Notes from the "Vendor Support Brainstorming" session

Here are some of my notes from yesterday's session.

Ask vendors to sponsor something that involves not just money. The Government Information Division website has a newsfeed that is sponsored by Lexis Nexis. A publisher (AMS) helps The DPAM division print a member directory.

Vendors could provide a speaker for an event, but there are political issues to work out with this.

Don't give out tax advice to the Vendors. Recommend that they talk to their lawyers and accountants to make sure they can write-off an in-kind donation. If they can get a tax break, provide the SLA Tax ID number to them. They might be able to get a tax break on their business travel expenses.

Recognition. They want it.

Get donations from companies who are not in the library or information field. A coffee place could donate gift certificates to be given away at a meeting. A gift basket could be given away. The people attending the WebEx do not recommend a raffle for legal reasons.

Create a "Top 10 list of reason" why a vendor should sponsor your division or chapter.

Create a spreadsheet that documents who in the division or chapter has good relationships with what vendors.

Do your homework on the needs and interests of the vendors, and the people who work for them. They are people, just like you. What is their budget cycle like?

The Xtreme Reference Conference was mentioned.

Offer various levels of sponsorship. Be creative with the naming of the levels, not just Gold, Silver, Bronze.

Vendors want to participate in conversations about products and services. They don't want to simply have a logo slapped up onto a website somewhere. Keep talking to the sponsoring vendors after the event is done.

Smaller vendors could consider cheaper table top booths at the SLA conference.

Sometimes, smaller vendors might be willing to sponsor something big, since they are looking for a way to get more name recognition.

What should the division/chapter do if the vendor doesn't send a check? There are a variety of methods one could use to communicate your needs and the ramifications for not cooperating.

After the fact -- Tell vendors the things that were written on the evaluation forms for their sessions. Ask the vendors what they thought were the positives and negatives of the session. Ask them what they would like to see in the future.

Put up the evaluation forms and the results up onto the unit wiki, such as this from DST (See the section concerning "Slides, Handouts, Evaluations" Need to login to the wiki.)

Ethics. When you ask for a donation from the vendor, you are a representative of SLA, not of your place of employment.

Give the vendor an SLA or a non-work related business card. SLA has business card templates. Provide SLA business cards to the leadership of the unit.

Other advice on fundraising can be found in this PDF document.

The WebEx session was sponsored by the IEEE.

Library Day in the Life 5 post

Ok. Here it is.

Got in to work a little before 9:00am. Normally, I would open up my email first thing in the morning, but today, CAL was holding a training session for SecondLife. We met at the Sustainable Living Library. Even though I am not a member of CAL, they attendees welcomed me to the session. I used to use SecondLife when I first discovered it about three years ago, but I haven't used it lately. I also knew that they changed their interface, so I wanted to put it through its paces. The new interface is ok, but I was experiencing some severe time lag issues. Once I teleported to a different island, then my performance got better. In any case, I had a good time chatting with several other Colorado librarians.

Once I was done with that, then I got my chance to look over the email that accumulated over the weekend. I had 27 messages in my main inbox, 69 items had gathered in various filter folders based on certain topics or projects. I also had 25 that were listed in the junk folder. One of the items in a filtered folder was from the Library Journal Academic Newswire. There was an article about a new JISC report concerning Generation Y researchers. I found it interesting, so I put it into my delicious account.

That reminded me that I wanted to put in something else into delicious. One of my colleagues wrote an article concerning collaborative collection development. At the end of the day, I ended up tagging 5 things.

I have some saved searches in Google Scholar. One is for "Information Seeking" and the other covers the topic of collaboration and libraries. I usually get about 3-5 items on both topics every couple of days. I was going to blog about a new article concerning collaboration in libraries (for Collaborative Librarianship News), but then I saw that the article actually came out about 12 years ago -- not exactly new news.

I sent an email to a discussion list for LIS students at the University of Denver concerning #LibDay5. I hope some of them will be able to use some of the insights from the various librarians participating in this project.

I also responded to emails concerning Morgan & Claypool and an article in an obscure chemistry journal.

I was at the Research Desk (formerly called the Reference Desk) from 1-3pm today. Normally, we have graduate students work the desk during the summer, but we needed to have some time slots filled, and I was happy to cover for a couple of hours.

