SLA Information Technology Division Blog

Third Annual Technical Support Roundtable at SLA 2008

For the third conference in a row, the IT division will offer an "unconference" session where attendees can discuss technical support issues with each other:

Technical Support Roundtable
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:00AM - 12:30PM

 Bring your questions and share your ideas at this third annual forum for technical support issues. What are your favorite Web 2.0 apps? How have you dealt with security concerns? Have you upgraded to the latest from Microsoft yet? Whether you are a technical support expert or someone who serves as a de facto support professional, join us in this open discussion to share your experiences and concerns.

In order for this session to be successful, participation is essential. Please spread the word to others who might be interested in attending.

More information about other IT-sponsored programs in Seattle

Tip for planning your Annual Conference experience

Hopefully you have made your flight and hotel reservations for Seattle, and will soon be sending in your registration form for the conference.  (Notice that securing flight and hotel truly need to be done first, so you get better deals.)  Early bird registration on the conference ends April 1 (no fooling!), so you need to figure out soon -- if you haven't done so already -- what ticketed events you want to attend.

With planning your conference experience in mind, here's a tip:

You can browse the Personal Planner by SLA Units.  That means you can look at all of the Information Technology Division events at once!  Notice that there are three ticketed events this year:

• Taxonomies for Indexing: A Hands-On Approach ($ 299/member or student, $399/non-member)
• Digitization Essentials ($ 299/member or student, $399/non-member)
• Information Technology Division Business Meeting ($15)

For more information on these events, check the Personal Planner.

And...if you are not an SLA member, do not despair!  You too can use the Personal Planner in order to get organized for the conference.  Check it out and be sure to look for IT Division events!

SLA-Seattle - hotel registration is open

I may be late on the news, but I learned this morning that hotel registration for Seattle was now up on the SLA website. Since hotel rooms usually go fast, I would suggest you ponder your options early.

A deposit is again required this year. Please see http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2008/travelhotel/index.cfm .

5,047 attendees in Denver

SLA just sent a press release about the Denver conference. 5,047 individuals attended, and for the first time, every chapter around the world was represented. 813 attendees were first-time SLA conference participants. The INFO-EXPO was sold out and featured 275 companies and organizations and all 445 booths were filled. There were 38 new exhibitors. Kudos to HQ and to the Conference organizers, including IT's own Ty Webb.

2007 Awards Winners

On Tuesday, June 5th, the Division's awards were presented during the Business Meeting, Awards Tea and Keynote meeting. We were fortunate, and happy, to receive many nominations this year for two of our awards. Here are the awardees:

• The Joe Ann Clifton Student Award went to Nancy B. Matheny, from the University of Arizona, for her paper intitled "Forging Cultural Heritage Collections Online: The Story of An American Tale". This paper will be published in the next edition of b/ITe. Ms. Matheny was present to do a short allocution.
• The Outstanding Technology Programming Award went to the San Diego, for their day-long program intitled "Beyond the Buzz: Hot Technologies and How Can We Use Them?". The program took place on October 6th, 2006 and included presentations, demonstrations, vendor exhibits and networking opportunities. The Chapter's president and one of the program planners were present to receive their certificate and award.

Be on the look out for the call for nominations for our 2008 awards; we'd love to have your applications and nominations.

Cool Google MyMaps for Denver

Yankee in Canada has put together some Google Maps to make conference restaurants and other amenities in Denver easier to find.  Thanks Daniel!

Don't forget the Early Bird registration deadline for the Denver conference is May 1.  Be sure to register before then!

Denver conference registration and hotel reservations now in operation

The Denver Conference registration is now open. See: http://www.sla.org/Denver2007

The Denver Conference hotel reservation system is now up and running. See:

http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2007/travelhotel/ and
http://www2.expobook.com/evt/evt_home.asp?eventid=104

The good hotel rooms will be booked quickly, so don't wait too long!

2008 Leadership Summit Site Selected

The Kentucky Chapter blog has the scoop on the site for the 2008 Leadership Summit.  As a proud Kentucky Chapter member myself, I am delighted that we'll be in Louisville (and that's Loo-ah-vuhl) in 2008.  Dates should be announced in Reno.

I know it's a long way off, but I'd seriously encourage you to plan on attending this one.  We will really be rolling out the Kentucky hospitality.

