Is There a Future for Special Libraries (and/or the Librarians Who Work in Them)?
| Presenters: | James Matarazzo, Dean and Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College |
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| Toby Pearlstein, former Director of Global Information Services, Bain & Co., Inc |
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| Price: | No Charge for SLA Members |
| Session 1: | Survival Lessons: The Corporate Library in Turbulent Times |
| Date: | 7 April 2010 |
| Time: | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET |
Registration Closed |
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| Session 2: | Survival Lessons: Sourcing, Planning and Alignment |
| Date: | 14 April 2010 |
| Time: | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET |
Registration Closed |
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Seminar Description
In difficult economic times, we frequently hear about special library closures or reductions. Recently, however, the pace of these cutbacks seems to be increasing, fueled by the erratic economy, unprecedented corporate bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions, and, in the case of government agency libraries, by calls for reduction in the cost and complexity of government.
Using case studies, these two sessions will explore how organizations cutting back or closing their libraries plan to meet their information needs going forward. We will try to answer the question: do these organizations realize they need librarians even if they don't need a library? We'll discuss specific survival skills for librarians, including alternate sourcing and scenario planning. We'll also cover the need for information service managers to align with and become thought leaders in the parent organization, skills on which their survival may depend.
Who Should Attend?
Information professionals who want to survive and succeed in their organizations.
Critical Learning Questions
- What is the role of the company library in a complex organization?
- How do you align the work of the library and librarians to help meet organizational goals?
- How do you understand and assess the information needs of your customers?
- How do you recognize the need to adapt or be marginalized?
Notes
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* Note: Participants registration limited to 50 for each seminar
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James M. Matarazzo has served as a consultant to academic institutions on accreditation issues and to many corporations on how to manage library and information resources. He is vice-president and secretary of the H.W. Wilson Foundation.
Dr. Matarazzo is a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association and received the SLA Professional Award in 1983, the SLA President's Award, 1988, and Certificate of Excellence in Public Relations, 1990, for a study he co-authored titled Valuing Corporate Libraries: A Survey of Senior Managers with Laurence Prusak. He received the SLA Professional Award in 1991, as well as the 1991 H.W. Wilson Award for the best article in Special Libraries.
Toby Pearlstein retired from the position of Global Director of Information Services for Bain & Company, an international management consulting firm, in December 2007. During her 14 years at Bain she was responsible for oversight of Bain's information centers, including global vendor contract negotiation, budgeting, evaluation and acquisition of print and electronic products and services, and coordination of global information services policies and global IS team professional development standards.
Prior to joining Bain, Dr. Pearlstein was chief librarian and archivist for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and was curator of the archives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for two years.
Dr. Pearlstein is a Fellow of SLA and became a member of the SLA Hall of Fame in 2008.
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