Below are presentations, handouts, and podcasts from the SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO that have been sent to SLA for posting.
Note: Podcasts will have the following image
next to them.
Updated Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009.
SATURDAY, 13 JUNE 2009
Best Practices for Information Services: Achieving Operational Excellence
Speaker: Liz Blankson-Hemans
Cataloging: The Crash Course
Speaker: Kathleen E. Richardson
SUNDAY, 14 JUNE 2009
Assessing Library Performance Using Balanced Scorecard Framework
Speaker: Sushma Arora
Information Needs Assessment
Speaker: Patricia Currie
- Gathering and Analyze Data (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Map Information Flows (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Group Exercise 1
- Group Exercise 2
- Group Exercise 3
- Information Audit Objectives
- Information Audit Objectives - 2
- Information Audit Questionnaire
- Needs Assessment Questionnaire
- Reading List
Leadership Development Institute
- LDI Schedule
- Alignment Project - Introductory remarks
- Alignment Project Presentation (Part 1)
- Alignment Project Presentation (Part 2)
- Pain-free Public Speaking
- Top 10 Picks for your SLA Leadership Toolkit
- Top 10 Picks for your SLA Leadership Toolkit - Notes
Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Board of Directors
Moderator: Zahra Kamarei
MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2009
| Biomedical
& Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers Breakfast Moderator: Tara Cataldo |
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Building Your Green Library
Speakers: Anca Novacovici, Rebecca Vargha
Collaboration for Digital Preservation
Speakers: Phillip Barron, Eliza Robertson, Steve Weiss
Committee on Cataloging Annual Business Meeting
- Agenda
- CC:DA Report
- Dewey Decimal Classification News
- Future of Bibliographic Control Working Group
- IFLACataloguing Classification Indexing programmes
- SAC Update
| Conversation, Collaboration & Community: Web 2.0 Has Something for Everyone Speakers: Kent Anderson, Marie Kaddell |
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Energy Resources Roundtable
Speakers: Susan Farkas, Shirl Kennedy, Angela Santamaria
- Farkas and Kennedy Handouts (Zip file)
- Santamaria Handouts (Zip file)
| Expert Databases: Leveraging for Success Speakers: Catherine Monte, Monica Ertel, Medha Devare |
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Funding for the Future: Preserving the Past
Speakers: Rachel L. Frick, Elizabeth Joffrion, Kathleen M. Williams
Future of Voting
Speaker: Jeremy Epstein
| Government Librarians Get Savvy: The Changing Shape of Federal Libraries Moderator: Richard Huffine |
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How Do You Move Up the Ladder if There Is No Ladder to Climb?
Panelists: Jeanne Miller, Karen Reczek
- Don't Climb -- Reach! (Reczek)
- Handout (Miller)
Imagining Knowledge Government Access in Virtual Worlds
Speaker: Michael Macedonia, PhD
International Reception (6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.)
Knowledge Management in Washington
Speakers: Jean Tatalias, Denise Bedford, Eric Johnson
- Connecting People and Finding Expertise at MITRE
- Knowledge Architecture and Semantic Technologies
- Stumbling blocks, magical thinking, and new diplomacy
Leadership and Management Division Business Meeting
Speaker: Stephen Abram
| The New Face of the Special Librarian: Embedded Librarians Speakers: Mary Talley Garcia, Josh Duberman, Barb Zinter |
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| Open Access Mandates: From the Front Lines Speakers: Neil M. Thakur, Ph.D., Amy Brand |
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Oral History Guidelines for Chapters and Divisions
Speakers: Susan DiMattia, Jean Scanlan
| Painless (No, really!) Negotiating Speaker: Mary Ellen Bates |
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- Painless (No, really!) Negotiating (PowerPoint)
| Power Networking for Info Pros Speaker: Betty Edwards, Marcy Phelps |
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- Power Networking for Info Pros (PowerPoint)
| Science-Technology and Biomedical Divisions Academic Roundtable Speaker: William Anger |
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Socially Responsible Decision Making: Ethics at Work
Moderator: Barbie Keiser
| Skills for the Effective CI Practitioner Speaker: Claudia Clayton, Toni Wilson |
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- Skills for the Effective CI Practitioner (PowerPoint)
Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation
Speaker: Jay Liebowitz
| Think Tanks' Contribution to Government Information Speaker: Forrest R. Frank, Ph. D., Stephen Godwin |
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- Contributions by Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
- The National Academies' Role in Government Information
| Translational Medicine Meets the Semantic Web Speaker: Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD |
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| Wikis, Tweets, and Blogs, Oh My! Speakers: Nick Gillespie, Keith Kupferschmid, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Christopher Kenneally, Laura Malone |