SLA 2007 in Denver

The division's program planner, Stephanie H. Wical, has put together a terrific slate of programs for the Denver conference, June 2-6, 2007.  Podcasting, mashups, DSpace, Roy Tennant, the Gold Digger's Ball...I know we say this every year, but this really is a conference you don't want to miss!

The Online Personal Planner is scheduled to open on Monday.  The SLA housing bureau and registration are scheduled to open mid-month.  Rooms often fill up fast, so be sure to make your plans soon.

Joe Ann Clifton Student Award

Submissions are now accepted for the Joe Ann Clifton Student Award, offered by the IT Divison of SLA. This award is intended to promote participation in the SLA Annual Conference by an exceptional library science student. The recipient of this award will receive:

• Student membership in SLA for one (1) year.
• Reimbursement for expenses to attend the SLA Annual Conference not to exceed $1,500 and limited to the following:
  • Economy class round-trip airfare to the Annual Conference.
  • Student registration for the Annual Conference (including the IT Business Meeting).
  • Lodging during the conference.
  • Transportation during the conference.
  • Meals during the conference.
• Recognition and presentation of the winning paper at the Annual Business Meeting of the IT Division. The winner must be present to accept the award at the IT Business Meeting. The winning paper will be published in b/ITE, the Division newsletter.

Submission Requirements:

• The topic of the paper should pertain to the use of information technology. A paper which addresses a topic in a practical rather than a theoretical manner is preferred.
• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited MLS or MIS program at the time of the award competition. Previous winners are not eligible for the award.
• Entries may be a paper which the applicant has written or is preparing for a class but has not been published. Only one paper per applicant will be accepted.
• IT reserves the right not to award the prize if it is the opinion of the judges that no submission is worthy of the award.
• IT will retain first publication rights of the winning paper.

***The deadline for submission is January 31st 2007***. E-mail your paper to Catherine Lavallée-Welch, IT Membership and Awards Chair, at clw@lakeland.usf.edu. Please include "SLA IT Student Award" in the subject line.

E-mail is preferred, but entries may be mailed to:

Catherine Lavallée-Welch
Associate Librarian
University of South Florida Lakeland
3433 Winter Lake Rd
Lakeland, FL 33803-9807
USA

IT Division Programs in Denver

Stephanie Wical, IT Division Denver Program Planner, has done a terrific job in planning programs for the Denver conference.  The preliminary list of programs is now posted on the IT division website. More information will be coming soon on the blog and on the website.

Planning a conference is a huge task, and I congratulate Stephanie on all her hard work in what's shaping up to be a truly great conference.

Open House Speaker Publishes New Book

For those of you who may have attended Science Fiction Night at the SLA Conference in Baltimore, Mindy Klasky has just released a new book.  The book's main character is a special librarian (in all meanings of the word, as the author says).  Read more about it at LISNews.

Podcasts from SLA2006 Available

SLA experimented with podcasting in Baltimore and have posted podcasts of six conference sessions to the SLA website.  The sound quality varies, but this is defintely worth checking out.  Hopefully we'll see more podcasting in Denver!

Online Program with SF Author from Baltimore Open House

If you missed the IT division's annual Science Fiction Night in Baltimore (co-sponsored with the Sci-Tech and Engineering divisions), you still have the opportunity to hear author Bud Starhawk online:

Sunday, July 2, 2006 beginning at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 9:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Pacific/Second Life Time, and 2:00 a.m. GMT:
Science Fiction Author Bud Starhawk
Bud Starhawk began writing science fiction stories in 1975. His stories have been selected for both Dozois’ and Hartwell’s Years Best anthologies. Bud was a three-time finalist in the Nebula’s Novella category in 1998, 2001, and 2005. He has frequently appeared in Analog's Readers Choice Awards lists.
Sponsored by: Alliance Library System
Location: OPAL Auditorium as well as in the open air theater on Info Island in Second Life.

And for you SF fans, yes we are in the planning stages for another Science Fiction Night in Denver!

Internet Librarian 2006

I'm guessing most of you receive this by mail like me but have you looked at the preliminary program of the next Internet Librarian conference in October? Tons of succulent stuff to see and do. And the conference is also offering a podcasting studio for the attendees. More details to come I'm sure.

