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| Speakers: | Alice Redmond-Neal, Training Director, Access Innovations, Inc. |
| Dr. Jay Ven Eman, CEO, Access Innovations, Inc. | |
| Sponsored by: | Access Innovations, Inc. |
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3:00pm–6:00pm
IT Board Meeting
Members of the 2005-2006 Information Technology Division Board
will meet. All IT Division members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Moderator: |
Holly Chong-Williams, Thomson-Dialog |
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IT Lead Program |
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June 11, 2006 (Sunday)
1:00pm–5:00pm
Continuing Education Course-
Weblogging for Beginners: A Practical Approach
Should you jump on the blogwagon? Is it really easy? Is it really
useful? Come and learn the basics of weblogging: the what, who, why,
when and how of easy web publishing for librarians and libraries.
Planning, purposes, technology (including feeds) and maintenance will be
discussed. A nice mix of theory and hands-on practice awaits curious
beginners.
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Speaker: |
Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Associate Librarian, University of South Florida – Lakeland |
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8:00pm–11:00pm
IT Division Open House -- Mystery Night with Jane
Kelly
Join the Information Technology Division’s own
mystery author, Jane Kelly. The author of four mystery novels, she will
be the hostess for the evening’s mysterious events.
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Moderator: |
Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech |
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Speaker: |
Jane Kelly, Independent Consultant |
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IT Lead Program |
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June 12, 2006 (Monday)
9:30am-11:00am
Technical Support Roundtable
Bring your questions and share your ideas at this forum for
technical support issues. What are you doing about the spyware invasion?
How are you utilizing blogging? Whether you are a technical support
expert or someone who serves as a de facto support professional, join us
to share your experiences and concerns.
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Moderator: |
Stacey Greenwell, University of Kentucky |
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IT Lead Program |
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9:30am-11:00am
Are Sci-Tech Libraries
Ready for RFID, and is RFID Ready for Sci-Tech Libraries?
What exactly is RFID? Is RFID a privacy nightmare or an inventory
godsend for Sci-Tech Libraries? Is this technology ready for use in Sci-Tech
Libraries? What are issues, challenges and potential problems with RFID?
What are the benefits, advantages and possible future of RFID?
IT is a co-sponsoring unit with the Science-Technology Division as lead division.
11:30am–1:00pm
Evolving the Resolving: OpenURL
OpenURL Technology has made a big impact on how users access electronic
information in recent years. Those who decide to purchase and implement
a link resolving product will face a very complex task ahead.
Administrators must make a myriad of informed decisions regarding the
implementation of this type of product in order for it to optimally meet
the needs of their users. This session will focus on how to make a link
resolving product work best for your organization.
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Moderator: |
Jill Sherman, Head of Technical Services, Kornhauser Library, University of Louisville Libraries |
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Sponsored by: |
DIALOG, a Thomson Business |
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IT Lead Program |
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11:30am–1:00pm
Implementing the Semantic Web in
Government
The opportunity for interoperability and computer-driven interactions
have driven many government organizations to explore the semantic web.
This emerging field of information management has tapped information and
library science skills for a variety of aspects. Attendees will hear
about real-world implementations where the concept is taking hold.
| Moderator: | Richard Huffine, Chair, Government Information Division |
| Speakers: | Dean Allemang, Top Quadrant, Inc. |
| Marjorie Hlava, Access Innovations, Inc. | |
| IT is a co-sponsoring unit with the Government Information Division. | |
SLA Bloggers get together
Come relax, play pool and discuss blogging with fellow librarian
bloggers at Edgar's Billiards Club & Restaurant (on the Baltimore
Inner Harbor Skywalk, between the Convention Center and the Hyatt
Regency). Look for the "SLA Bloggers Get Together" sign on the
patio.
| Moderator: | Catherine Lavallée-Welch, University of South Florida Lakeland - Chair, Blogging Section |
3:30pm–5:00pm
One Million Pages a Year and More: The National
Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)
Hear some of the first results of the ground-breaking NDNP program to
digitize and make freely available over 20 million historical newspaper
pages in 20 years or less. Open source architecture, selection and
implementation will be discussed, and members of the first award group
will detail their experiences in selecting and preparing their
collections for this national program.
| Moderator: | Georgia Higley, Serial & Government Publications Division, Library of Congress |
| Speakers: | Mary Molinaro, Director, Preservation and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky |
| George Schlukbier, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress | |
| IT Lead Program | |
3:30pm–5:00pm
Accessibility and Universal
Design – PAM (ST & IT)
IT is a co-sponsoring unit with
Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics as lead division.