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TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2009
60 Sites in 60 Minutes
Speakers: John DiGilio, Gayle Lynn-Nelson
| 90 Minutes with the FDA: What Do We Need to Know? Speaker: Douglas Throckmorton |
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| ABCs of Military Resources Speakers: Greta Marlatt, Lily McGovern, Katie Gillen |
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Basic Insurance Research 101
Speaker: Virginia Webb Chapter Cabinet Meeting
Competitive
Intelligence and the Government Librarian
Speaker: Roberta Shaffer
| Computer
Science Roundtable Speakers: Richard Huffine, P. Bryan Heidorn, Jane Greenberg |
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Critical Thinking
Speakers: Rebecca Jones, Deb Wallace
Division Cabinet Meeting
Energy Issues: Global Climate Change and Sustainability
Speakers: Jeffrey Clark, Melissa Lavinson, Donald P. Doak
Envisioning the Future of Museum, Arts, and Humanities Libraries
Speaker: Michael Edson
Food's Future Luncheon
Speaker: Joan Leake
Future of Librarians in the Workforce Research Report
Speakers: Jose-Marie Griffiths
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Caucus Business Meeting
Speaker: Charles Francis
Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession
Speaker: Jane Kinney Meyers, Larisa Brigevich
- Fact Sheet
- Newsletter
- Best Practices in Sustainable International Development
- Observations on Lubuto Library Project Best Practices
- Article from Focus on International Library and Information Work
- Lubuto Library 2007 Annual Report
- Globalization Handout (Brigevich)
| Government Information Division Business Meeting Speakers: Deborah K. Balsamo, Amanda Wilson |
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| Innovations in Accessing State and Local Government Information Speaker: Chris Daniel, Fred Ward |
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- Innovations for Accessing County Information and Services On-line
- Municipal Research & Services Center
Joint Cabinet Meeting
| Lies, Damned Lies, and Annual Reports Speaker: Mary Ellen Bates |
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- Lies, Damned Lies, and Annual Reports (PowerPoint)
| Mathematics
Roundtable Speakers: Mira Waller, Brian Quigley |
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Models
of Embedded Librarianship
Speakers: David Shumaker, Mary Talley
More With
Less: Successful Time Management Practices
Speaker: Pat Wagner
| Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics
Division History Speakers: David Stern, Michael Fosmire, Brenda Corbin, Dorothy McGarry |
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| Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Networking Breakfast and Business Meeting Speaker: Helmut Abt |
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Practical Strategies for Improving ROI
Panlist: Karen Reczek
Preparedness for Info Pros: Lessons Learned from Recent Disasters
Speakers: Cynthia B. Love, Alfred E Lemmon, Doris S. Helfer
| Promising Plants: Ethnobotany and the Global Quest for Health and Nutrition Speakers: Carl L. Johannessen, Carl L. Johannessen |
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REACH
and the Future of Toxics Legislation
Speakers: Pat Rizzuto, Catherine Willett
| RDA
and the Future of Cataloging: What You Need to Know Speakers: Barbara B Tillett, Barbara Bushman |
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Search 2.0 and Expert Content (Strategic Technology Alliance Series)
Speaker: Carol Knoblauch
SLA Contributed Papers: Adapt, Leverage, and Communicate--Part II
SLA Math Roundtable 2009
Moderator: Danny Dotson RDA and the Future of Cataloging: What You Need to Know
Speakers: Barbara Tillett, Barbara Bushman
| Technical Standards Update Speakers: Marjorie Hlava, Todd Carpenter |
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Toxicology Roundtable: Environmental Resources of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Stephanie Publicker
WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2009
| Astronomy Roundtable Speakers: Alberto Accomazzi, Chris Biemesdorfer, Sally Bosken |
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Corporate Medical Librarianship 101
Speakers: Alexander Feng, Andrea Oliver
| Creating Groupies: How to Add Value, Make Yourself Irreplaceable & Beat the Pants Off Google Speaker: Mary Ellen Bates |
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- Creating Groupies: How to Add Value, Make Yourself Irreplaceable & Beat the Pants Off Google (PowerPoint)
From Information to Legislation: Silent Spring and Its Impact on Anti-pollution Law and Policy
Speaker: Bobbi Weaver, Diana Post
I'm Not Cheap, Just Cost-Conscious: Market Research to Fit Your Budget
Speaker: Marcy Phelps
| Incorporating CI into Your Services: Real Life Examples from Legal Info Pros Speakers: Tim McAllister, Greg Lambert, J.O. Wallace |
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KIIE Caucus Breakfast
Speaker: Jean Cavanaugh
The Business of Chemistry
Speaker: Cristina Tomeo, Ben Wagner



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