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Programs for 2008 |
| Program | Date | Location/Host | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Click U Live! Social Networking Tools Inside the Organization |
May 21 | Hosted by Seyfarth Shaw | Presented by Connie Crosby, Principle of Crosby Group Consulting. This introductory seminar will take a snapshot look at Web 2.0 social networking tools including blogs, wikis, RSS, feed aggregators (e.g. Google Reader), tagging and social bookmarking (del.icio.us). These are rapidly becoming essential parts of the librarian's toolkit for communication and building community. Don't be left behind! Learn what they do, what their main features are, and how they can be used inside the organization. |
| Dine Around Deerfield | Saturday, May 17th, 12:00pm |
Join us for dutch treat dinner at Chandlers Tavern at Yankee Candle in Deerfield, MA to meet new people, connect with colleagues, and have a good time! | |
| Serving Dynamic Information Needs in a Corporate Library | Wednesday May 14, 5-8pm |
Fidelity Investments | Learn how the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) Library develops and maintains a research platform for Fidelity’s internal technology (IT) community and how all the tools they used combine to provide a virtual information service. In addition, the Fidelity Investment Information Services group (IIS) managed the adoption of a new global industry classification standard. |
| Click U Live! Tough Questions - Good Answers: How to Answer the Toughest Questions with Good Messages |
May 7 | Hosted by Olin College | Presented by Tom Calcagni, Chief communications strategist, SLA. What would you give to go into any presentation, review, or sales call knowing you could handle any question thrown at you? This online course will teach you how using Tom Calcagni’s “What-Why-How” technique for high-stakes presentations and interviews. Through this system for delivering personal and professional messages, participants will develop the ability and confidence to craft results-driven answers to any type of question and to ensure the ideas they want to express are heard. |
| Click U Live! Electronic Collection Development Part 2: E-library Collection Strategies, Organization, and Maintenance? |
April 23 | Hosted by Babson College | Presented by Diane K. Kovacs, President, of Kovacs Consulting. This two-part course will introduce participants to electronic collection development, how to adapt online collections to user needs. Participants will see examples of well-planned and designed e-libraries on the Web to illustrate each phase of development. Attendees will have access to Web-based supporting materials, readings, and worksheets. |
| Click U Live! Electronic Collection Development Part 1: E-library Collection Planning |
April 9 | ||
| Reality 2.0: Dealing With Innovation in Today’s Information World with Stephen Abram | Wednesday March 26, 6-9pm |
Simmons College | Stephen Abram will discuss some of the strategies information professionals need in the changing information world. He’ll talk about the real needs of real people living the Web 2.0 experience and information and knowledge economy. How can we use Web 2.0 tools to terra-form the living, breathing worlds we inhabit? What are some practical tools we can use, and how can SLA help make a difference? |
| Click U Live! Preparing to Make a Business Case |
March 19 | Hosted by | Presented by Maggie Weaver, Principal, Shaftesbury Associates. Library staff are expected to be able to produce a "business case," or rationale, for proposed expenditures. Attendees will work through the research necessary to construct a business case, including: cost benefits, finding champions for the cause, and structuring an effective request for funding. Attendees also will get tips for the actual words to use — focusing on the goals of the organization and speaking in the language of their audience. |
| The New Innovation Imperative for Information Professionals with Mary Lee Kennedy | Wednesday March 5, 6-8:30pm |
Conference Center at Gutman Library, HGSE | The ever-changing information industry and the continuous evolution of user behavior demand that information professionals constantly challenge the boundaries, real or perceived, of their products and services. This presentation highlights some key opportunities for information professionals as innovators, looks at how this is instantiated within the work of Knowledge and Library Services at Harvard Business School, and posits new challenges for information professionals to become leaders in the design of information solutions focused on the exchange of ideas, expertise and information. |
| Click U Live! Creating Indexes on Web Sites and Intranets |
March 5 | Hosted by Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Presented by Heather Hedden, Information taxonomist, Viziant Corporation; freelance book and Web site indexer, Hedden Information Management. Participants will learn when and where an A-Z index is the best option for site searching, the basics of how to create a hyperlinked index, what software tools are available, and how to design and format an index. |
| Click U Live! Introduction to Institutional Data Repositories |
February 20 | Hosted by Biogen Idec | Presented by Michael Witt, Interdisciplinary Research Librarian, Assistant Professor of Library Science, Purdue University. This seminar will use institutional repositories as a backdrop for learning and applying basic data curation concepts. Participants will explore a rationale for archiving and sharing data and a role for librarians in collaborating to address the data deluge. We will examine current, general-use data-sharing services such as Swivel and Freebase, as well as a variety of specific disciplinary and institutional data archives and projects. Participants will be able to determine if an institutional data repository is appropriate for their organizations and get tips for starting one. |
| Dine Around Boston's North End | Thursday, January 31, 6:30pm |
Hosted by the New Professionals Committee | Join us for dutch treat dinner at Piccola Venezia in the North End to meet new people, connect with colleagues, and have a good time! |
| Click U Live! Researching Patent and Trademark Information Part 2: Trademark Information—What’s in a Name? |
January 23 | Hosted by Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP | Presented by Michael White, Librarian for research services, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. This session will introduce participants to patent terminology, documents, and databases. It also will explore online patent search tools and strategies and discuss the role of patent information in scientific research, competitive intelligence, and business decision-making. |
| Click U Live! Researching Patent and Trademark Information Part 1: Patent Information—Innovation and Discovery |
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