Wednesday, June 10

SLA Conference Registration will be located at the Indiana Convention Center.., along with the SLA Booth, Message Center, Local Hospitality Booth, SLA Tape Sales and more. 

Visit Special Libraries Association's booth for the opportunity to sample the Association's current publications, including Information Outlook, Who's Who in Special Libraries, and the latest from SLA Publishing. Take advantage of a guided tour of the Association's state-of-the-art Web site's features, including SLA's Virtual Bookstore, Continuing Education online, and Chapter, Division, and Caucus home pages. 
In addition, take time to meet SLA leaders and staff, to update your member record in real-time, and to share your issues and concerns directly with headquarters. 
Finally, RELAX! Allow SLA's booth to be your headquarters for a relaxing massage and liquid refreshment. Your association is at your service!! 

Whether you're interested in accessing your e-mail, learning about new Internet resources, or seeing a demonstration of the latest Internet products, please stop by frequently. Sign up in advance to reserve time. 
Generously sponsored and organized by LEXIS-NEXIS. 

New Board Meeting
This is a meeting of the 1998/99 Board and Committee chairs.
Moderator: Judy Wojcik, Emory University

1998/99 Board Meeting
Meeting of the 1998/1999 Board members and Committee Chairs. Interested members are welcome to come listen and they are especially welcome to volunteer.
Sponsored by The American Chemical Society
Moderator: Ellen Mimnaugh, Chemical Abstracts Service

Board Meeting 
Meeting and planning session for the Engineering Division Board for 1998/99.

Board Meeting 
All incoming Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Division Board and committee members are invited to attend. 
Moderator: Patricia Wilson, University of Kentucky 

Using the Web as a Teaching Tool
The World Wide Web provides endless opportunities for training and educating a wide range of people. But how can it best be utilized? What are the latest technologies, and how are they effectively being applied? The speakers will review existing applicaitons, highlighting good and bad features and critiquing the programs. Case studies will be provided, demonstrating some do's and don'ts for developing Web based training.
Moderator: Deborah Lynne Wiley, Next Wave Consulting, Inc.
Speakers: Jan Sykes, Independant Consultant; Ann Lee, Dow Jones; and Rob Manfredi, UOL, Inc.

Time Savers, Management Savers, Stress Savers
Librarians are constantly looking for ways to be more efficient. And, the normal day can often cause stress to these librarians. Come listen as our panelists discuss "savers": time management "savers," management skill "savers," and stress "savers," and how these "savers" can be properly used in any library-related function.
Mindi Boysen is American Council on Exercise certified, is a Lifetime Weight Management Consultant, and is on the Physical Education faculty of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Judith A. Siess is the author of "The SOLO Librarian's Sourcebook," is the Publisher and Editor of Information Bridges International, Inc.
Moderator: Margaret Haddox, Novell Inc
Speakers: Mindi Boysen, LivRite Fitness Center, Judith A. Siess, Information Bridges International

Board Meeting 
Meeting of the 1998-1999 MAHD Board, including committee chairs. Members are welcome to observe and may be recognized for comment. 
Moderator: JoAn S. Segal, Vintage Ventures

How We Did It (lunch buffet)
This session will focus on the variety of systems available, especially integrated systems, and what smaller news libraries can do without a whole lot of money. Kathy Foley, San Antonio Express -News, will talk about her new text archive. Bridget Janus, Cedar Rapids Gazette, will discuss her photo archive. Kathleen Flynn will chronicle developing an archiving system from scratch. Paul Williams, Quincy Patriot Ledger, will talk about using off-the-shelf software to build an archiving system.
Sponsored by Dow Jones.
Moderator: Linda Henderson, Providence Journal Co.

Collection Musts
As libraries move from "warehouses" of information to "gateways" to information, our in-house collections change. What sources are still needed on our shelves? What sources are good "first" sources? What formate should are sources be? Electronic? Papers? What sources will our customers accept and request in electronic form? Join us as a panel speakers address collection musts for every library and some specific requirements for petroleum/energy libraries.
Sponsored by Moody's Investors Service
Moderator: Nancy Bourque, Imperial Oil
Speaker: John Piety, John Carroll University, Suzanne Levesque

Biopharmaceutical Roundtable Meeting & Discussion
This will be the second official meeting of the Biopharmaceutical Roundtable. Discussion will provide a forum for individuals with similar interests to meet and share ideas. This year's informal session will serve as a follow-up to Tuesday's Roundtable program, with break-out groups discussing issues, topics, or product/service categories cited by Tuesday's speaker panel.
Moderator: Elizabeth L. Perry, Gilead Sciences Inc.
Speaker: TBA

Business Meeting

Participate in the Career Advisory Service and meet with an advisor to learn strategies for meeting your career goals. This service is excellent for recent library school graduates, individuals making mid-level career changes, and those seeking career advice. See the Professional Development Program insert for details. 

