h2. 2009 - Washington DC SLA Annual Conference
Theme: *From Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future*
Some session presentations and handouts are now available via the [SLA Conference Handouts page|http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/handouts/index.cfm] and here:
*Monday* \- [Social Networking with Jay Liebowitz|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/2009-LMD-jayliebowitz.pdf] \-\- [No Excuses (LMD Business Luncheon Presentation) with Stephen Abram|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/LMD_SLA2009_Abram.pdf]
*Tuesday* \- [Critical Thinking with Rebecca Jones and Dee Wallace|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/LMD_SLA2009_critical-thinking.pdf]
*Leadership Management Division Sessions reminder listed below*
Reports posted to [Impact, LMD's blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_lmd/conference]
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[Printable PDF format of detailed listing|http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/27624010/LMD_2009.pdf?version=1] for your convenience
h2. Saturday, June 13
h3. Executive Renewal Think Tank
*Saturday, 13 June 2009*
This full day event provides an opportunity for senior managers to learn and network with each other and valued thought leaders. Using personal and professional indicators, lectures and small group work, participants explore how their beliefs and approaches impact their leadership and managerial effectiveness. The think tank provides ways for leaders to assess situations more efficiently while focusing on problem solving and strategic issues, as well as providing a clear direction for colleagues and subordinates. This Think Tank is designed for leaders who have been in senior management positions for 3-5 years, and are seeking unique leadership development with professional and industry colleagues.
*Moderated By: * Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates; Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
*Speaker(s):* Clare Hart, Executive VP, Dow Jones & President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group ; Kate Noerr, CEO, MuseGlobal Inc ; Barbara Robinson, Executive Coach, Robinson & Associates ; Darrell Gunter, Chief Marketing Officer, Collexis Holdings, Inc. Back to top of page
h3. Building Effective Business Cases
*Saturday, 13 June 2009*
The course (expanded to a full day by popular demand) focuses on a specific skill not generally taught in library school: The skill of "selling" a vision, idea, or venture through preparing compelling arguments for investment in new services, changes in operational practice, or any other initiative. Members of LMD deal with a wide range of challenges in advancing their ideas, proposals, and projects with management, and supporting an idea with a compelling business case has traditionally been a notorious challenge for special librarians. Observing this difficulty led the instructor to develop the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's How, Here's Why, published in 2008 by Information Today and to deliver various lectures and workshops based on that book. \*\* Attendees are urged to acquire and read the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's Why, Here's How prior to the workshop, and to bring it along. Accordingly, the price of the workshop has been adjusted.
Speaker(s): Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates
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h2. Sunday, June 14
h3. Needs Assessment, Combined Parts 1 & 2
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
This full-day session combines: "Assessing Clients' Needs: Gather and Analyze the Data," offering all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization, and "Assessing Clients' Needs: Map the Information Flow," where the instructor will present a detailed view of how information flows within an organization in order to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
*Speaker(s)*: Patricia Currie, Dialog
h3. Needs Assessment, Part 1: Map the Information Flow
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
A detailed view of how information flows within an organization benefits the information professional in efforts to define services, allocate resources and create budgets. This session walks you through mapping information flows from a strategic point of view to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
*Speaker(s):* Patricia Currie, Dialog
*Sponsors*: Dialog & ProQuest
h3. Needs Assessment, Part 2: Gather and Analyze the Data
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
Based on the book "The Information Audit, a Practical Guide" by Sue Henczel, this session offers all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization.
*Speaker(s):* Patricia Currie, Dialog
h3. Leadership and Management Division Open House
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
Social get-together for LMD.
*Sponsors:* Dialog & ProQuest
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h3. Thinking on Your Feet: Dynamic Communication - Marketing Section
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
This interactive and fun program focuses on self awareness, conveying the importance of your message, and techniques for developing and maintaining self confidence. Participants get better at paying attention and listening to others. Since the essence of improvising is thinking on your feet, reacting in the moment, they become more responsive by learning techniques for focusing on the moment and recognizing and preventing the barriers that keep them out of the moment.
*Moderated By:* Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Greg Hohn, Transactors Improv
h3. Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
To stimulate innovation, people need to reach out beyond their own area. From scholarly journals such as the Journal of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Research and Practice Journal, to the more popular press such as Harvard Business Review and Newsweek, all have featured papers dealing with the emergence of social and organizational networking. The success of such initiatives is demonstrated, for example, by the 3 ½ year old Facebook social networking site, used by most college and high school students and increasingly more adults, and valued at about $15 billion. Social networking research highlights the importance of carefully constructing one's social networks to best leverage knowledge internally and externally. Organizations should aim to provide enabling mechanisms to stimulate knowledge discovery. Leibowitz discusses how social networking can lead to innovation, based on his book "Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation".