Social Networks and Knowledge Management

Wednesday morning, I attended a session entitled "Get Connected! Social Networks and Knowledge Management". I was expecting something about social software but that wasn't exactly the case. It did feature good technology so I stayed put. The speaker was Ted Graham, from marketing firm Hill & Knowlton.

Graham presented ways of discovering the hidden relationships in a work environment. We are used to the hierarchical way of viewing a network of work colleagues; software now permits to see the informal networks and see who is really central and who is on the periphery by doing cluster analysis, for example, on email exchanges and meeting scheduling in Outlook. The idea is then to use the results for strategic relationship and functional relationship building.

Also mentioned were software like TACIT ActiveNet, BranchIT, and LinkedIn to broker relationships - a bit like Friendster and MySpace but for professionals.  Hill & Knowlton are also working on a expert database using a product called Knowledge Network in Sharepoint Beta.

Finally, to create more relationships, every Friday at 3PM in the Toronto office, a beer cart makes its way through the cubicles. But that involves another technology all together :)

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Web Development Roundtable

Wednesday afternoon, I co-moderated the Web Development Roundtable with Susan Brown of Transylvania University as the original moderator could not make it to Baltimore.

Nine participants, from military, government, academic libraries and library school, joined us for a good conversation that spanned several subjects. Among the topics discussed: politics of creating/updating websites; RSS feeds and how to create them (FeedBurner); website usability and website design; dynamic websites and the software behind them (PHP, JavaScript, ColdFusion); federated search engines and peer-support (check out the Web4Lib list, if you haven't done so already). We have to thank the participants for the excellent back-and-forth that took place.

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Wikis in newsrooms

I also attended part of "Newsroom Wikis", with four different presenters, all news librarians.

I missed Jessica Baumgart's presentation, except to see that she had used wikis to set up games for her library users that are found around the world. She works at Harvard University.

Michael Meiners, of the St Louis Post Dispatch, explained how the News Research department has a private wiki for training and "how-to" materials for their usage. He deplored the lack of customization of their software they use, OpenWiki, but otherwise find it convivial. He suggests defining parameters for the content.

Susan Ebbs, of the Raleigh News and Observer, uses both blogs and wikis in her work. Their wiki holds dossiers on breaking and ongoing news. They are also preparing a wiki that would act as a expert database for the librarians' expertise and knowledge.

Last was Jim Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch. They did create three wikis in one year. One is titled "Dewey Answers". It contains published Dispatch articles along with the research done for them by the library. It also contains background info on recent events, people profiles, stylebooks, an almanach and welcome-wagon materials for newcomers to the department.

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RFID in libraries

This morning I attended the co-sponsored session "Are Sci-Tech Libraries ready for RFID, and is RFID ready for Sci-Tech Libraries?"

The title was a bit misleading as the presenters did not concentrate on sci-tech libraries. But they did do a good presentation about the technology how it is now and how it could be in the near future. There were about 45 persons in the room.

Max Anderson of Solinet explained the "now": the lack of recognized standards, how the technology for libraries differs from that for commerce, how the different components work together, why the technology is failing for CDs and DVDs, how it is easily compromised by people intending to steal library materials. There are advantages though: easier inventory control, less handling of delicate materials, longer life for tags and less repetitive injury problems for staff. High initial costs, proprietary tags, sensor problems and privacy issues are the downsize. It may take five to ten years before showing ROI on the technology.

Oleg Boyarsky, President/CEO of Library Automation Technologies, talked about the future of RFID. He said that once the tags (now costing $.50 to $1.50 each) will go down to $.10 around 2008, the technology will really take off. A recent study by Auto-ID Centre/Proctoc & Gamble shows that 78% of respondents have a negative perception of RFID, concerning privacy issues. "Kill codes" can now be implemented to inactivate the microchips but it may not be enough for some. The decrease cost for the chips should be accompanied by better manufacturing process that should address a lot of the problems that are happening today. Adopting the technology demands a lot of process and infrastructure change though.

The PowerPoint for this session should appear on the SLA conference site shortly after the conference.

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Bloggers Get-Together

I just came back from the Bloggers Get Together, set up by the Blogging Section. Thirteen bloggers attended under the thankfully-reappeared Baltimore sun. A list of attendees and hopefully some pictures should appear soon on the Blogging Section blog. Thanks to all who attended, who was great to see "old" faces and meet new people.