I got some questions concerning:

• Income tax and depreciation codes and books
  
• Our collection of foreign films and DVDs.
• A newly cataloged browser book that was still in "processing", so we had it rush processed while the patron waited. (Great service guys and gals!)

During down times at the desk, I continued a discussion concerning social media and social networking tools with Walt Crawford, so I read up on his blog, Cites and Insights to get the inside scoop on his opinion.

I became of friend of Gulliver the Turtle -- he is the mascot for the Open Access publisher BioMedCentral.

I also read other documents to get ready for an SLA Sci-Tech Division Leadership Webinar meeting the following day.

Once I got home from work, then we finished painting Mr. 10's bedroom. The weekend project turned into three days worth of work, but the room looks pretty good.

I have also been wanting to try to load Linux on an old laptop (Over 7 years old) that we have, but Ubuntu isn't working out for me. It isn't loading from the flash drive, even though I changed the BIOS settings. I also tried to install with a CD-ROM, but it was taking way too long. I will give Puppy Linux a try the following day. I have read some reviews that it works very well on old machines with small amounts of RAM. The laptop has 512MB, so that should be more than enough. I will let you all know how that works out.

Scholarly Communication Institute at UVa

Wish I could have gone to this conference (SCI 8: July 14-16, 2010, Experimental Approaches to New-Model Scholarly Communication) sponsored by the University of Virginia's Scholarly Communication Institute. The program and the speaker and participant list is impressive. I will be following along their tweets.

Thoughts from the #TEDxDenverEd Conference the other night

If you follow me on Twitter, you were probably a little annoyed by all of my tweets with the hashtag of #tedxdenvered. Sorry about that. Now that the TEDxDenverEd conference is done, I've had some time to sit back and reflect on the talks.

As an academic librarian at a medium sized private university, it was really interesting to see how teachers (particularly those with a technology bent, since many are here for the ISTE conference) are trying to figure out the best ways to reach K-12 students these days.

One of my favorite talks was from Brian Crosby. I really like the way he inspires his students to ask questions, particularly in scientific areas. The High Hopes Balloon project and launch videos were amazing. He also gets his students to write about and to think about things from different perspectives. More information is on his blog, Learning is Messy. Here are the links to his students' work.

I somewhat agree with Darren Wilson when he noted that "there was an obvious trend with a political and social agenda." Yes, that agenda was certainly there. But, I think teachers can more easily use topics such as environmentalism, green resources, or whatnot to get kids to be more active and involved in their education. The teacher should find out what the kids are truly interested in. If a kid is interested in making and selling widgets, then that motivation could be used as the basis for exploration into economics, business, ethics, and more. If a kid is interested in renewable energy resources, then the teacher could delve into energy exploration, land use studies, solar energy technology, and lots more.

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Are students interested in environmentalism or social justice topics because that is what they are worried about, or are the teachers simply doing a great job at getting the students interested in those "political and social agendas"?

I did hear the "library" word only once. (Maybe it was said more often, but I didn't hear it...) Either Pandora Thomas or Zakiya Harris mentioned the library in their talk. One of them said that students are simply not going to the library, nor are they using very many print books and newspapers, but, students do get their information from television and the Internet. Hummm, maybe their students are using library resources over the Internet, and they don't even know it?

It was also cool to have Adora Svitak be a surprise co-host for the night. (Here is her talk at the main TED conference way back in April.) She was on Channel 2's News Monday morning, so I had the feeling that she was going to be involved with the TEDx event here in Denver.

One of my new Twitter buddies noted that the videos will be posted to YouTube in the next couple of weeks.

The next set of Denver area TEDx Conferences are Boulder (August 7, 2010) and MileHigh (Spring of 2011).

2010 SLA Conference Report

I know it has been some time since I have gotten back from New Orleans and the 2010 SLA Conference, but it is the end of the month, and I thought I would write out a report about the conference.

One of my main duties as chair elect of the Sci-Tech Division was to continue DST program planning for the 2011 conference in Philadelphia. I worked with a lot of other great people and divisions to layout the schedule and topics for next year.

For the rest of the conference, I was able to attend many great sessions, and I was able to send out many tweets from those sessions. I also blogged about one of the sessions at Collaborative Librarianship News.

One of my favorite sessions was from from Scott Brown and Kim Dority.