*Moderated By:* Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
*Speaker(s):* Jay Liebowitz, Professor, Dept. of Information Technology, Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University
h3. Leadership and Management Division Business Meeting Luncheon
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
As part of the the LMD business meeting, Stephen Abram, the globe-trotting past-president of SLA will share stories about innovative leaders from around the world, focusing on their strategies and successes, and illustrating how we can learn from the practices of others. Abram's goal is to inspire us to become innovative leaders.
*Moderated By:* Betty Jo Hibberd, Senior Manager, Market Development, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix
*Sponsors:* Basch Subsciptions, Inc. ; Zubal Books
h3. The Library of the Future: Discovery in the Round - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
See if you can find the director of the "Library of the Future" on our panel in the format of the old TV program "What's My Line". Asked many questions about their libraries, our panelists reveal what will be required for the successful library of the future.
*Moderated By:* Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
\*Panelist(s): Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix ; Sabrina I Pacifici, Library Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ; Linda Stoddart, United Nations ; Richard Hulser, Library Consultant
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h3. Creative Practices: Discovery in the Round Breakfast
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
This session looks at best practices and strategies for reinventing our libraries to have the impact they should within any organization. The Center for Creative Learning shares the story of a self-managed library team (SMT): how they came to be a SMT and learned to shift away from hierarchical thinking, the benefits and challenges of this type of new structure, new initiatives made possible by a more nimble team, the impact on clients and the view from above, the impact on the library group, and why it matters, tips for how SMTs could work in other libraries.
*Moderated By:* Juanita Richardson, Business Development Consultant, CEDROM-SNi
*Speaker(s):* Cindy R Romaine, Principal, Romainiacs Information Research; Gary Price, Publisher, Resource Shelf; Mary Schwartz, Senior Librarian, Center for Creative Leadership
h3. Annual Diversity Leadership Development Breakfast (LMD is co-sponsor)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
_An Endangered Species: The Black Male Librarian{_}by Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. Despite the small numbers of Black librarians, there is a rich but untold or forgotten history of Black American's contributions to the profession. Mr. Jefferson will examine the history and contributions that Black male librarians have made in the Nation's intellectual and cultural past and present and discuss strategies to encourage Black males to pursue careers and leadership positions in library and information science fields. In addition, Mr. Jefferson will highlight issues Black males encounter in the workplace and discuss strategies for the recruitment and retention of Black male librarians.
*Speaker(s):* Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Information Research Specialist, Library of Congress
h3. Transformational Leadership: Inspirational Language - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Storytelling guru and Financial Times Best Business for 2007 award winner, Steve Denning shares secrets for how best to share knowledge with your co-workers, how to inspire your team, and how to use appropriate language to be a transformational leader. Gain lots of practical tips and insights from this dynamic speaker and author.
*Moderated By*: Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Steve Denning, Author, The Secret Language of Leadership
h3. Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession (LMD is co-sponsor)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
*9:30AM - 11:00AM*
Envision your future? Hear 3 global thought-leaders discuss key globalization trends & amplify rising opportunities for information professionals. A law professor highlights globalization's impact on US professional legal services. Two award-winning librarians share best practices & lessons learned from successful non-profit & corporate library projects in Africa & India, respectively.
*Moderated By*: Ann Sweeney, European Union-European Commission Delegation
*Speaker(s):* Saule T. Omarova, University of North Carolina School of Law ; Jane Kinney Meyers, Lubuto Library Project ; Larisa Brigevich, Franklin Templeton Investments
*Sponsors:* H.W. Wilson
h3. Critical Thinking
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Critical thinking is a key competency for all information professionals. It leads to results such as sharper competitive intelligence products, clearer, more persuasive proposals and budget justifications, more effective problem solving, and better taxonomies. How we can improve our critical thinking skills and engage them in our work?
*Moderated By:* Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
*Speaker(s):* Mary Lee Kennedy, Director, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School; Deb Wallace, Partner, TKG Consulting
h3. The Consultant's Toolkit: Discovery in the Round - Consulting Section
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
What does it take to be a successful consultant? Experienced consultants share their strategies, tactics and techniques for getting clients, successfully completing assignments, continuous learning and more. Hear about their resources, must-have's, must-do's, tips-n-tricks, and other secrets of successful consultants.