The Employment Clearinghouse provides job seekers and employers with an opportunity to network and discuss available employment. A compilation of job openings may be obtained immediately after the annual conference for those who are unable to attend. See the Professional Development Program insert for details. 
Sponsored by TeleSec/Corestaff Library Services 

Career Workshop 
"Getting What You Want: Negotiating Your Best" 
After networking, writing your resume, and interviewing, you get the job offer. Now what? In this session you will learn ways to prepare for and handle a successful win/win negotiation situation for you and your employer. 
Presented by the SLA Professional Development Department and Advanced Information Management. 

Call Centers and the Information Professional 
Speakers will discuss strategic principles and real-world practices of setting up and operating a library call center. Whether its telephones or Intranet-based, serving internal or external customers, call centers can provide end-users quicker access to the information they seek. 
Moderator: TBA 
Speakers: Jeff Bumstead and Alison Evans, Northern Telecom (NORTEL) and Bryan Van Dussen, The Yankee Group 

Engineering Standards Roundtable
After a few announcements and brief presentations, this will be an open forum for attendees to share their ideas, opinions, concerns and offer announcements.
Sponsored by ILI Infodisd, inc.
Moderator: Alison Ruger, Information Handling Services

Incoming Board Meeting

Agricultural Update 
New initiatives and current issues of the U. S. National Agricultural Library (NAL), the Canadian Agricultural Library (CAL), the U. S. Agricultural Information Network (USAIN), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 
Moderator: TBD 
Speakers: TBD, National Agricultural Library (NAL); TBD, Canadian Agricultural Library (CAL); TBD, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and TBD, U.S. Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) 

Choosing & Using Internet Search Engines 
When should and shouldn't you use an Internet search engines? Which ones will work best for a given type of search? Which is the biggest? Which special features do you need to know and use? What are the traps to avoid? What's new? 
Last year's standing-room only session will be reprised and updated by our expert panel to address changes in features and performance of "old favorites", as well as new players and new trends. 
Moderator: Deborah Smith-Cohen, American Society of Association Executives 
Speakers: Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services and Jian Liu, Indiana University. 

Future Focus: Emerging Issues of Change
Moderator: Dee Magnoni, Helix Technology Corporation 
Speaker: Wendy L. Schultz, University of Houston at Clear Lake. 

Computers 101 : Just What IS Inside that Funny Box Under Your Desk? 
Computers 101 is a primer on the basics of computers and how they actually work. Attendees will learn the basics of computers, how networks are structured, a little bit on the history of computers, how computers operate and how they use software to perform specific tasks. This program will benefit those who want to be better equipped to work with their MIS Departments. A must for anyone who has a PC on their desk and wants to know more about just what that little box is really all about. 
Moderator: Gayle O'Connor, AutomatedlegalSolutions 
Speaker: Tom O'Connor, AutomatedlegalSolutions 

Solo/Small Librarians
This one-person library had practically nothing when Jeff Graveline took over. He has built up a good reference collection using little money. Julia Muller had run a two-person operation and will offer ideas for stretching time, money, and people. The moderator plans plenty of time for questions and answers, and handouts of tips and ideas gleaned from our listserv.
Moderator: Diane Logsdon, The Pantagraph
Speakers: Jeff Graveline, Tuscaloosa News and Julia Muller, Savannah Morning News

Contributed Papers Session: Knowledge Management in the Corporate Library 
Knowledge Management, the full utilization of the knowledge resources of the organization's staff. What does this mean for the corporate library? Join us for a session that will present a variety of papers describing the latest in knowledge management in the corporate library including case studies, success stories and lessons learned. 
Sponsored by Thomson Intelligence Corp. 
Moderator: Ed Walton, Caltex Petroleum Corp. 