Some others that I attended were:

• SLA Rising Stars and SLA Fellows Roundtable
• Academic Division Roundtable session where we discussed marketing and outreach aspects of librarianship.
• "Future of Science Librarianship," Contributed Papers.
• Data Curation: Reinventing Science Librarianship
• Library of the Future: Conversations in the Round
• Science Information on Mobile Devices
• SLA Division and Joint Cabinet Meeting
• Astronomy Roundtable
• Closing General Session

New image for the header

Figured it was about time that I got an image for the header of this blog, too. Got it from http://www.flickr.com/photos/aricee/16968156/ with a CC license, shareable and remixable. Thanks to AriCee.

Article that explains why I named the blog this...

This is a great article in the Guardian. "In spite of all the answers the internet has given us, its full potential to transform our lives remains the great unknown. Here are the nine key steps to understanding the most powerful tool of our age – and where it's taking us."

I think that we are just at the cusp of the information age. Wait another 1,000, 10,000 years or 65,000,000 years, and you will see what I mean.

Thanks to Hutch for the link.

My Prelim Schedule for SLA 2010 in New Orleans

This is just preliminary, and it includes a lot of things that I probably won't go to. But, many of these sessions looked interesting. Some I have to attend. I will also be tweeting a lot of the sessions with #sla2010.

