President-elect Column
By Dee Magnoni, dianna.magnoni@olin.edu

We have had a full year of programming, with great speakers and a broad geographic distribution. The year is not over yet, though! While some details are still being finalized, please mark your calendars for the following programs:

March 10: Copyright Law in the Digital Age

Laura N. Gasaway, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law, University of North Carolina, will be presenting a full-day workshop that is designed to provide information professionals with an overview of the current status of the U.S. copyright law and its impact on library services.  Emphasis is on the copyright status of print, audiovisual and electronic information, as well as computer programs, databases, electronic journals, the Internet and World Wide Web.  Participants will focus on copyright law basics and learn to evaluate potential uses of copyrighted works in libraries and education and to apply considerations for formulating institutional and organizational copyright policies. Specific provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act, existing guidelines, the TEACH Act, and library associations’ responses to pending Congressional proposals will be reviewed. Recent court decisions relating to infringement, fair use and reproduction of copyrighted works in libraries in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, and in educational institutions will be discussed.

Vendor: Copyright Clearance Center sponsoring program lunch
Charge: $40, $50, and $75
Location: Waltham Raytheon
Time: 9 - 3
Speaker: Lolly Gasaway

March 23: Jane Dysart and Top 10 Reasons Libraries Fail

Ever been asked to justify your existence?  Is your case there? Is your support waning?  Or do you even know that it might be waning? Do you know who your key stakeholders are, today? It's better to know the top 10 reasons why libraries fail so that you can take action & choose your own destiny before someone else does.  Learn some survival strategies based on real world experiences.

Charge: $15, $25, $35
Location: TBD
Time: 3 – 6 pm
Speaker: Jane Dysart

April 15: Reality Taxonomy: Applying taxonomy to the enterprise

If you're ready to make a taxonomy work for you, you'll want to learn from these practitioners. And remember to invite your IT partner to help get your project off to a good start.

Vendor: Global Best Practices 
Charge: $15, $25, $35
Location: MIT Lincoln Labs
Time: 8:30 – 12:15

April 29: Career Development: Planned and Unplanned

In this two-part program, panelists will speak about career paths and career changes for information professionals. The panelists will then each lead roundtable discussions on their paths and options. Following the career discussions we will work with an improv group on interviewing, networking, and other communication skills that will help you land that next job. 

Vendor: NERAC
Charge: $15, $25, $35
Location: American International College 
Time: 12 – 4, followed by optional dinner.

May (first week): Dress for Success Young Professionals program

Charge: $15, $25, $35
Location: Olin College 
Time: 
Speaker: Leslie Larocca

May 24, 25, or 26: Annual Meeting 

Time: 6 – 9 pm

June 16: Save the date! We’ll have New Hampshire programming sponsored by Basch Subscriptions.

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