeds “a lot.” Roberta said that she enjoys reading print newspapers early each morning to get the big news picture, and compare the level of coverage that specific stories receive. Gary said that in addition to scanning results from his web monitoring tools which process thousands of sites in seconds, he reads a great deal of print news materials during his frequent plane trips. (cont’d p.8)

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(cont’d from p.6) These different approaches to obtaining news exemplify the nature of the larger challenges we face from here on out, in meeting our clients’ diverse needs. Obviously, only time will tell whether or not we are meeting those needs, and are continuing to run successful library operations.

In any case, by exploring and implementing the knowledge and ideas imparted by the 2007 JSW presenters, we can ensure that we are doing our best to create that success by “envisioning the future” today.

Learn How to Find Elusive Patents! Basic Patent & Trademark Session Planned SLA-DC's Business Information Finders group is hosting an informative session on basic patent and trademark searching on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's website, Thursday, July 26 from 1-3pm. Members of SLA-DC and LLSDC are invited to attend.

The presenter will be Chris Black, Librarian, of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The presentation will be hosted by Louis Abramovitz at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP. (See Metro directions below). There is no charge for this session; light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Louis Abramovitz <LAbramovitz@wbklaw.com> no later than June 15th if you would like to attend.

Directions From Foggy Bottom Metro (Orange/Blue Lines-approx. 10 minute walk) Take the escalator to the street level.

Turn left, walking past the emergency entrance to George Washington University Hospital. You will see a major traffic circle, Washington Circle, straight ahead.

Turn left and follow the circle to the crosswalk at Pennsylvania Avenue and 24th Street.

Cross Pennsylvania Avenue and continue three blocks north on 24th to N Street, NW. Our building is located on the right at the southeast corner of 24th and N Streets.

Directions From the Dupont Circle Metro Station (Red Line-approx. 15 minute walk) Take the Circle South exit.

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Turn right on N Street, NW. Continue to 24th Street, NW. Our building is located on the left side of the street, at the southeast corner of 24th and N Streets.

Washington, D.C. Chapter 2007 Student Scholarships The Washington, D.C. Chapter student scholarship program – 2007 Edition – is under way.

DC/SLA wants to encourage talented men and women to join us with a career in special libraries.

Two scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded by the chapter in August for studies leading to a Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate Library Science program.

InfoCurrent Scholarship, $2,000 Catherine A. Jones Memorial Scholarship, $2,000 Winners will be chosen based on a short one-to-two page essay describing their professional goals and their interest in special librarianship. Applicants must be members of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of Special Libraries Association and enrolled in an accredited Library Science program.

If you aren’t a DC/SLA member yet, SLA student dues are only $35 per year. Join today at www.sla.org. Remember to select the Washington, D.C. Chapter on your SLA membership form.

The scholarship application form and additional details are available on the DC/SLA website at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/yp/scholarship.html.

Application deadline: July 18, 2007 Don’t delay!

Happy hour with the DC/SLA Student/Young Professionals Group Wednesday, June 20 6:00pm Karma, 1919 Eye St., NW RSVP: Emily Huston at Emily.Huston@uspto.gov

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Taxonomy Tuesday Discussion Group Taxonomy Tuesday Meeting * Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 * Time: 12 to 2pm * Location: TBA * Subject: Robyn Becker of the IRS will be talking about her taxonomy work at the IRS, followed by an open discussion of taxonomies. * RSVP: Contact Jeannette Smith at jsmith4@worldbank.org

left to right: Krista Mantsch, Alicia Koundakjian, Mary Reusch, and Wendy Simmons

Taxonomy Tuesday is a community of practice that discusses taxonomies, thesauri and related information issues, often looking at practical issues that group members are dealing with in their workplaces. Questions and suggestions are welcome.

Successful New Membership Reception held at Elizabeth’s on L Twenty-eight new DC-SLA Chapter members attended the lovely reception held at Elizabeth’s on L May 17. Several new faces were there, both new and experienced librarians. A buffet offered salmon, guacamole, cheeses, and mushroom paté, along with passed hors-d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Diane Schnurrpusch welcomed all new members and encouraged them to become active in the Chapter activities. The new members who won mini-scholarships were announced, and those present were introduced. Diane introduced the chapter officers as well.

Shirley Loo and new member Paula Brooks enjoy the buffet service at Elizabeth’s

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Sharon Lenius shows some of the benefits of SLA membership

Program: Careers in Federal Libraries (FEDS: A Day in the Life...)

Date: Friday, June 22, 2007 (scheduled as part of 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.) Time: 9:00–1:30 (entry to the building at 8:30) Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room Co-sponsors: FLICC, LSU, DCLA, DC SLA, Library Associates NOTE: If you plan to attend in person, please see the advance registration information on the ALA Annual Conference site for "Special Events Requiring Registration" at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annu al/2007a/otherevents.htm You may also join us via the internet at http://opalonline.org (Archive will be available there in future.)

Please email feds.panel@gmail.com for more information on registration or details on the webcast.

Save the Date! Special Program on Federal Library Careers July 22 Ever thought of working as a FED? Ever thought of working as a Federal Librarian?

* Learn about jobs for information professionals as FEDS (federal employees) * Hear from a variety of speakers working in a variety of federal jobs (e.g., administration, public services, technical services, technology)

Join us in person for this event or participate remotely via Webcast during the 2007 ALA Annual Conference!

* Ask questions and network over lunch with a variety of federal librarians and potential employers. A stand-up buffet will be provided by corporate sponsors, Library Associates.

“The average annual salary for all librarians in the Federal Government in non-supervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions was $74,630 in 2005.”