	DATE, TIME	EVENT DETAILS
	SATURDAY 06/12/2010
	06/12/2010 4:00PM - 7:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT SHERATON HOTEL	SLA 2011 Conference Planners Meeting Rhythms Ballroom 1 Session Description: Philly unit planners and planning committee will discuss and start planning the 2011 Annual Conference.
	06/12/2010 5:45PM -10:00PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION LIBORIO'S CUBAN RESTAURANT Don't know if I can make it this year.	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division No-Host Dinner 321 Magazine Street Session Description: Advance RSVP required to Khue Duong at kduong@csulb.edu. Liborio’s (www.liboriocuban.com) is within walking distance of the hotel/convention center area. Stay tuned to PAMnet for details about reservations, prices, and a meet-up spot for those who want to walk together. Speaking: Khue Duong
	SUNDAY 06/13/2010
	06/13/2010 7:30AM -12:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Leadership Development Institute Room R04 Session Description: The LDI will introduce SLA's leaders to appropriate roles and responsibilities and offer practical guidance for fulfilling responsibilities. If you are a chapter or division officer, chapter president or president-elect, division chair or chair-elect, or caucus convener, you should plan to attend. The president-elect and director candidates for the 2011 SLA Board of Directors will be on hand to participate in a moderated panel discussion. Everyone interested in learning more about leadership in SLA is invited to attend. Continental networking breakfast at 7:30 a.m.; program starts at 8:00 a.m.
	06/13/2010 11:30AM - 1:00PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION	Science-Technology Division Newcomers Lunch Session Description: We've moved the Newcomers Lunch to Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant, at 701 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. The Science-Technology Division welcomes new members over lunch to learn about how to get involved in the division, network and get psyched for a great conference experience. This event is by invitation only; see Sci-Tech Division Chair of Membership Committee for details. Speaking: Sarah Oelker Thea Allen
	06/13/2010 1:30PM - 3:00PM BOARD/BUSINESS MEETING NEW ORLEANS MARRIOTT HOTEL	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Board of Directors Lafayette Room (41st floor) Session Description: All PAM executive and advisory board members are asked to attend; all PAM members are welcome. Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/13/2010 1:30PM - 3:00PM BOARD/BUSINESS MEETING NEW ORLEANS MARRIOTT HOTEL	Science-Technology Division Board of Directors Napoleon Room (41st floor) Session Description: The Science-Technology Division Executive Board and Advisory Council will meet for our second meeting of the year. All unit members are welcome to attend. Speaking: Hilary Davis
	06/13/2010 3:30PM - 4:30PM	Distribute certificates to the ST division sponsors with Carol.
	06/13/2010 5:00PM - 7:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Opening General Session and Awards Presentation La Louisiane Ballroom Session Description: In this joint presentation, Washington's best-loved couple, James Carville and Mary Matalin, give audiences an enlightening and entertaining look at today's most important political issues as well as a behind-the-scenes view of Washington politics. Carville and Matalin combine their unique experience as political insiders to provide audiences with a stimulating, candid and provocative analysis of the day's headlines and hot-button political issues. You won’t want to miss this lively and engaging exchange of views from both sides of the political aisle.
	06/13/2010 7:30PM - 9:00PM OTHER SHERATON HOTEL	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Publisher Liaison Meeting Salon 817 (or is it 517???) Session Description: Publishers and Liaisons involved in the PAM Liaison Program meet to discuss topics of interest. Open to other interested PAM members as well. Location TBA. Speaking: Jeffrey Bond
	06/13/2010 7:30PM - 9:30PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT MEET AT THE CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Salutes! Awards and Leadership Reception Outside of Lobby A Session Description: All conference attendees are invited to a night of celebration. Join us for a spectacular evening of food, drink and networking at the Mardi Gras World and Grand Oaks Mansion. Enjoy a great opportunity to peek under the veiled curtain of CARNIVAL! after hours. Help celebrate SLA award winners in this festive environment. NOTE: Shuttle buses will be available to take you from the Convention Center to Mardi Gras World after the Opening General Session. The shuttles will return to the Sheraton and Marriott New Orleans (SLA HQ Hotels) starting at 9:00 p.m. and running until the end of the event. Taxis will be available for those wanting to attend other events.
	06/13/2010 9:00PM -11:59PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	Academic Division Open House and Dance Party Rhythms Ballroom 1 Session Description: Join the Academic Division in meeting, greeting and dancing to a local DJ! Catch up with old friends, and make some new ones as the conference begins. Speaking: Juliane Schneider
	06/13/2010 9:00PM -11:59PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	Information Technology Division Open House: Mystery Night with Jane Kelly Armstrong Ballroom Session Description: Open House
	MONDAY 06/14/2010
	06/14/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Vendor Update Room 218 Session Description: Will the real Bob Smith please rise? Finding the work of a particular author is not simply a matter of matching the characters in that person's name—it also involves distinguishing that author from others with the same name and locating works the author wrote under different names. Several vendors will discuss the approaches they have used to identify authors and what they see for the future of author identification. As of this writing, Jessica Kowalski from Elsevier / Scopus, Ann Kushmerick from Thomson Reuters (ISI), Glenn Patton from OCLC, and Norman Richert from Mathematical Reviews have agreed to participate in this session. Speaking: Ann Kushmerick Cunera Buys Glenn Patton Jessica Kowalski Julie Arendt Norman Richert