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Opening session keynote speaker

I won't reproduce it here but I posted about the keynote address by Gwen Ifill on my EngLib blog.

One thing though, before the keynote speaker, attendees had to go through 70 minutes of SLA awards presentations. Although it is important to recognize the association's winners, the presentation got quickly tedious. I heard today that plans are already under way for doing it differently next year.

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Sessions reporters requested

The Baltimore conference is now on! The IT Division had its first business meeting this afternoon.

IT's Chair, Holly Chong-Williams, requested reports of conference sessions for the next issue of b/ITe, the division's publication. They don't need to be very complicated or very long. You can report on IT's own programming or others. It's a nice and easy way to get your name out there in print - and the reports will be useful for those members that could not make it in Baltimore.

IT Board members are also encouraged to post their reports on this blog.

IT Open House-Mystery Night with Jane Kelly

For the sixth year in a row, there will be mysterious happenings at the IT Open House on Sunday night.  This year, both of our guest mystery writers have previous careers that are of interest to IT members.

Marcia Talley has an MLS from the University of Maryland and was administrative librarian for TeleSec Library Services, then Head of Technical Services for the American Bankers Association and finally Head of Library Systems Support at the US General Accounting Office before abandoning her commute to work at the US Naval Academy Library near her Annapolis home.   All this before she became an award winning mystery writer!

Donna Andrews, a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in English and Drama, says she developed a profound understanding of the criminal mind through her observation of interdepartmental politics at the large financial organization where she worked for two decades.  Donna writes in a genre that should appeal to all IT members:  a technocozy – a melding of the traditional mystery (think Agatha Christie) and modern technology.   

Come and meet Donna and Marcia at:
IT Division Open House -- Mystery Night with Jane Kelly
Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:00PM - 11:00PM
Location: Hyatt Regency,  Constellation Ballroom C-D

More information about each of our authors is available at their website.
www.donnaandrews.com
www.marciatalley.com

Internet access in Convention Center

Looks like bloggers will still be again struggling to post live from sessions in Baltimore at the Annual Conference. SLA HQ will not provide service. Individuals can access wireless internet using the WiFi Internet Café service at the Starbucks in the Pratt Street Lobby entrance. There will also be wireless access at the Main and Outdoor Terrace locations on the 300 Level. My understanding is that it is not free.

So, which one will I buy, the access in the Center or my hotel room? Decisions...

Thanks to Ted Baldwin on sla-dche for the info.

Conference Registration Rate Changes Soon

If you haven't registered for the Annual Conference yet, registration rates will go up after May 31.  Be sure to register now!

Please join us at the IT Business Meeting and Awards Tea.  Simply add ticket #715 to your registration.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

IT Division Final Program

Gang, here is the IT Division's Final Program for Baltimore. Unfortunately,
due to lowregistrations, we have had to cancel one of our CE courses.  
By the way, please note our vendor sponsors and do make an effort to stop 
by their booths to thank them for supporting the division.  We would be

unable to present the programming we do without their support! Hope to see
you in Baltimore!!!  Take care, James
Information Technology Division-Final Program Listing
2006 Annual Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
Saturday, June 10, 2006
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Taxonomies for Indexing: A Hands-On Approach

Location: Convention Center, Room 303
Ticketed Event #125-Price: $299 member/$399 non-member

A well-built taxonomy connecting search queries to relevant content in 

databases is a fundamental part of the information architecture underlying

Web sites and corporate intranets. This session provides a comprehensive

introduction or skills refresher on taxonomy construction for precision 

information retrieval. With multiple hands-on exercises, attendees will 

develop the skills and confidence to build taxonomies for corporate, 

government, and other sectors. Definitions of key concepts will provide a 

foundation. Examples of taxonomies in action make these abstract concepts 

concrete.

Speaking: Alice Redmond-Neal, Senior Editor, Chief Lexicographer, 

Access Innovations Inc.; Jay Ven Eman, CEO, Access Innovations Inc.

