SLA Social Science Division Blog

Library Journal preview features DSOC program

Library Journal's preview of the SLA 2009 conference highlights one of our own division's programs, Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession.

Which globalization trends offer prospects for info pros? Practitioners share experiences about corporate and nonprofit library projects in Africa and Asia.

The session will take place on Tuesday, June 16, from 9:30-11 a.m. Don't miss it!

Poster session & open house

The Social Science, Museum, Arts & Humanities, and Education Divisions are hosting an open house with a twist this year - while you're enjoying an after dinner drink, coffee, or dessert and mingling with your colleagues, you can also learn from a poster session!

The theme of the poster session is Inspiration and Diversity - SLA Around the Globe. The session will be informal, allowing you to relax and view the posters at your own pace.

The posters selected for this year's session are:

Information Accessibility and the Disability Community
by Jacy Bell, Master's Student, University of Arizona School of Information Resources & Library Science

Facebook: Water Cooler 2.0
by Christi Underdown, The Center for Population Music

Putting a Face on the Information Divide: A Look at Two Romanian Villages
by Cheryl Klimaszewski, Collections Information Manager, Art and Artifacts Collections, Bryn Mawr College

E-Books in Hospitality, Libraries Hidden in Plain Sight
by Donald Schnedeker, Library Director, Nestlé Library, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University

Lubuto: Excellent Special Libraries for African Street Children
by Jane Kinney Meyers, Lubuto Library Project, Inc.

Folksonomy: Is it Helping Folks?
by Nicholoas Brodnicki, SUNY at Buffalo

Libraries Around the Globe: Comparing Library Services in Brazilian and Chinese Libraries
by Patricia H. Dawson, Rider University

The open house and poster session will be held during the SLA 2009 conference in Washington, DC:

Sunday, June 14
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Renaissance Washington Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Tour of US Holocaust Museum and Memorial on Thursday at Annual

Not only am I too old to blog but I couldn’t even remember how I posted to the blog the last time. In any event, our upcoming tour in Washington  was something I did need to SHOUT about and what better way to reach out than our blog. 

During the annual meeting the Social Science Division has a tour planned for Thursday June 18^th . It’s off to the United States Holocaust Museum and Memorial in Washington DC, a short bus ride from the Convention Center

I was at the USHMM for the first time just recently to try to locate information on my paternal grandfather whom I know literally next-to-nothing about.  I cannot attest to the quality of the museums exhibits since I spent all my time in the library and “International Tracing Service.”  Suffice it to say it is a world renowned exhibit, truly one of its kind.  Even if you have seen the permanent exhibit before there are always temporary exhibits.  Perhaps most exciting for us librarian types is that our trip includes a behind the scenes tour of the library and archives (before the museum even opens). We will be meeting with at least one of the librarians who will describe their collections, the types of research that are conducted there, and tell us about the international tracing service.  The staff members I met were remarkable.

After spending an hour and a half with the librarians we will each do the self-guided tour of the museum. I will probably hurry back to the archives to do a little digging.  There is a cafeteria on the premises for a coffee break or lunch before we head back to the convention center at 12:45.  Our passes to the museum will have been arranged, you get too avoid the long line at security, and will be treated to a behind-the-scenes peek at this national treasure.  I hope you can join us.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (ebroch@princeton.edu).

Have you ever been there?  What did you think?  Questions?

You can register online at http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowSLA091/Default.aspx

Three New Web Trends

Understanding the New Web Era: Web 3.0, Linked Data, Semantic Web

"If Web 2.0 was about user generated content and social applications such as YouTube and Wikipedia, then Web 3.0 is about open and more structured data - which essentially makes the Web more 'intelligent'."

Written by Richard MacManus, "Understanding the New Web Era" summarizes a series of posts by Greg Boutin on what's coming next with the web.

"The smarter the data, the more things we can do with it."

New DSOC Members for April 2009

Welcome to our newest members who joined DSOC in April 2009! We are very glad to have you and look forward to hearing from you during the year.

Mary Bryant, Arlington, Virginia

Karen Wierucki, Toronto, ON, Canada

Mary Hearnden, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jeannine Sachar, Rockville, Maryland

Barbara Torreon, Annapolis, Maryland

Maeve Pinto, Pennington, New Jersey

John Bertland, Oakland, California

Elizabeth Vernaci, Washington, DC

DSOC Member Receives Award

Congratulations are in order for DSOC member Suzanne Cohen,who has been awarded the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship.  This award recognizes exemplary skill in librarianship, outstanding service to the university community and to the profession, and significant scholarship and professional growth. Cohen is the Collection Development Librarian at the Catherwood Library, a part of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

New DSOC Members for March 2009

Welcome to our newest members who joined DSOC in March 2009! We are very glad to have you and look forward to hearing from you during the year.

Ms. Pamela Enrici, Duluth, Minnesota

Ms. Lorette Weldon, Hyattsville, Maryland

Ms. Muriel Wells, Huntsville, Alabama

Mr. Matthew Micka, Sunnyside, New York

Ms. Suzie Rafter, Dublin, Ireland

Mr. Alain Borsi, Montreal, Canada

Janakirnan Amirthaligan, Palavakam Chennai, India

Trio of Global Programs at 2009 Centennial Annual Conference

Members of the Special Libraries Association
SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION, SLA EUROPE, INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE CAUCUS, & THE WASHINGTON, DC, CHAPTER

 

Cordially Invite You To

The Centennial 2009 Special Libraries Association Annual Conference’s

INTERNATIONAL RECEPTION

 

MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009

6 pm to 7:30 pm

 

Embassy of the Republic of Zambia
2419 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

(Free, continuous shuttle provided by Dow Jones: 5:30 – 7:45 pm; departing from Washington Convention Center, South Building, L Street Entrance)

 

Murray Wortzel Award
&
SLA Europe Information Professional 2009Award
Presented

 

Generously Sponsored

By

DOW JONES

 

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Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
9:30-11 AM
Envision your future, perhaps. Hear 3 global thought-leaders discuss key globalization trends & amplify rising opportunities for information professionals. A Professor of Law highlights the impact of globalization on US professional legal services. Two award-winning librarians share best practices & lessons learned from successful non-profit & corporate library projects in Africa and India, respectively.
Speakers:
Saule T. Omarova (Assistant Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law)
Jane Kinney Meyers (President & Founder, Lubuto Library Project)
Larisa Brigevich (Director, Global Research Library, Franklin Templeton Investments)

 

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Global IQ: Cross-Cultural Skills for Information Professionals
Sunday, 14 June 2009 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Ticketed Event #505
By 2015 (Forrester Research) at least 3.3 million white collar jobs shift
from the US to low-cost countries (China, India, Russia, etc.). Librarians
& info. pros. are at risk: secondary research can now be done offshore. To
turn globalization challenges into opportunities, librarians MUST raise
their global IQ. We simplify & demystify globalization, parsing it into
practical concepts, key cross-cultural skills, & best practices easily
adoptable in any library setting.
Speaker: Larisa Brigevich, Franklin Templeton Investments

Exhibit hall tickets?

I know one can purchase an exhibit hall pass for $50 good for one day. I had heard that exhibitors also have tickets they will give out upon request. Does anyone know if the latter is true and, if so, do you know of someone who would part with a couple of those tickets? Thanks!