	06/14/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Science and Engineering Resources 101 Room 222 Session Description: This year in 101, get an overview of national security and GIS/remote sensing and see how they fit into the life of an engineer or scientist. Our experts then introduce the best resources to help in discovering, obtaining, and working with these types of materials. Speaking: James Manasco Mary Frances Lembo Thea Allen
	06/14/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #1 Room 204 Session Description: These sessions will be centered around the Unconference idea. Topics for some sessions will be determined in advance and posted on the SLA Wiki at wiki.sla.org/display/unfonf/Welcome+to+our+UnConference+Wiki. Other sessions will focus on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Pre-registration is not required, but the sessions are limited to 75 people.
	06/14/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	SPOTLIGHT SESSION—Your Personal Brand and Social Media La Louisiane Ballroom Session Description: Curious about why you should use social media tools to promote and develop your personal and professional brand? This session will describe the info pro's evolving role in the work environment. Being an employee within an organization may be a thing of the past, as more info pros shift from traditional employment to managing their own consulting practices. This requires a different set of skills, competencies and expectations of "work.” As new technologies emerge, you can use them to market your expertise, monitor and track trends, and enhance information and knowledge services. Speaking: Kim Dority Scott Brown
	06/14/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Collection Intelligence Room 223 Session Description: Join us as we explore assessment tools and strategies to demonstrate the use and value of library collections through best practices for collection metrics. Speaking: Hilary Davis Mary Lane Mathew Willmott Susan Fingerman
	06/14/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	Rising Star and SLA Fellows Roundtable Room 206 Session Description: Be a part of history by attending the inaugural session of this event! The 2010 class of SLA Rising Stars and SLA Fellows will share their collective insights into today’s hot topics in the information profession. Learn how these leading info pros are dealing with changes brought on by the digital data deluge—and of course, by the economy! Do these issues look different from the perspective of someone just making his or her mark on the profession? Come and find out as Webb Shaw of J. J. Keller moderates the first-ever SLA Rising Stars/Fellows Roundtable. Speaking: Webb Shaw
	06/14/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	SLA President's Series: Users and the Consumption of Digital Information Session Description: Reading the Technology Future: Extending the presidential theme of ‘Creating the Future,’ this lively and provocative session examines the issue of users who have more control over their consumption of digital information and why the enterprise is so late? Greg Merkle will discuss social tools, next generation technologies and standards that are shaping the information economy. Speaking: Greg Merkle
	06/14/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #2 Room 204 Session Description: These sessions will be centered around the Unconference idea. Topics for some sessions will be determined in advance and posted on the SLA Wiki at wiki.sla.org/display/unconf/Welcome+to+our+UnConference+Wiki. Other sessions will focus on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Pre-registration is not required, but the sessions are limited to 75 people.
	06/14/2010 10:00AM - 5:00PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION MARRIOTT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Daily Retreat Division Suite Session Description: The PAM suite will be available to PAM members to check e-mail, network with friends, and relax. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/14/2010 10:30AM -11:30AM PROGRAM	Prepare for the Mobile/Tablet Revolution Session Description: By 2013, Gartner predicts the most common Web access devices will be “mobile”. With ‘smart’ phones and emerging ‘tablet’ devices, people change the way they interact with information and communities. In this talk, we’ll outline major trends, evaluate possible consequences, and pinpoint ways to leverage these changes to your advantage. Speaking: Lee Phillips
	06/14/2010 11:30AM -12:30PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT INFO-EXPO	Meet the Division Cabinet Chair-elect Candidates SLA Marketplace, Booth 1329 Session Description: Stop by and meet the Division Cabinet Chair-elect candidates for the 2011 SLA Board of Directors.
	06/14/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Academic Roundtable Room R02 Session Description: The Academic, Education and Science & Technology divisions are hosting a roundtable. Join us for a lively discussion of the most current topics and hottest trends in academic librarianship. In this exciting "unconference" format, attendees will form small groups led by moderators, and will discuss a specific problem, challenge, or new trend that academic librarians face. At the end of the session, the groups will come together for a general discussion. This is a great opportunity for learning, networking, and sharing your ideas about academic librarianship!
	06/14/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Open Source Technology for Libraries Room 232 Session Description: A discussion about open source technology and what it means for libraries. Speaking: Nicole Engard