*Moderated By*: Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
*Speaker(s):* Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jim Tchobanoff, Tchobanoff Research and Consulting ; Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates ; Chris Olson, Principal, Chris Olson and Associates
h3. Practical Strategies for Improving ROI - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
This interactive session is filled with practical strategies that attendees can take back to their workplace for implementation. Karen's focus will be on value added services, business alignment, and revenue generation (fee based services for our external clients.) Vicky will explain how qualifying and quantifying your value to a firm/library in turn adds value to your own career. The goals & objectives she accomplished in 2007 created opportunities to highlight how she provided an excellent ROI to her firm. Nancy Anne will focus on the reporting aspects, data gathering improvement, and communicating/translating to government managers ROI with respect to funding of programs. Steve will discuss finding better distribution channels to leverage and distribute existing electronic content in a streamlined & personalized, daily e-mail update that fuses the best information from important sources premium publisher content and the web. In addition, he will discuss cost recovery tools.
*Moderated By:* Gayle Gossen, Dow Jones and Company
*Panelist(s):* Karen Kreizman Reczek, Senior Manager, Bureau Veritas ; Vicki Platt, Willamette Management Association ; Nancy Anne Brydges ; Steve Lastres, Director of Library and Knowledge Management, Debevoise & Plimpton
*Sponsors:* IEEE
h3. The Embassy Ball (IT/LMD/PAM Open House & Dance Party)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Join the IT, LMD and PAM Divisions for the annual Dance Party\! Find your inner dancin' diplomat and boogie away to our DJ.
Audiences: All attendees
*Moderated By:* Sophia Guevara, Research Librarian, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
*Sponsors:* Dialog
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h2.
h3. Content Buyers Roundtable Breakfast - Content Buying Section
*Wednesday, 17 June 2009*
LMD's Content Buyers Section brings together content buyers and sellers to discuss current issues. Join the conversation.
*Moderated By*: Ann Lonergan, Deloitte Services LP
h3. Digital Preservation: Discovery in the Round
*Wednesday, 17 June 2009*
*8:30AM - 10:00AM*
The issues around preservation are huge and this session brings together a number of experts and practitioners who focus on the most critical issues, strategies, and practices. The conversation is sure to be exciting and illuminating.
*Moderated By:* Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
*Speaker(s):* Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jan Zastrow, Head,Archives &Manuscripts Dpt.&Hawaii Congressional Papers A, University of Hawaii at Manoa LibraryBack to top of page
Theme: *From Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future*
Some session presentations and handouts are now available via the [SLA Conference Handouts page|http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/handouts/index.cfm] and here:
*Monday* \- [Social Networking with Jay Liebowitz|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/2009-LMD-jayliebowitz.pdf] \-\- [No Excuses (LMD Business Luncheon Presentation) with Stephen Abram|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/LMD_SLA2009_Abram.pdf]
*Tuesday* \- [Critical Thinking with Rebecca Jones and Dee Wallace|http://units.sla.org/division/dlmd/2009Conference/LMD_SLA2009_critical-thinking.pdf]
*Leadership Management Division Sessions reminder listed below*
Reports posted to [Impact, LMD's blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_lmd/conference]
----
[Printable PDF format of detailed listing|http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/27624010/LMD_2009.pdf?version=1] for your convenience
h2. Saturday, June 13
h3. Executive Renewal Think Tank
*Saturday, 13 June 2009*
This full day event provides an opportunity for senior managers to learn and network with each other and valued thought leaders. Using personal and professional indicators, lectures and small group work, participants explore how their beliefs and approaches impact their leadership and managerial effectiveness. The think tank provides ways for leaders to assess situations more efficiently while focusing on problem solving and strategic issues, as well as providing a clear direction for colleagues and subordinates. This Think Tank is designed for leaders who have been in senior management positions for 3-5 years, and are seeking unique leadership development with professional and industry colleagues.
*Moderated By: * Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates; Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
*Speaker(s):* Clare Hart, Executive VP, Dow Jones & President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group ; Kate Noerr, CEO, MuseGlobal Inc ; Barbara Robinson, Executive Coach, Robinson & Associates ; Darrell Gunter, Chief Marketing Officer, Collexis Holdings, Inc. Back to top of page
h3. Building Effective Business Cases
*Saturday, 13 June 2009*
The course (expanded to a full day by popular demand) focuses on a specific skill not generally taught in library school: The skill of "selling" a vision, idea, or venture through preparing compelling arguments for investment in new services, changes in operational practice, or any other initiative. Members of LMD deal with a wide range of challenges in advancing their ideas, proposals, and projects with management, and supporting an idea with a compelling business case has traditionally been a notorious challenge for special librarians. Observing this difficulty led the instructor to develop the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's How, Here's Why, published in 2008 by Information Today and to deliver various lectures and workshops based on that book. \*\* Attendees are urged to acquire and read the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's Why, Here's How prior to the workshop, and to bring it along. Accordingly, the price of the workshop has been adjusted.
