Here's what happened at a Glance
Sunday, June 5 - Monday, June 6 - Tuesday, June 7 - Wednesday, June 8
How to Build Taxonomies that Support Your Enterprise Goals
Sunday, Jun 05, 2005
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Katherine Bertolucci, Taxonomy and Information Management Consultant, Isis Information Services
Taxonomies arrange knowledge for superior information retrieval. This entertaining program teaches client-centered methods that support enterprise goals by emphasizing the selection and arrangement of vocabulary, categories and organizational structure. You will learn how to evaluate and build the best hierarchy. These innovative techniques are explained with examples from Katherine Bertolucci’s experiences as Snoopy’s librarian and her 25 years in taxonomy development. The class will practice their new skills by working together on an enjoyable topic.
Back to top of pageLMD Open House
Sunday, Jun 05, 2005
9:00 PM - Midnight
Networking, meeting old friends, making new ones, relaxing, learning and enjoying “conference life” are the ingredients that make up the Leadership & Management Open House. We look forward to seeing you all there in the LMD suite. Held at the Palliser Suite, Fairmont
Royal York Hotel.
Sponsored by LexisNexis
Back to top of pageCareer Guidance and Mentoring Breakfast
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Mentors: Dave Shumaker and Betty Jo Hibberd
Held at the Palliser Suite, Fairmont, Royal York Hotel.
Sponsored by Dialog, A Thomson Company
Our Revolution Is Just Getting Started! LMD Business Luncheon – at the Conference Center
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Keynote speaker T. Scott Plutchak, Associate Professor and Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama.
Moderator: Lois Weinstein, Chair, LMD
In the year 2005 we find ourselves at a transition point that is profound, and the changes that we will witness will be momentous. Few of us, however, have come to grips with how radically different our future as information professionals is going to be. While the primary mission of information professionals – to bring people and information together in the most effective way possible – won’t change one bit, every single aspect of how we meet that mission will change. The information professionals of the 21st century are the most fortunate group of information professionals in 500 years, since we will be the ones to completely reshape our profession, using the most sophisticated communication tools ever developed, combined with 7,000 years of professional traditions and history. The challenges are daunting, and the shape of the future is very uncertain, but we have never had greater opportunities to make a dramatic and positive impact on our society. The future for information professionals has never been brighter.
The luncheon also featured a presentation of the 2005 Karen J. Switt Leadership Award that is sponsored by C. Berger & Associates. In addition, there was a short annual business meeting and election of officers.
Sponsored in part by Basch Subscriptions and LexisNexis.
Embedded Librarians for Project Teams and Communities of Interest; Technology Developments That Make It Work
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Moderator: Mary Talley, Project Director, Axelroth & Associates
Speakers: John Peverly, Bain & Co., and Barbara Rother, MITRE
In leading organizations librarians are getting out of the libraries and into project teams, communities of interest, and other work groups. Often these librarians combine internal knowledge management with research and information analysis. Come learn about the tools and techniques that make them effective in this new way of working.
Digital Resources and Librarians: Invention and Implementation
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Moderator: Patricia O'Brien Libutti, Rutgers University Libraries
Speakers: Roberta Tipton, Rutgers University Libraries, Dana Library, Newark, NJ and Eileen Stec, Rutgers University Libraries
This session will examine what quality indicators are involved in "the best" of digital resources used in libraries and education settings. Each presentation focuses on the design process of online resources. Come prepared to discuss issues about design creativity within professional parameters, online learning and teaching.
Education Division – Lead; LMD - Co- sponsor
Leadership & Management for Top Tier Information Professionals
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
As librarians move into managerial positions we assume that we will supervise and manage people just like us. As women continue to move into managerial roles, we often are responsible for managing professionals and staff in other fields. Our panelists discuss the realities of management positions that include managing non-librarians or non-library units.
Solo Division – Lead; LMD – co-sponsor
Advocacy Skills - How to Plead Your Case
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Moderator: Jill Konieczko, U.S. News and World Reports
Speaker: Susan DiMattia, Consultant, DiMattia Associates
Marketing and sales techniques are used on multiple levels in a strong plan for building understanding of and support
for information services and the professionals who provide them The goal of this session is to give every attendee ideas to implement and tools for measuring their own success.
Sponsored by Factiva, a Dow Jones Company
LMD Open House
Monday, Jun 06, 2005
9:00 PM - Midnight
Held at the Palliser Suite, Fairmont, Royal York Hotel
Networking, meeting old friends, making new ones, relaxing, learning and enjoying “conference life” are the ingredients that make up the Leadership & Management Open House. We look forward to seeing you all there in the LMD suite.
Career Guidance and Mentoring Breakfast
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Mentors: David Shumaker and Betty Jo Hibberd
Held at the Palliser Suite, Fairmont, Royal York Hotel
Sponsored by Dialog, A Thomson Company
Implementing Sound Knowledge Management Strategies in Organizations
Knowledge Management Section Breakfast
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Moderator – Geeth Vijay-Rao, Bayer Healthcare, Knowledge Mgmt & Info Svcs.
