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SLA Boston Chapter meeting, Nov 17

Ontologies for Knowledge Mapping and Discovery*

Tuesday, November 17 2009,  5:30pm to 7:30pm

Social Law Library -- John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square, Suite 4100, Boston

Agenda:
5:30pm to 6:00pm: Registration, networking, booksigning, and snacks6:00pm to 7:00pm: Brandy King, author of Finding the Concept, Not Just  the Word: A Librarian's Guide to Ontologies and Semantics, will present an overview on ontologies: how they are different from other knowledge, how they are constructed, why they are useful, and how they are helping people find information.  Matt Johnson from Harvard's Center for Biomedical Informatics will follow by providing a specific example of how ontologies are helping scientists discover new information about autism.7:00pm to 7:30pm: Questions and Wrap-up
7:30pm to ?: The Kinsale Pub (http://www.classicirish.com/kinsale-directions.php)Cost: SLA/SCIP/ASIST Members - $20
Non-Member - $25
Between Jobs/Retired $10
Student $10We will have copies of Brandy's book available for sale for $70 (this is a 20% discount plus a small shipping charge)Registration:   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LDLvOKtuYbnzlYBgt4EDlw_3d_3d Mary Chitty MSLS
Cambridge Healthtech
Library Director & Taxonomist

Taxonomy BootCamp, Nov. 19-20 2009

San Jose McEnery Convention Center - San Jose, CA

www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2009/

$1095 till 10/30/09

At Taxonomy Boot Camp 2009 attendees will learn about:

  • Creating and implementing successful taxonomies
  • Enhancing your information infrastructure with the right taxonomy
  • Taxonomy design concepts and strategies
  • New technologies & tools and where the market is headed
  • Selecting the right metadata, taxonomy approach, and tools for your environment
  • Evaluating auto-categorization schemes and tools
  • Managing the build, buy, or automate decision
  • Working collaboratively with your content and stakeholders
  • Case studies,lessons learned, and best practices
  • Measuring and demonstrating the business impact and ROI
  • Managing and growing a taxonomy 

SLA Boston Chapter meeting

*Ontologies for Knowledge Mapping and Discovery*
Tuesday, November 17 2009,  5:30pm to 7:30pm
 Social Law Library -- John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square, Suite 4100, Boston
Agenda:
5:30pm to 6:00pm: Registration, networking, booksigning, and snacks
6:00pm to 7:00pm: Brandy King, author of Finding the Concept, Not Just  the Word: A Librarian's Guide to Ontologies and Semantics, will present an overview on ontologies: how they are different from other knowledge, how they are constructed, why they are useful, and how they are helping people find information.  Matt Johnson from Harvard's Center for Biomedical Informatics will follow by providing a specific example of how ontologies are helping scientists discover new information about autism.
7:00pm to 7:30pm: Questions and Wrap-up
7:30pm to ?: The Kinsale Pub (http://www.classicirish.com/kinsale-directions.php)
Cost:
SLA/SCIP/ASIST Members - $20
Non-Member - $25
Between Jobs/Retired $10
Student $10
We will have copies of Brandy's book available for sale for $70 (this is a 20% discount plus a small shipping charge)
Registration:   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LDLvOKtuYbnzlYBgt4EDlw_3d_3d  Mary Chitty MSLS
Cambridge Healthtech
Library Director & Taxonomist
 

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