Presented by: Information Technology Division

Sponsored by: Access Innovations Inc.
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	

Information Technology Division Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency, Chesapeake A

Members of the 2005-2006 Information Technology Division Board will meet.
All IT Division members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Moderated by: Holly Chong-Williams, Thomson-Dialog
Sunday, June 11, 2006
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Information Technology Division Open House: Mystery Night with Jane Kelly

Location: Hyatt Regency, Constellation C-D

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.

Moderated by: Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech

Speaking: Jane Kelly, Independent Consultant and Author

Sponsored by: Factiva
Monday, June 12, 2006
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Are Sci-Tech Libraries ready for RFID, and is RFID ready for Sci-Tech
Libraries?

Location: Convention Center, Room 319

This program will explore the questions:
­ What exactly is RFID?
­Is it a privacy nightmare or an inventory godsend for sci-tech
libraries?
­Is this technology ready for use?
­What are the issues, challenges, and potential problems? What are the
benefits, advantages, and possible future of RFID?

Moderated by: Janet Hughes, Biological Sciences Librarian, Pennsylvania
State University

Speaking: Max Anderson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Integrated
Technology Group; Oleg
Boyarsky, President/CEO, Library Automation Technologies Inc.

Presented by: Science and Technology Division, Engineering Division,
Information Technology Division 
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Technical Support Roundtable

Location: Convention Center, Room 303

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
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.

Moderated by: Stacey Greenwell, Head, Desktop Support, University of
Kentucky Libraries

Presented by: Information Technology Division
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Evolving the Resolving: Open URL

Location: Convention Center, Room 301-302

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. Administrators must
make many informed decisions regarding the implementation of this type of
product 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.

Moderated by: Jill Sherman, Head of Technical Services, Kornhauser
Library, University of Louisville

Speaking: Rafal Kasprowski, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of
Houston Libraries; Nettie Legace, SFX Product Manager, Ex Libris Ltd.;
Cindi Trainor, Director, Information Technology, The Libraries of the
Claremont Colleges; Judy Wulff, Electronic Services Librarian, University
of Louisville Libraries

Presented by: Information Technology Division

Sponsored by: Dialog
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Implementing Semantic Web in Government

Location: Convention Center, Room 337
Ticketed Event #565-Price: $26 member/$26 non-member

The opportunities 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.

Moderated by: Richard Huffine, Chair, Government Information Division

Speaking: Dean Allemang, Top Quadrant Inc.; Marjorie Hlava, President,
Access Innovations Inc.

Presented by: Government Information Division, Information Technology
Division

Sponsored by: SCOPUS/Elsevier
1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Blogging Section's SLA Bloggers Get-Together

Location:  Edgar's Billiards Club

Moderator:  Catherine Lavallée-Welch
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Accessibility and Universal Design

Location: Convention Center, Room 328

Moderated by: Elizabeth Brown, Binghamton University

Speaking: Elizabeth Harrison, Academic Retention Specialist, University of
Arizona

Presented by: Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division, Information
Technology Division, Science and Technology Division

Sponsored by: Springer
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

One Million Pages a Year and More: The National Digital Newspaper Program

Location: Convention Center, Room 314

Participants will hear some of the first results of the groundbreaking
National Digital Newspaper Program to digitize and make freely available
more than 20 million historical newspaper pages in 20 years or less.
Open-source architecture, selection, and implementation will be discussed.
Members of the first award group will detail their experiences in
selecting and preparing their collections for this national program.

Moderated by: Georgia Higley, Serial and Government Publications Division,
Library of Congress

Speaking: Mary Molinaro, Director, Preservation and Digital Programs,
University of Kentucky; George Schlukbier, Office of Strategic
Initiatives, Library of Congress

Presented by: Information Technology Division
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Information Technology, Engineering and Sci-Tech Division Open House:
Science Fiction, the Future, and Libraries

Location: Hyatt Regency, Constellation Ballroom C-D

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 book signing, as well as the usual networking time and
refreshments

Moderated by: Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech

Speaking: John Hemry; Mindy Klasky; Tee Morris; Bud Sparhawk; Michael
Swanwick; John Wright

Sponsored by: Thomson Scientific, Dialog
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Is Federated Searching Good for Sci-Tech Libraries?

Location: Convention Center, Room 302

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 it really a benefit for users? Is it
suitable only for public libraries and low-level undergraduate use? Is
there a role for federated searching in corporate libraries where the
comprehensiveness of searches may be more important than ease of use? The
panel will discuss the pros and cons of implementing federated searching
in sci-tech libraries.