	06/14/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division PAM-Wide Roundtable Room 215 Session Description: Attendees will divide into groups to discuss “hot topics” in PAM librarianship. There will be an opportunity to switch topics during the discussion period. Topic "chairs" will summarize findings and suggestions for the larger group at the end of the session. Speaking: Lauren Gala Michael Fosmire
	06/14/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #3 Room R02 Session Description: This event has been combined with the Academic Roundtable: Join us for a lively discussion of the hottest topics and trends in academic librarianship. In this exciting "unconference" format, attendees will form small groups led by moderators and will discuss a specific problem, challenge, or trend that academic librarians are facing. At the end of the session, the groups will come together for a general discussion. This is a great opportunity to learn, network, and share your ideas about academic librarianship!
	06/14/2010 3:00PM - 4:00PM PROGRAM	Access Preservation of e-journals: A Publisher’s Perspective Session Description: What are the real-world benefits and requirements of an effective Access Preservation initiative? How will Access Preservation schemes handle new publishing models? This session explores Access Preservation from the point of view of a learned society publisher, and offers attendees the opportunity to discuss the future of Access Preservation. Speaking: Mark Lord
	06/14/2010 4:00PM - 5:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Future of Science Librarianship: Contributed Papers (with virtual component) Room 222 Session Description: Topics focus on the future of science librarianship (captured in video, hosted on the DST site, published in the SciTech News): "The Future of Librarianship in Science and Tech Libraries" (Roth); "Using Drupal to Create the Pandemic Influenza Digital Archive for the Nat'l Institutes of Health" (King); "Promoting Public Access Policies—A New Role for Librarians"(Fernandez, Nariani, & Salmon); "Defining Future Roles from One Publisher's Perspective" (Hunter); "From Both Sides, Now: Librarians Team Up with Computer Scientists to Deliver Virtual Computer-Info Literacy Instruction" (Bloom); and "Science Librarianship Is an Essential Player in a Global Learning Company" (Mehl). Speaking: Dana Roth James King Karen Hunter Leila Fernandez Lisa Johnston Marcia Salmon Rajiv Nariani Sharon Mehl
	06/14/2010 4:00PM - 5:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Renewable Resources in Materials Science Room 227 Session Description: As the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) conducts research to find new uses for agricultural commodities and by-products. Research related to biobased products includes the development of technologies leading to new and improved non-food products (including fuel, specialty chemicals, and industrial polymers) that expand markets for farm products, replace imports and petroleum-based products, and offer opportunities to meet environmental needs. Speaking: H. N. Cheng Jack Bashian
	06/14/2010 4:00PM - 5:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	SPOTLIGHT SESSION—Tenure: How to Get It, What It Does For You La Louisiane Ballroom Session Description: This panel discussion about tenure will feature academic librarians at various stages in the tenure process. The discussion will cover what tenure is, what it does for you, and the details of the tenure process. Plenty of time will be allowed for questions, so bring your concerns to the people who know how tenure works! Speaking: Amy Buckland Leslie Reynolds Uta Hussong Valerie Perry
	When: Monday 6/14 6:30 – 8:30 pm Where: The Marriott Hotel Napoleon Room, 41st Floor 555 Canal Street, New Orleans	SPIE Open House
	06/14/2010 7:00PM -10:30PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Open House Gallery Ballroom Session Description: Welcome! The PAM Open House is a place to meet and enjoy refreshments, network, and just have fun! Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/14/2010 9:00PM -11:59PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	Information Technology and Science-Technology Divisions Open House Armstrong Ballroom Session Description: IT/Sci-Tech co-hosted social event
	TUESDAY 06/15/2010
	06/15/2010 7:30AM - 9:30AM BOARD/BUSINESS MEETING CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Networking Breakfast and Business Meeting Room 344 Session Description: As a special addition to our meeting, the report from the PAM International Membership Award winner, Pavlinka Kovatcheva, will be presented. Thanks to American Physical Society for sponsoring the session and to World Scientific for sponsoring the award. Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/15/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM BOARD/BUSINESS MEETING CONVENTION CENTER	Science-Technology Division Business and Awards Breakfast Room 345 Session Description: Join the Science and Technology Division members for breakfast while we congratulate the winners of our 2010 awards and find out what the division is planning for 2010 and beyond. Speaking: Hilary Davis
	06/15/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Data Curation: Reinventing Science Librarianship Room R07 Session Description: We all hear about data curation, digital curation, data preservation services, even e-science. What do they mean, and how will data curation affect science librarians? Find out which skills you may already possess and which ones you may want to develop so you can participate in digital data curation efforts at your own organization. Speaking: Michael Fosmire Reagan Moore Ph. D. Ruth Kneale Zahra Kamarei
	06/15/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Contributed Papers Room 231 Session Description: "Bringing Social Media to Any Library,” by Megan Radomski, Parametrix "Notes for a Global Agency: Leveraging a Needs Assessment to Enhance Service Delivery," by Karen White, Fatmata McCormack, and April E. Knepp, U.S. Agency for International Development "From Special Library to Knowledge Management: Rolling with the Good Times and Weathering Some Bumps Along the Way," by Wendy Thomas, The Environment Agency Speaking: Vicki Valleroy