If you want to participate in the Webcast, join us in the online auditorium at http://opal-online.org. An archive will be posted after the event.

From the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2006-07 edition viewed 12062006 at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm#earnings.

If you want to view the video feed from the Library of Congress, email us at feds.panel@gmail.com.

An archive will be posted after the event.

See addition information about this program in the 2007 ALA Annual Conference Agenda at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annu al/2007a/home.htm

For more information or to register, contact feds.panel@gmail.com. *****

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Member’s Corner

Shirley Loo will be on the program for membership recruitment and retention for the Leadership Development Institute on Sunday, June 3. The request from SLA came on May 1.

-----------------------------------------------------Catholic University of America (CUA) is sponsoring a free reception for CUA School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Alumni during this year's ALA Conference in Washington, DC in June.

Date: Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Time: 5-7 p.m.

Where: Clyde's Restaurant of Gallery Place 707 7th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 (Metro's red line, Gallery Place/Chinatown metro stop) Please RSVP to: Sarah Richards Burton: 202-319-5301 (phone) richarsj@cua.edu http://alumni.cua.edu/emails//SLISreception.cfm

-----------------------------------------------------DC/SLA CHAPTER MEMBERS SPEAKING AT SLA CONFERENCE

Taking Your Library’s Business Research to the Next Level: Setting Up Sunday, June 3, 2007 8:00AM – NOON Podcasting 101: Leveraging Podcasting in Your Special Library Sunday, June 3, 2007 1:00PM – 5:00PM Susan Fifer Canby VP, Libraries & Information Services National Geographic Society Candidate Speech at SLA Annual Membership Meeting (nominated for Chapter Cabinet Elect) Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30PM - 5:00PM Susan Fingerman JHU Applied Physics Laboratory Federated Searching: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:00AM - 10:30AM Peggy Garvin Garvin Information Consulting Under-the-Hood Evaluation of Electronic Information Products Saturday, June 2, 2007 8:00AM - 12:00PM Ticketed event Larry Guthrie Covington & Burling Legal Division International Law Reception Sunday, June 3, 2007 4:00PM - 5:30PM

Updated 5/7/2007 Joan Axelroth President, Axelroth & Associates The Virtual Migration: Moving to a New Web-Based Integrated Library System Sunday, June 3, 2007 8:00AM - 12:00PM Marilynn Drews Director, Association Knowledge Center ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership Association Information Services Caucus Roundtable Wednesday, June 4, 2007 3:00PM – 4:30PM Barbara Ferry Director, Business & Editorial Research National Geographic Society DC/SLA Chapter Notes | June 2007 | pg 12

Karen Huffman Manager, Knowledge Initiatives National Geographic Society CLICK U LIVE! - Wikis - Organizing Content and Collaborating on the Web Sunday, June 3, 2007 8:00AM - 12:00PM Mashups and Remixes for Government Information Monday, June 4, 2007 4:00PM - 5:30PM Knowledge Management Tools and Technologies Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30PM - 4:00PM

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More isn’t always good – especially when you need to find useful business news or information quickly.

You can achieve more, with less frustration, with Factiva because its unique text-mining and visualization technologies make it easier to find essential business information.

To learn how technology-enhanced content can give your organization a competitive advantage, download the IDC white paper, “Redefining Business Search -A Picture is Worth a Thousand Documents,” at www.factiva.com/dc/more

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SPEAKING AT SLA, cont’d Barbie E. Keiser Pres., Barbie E. Keiser, Inc. Demystifying the Communications Audit Sunday, June 3, 2007 8:00AM - 12:00PM Workforce Development and Information Literacy Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30PM - 4:00PM Rick McKinney Federal Reserve Board Law Library Unraveling the Mysteries of the Code Wednesday, June 6, 2007 11:00AM 12:30PM Lyle Minter CRS, Library of Congress From Wallflower to Active Networker (Synergy Session) Monday, June 4, 2007 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jane Kinney Meyers Pres., Lubuto Library Project, Inc. Global Librarianship Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Bob Oaks Chief Library and Records Officer LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Managing Multiple Departments - And Why Would You Want To? Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30 PM Greta D. Ober-Beauchesne Archives Librarian International Monetary Fund Finding the Concept, Not the Word: Using Ontologies and Semantics in Today's Search World Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Christina Pikas Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory How Physicists Use Blogs Physics Roundtable Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:00AM - 10:30AM

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Gary Price ask.com Web Tools for Legal Researchers Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30PM - 4:00PM

Janice Rosenberg Foundation Center, Washington DC Meet the Nonprofit Sector Monday, June 4, 2007 1:30 pm Guy St. Clair Consulting Specialist for Knowledge Services SMR I N T E R N A T I O N A L Knowledge Nexus: The Special Library of the Future Tuesday, June 5, 2007 11:00AM - 12:30PM Donna Scheeder Law Library of Congress Sure You’re Legal? Risks in Managerial Work Monday, June 4, 2007 4:00PM – 5:30PM The Global Legal Environment and You Redux Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:00AM - 10:30AM David Shumaker School of Library and Information Science Catholic University of America Candidate Speech at SLA Annual Membership Meeting (nominated for Division Cabinet Chair Elect) Tuesday, June 5, 2007 2:30 PM Contributed Paper, Management Issues Session Wednesday, June 6, 2007 1:00 PM Mary Talley Senior Consultant and Project Director, Axelroth & Associates The Virtual Migration: Moving to a New Web-Based Integrated Library System Sunday, June 3, 2007 8:00AM - 12:00PM Jeanne Slater Trimble Knowledge Management Team Lead Knowledge Management Division Roundtable Sunday, June 4, 2007 7:00AM -- 8:30AM

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