SLA Boston Northern Outreach Presents

Librarians Leveraging New Technologies for Knowledge Sharing and Access

Friday, July 21
9 a.m. to noon
Manchester Highlander Inn Conference Center
(at Manchester Airport)
2 Highlander Way
Manchester, NH 03103

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Special librarians have been at the forefront of technology adoption for decades; we were early adopters of perimeter notched cards, microform reading devices, photocopiers, microcomputers, and on-line search services to name a few. Information technologies of all types are probably the largest business sector in our current economy. The list of products that leverage hyperlinking is topped by, not only Internet search and intranet portal management, but also blogs, wikis, and navigation tools that bring controlled vocabularies to the end-user searcher.

We always face the challenge of positioning technology in the domain of special librarians, especially when it is a hot new area. So, this session will hear directly from librarians who embrace new technology challenges, and a consultant in the library services sector who will take us beyond what the technologies are and can do. They are going to share how they would position technology for specific knowledge sharing initiatives in the context of an organization’s business.

AGENDA

9 – 9:15 Welcome and SLA Announcements
Greetings from Basch Subscriptions

9:15 Introduction from Lynda Moulton, LWM Technology Services

9:30 – 10:00 Brandy King, Librarian, Center on Media and Child Health, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard School of Public Health
The Semantic Web is launched in a Special Domain

10:00 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 10:40 Rob Favini, Program Director, Educational Services
Using Blog and Wiki Technologies to Leverage Special Knowledge

10:40 – 11:10 Susan Korte, formerly Manager of Technical Information Center at GEO Centers (SAIC)
Making Your Blog Compelling for Contributors and Readers

11:10 – 12:00 Panel with Audience Q&A, Moderated by Lynda Moulton

For complete program information

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register via SurveyMonkey: 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=856412275399

COST
SLA Members: $25.00
Non-SLA Members: $35.00
Students/retired/between jobs: $15.00

SPECIAL: Bring a new SLA member and receive a coupon worth up to $25 towards any upcoming SLA Boston event! Coupons can be picked up at the Registration Table.

Please Register by Tuesday, July 18 so that we may have sufficient food on hand. Walk-ins are welcome but your RSVP helps us to better plan the event and is much appreciated.

PAYMENT
Payment is via PayPal, check or cash. If paying by PayPal, please make sure both the SurveyMonkey registration form, and the PayPal form are complete. If writing a check, please register at Survey Monkey, and make checks payable to: SLA Boston. Please mail checks to:

Meredith S. Ritchie
General Manager
Basch Subscriptions & The Reference Shelf
88 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301

DIRECTIONS to the Manchester Highlander Inn. Parking is plentiful and free!
http://www.highlanderinn.com/direct.html

For more information, please contact Meredith Ritchie at 1-800-226-5310 or meredith@basch.com