Past Presidents of SLA WCC invite you to a special SLA Vancouver forum:

Librarians and Records Managers: Our Converging Professions

Thursday, March 23, 2006
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Terminal City Club

Please Note: Due to a generous sponsorship from Micro Com and Fujitsu, we are able to offer a further $5.00 discount to all SLA and ARMA members, and to students. The ticket price will now be $20.00 for members and students, and $35.00 for non-members. If you have already mailed a cheque, you may bring a new cheque to the event with you, or be refunded $5.00 at the door.

In addition to an exciting panel - with speakers from Electronic Arts, VANOC, the GVRD, and the BC Securities Commission - there will also be cocktails and a fabulous canape buffet.

Program, presentation, registration and venue details follow.

PROGRAM DETAILS

* 4:30 pm: Registration. No-host bar opens
* 5:00 pm: Canape buffet opens
* 5:30 pm: "Librarians and Records Managers: Our Converging Professions" (panel discussion)
* 7:00 pm: Mingling, networking, nibbling and noshing
* 7:30 pm: Wrap-up

PRESENTATION

While librarians, records managers, and archivists have unique roles in their organizations, there are many shared skills, concerns and requirements. We want to take this opportunity to examine the areas of interest, to broaden our perspective, and to recognize job opportunities.

A panel of information professionals, who use the tools of both professions, will look at the factors that shape this convergence and provide examples based upon their work experience.

SPEAKERS:

Chris Plagnol, MLIS, CRM, Records manager for GVRD

Precis: Technology - as well as other factors -- has been a major change agent in the convergence of the "information professions". Increasingly, librarians, records managers, and archivists are working with other information professionals and technologists. Many have suggested that the distinctions between these groups are becoming blurred. Others suggest that requirements of each profession ensure uniqueness, but current realities suggest much common ground and shared objectives. This presentation will look at the factors that shape this convergence, and offer some examples of realities that are common.

Marnie King, MLIS, Assistant Records Manager, Information Management, VANOC

Shows how the cataloguing aspect of the MLIS can be applied to Records management - namely creating and developing a classification system.

John Horodyski, MLIS, MAS, Integration Producer, Electronic Arts

Precis: Digital Asset Management (DAM) provides a convergence for the two disciplines of archival studies and librarianship. In particular:

The access to valuable, archival assets needed for business operations and the classification and organization of those assets (metadata) for use by the business
The archival skill set provides insight to the management of records, and in particular digital media records (i.e. video, graphics), critical to business operations; knowing what is there now and being able to access archival records needed for future reference
The librarianship skill set is valuable for its organizational strategies and in particular, taxonomy creation and metadata analysis. Both of these provide insight to how to find the records, what they are and how they may be used.

Carol Williams, MLS, Manager, Records Management, BCSC & Deborah Copeman, MLS, Information Specialist, Knowledge Management Services, BCSC

Precis: Implementing an electronic document records management system (EDRMS) is change management in action. Promoting sound information management practices and raising awareness of services available are challenges for library and records management departments. At the BC Securities Commission, professionals in both areas are working together to implement EDRMS. Carol and Deborah will share their experience using the following change management tools:

Focus groups to understand user needs and compile requirements
Training opportunities to introduce and gain acceptance of a records retention schedule
A pilot project to test the document management system

REGISTRATION

To register, complete the online registration form http://www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/programs/regform2004.htm and mail it, with your payment (cheque made out to SLA WCC), to:

Deb Hutchison
West Vancouver Memorial Library
1950 Marine Drive
Vancouver BC
V7V 1J8

Fees:
* $20 for SLA and ARMA members, students, and unemployed
* $30 for non-members

VENUE

The Terminal City Club is located at 837 Hastings Street.

(Note that there is a dress-casual dress code - please, no jeans.)

Generously sponsored by Micro Com Systems and Fujitsu and our program sponsor Micromedia ProQuest