8:00pm–11:00pm
IT Division Open House -- Science Fiction, the
Future, and Libraries: An IT, Engineering and Sci-Tech Division Open
House
Science Fiction has plenty to tell us about the future of libraries.
Join us to hear from leading science fiction authors. There will be time
for questions, a booksigning, as well as the usual networking time and
refreshments afterward.
| Moderator: | Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech |
| Speakers: | Scheduled to Appear: John Hemry, Mindy L. Klasky, Tee Morris, Bud Sparhawk, John C. Wright and Michael Swanwick |
| Co-presenters: | Engineering and Science-Technology Divisions of SLA |
| IT Lead Program | |
June 13, 2006 (Tuesday)
11:30am–1:00pm
Is Federated Searching
Good for Sci-Tech Libraries?
Federated searching is touted as a boon to searchers, allowing multiple
databases to be searched simultaneously. But this facility comes at the
cost of limited searching ability. Is this really a benefit for users?
Is this suitable for public libraries and low level undergraduate use
only? Is there any role for federated searching in corporate libraries
where comprehensiveness of searches may be more important than ease of
use? Come to a panel discussion of the pros and cons of implementing
federated searching in sci-tech libraries.
IT is a co-sponsoring unit with the Science-Technology Division as lead division.
1:30pm–3:00pm
IT Business Meeting and Awards
Tea
All members of the Information Technology Division are encouraged
to attend the Annual Business Meeting and awards presentation. Have
lunch elsewhere, but enjoy tea and light refreshments with us as we
conduct our annual meeting and celebrate the division's award winners.
| Moderator: | Holly Chong-Williams, Thomson-Dialog |
| Sponsored by: | LexisNexis |
| IT Lead Program | |
8:00pm–11:00pm
IT Division Open House -- Pirate Dance Party: An IT
and LMD Open House
Put on your dancing shoes and your eye patch as the IT and LMD Divisions
take to the dance floor. Or just stop by to enjoy the show and network
with colleagues.
| Moderator: | Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech |
| Co-presenter: | Library Management Division of SLA |
| IT Lead Program | |
June 14, 2006 (Wednesday)
9:15am–10:45am
Technical Standards Update
A session by the Association’s Technical Standards Committee
Co-presenter: SLA Technical
Standards Committee
IT Lead Program
1:00pm–2:30pm
Collaboration Tools: Using Social Software–LMD
(IT)
Sharing information and knowledge is critical in today’s global
business environment. This makes the use of social software and online
collaboration tools a priority in many organizations. This session
highlights the current landscape for social software tools and focuses
on how information professionals can use blogs, wikis, instant
messaging, VOIP (voice over internet protocol), etc and offers some
speculation concerning developments on the horizon. Since the tools are
global in their use and application, speakers also discuss the use of
social software tools outside the US (and how that use compares with our
domestic use), as well as how Web-based computing could finally push
social software into the mainstream.
| Moderator: | Nina Platt, Director of Information Resources, Faegre and Benson LLP |
| Speaker(s): | K. Matthew Dames, SNTReport.com & Seso Group LLC |
| Ross Mayfield, CEO, Socialtext | |
| IT is a co-sponsoring unit with the Library Management Division as lead division | |
1:00pm-2:30pm
Web Development Roundtable
Bring your questions and share your ideas in this forum for web
development issues. What software issues are you facing? How are you
incorporating feedback from the user into your design? Join us to share
your experiences and concerns.
Moderator: Mark Paul,
Assistant Director, Office of Library Technology, University of
Louisville Libraries
IT Lead
Program