Speaker - Marcelline Saunders, Product Manager, Knowledge Management, Hummingbird Inc, Toronto.
This session will cover:
- The Basic Concepts of Knowledge Management
- Business factors driving corporate KM initiatives
- KM and technology trends
- How Organizations implement enterprise search and categorization as part of their KM initiative
- Corporate and Government success stories
Part 1: Report on a 2004 Study of Practices and Concerns Associated with Outsourced and Insourced Information Services
Consultants’ Section Luncheon
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speakers: Ulla de Stricker, President, de Stricker Associates, and Annie Joan Olesen, Director, A9 Consulting
This study tries to clarify trends, practices, concerns, and outcomes related to outsourcing/insourcing of information center services. The findings point to several specific skills as success factors for productive client-consultant relationships, and suggest opportunities for professional development activities to help suppliers of information services manage client relations. At this luncheon session you will hear what tools are needed for developing specific competencies relevant in this field. A key component in this initial phase of the study has been direct input from organizations with experience purchasing or delivering such services.
Sponsored by AIIP
Marketing Intangibles and Tangibles: Selling Information Services - Marketing Section Luncheon
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Moderator: Becky Smith, UICU
Speaker: Mary Corcoran, VP and Lead Analyst, Outsell.
An analyst from Outsell, Inc., will present the company’s advice on creating the message and delivery format for selling the value of information services to potential clients. Niche marketing principles are important here.
Sponsored by EBSCO, Factiva and ProQuest
The Challenges of Consulting Work Outside North America
Consultants’ Section Part 2
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Annie Joan Olesen, Director, A9 Consulting, Jesus Lau, Director, Universidad Veracruzana and Sylvia Piggott, Global Information Solutions Group
A panel discussion on factors that influence the client relationship in various parts of the world and what skill sets are therefore relevant.
Sponsored by Association of Independent Information Professionals - AIIP
Personal Career Strategies: How Leaders of Tomorrow Take Charge of Their Future
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Moderator: Susan DiMattia, Consultant, DiMattia Associates
Speaker: Dr. Laurie Anderson, Executive Coach and Career Planning Expert
An executive coach and career planning expert will guide her audience on how to best achieve career satisfaction and meaning in the 21st century marketplace. This session will provide concrete guidelines on how to create more joy and less powerlessness in one’s immediate job and in the years ahead.
Sponsored by Dialog, a Thomson Company
Outsourcing/Offshoring: Decision-making, If the Decision is Yours to Make: the Quest for Vision and Answers
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Cindy Hill, Manager, Sun Library, Sun Microsystems and Dr. Toby Pearlstein, Director of Global Information Services, Bain & Co.
Speakers will share decision processes used in evaluating how a strong client service model will be impacted – positively or negatively – by a move to outsourcing and offshoring. Some information professionals make the move under mandate. Others have been partners in the decision-making. Speakers with the latter experience will share their evaluation process and end results.
Sponsor – LexisNexis
Copyright, International Style
Tuesday, Jun 07, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Kelly Gill, Gowling Lafleur Henderson,LLP
Explore the concept of copyright and how it is interpreted differently in different countries. How does culture influence the concept of copyright? Is the idea of a "global" copyright even possible? Join this panel of experts in discussing these and other copyright issues.
Legal Division – Lead; Co-sponsor – LMD
Sponsored by: EOS International
You and Your Recruiter —Understanding & Managing the Process
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Back by popular demand, this session continues and builds on last year’s Nashville program and an earlier session this week in Toronto. How to make this relationship work. What do you bring to the table and what does your recruiter bring to the table? Successful outcomes!
SOLO Division – Lead, LMD – co- sponsor
Information Futurists Caucus
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Communities of Practice: Organizing Knowledge for Strategic Advantage
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Deb Wallace, Knowledge & Learning Strategy and System Design
Sponsors - Dialog, a Thomson Company
Global Content Buyers Roundtable
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Moderator: Jan Sykes, Information Management Services, Inc.
Come join others who manage and negotiate purchase of electronic information content for global enterprises. Network with these peers to share best practices, tips, and ways of solving common problems. Topics for discussion will be determined by the participants onsite, but may include the issues of a global/multilingual audience, global contracts, global communication, usage data needs, and global training needs. Discuss options for further networking throughout the year. The Content Buyers’ Roundtable is intended for experienced/senior managers who are responsible for global content and global enterprise level contracts as a major part of their job description, working in a global organization.
Training End Users to Use External Information Services
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Moderator: Michael Stelzer, Director, Global Vendor Management, Ernst & Young LLP
Speakers: Barbara Hirsh, Director, Information Resources, NERA Economic Consulting and
Lois Weinstein, President, L. Weinstein Consulting LLC
Once you’ve licensed and implemented information sources for enterprise use, how do you train people to use them? A panel will address training from both theoretical and practical aspects. A facilitated discussion will allow time for others with experience in this area to share their ideas, too.
Sponsored by LexisNexis