Speaker(s): Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates
\\
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h2. Sunday, June 14
h3. Needs Assessment, Combined Parts 1 & 2
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
This full-day session combines: "Assessing Clients' Needs: Gather and Analyze the Data," offering all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization, and "Assessing Clients' Needs: Map the Information Flow," where the instructor will present a detailed view of how information flows within an organization in order to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
*Speaker(s)*: Patricia Currie, Dialog
h3. Needs Assessment, Part 1: Map the Information Flow
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
A detailed view of how information flows within an organization benefits the information professional in efforts to define services, allocate resources and create budgets. This session walks you through mapping information flows from a strategic point of view to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
*Speaker(s):* Patricia Currie, Dialog
*Sponsors*: Dialog & ProQuest
h3. Needs Assessment, Part 2: Gather and Analyze the Data
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
Based on the book "The Information Audit, a Practical Guide" by Sue Henczel, this session offers all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization.
*Speaker(s):* Patricia Currie, Dialog
h3. Leadership and Management Division Open House
*Sunday, 14 June 2009*
Social get-together for LMD.
*Sponsors:* Dialog & ProQuest
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h3. Thinking on Your Feet: Dynamic Communication - Marketing Section
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
This interactive and fun program focuses on self awareness, conveying the importance of your message, and techniques for developing and maintaining self confidence. Participants get better at paying attention and listening to others. Since the essence of improvising is thinking on your feet, reacting in the moment, they become more responsive by learning techniques for focusing on the moment and recognizing and preventing the barriers that keep them out of the moment.
*Moderated By:* Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Greg Hohn, Transactors Improv
h3. Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
To stimulate innovation, people need to reach out beyond their own area. From scholarly journals such as the Journal of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Research and Practice Journal, to the more popular press such as Harvard Business Review and Newsweek, all have featured papers dealing with the emergence of social and organizational networking. The success of such initiatives is demonstrated, for example, by the 3 ½ year old Facebook social networking site, used by most college and high school students and increasingly more adults, and valued at about $15 billion. Social networking research highlights the importance of carefully constructing one's social networks to best leverage knowledge internally and externally. Organizations should aim to provide enabling mechanisms to stimulate knowledge discovery. Leibowitz discusses how social networking can lead to innovation, based on his book "Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation".
*Moderated By:* Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
*Speaker(s):* Jay Liebowitz, Professor, Dept. of Information Technology, Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University
h3. Leadership and Management Division Business Meeting Luncheon
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
As part of the the LMD business meeting, Stephen Abram, the globe-trotting past-president of SLA will share stories about innovative leaders from around the world, focusing on their strategies and successes, and illustrating how we can learn from the practices of others. Abram's goal is to inspire us to become innovative leaders.
*Moderated By:* Betty Jo Hibberd, Senior Manager, Market Development, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix
*Sponsors:* Basch Subsciptions, Inc. ; Zubal Books
h3. The Library of the Future: Discovery in the Round - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Monday, 15 June 2009*
See if you can find the director of the "Library of the Future" on our panel in the format of the old TV program "What's My Line". Asked many questions about their libraries, our panelists reveal what will be required for the successful library of the future.
*Moderated By:* Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
\*Panelist(s): Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix ; Sabrina I Pacifici, Library Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ; Linda Stoddart, United Nations ; Richard Hulser, Library Consultant
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h3. Creative Practices: Discovery in the Round Breakfast
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
This session looks at best practices and strategies for reinventing our libraries to have the impact they should within any organization. The Center for Creative Learning shares the story of a self-managed library team (SMT): how they came to be a SMT and learned to shift away from hierarchical thinking, the benefits and challenges of this type of new structure, new initiatives made possible by a more nimble team, the impact on clients and the view from above, the impact on the library group, and why it matters, tips for how SMTs could work in other libraries.
*Moderated By:* Juanita Richardson, Business Development Consultant, CEDROM-SNi
*Speaker(s):* Cindy R Romaine, Principal, Romainiacs Information Research; Gary Price, Publisher, Resource Shelf; Mary Schwartz, Senior Librarian, Center for Creative Leadership
h3. Annual Diversity Leadership Development Breakfast (LMD is co-sponsor)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
_An Endangered Species: The Black Male Librarian{_}by Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. Despite the small numbers of Black librarians, there is a rich but untold or forgotten history of Black American's contributions to the profession. Mr. Jefferson will examine the history and contributions that Black male librarians have made in the Nation's intellectual and cultural past and present and discuss strategies to encourage Black males to pursue careers and leadership positions in library and information science fields. In addition, Mr. Jefferson will highlight issues Black males encounter in the workplace and discuss strategies for the recruitment and retention of Black male librarians.