Contributed Papers Session: Knowledge Management & Internal Marketing Challenges
"Redesigning Our Metrics: Measuring What We Do and How We Contribute to Pfizer R&D"
Pamela J. Scott, R. L. Morton, D.M. Zyry, and C.W. Chang, Pfizer Central Research
"Challenges of Marketing Information Services to a Multi-Site Global Organization"
Steve Waitonis and Deb Arner, Baxter Healthcare
Sponsored by: Elsevier
Moderator: Linda Gabriel, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
Speakers: Pamela J. Scott, Phizer Central Research; Steve Vaitonis, Baxter Healthcare; and Deb Armer, Baxter Healthcare

Computer Science Literature Roundtable 
Join fellow professionals and publishing representatives in an informal discussion on the literature of computer science, with particular emphasis on access, publications, and future trends. 
Moderator: Dick Funkhouser, Purdue University 

Municipal Reference Librarians Roundtable
Municipal/Local Government Information Swap Session 
A growing number of local governments are providing information and services on the Internet, or using the Internet to access federal, state, and local government information. The panelists will start the discussion of what is available from city, town, and county sources. Bring your own favorite Web sites or listserv information to this swap session. 
Moderator: Sara Mosca, Municipal Reference Librarian, City of Plano 
Speakers: Bruce Calvin, Municipal Reference Service, National League of Cities; Sara Mosca, Municipal Reference Librarian, City of Plano, and TBD 

Independent Sector Roundtable
Philanthropy on the WebThe Nonprofit's Link to the Future 
The amount of philanthropic information on the Internet has expanded considerably in recent years as the number of nonprofit institutions and foundations with their own websites has shown a rapid increase. David Mitchum from the Foundation Center will demonstrate how to use the Foundation Center's website and also how to access over two hundred links to other websites pertaining to philanthropy and fundraising. Janet Huettner and her associates will describe the website of the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library. They will discuss the recent transfer of the Philanthropic Studies Index to an online database accessing the literature of the nonprofit sector, including topics such as fundraising, nonprofit organization management, charitable contributions, volunteers, and donors. They will also demonstrate use of the library's online catalog, which includes links to electronic full-text works on those topics. 
Moderator: Beth Hansen, Lilly Endowment Inc. 
Speakers: David Mitchum, The Foundation Center; Janet S. Huettner, Payton Philanthropic Studies Library; Kristen Harned, Payton Philanthropic Studies Library; and Erica Murray, Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library 

Writing a Library Procedure Manual: The Job Everyone Loves to Hate
Every library needs a procedure manualvery few have one (that's up to date). Members of the panel will help you channel your writer's block into creating a useful and necessary tool for library operations.
Moderator: Olga Wise, Tandem Computer Inc.
Speakers: Deborah McGinnis, U.S. Office of Surface Mining/DOI; Shonna Froebel, Toronto Stock Exchange; and Frances Drone-Silvers

Business Meeting 

Contributed Papers Session
Cooperation is the Key: How Biological, Medical and Life Sciences Librarians and Information Specialists Have Shared Electronic or Print Resources to Meet Users' Needs.
"The HUBNET User Survey: User Assessment of a Biomedical Resources Network" Nancy Stimson, Health Sciences Library, State University of New York at Buffalo; Martin E. Mutka, Library Consortium of Health Institutions in Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo.
"Harnessing Health Information for Collaboration and Cooperation: Cases in Bioinfomatics and Nutrition" Polin P. Lei, Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona.
"SCHIN, SEND AND NAND: Sharing Is Not a Four-Letter Word for these Interlibrary Loan Networks Based on the National Library of Medicine's DOCLINE System." Thomas W. Hill, Upper Savannah AHEC Medical Library, Self Memorial Hospital 
"Partnerships in Progress: The Evolution and Future of the Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto." 
Laurie J. Scott, Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto; Joan Leishman and Helen Michael, University of Toronto. 

Consulting Roundtable
Join four professional consultants for informal discussion groups on International consulting, Library Development, Competitive: Intelligence, and Scientific information brokering. 
Moderator: Katherine Bertolucci, Isis Information Services 
Speakers: Sylvia James, Sylvia James Consultancy; Katherine Bertolucci, ISIS Information Services; Mary Dzurinko, MK Dzurinko and Associates; Peter Hoey, Royal Society of Chemistry 

Chemistry Presents the BCD's: Beilstein, CAS, and Dialog 
Take a step beyond the abc's and learn about the BCD's: three suppliers/sources of chemical information. Come listen to presentations from these vendors which will help you in your search for chemistry related information.