	06/15/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #6 Room 204 Session Description: These sessions will be centered around the Unconference idea. Topics for some sessions will be determined in advance and posted on the SLA Wiki at wiki.sla.org/display/unconf/Welcome+to+our+UnConference+Wiki. Other sessions will focus on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Pre-registration is not required, but the sessions are limited to 75 people.
	06/15/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Using Social Media for Business Research and Competitive Intelligence Room 216 Session Description: The use of social media by business professionals is growing rapidly. As a result, social media content can benefit more than just public relations professionals. Learn how you can use social media when performing business research and competitive intelligence tasks for your enterprise. Speaking: Andrew Clark Ken Sickles
	06/15/2010 10:00AM - 5:00PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION MARRIOTT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Daily Retreat Division Suite Session Description: The PAM suite will be available to PAM members to check e-mail, network with friends, and relax. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/15/2010 11:30AM - 1:30PM PROGRAM	AIP Focus Group Session Description: none
	06/15/2010 12:00PM - 1:30PM CONVENTION CENTER	Academic Division Business Meeting Room 206 Session Description: Academic Division business meeting. All members are welcome to attend.
	06/15/2010 12:00PM - 1:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Computer Science Roundtable Room R09 Session Description: Join us for a lively session on issues facing computer science. Topics will focus on Kindle/e-reader loan programs and augmented reality. Boxed lunches will be provided while supplies last! Speaking: Alex Grigg Dennis Clark Donald Collins Lea Wade Susan Smith
	06/15/2010 12:00PM - 1:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Library of the Future: Conversations in the Round Room R08 Session Description: Using the format of the popular TV quiz show To Tell the Truth, this session will allow attendees to question panelists and try to determine which one is the director of the “Library of the Future.” Through their answers, the panelists will reveal what will be required for the successful library of the future. Speaking: Donna Scbeeder James King Monica Ertel Rebecca Jones
	06/15/2010 12:00PM - 1:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Science Information on Mobile Devices Room R06 Session Description: This session addresses how information professionals and information providers are using mobile devices. It will provide an overview of chemical and scientific information available for mobile devices, demonstrate specific applications, discuss users’ expectations and experiences, and forecast how access to information using mobile devices will change information vendors and libraries. Speaking: Antony Williams Cory Craig Joe Murphy Robin Dasler
	06/15/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	60 Sites in 60 Minutes Room 220 Session Description: Join our Internet gurus for a fast-paced, fun and fact filled hour. From the best to the bizarre and the most informative to the most entertaining, our panelists will spend just a minute explaining each particular site. By the end of the hour you will have witnessed 60 entertaining, educational, and informative sites. Speaking: Gayle Lynn-Nelson John DiGilio
	06/15/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Physics Roundtable Room 344 Session Description: Thurston Miller will discuss his academic genealogy project and how he succeeded in tracing the intellectual heritage of Notre Dame’s physics faculty back through their dissertation advisors. Next representatives from several prominent physics publishers (AIP, APS, IOP, and INSPEC) will present their perspectives on the top trends in physics, including the growing interdisciplinary aspect. The session will conclude with an opportunity for attendees to discuss issues of interest, including embedded librarianship, arXiv for mobiles, arXiv's new funding model, downsizing, and more. Speaking: Alison Loudon PhD Alison Verbeck Christopher Marker David Voss Jeffra Bussmann Nicola Gulley Thurston Miller
	06/15/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #7 Room 204 Session Description: These sessions will be centered around the Unconference idea. Topics for some sessions will be determined in advance and posted on the SLA Wiki at wiki.sla.org/display/unconf/Welcome+to+our+UnConference+Wiki. Other sessions will focus on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Pre-registration is not required, but the sessions are limited to 75 people.
	06/15/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Social Technologies for Collaboration Room 230 Session Description: Join us for a review of social technologies for individuals and organizations. Speakers will share their experiences with various tools, technologies and platforms used inside and outside their organizations, with a focus on “what to use when.”
	06/15/2010 2:00PM - 3:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	SPOTLIGHT SESSION—Science of Hot Sauce La Louisiane Ballroom Session Description: Our speakers include: Dr. Ben Villalón, or "Dr. Pepper," a retired Texas Extension Specialist who will discuss the scientific properties of hot sauces and more spicy information; and a chef from Juan's Flying Burrito, a local Creole Tex-Mex restaurant, will do a salsa demonstration and tasting. This spicy session is co‐sponsored with three other science divisions. Speaking: Ben Villalón
