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Want to start a discussion about any of these? Post a comment on the News and Views blog page. The SLA 2010 Annual Conference was held June 13-16 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in N1w Orleans, LA. Taxonomy-related programs are recapped here, with presentations attached when available (converted to pdf files). Also, videos of SLA National Officers' presentations are available at http://www.slatv.org/channel.cfm?s=157&c=762. Table of Contents
Creating Taxonomies: A Hands-On ApproachSaturday 06/12/2010 8:00AM - 5:00PM CE COURSEDescription: This Seminar provides introductory immersion in taxonomy, thesaurus and ontology construction. A taxonomy is part of the information architecture for web sites, Intranets, search and databases. After defining controlled vocabularies and identifying core standards, participants will explore key concepts of taxonomy, thesaurus, indexing, classification and filtering. Discussion will include basics of taxonomy records and fundamental term relationships. Attendees will put concepts into practice through exercises, taxonomy, indexing, and related software tools will be demonstrated.
Speaking: Alice Redmond-Neal, Marjorie M.K. Hlava Sponsor: Taxonomy Division * Note that there is an aitional cost associated to this course SLA Tech Zone: Taxonomy and SharePoint---A Powerful CombinationMonday 06/14/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AMDescription: SharePoint helps your organization connect people to business critical information in order to increase productivity and reduce information overload. It achieves this by providing your employees with the ability to find relevant content in a wide range of repositories and formats. This session covers the basics of evaluating what you can do to create a simple taxonomy that will yield the most benefits. You will have a chance to learn a range of Best Practices, from the basics of building a taxonomy to the hands-on skills of deploying that taxonomy within a SharePoint site. Speaking: Dan Segal, Laura Antos Sponsor: SLA Events Department; Exhibiting Sponsor: Dow Jones & Company SPOTLIGHT SESSION---Knowledge Continuity and Opportunities: The Future of Knowledge ManagersMonday 06/14/2010 10:00AM -11:30AMDescription: Internationally known Patrick Lambe, Founder, Straits Knowledge, and Author, Organising Knowledge: Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisational Effectiveness shares insights on the future of the knowledge management profession and how it impacts on the formation of knowledge managers. He discusses knowledge manager archetypes and associated competencies, roles and opportunities, as well as the role and current shortcomings of knowledge management education, certification and professional development. Speaking: Patrick Lambe Sponsor: Knowledge Management Division; Co-sponsors: Taxonomy Division, Information Technology Division, Government Information Division, Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division Presenting a Business Case for TaxonomiesMonday 2:00PM - 3:30PMDescription: Taxonomies improve access to content, but organizational leaders are not always convinced that it is worth the effort to implement them. This panel will dress return on investment (ROI) and metrics of indexing, taxonomies, and implementation. The session will touch on broader topics related to business issues in taxonomy. Moderated by: Dan Segal Speaking: Jay Ven Eman, Marti Heyman, Patrick Lambe Jay Ven Eman's presentation, Marti Heyman's presentation Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Exhibiting Sponsors: Economist Intelligence Unit; ProQuest and Dialog 4:00PM - 5:30PM Taxonomy Division Business Meeting and Roundtable Description: Hear about the Taxonomy Division's first year, and join us for roundtable discussions. Topics to be determined. Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Exhibiting Sponsors: BNA; Dow Jones & Company
Taxonomies and Knowledge ManagementTuesday 06/15/2010* 8:00AM - 9:30AMDescription: Internationally known speaker, Patrick Lambe, Founder, Straits Knowledge; Author, Organising Knowledge: Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisational Effectiveness discusses what's new on the taxonomy; landscape, looks at current good practices, and talks about new technologies being used in this area. Speaking: Patrick Lambe view Patrick Lambe's presentation Sponsor: Government Information Division; Co-Sponsors: Taxonomy Division, Knowledge Management Division Adding Spice to Your ContentTuesday 10:00AM -11:30AMDescription: What is "user contributed content," how is it being used in organizations, and what is its impact on information access? Should you be using it in your organization? Come to this session and find out how others are enhancing access by allowing others to contribute content. Joan Lussky, Catholic University of America, will discuss her research on public libraries' use of user tags, reviews, etc. and their effectiveness. Helen Sherman will share how the Defense Technical Information Center's DoDTechipedia is facilitating the sharing of scientific and technical information in targeted areas. Speaking: Joan Lussky, Helen Sherman, Jasmine de Gaia Sponsor: Military Libraries Division; Co-Sponsor: Taxonomy Division SLA Hot Topic: Does Taxonomy Matter in A New World of Search and Discovery?Tuesday 10:00AM -11:30AMDescription: Info Pros and librarians rely on classification and controlled vocabularies to aid precision search, and A&I publishers make investments in indexing and thesauri to add value to their products. Many organizations are experimenting with semantic technologies, in hopes of automatically extracting what documents are about and supplementing or even replacing the human editorial process. At the same time, many end users are satisfied with simple text search and don't recognize a need for controlled vocabularies or added indexing. This session will look at the current state of the industry, and explore the future outlook for blending taxonomy and other tools in the new world of search. Speaking: Suzanne BeDell Sponsor: SLA Events Department Moderated by: Patrick Lambe Speaking: Amanda Wilson, Jimmy Tom, Jason Malatesta Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Co-Sponsors: Government Information Division, Knowledge Management Division Taxonomy Development and Subject ExpertiseTuesday 12:00PM - 1:30PMDescription: Moderated by: Ahren Lehnert Speaking: Gail Rayburn, Ian Galloway, Marjorie M.K. Hlava view presentations: Gail Rayburn, Ian Galloway, M.K. Hlava Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Exhibiting Sponsors: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; SpecialIssues.com Content Management, Portals, and TaxonomiesTuesday 2:00PM - 3:30PMDescription: Taxonomies are broadly used in content management systems (CMS), and information professionals are often responsible for structuring and managing content for the organization's portal. This session will review how to implement CMS, as well as a recent survey of how 42 CMS vendors handle controlled vocabularies. Additional speakers to be determined. Moderated by: Jan Herd Speaking: Marjorie M.K. Hlava, Alan Weintraub Marjorie M.K. Hlava's presentation, Alan Weintraub's presentation Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Exhibiting Sponsors: EBSCO; Thomson Reuters Healthcare and Science New Taxonomy Book Sale and Author Book-Signing Tuesday 4:00 PM - 4:45 PMLocation: SLA Marketplace at the INFO-EXPO in the Exhibits Hall Description: 9:00PM -11:00PM Description: Join us for the opportunity to network with people who are involved with or interested in creating, managing or using taxonomies and other forms of controlled vocabularies. We will have a fun ice-breaker activity and a cash bar, but the main focus is the opportunity to meet and talk to others in this field.Sponsor: Taxonomy Division; Exhibiting Sponsor: Access Innovations, Inc.
Wednesday 06/16/2010:8:00AM - 9:30AM Taxonomy Made Easy: An Introduction to Taxonomies for the Accidental TaxonomistWednesday 10:00AM --11:30AMDescription: The growing interest in taxonomies may result in librarians, especially solo corporate librarians, being asked to create or manage taxonomies, even if they had not done that work before. Thus we have the accidental taxonomist. This presentation gives an introduction to taxonomies, controlled vocabularies and thesauri, for those who are new to the field. Different types and applications of taxonomies, the basic structure of how to create a taxonomy, best practices for creating terms and relationships, and available taxonomy tools will be covered. view Hearther Hedden's presentation Sponsor: Solo Librarians Division; Co-Sponsor: Taxonomy Division Attachments (Presentations in pdf format)
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