• Beilstein Information Systems, Inc. - learn about the Beilstein/Gmelin Crossfire database and hear about new and planned improvements.
• Chemical Abstracts Services - an always popular presentation of new products, services and pricing
• The Dialog Corporation - hear about the chemistry related databases on Dialog and the ways they can be searched.

Global Partnerships in Transportation 
With the advent of vast technological advances in the information arena, coupled with the birth of new nation-states (especially in Eastern Europe), it is time to consider information, and specifically transportation information, not simply from the vantage point of one country (e.g. USA) or one region (North America) but recognize the global nature and interdependence of the field. International cooperation among information professionals will enable us to be better equipped as we stand poised to enter the 21st century. 
We will focus, explore and report on several issues of importance: 

• Prague conference on the Balkans 
• Status, plans in developing nations 
• FHWA's Value of Information Project 
• New AASHTO committee on international issues 
• IRRD database 

Focus Group 
Executive Session 

1998/99 Board Meeting
Moderator: Linda Perry-Lube, Ford Motor Company

Food Safety
Moderator: TBD
Speaker: TBD

60 Sites (or so) in 60 Minutes (or so)!
This program is a must see. Our Internet gurus will keep you riveted to your seat for a fun and fact filled hour. From the best to the most interesting, the panelists will spend a minute explaining each particular site before passing the "screen" on to the next panelist. By the end of the hour, you'll have witnessed 60 incredible, entertaining, educational, interesting and informative sites ranging from the best legal sites to the most reliable sites for private company information. Hold on to your seats for this one!
Sponsored by CCH, Inc.
Speakers: Gayle O'Connor, AutomatedlegalSolutions; Jenni Kanji, LEXIS-NEXIS; and Linda Will, Greenberg & Turig.

The Great Debate: Electronic Law Libraries-Has the Future Arrived?
Sponsored by: LEXIS-NEXIS
Moderator: Barbara Silbersack, Thompson, Hine and Fleury.
Speakers: Thomas Fleming, Piper & Marbury and Betsy Klampert, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Senior Managers Roundtable
Join a distinguished panel of experienced library managers as they discuss the new, different, exciting things they have seen at the conference over the past few days. What's hot, what's not, who's predicting what for the future. A rap session not to miss!
Moderator: Jane I. Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates
Speakers: Carol L. Ginsburg, Bankers Trust; Barbara M. Spiegelman, Westinghouse; Stephen Abram, Micromedia Limited; and Susan S. DiMattia, Corporate Library Update 

What's Next? What's After That? 
Our moderator/fortuneteller will check a crystal ball and tell us what new and wonderful (or terrible) things are in the News Division's future (technologically speaking, of course). 

Tea to Honor Contributors of Papers
At the end of the Petroleum & Energy Resources Division's program sessions, take time to congratulate our speakers, relax and visit with others while enjoying a late afternoon snack.
Sponsored by Disclosure, Inc.

1997/98 Board Meeting
Moderator: Margaret Hentz, Merck & Company

How Solo Libraries are Successfully Using Inmagic's DB Textworks 
Solo librarians often have limited budgets, but have needs for computer software that will handle all aspects of the library operation. The solo librarians on this panel will discuss their use of Inmagic's DB/Textworks, one of the most popular software packages in the solo librarian field. They will discuss such topics as why it was selected and how they are using it successfully. There will be time at the end of their presentations for audience questions. 
Sponsored by Inmagic, Inc. 
Moderator: Dennis Hamilton, KZF Incorporated 
Speakers: Anne Frihart, Response Analysis Corp.; Chizuko Kawamoto, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation; and Paula A. Vaccariello, Export Assistance Center 

Meeting 
Moderator: Carol L. Ginsburg, Bankers Trust Company 

Wrap-Up 

1999 Minneapolis Program Planning Session 
All 1999 Minneapolis Conference Program Planners are urged to attend this planning session and have one last opportunity to coordinate '99 sessions before departing the Indianapolis Conference. 
Moderator: Susan Klopper, chair, 1999 Minneapolis Program Planning Committee 

Tour of United Airlines Maintenance Facilities 
A special tour for section members. For complete information, please go to the division Web site. 
Sponsored by Forcast International 

Board Meeting
All members of the new and old Board are encouraged to attend.
Moderator: Hope Tillman, Babson College

Historical Society Open House & Reception 

Pre-Banquet Reception