*Speaker(s):* Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Information Research Specialist, Library of Congress
h3. Transformational Leadership: Inspirational Language - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Storytelling guru and Financial Times Best Business for 2007 award winner, Steve Denning shares secrets for how best to share knowledge with your co-workers, how to inspire your team, and how to use appropriate language to be a transformational leader. Gain lots of practical tips and insights from this dynamic speaker and author.
*Moderated By*: Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
*Speaker(s):* Steve Denning, Author, The Secret Language of Leadership
h3. Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession (LMD is co-sponsor)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
*9:30AM - 11:00AM*
Envision your future? Hear 3 global thought-leaders discuss key globalization trends & amplify rising opportunities for information professionals. A law professor highlights globalization's impact on US professional legal services. Two award-winning librarians share best practices & lessons learned from successful non-profit & corporate library projects in Africa & India, respectively.
*Moderated By*: Ann Sweeney, European Union-European Commission Delegation
*Speaker(s):* Saule T. Omarova, University of North Carolina School of Law ; Jane Kinney Meyers, Lubuto Library Project ; Larisa Brigevich, Franklin Templeton Investments
*Sponsors:* H.W. Wilson
h3. Critical Thinking
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Critical thinking is a key competency for all information professionals. It leads to results such as sharper competitive intelligence products, clearer, more persuasive proposals and budget justifications, more effective problem solving, and better taxonomies. How we can improve our critical thinking skills and engage them in our work?
*Moderated By:* Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
*Speaker(s):* Mary Lee Kennedy, Director, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School; Deb Wallace, Partner, TKG Consulting
h3. The Consultant's Toolkit: Discovery in the Round - Consulting Section
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
What does it take to be a successful consultant? Experienced consultants share their strategies, tactics and techniques for getting clients, successfully completing assignments, continuous learning and more. Hear about their resources, must-have's, must-do's, tips-n-tricks, and other secrets of successful consultants.
*Moderated By*: Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
*Speaker(s):* Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jim Tchobanoff, Tchobanoff Research and Consulting ; Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates ; Chris Olson, Principal, Chris Olson and Associates
h3. Practical Strategies for Improving ROI - SPOTLIGHT SESSION
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
This interactive session is filled with practical strategies that attendees can take back to their workplace for implementation. Karen's focus will be on value added services, business alignment, and revenue generation (fee based services for our external clients.) Vicky will explain how qualifying and quantifying your value to a firm/library in turn adds value to your own career. The goals & objectives she accomplished in 2007 created opportunities to highlight how she provided an excellent ROI to her firm. Nancy Anne will focus on the reporting aspects, data gathering improvement, and communicating/translating to government managers ROI with respect to funding of programs. Steve will discuss finding better distribution channels to leverage and distribute existing electronic content in a streamlined & personalized, daily e-mail update that fuses the best information from important sources premium publisher content and the web. In addition, he will discuss cost recovery tools.
*Moderated By:* Gayle Gossen, Dow Jones and Company
*Panelist(s):* Karen Kreizman Reczek, Senior Manager, Bureau Veritas ; Vicki Platt, Willamette Management Association ; Nancy Anne Brydges ; Steve Lastres, Director of Library and Knowledge Management, Debevoise & Plimpton
*Sponsors:* IEEE
h3. The Embassy Ball (IT/LMD/PAM Open House & Dance Party)
*Tuesday, 16 June 2009*
Join the IT, LMD and PAM Divisions for the annual Dance Party\! Find your inner dancin' diplomat and boogie away to our DJ.
Audiences: All attendees
*Moderated By:* Sophia Guevara, Research Librarian, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
*Sponsors:* Dialog
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h2.
h3. Content Buyers Roundtable Breakfast - Content Buying Section
*Wednesday, 17 June 2009*
LMD's Content Buyers Section brings together content buyers and sellers to discuss current issues. Join the conversation.
*Moderated By*: Ann Lonergan, Deloitte Services LP
h3. Digital Preservation: Discovery in the Round
*Wednesday, 17 June 2009*
*8:30AM - 10:00AM*
The issues around preservation are huge and this session brings together a number of experts and practitioners who focus on the most critical issues, strategies, and practices. The conversation is sure to be exciting and illuminating.
*Moderated By:* Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
*Speaker(s):* Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jan Zastrow, Head,Archives &Manuscripts Dpt.&Hawaii Congressional Papers A, University of Hawaii at Manoa LibraryBack to top of page