Moderated by: Pamela Enrici, Engineering and Medical Librarian, University
of Minnesota-Duluth

Speaking: Tate Nunley, Regional Account Executive, Ex Libris Ltd.; Pamela
Enrici, Librarian, University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Presented by: Science and Technology Division, Information Technology
Division

Sponsored by: EBSCO Information Services
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Information Technology Division Business Meeting and Awards Tea

Location: Convention Center, Room 325
Ticketed Event #715-Price: $15 member/$15 non-member

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.

Moderated by: Holly Chong-Williams, Thomson-Dialog

Sponsored by: LexisNexis
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Information Technology Division and Leadership and Management Division
Open House: Pirate Dance Party

Location: Hyatt Regency, Constellation Ballroom C-D

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.

Moderated by: Stephanie Wical, Skeen Library, New Mexico Tech
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Technical Standards Update

Location: Convention Center, Room 337-338

Speakers will provide an update on the National Information Standards
Organization’s newly proposed and in-progress standards, and the revision
of ISSN Standards. The program will also consider new control vocabulary
and metasearch issues.

Moderated by: Julie-Mae Stanley, Assistant Vice President, Database
Solutions, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Speaking: Marjorie Hlava, President, Access Innovations Inc.; Peter Noerr,
Chief Technology Officer, MuseGlobal; Regina Reynolds, Head National
Serials Data Program and ISSN Center, Library of Congress; Patricia
Stevens, Interim Executive Director, National Information Standards
Organization

Presented by: Information Technology Division, Technical Standards
Committee
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Collaboration Tools: Using Social Software

Location: Convention Center, Room 301

Sharing information and knowledge is critical in today’s global business
environment, which 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,
voice over internet protocol, and other technologies. Since the tools are
global in their use and application, speakers also will discuss the use of
social software tools outside the United States (and how it use compares
with our U.S. use)-plus how Web-based computing could finally push social
software into the mainstream.

Moderated by: Nina Platt, Director of Information Resources, Faegre and
Benson LLP

Speaking: K. Matthew Dames, SNTReport.com and Seso Group LLC; Ross
Mayfield, CEO, Socialtext

Presented by: Leadership and Management Division, Information Technology
Division
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Web Development Roundtable

Location: Convention Center, Room 315

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.

Moderated by: Mark Paul, Assistant Director, Office of Libraries
Technology, University of Louisville

Presented by: Information Technology Division

Bloggers Get-Together in Baltimore

The Blogging Section invites all bloggers and those interested in blogging to join us for a get-together at the Annual Conference in Baltimore. On Monday, June 12th, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, we will meet at Edgar's Billiards Club & Restaurant (htt://www.edgarsclub.com) on the outdoor patio. Look for the sign "SLA Bloggers Get-Together". Restaurant and bar service will be available for you to order refreshments (each pay his/her own). A pool table will be reserved inside for us.

Edgar's offers 10% off the tab for conventioneers so don't forget to bring your conference badge with you. The club is conveniently located between the Baltimore Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency on the Baltimore Inner Harbor Skywalk, above Pratt and Light streets.

Even if you are not a member of the Section, or even the IT Division, we would love to meet you. So, come relax, practice your eight-ball and talk about blogging with us!

P.S. Don't forget to check out the Blogging Section Blog too!

The Blogging Section invites all bloggers and those interested in blogging to join us for a get-together at the Annual Conference in Baltimore. On Monday, June 12th, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, we will meet at Edgar's Billiards Club & Restaurant (htt://www.edgarsclub.com) on the outdoor patio. Look for the sign "SLA Bloggers Get-Together". Restaurant and bar service will be available for you to order refreshments (each pay his/her own). A pool table will be reserved inside for us.

Edgar's offers 10% off the tab for conventioneers so don't forget to bring your conference badge with you. The club is conveniently located between the Baltimore Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency on the Baltimore Inner Harbor Skywalk, above Pratt and Light streets.

Even if you are not a member of the Section, or even the IT Division, we would love to meet you. So, come relax, practice your eight-ball and talk about blogging with us!

P.S. Don't forget to check out the Blogging Section Blog too!