The Information Tornado:

Toto I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

 

When?: Thursday, December 2, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to noon

 

Where: Thomson Financial, Boston, MA 02210

 

What: New challenges are hitting libraries faster than a Kansas tornado spins out cows. Information professionals need to do more than just stay run for the storm shelter; they need to build strategic alliances within their organizations that will provide advocates and partners to weather the storms, keep the cows home, and even plow new fields. This takes great communication and negotiation tools as well as technology tools. Come hear Mary Lee Kennedy and Stephen Abram lead a seminar on building strategic alliances and successfully leveraging technology tools for better performance.

 

Schedule:

8:30 - 9:00     Attendees gather, continental breakfast

9:00 - 10:15     Mary Lee - Aligning information strategy to the organizational strategy – key learnings (includes time for questions) What does it take to deliver on a strategy? You have to do your homework, create the alliances that demonstrate buy-in, and present a sound business case that results in the desired investment. Looks straightforward – of course we all know better. In this economy of limited resources, the need for visible results based on sound judgments becomes even more critical. What does it take to succeed? This presentation will focus on the critical thinking skills and communication strategies to consider when making the case for your new services and products.

10:15     Stretch

10:30 - 11:45     Stephen – Technology tools for strategy (includes time for questions) New technologies allow our organizations to invest in and develop ever higher levels of strategic alliances- with technology partners, content partners, learning partners and thread our information services throughout the fabric of our organization's DNA. Hear our speaker share his insights into which technology tools are better opportunities for our efforts and how to position these tools with management and decision makers.

11:45     Wrap Up

Registration:
Register online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=67771709966 Register by November 24th to ensure an accurate food count.

 

Cost:
$25. SLA Members & NE ACRL Business Librarian Interest Group members
$15. SLA Student/Between Jobs/Retired Members
$35. Non members

 

Register by November 24th to ensure an accurate food count. .

 

Directions:

to Thomson Financial Services

55 Thomson Pl
Boston, MA 02210-1212
Phone: (617) 345-2000

 

Who?:

Mary Lee Kennedy
Executive Director of Harvard Business School Library
Principal, The Kennedy Group

Mary Lee is a leading practitioner and thought leader with experience in high technology, research, manufacturing and academia. Her experience is in designing and implementing new information products and services. She achieves this through strategic alignment, developing key partnerships, demonstrating the organizational value, and creating the capability to deliver on commitments. Her current role at Harvard Business School is focused on developing and implementing a knowledge management strategy. Previous to Harvard she was Director of the Knowledge Network Group for Microsoft Corporation. She is the winner of the Karen L. Switt Leadership Award, a Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise award, a Center of Expertise in Information Technology award, and an Innovation in Technology Award. Mary Lee writes two columns – one for Information Highways and another for Intranets: Enterprise Strategies and Solutions. Recent articles cover implicit knowledge, and the role of personas in product design.

 

Stephen Abram, MLS
President, Canadian Library Association, and,
Vice President, Innovation, Sirsi Corporation

Stephen Abram, MLS, is President 2004-2005 of the Canadian Library Association and Vice President, Innovation of Sirsi Corporation. He has been VP of Corporate Development for Micromedia ProQuest and Publisher Electronic Information for Thomson/Carswell. He ran libraries for Coopers & Lybrand, Smith Lyons, Suncor and Hay Group. Stephen has been listed by Library Journal as one of the top 50 people influencing the future of libraries and librarianship. He has been awarded SLA's prestigious John Cotton Dana Award as well as being a Fellow of the SLA. He was Canadian Special Librarian of the Year and Alumni of the Year for the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. He writes a regular column on info trends for Information Outlook magazine and Multimedia and Internet@Schools. He gives over 45 international keynote talks annually to library and information industry conferences.

 

Questions? Contact Dee Magnoni (dianna.magnoni@olin.edu or 781-292-2389) or Kristin Djorup ( kdjorup@babson.edu or 781-239-4471).