Conference Handouts & Podcasts
Conference Handouts & Podcasts

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 SLA Podcastnext 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

Leadership Development Institute

Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Board of Directors
Moderator: Zahra Kamarei


MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2009

Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers Breakfast
Moderator: Tara Cataldo
SLA Podcast

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


Conversation, Collaboration & Community: Web 2.0 Has Something for Everyone
Speakers: Kent Anderson, Marie Kaddell
SLA Podcast

Energy Resources Roundtable
Speakers: Susan Farkas, Shirl Kennedy, Angela Santamaria


Expert Databases: Leveraging for Success
Speakers: Catherine Monte, Monica Ertel, Medha Devare
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

How Do You Move Up the Ladder if There Is No Ladder to Climb?
Panelists: Jeanne Miller, Karen Reczek

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

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
SLA Podcast

Open Access Mandates: From the Front Lines
Speakers: Neil M. Thakur, Ph.D., Amy Brand
SLA Podcast

Oral History Guidelines for Chapters and Divisions
Speakers: Susan DiMattia, Jean Scanlan

Painless (No, really!) Negotiating
Speaker: Mary Ellen Bates
SLA Podcast

Power Networking for Info Pros
Speaker: Betty Edwards, Marcy Phelps
SLA Podcast

Science-Technology and Biomedical Divisions Academic Roundtable
Speaker: William Anger
SLA Podcast

Socially Responsible Decision Making: Ethics at Work
Moderator: Barbie Keiser

 
Skills for the Effective CI Practitioner
Speaker: Claudia Clayton, Toni Wilson
SLA Podcast

Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation
Speaker: Jay Liebowitz

Think Tanks' Contribution to Government Information
Speaker: Forrest R. Frank, Ph. D., Stephen Godwin
SLA Podcast
 
Translational Medicine Meets the Semantic Web
Speaker: Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD
SLA Podcast

Wikis, Tweets, and Blogs, Oh My!
Speakers: Nick Gillespie, Keith Kupferschmid, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Christopher Kenneally, Laura Malone
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

ABCs of Military Resources
Speakers: Greta Marlatt, Lily McGovern, Katie Gillen
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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

 
Government Information Division Business Meeting
Speakers: Deborah K. Balsamo, Amanda Wilson
SLA Podcast
Innovations in Accessing State and Local Government Information
Speaker: Chris Daniel, Fred Ward
SLA Podcast

Joint Cabinet Meeting

 
Lies, Damned Lies, and Annual Reports
Speaker: Mary Ellen Bates
SLA Podcast

Mathematics Roundtable
Speakers: Mira Waller, Brian Quigley
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Networking Breakfast and Business Meeting
Speaker: Helmut Abt
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

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
SLA Podcast

KIIE Caucus Breakfast
Speaker: Jean Cavanaugh

The Business of Chemistry
Speaker: Cristina Tomeo, Ben Wagner

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