	06/15/2010 3:00PM - 5:30PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT INFO-EXPO	INFO-EXPO "French Quarter" Networking Reception Halls A & B Session Description: Take dessert from strolling buffet tables with colorfully attired ladies built into the center of each table. This is your last opportunity for non-conflict networking time and refreshments in the INFO-EXPO. Stay until the closing to see if you won $2,000.
	06/15/2010 5:30PM - 7:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Division Cabinet Meeting Room R05 Session Description: This is the official business meeting of SLA divisions. Division chairs and chairs-elect convene to request and receive reports, advise the board on matters of division interest, and initiate proposals for board consideration. The meeting is open to all SLA members.
	06/15/2010 5:30PM - 7:30PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	All Sciences Poster Session & Reception Rhythms Ballroom 2 Session Description: Enjoy refreshments and posters showcasing the work of your colleagues in the science divisions. The themes are New Strategic Alignments; Survival and Success beyond an Economic Recession; Information Literacy: User Instruction and E-Learning in the Sciences During; and Beyond an Economic Recession: New Methods, New Participants, New Tools.
	06/15/2010 7:00PM - 8:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Joint Cabinet Meeting Room R04 Session Description: This is the official joint business meeting of SLA chapters and divisions. Chapter presidents and presidents-elects and division chairs and chairs-elects convene to request and receive reports, advise the board on matters of chapter and division interest, and initiate proposals for board consideration. Chapter cabinet and division cabinet chair-elect candidates will also give remarks. The meeting is open to all SLA members.
	06/15/2010 9:00PM -11:59PM NETWORKING/RECEPTION SHERATON HOTEL	Information Technology, Leadership and Management, and Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Divisions Open House and Dance Party Armstrong Ballroom Session Description: Open House - Dance Party
	WEDNESDAY 06/16/2010
	06/16/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Grants Librarianship Room 207 Session Description: This session will focus on strategies for marketing services as a grants librarian and integrating services with university/organization practices. Speakers will discuss outreach, coordination of funding opportunities, and elements of a successful grant application. Coffee and donuts will be available (while supplies last)! Speaking: Elizabeth Brown Linda Galloway Susan Kendrick
	06/16/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Mathematics Roundtable Room 208 Session Description: Join us for a discussion of trends in mathematics information and communication. Discussion topics may include math publisher alerting enhancements, publication exchange programs, shared journal access, promoting open access, and math branch library consolidations. A light breakfast will be provided Speaking: Martha Tucker Uta Hussong-Christian
	06/16/2010 8:00AM - 9:30AM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Unconference Session #8 Room 204 Session Description: These sessions will be centered around the Unconference idea. Topics for some sessions will be determined in advance and posted on the SLA Wiki at wiki.sla.org/display/unconf/Welcome+to+our+UnConference+Wiki. Other sessions will focus on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Pre-registration is not required, but the sessions are limited to 75 people.
	06/16/2010 8:00AM -11:00AM NETWORKING/RECEPTION MARRIOTT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER	Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Daily Retreat Division Suite Session Description: The PAM suite will be available to PAM members to check e-mail, network with friends, and relax. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Speaking: Emily Poworoznek
	06/16/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Drupal Use in Libraries Room 207 Session Description: Discuss Drupal and its use in libraries Speaking: James King Kieran Lal
	06/16/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Embed Yourself: The Librarian is IN Room R06 Session Description: How do information professionals step out of their offices to become vital participants in research, project planning and data curation? Find out how to embed yourself within your organization. Speaking: Jacob Carlson Ruth Kneale
	06/16/2010 10:00AM -11:30AM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Resources for Polymer Information Room 220 Session Description: Our presenters (one academic librarian, one corporate librarian) will discuss the key polymer information resources that everyone should know about. Speaking: Ann Bolek Marie Fraties-Block Norah Xiao
	06/16/2010 12:00PM - 1:30PM PROGRAM CONVENTION CENTER	Astronomy Roundtable Room 215 Session Description: This session will feature a discussion of astronomy-related topics and will include a presentation on e-science and the National Science Foundation's DataNet, an update from the Astrophysics Data System, news from the American Astronomical Association, and a report from the Sixth Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) conference in Pune, India. Speaking: Chris Biemesderfer Donna Thompson Jane Holmquist Jill Lagerstrom Karon Kelly Sally Bosken
	06/16/2010 2:00PM - 4:00PM SLA HQ CONFERENCE-WIDE EVENT CONVENTION CENTER	SLA Closing General Session and Membership Meeting La Louisiane Ballroom Session Description: In a lecture based on his forthcoming book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr describes how the Internet is eroding our ability to read deeply and absorb knowledge—the skills we develop from reading books. The Shallows builds on his controversial 2008 article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, which appeared in The Atlantic. Carr has made a name for himself questioning the conventional wisdom that information technology is a boon to society, and you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the impact of computers on how we glean information.