2010 SLA Conference & INFO-EXPO New Orleans, LA — June 13-16
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Sunday June 13
Title: DSOC Board Meeting, Open to all DSOC members
Time: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Evergreen
Moderator: Marilyn Bromley, DSOC Chair
Monday June 14
Title: DSOC Annual Business Meeting
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m
Location: Convention Center 221
Moderator: Marilyn Bromley, DSOC Chair
Sponsored by: BNA, Inc.
Ticketed event (Ticket #425)
Title: Labor Law for 1.1 Billion People: Canon Law and Catholic Labor Principles
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Convention Center R08
Description: Father Oubre, a noted labor scholar, will describe how Catholic labor principles apply in the 21st century workplace.
Moderator: Larry Guthrie, Covington & Burling
Speaker: Father Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L., Catholic Labor Network
SLA Unit: Presented by the Social Science Division Labor Issues Section
Title: New Orleans Garden District Walking Tour Ticketed event (Ticket #445)
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Title: International Reception
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Meet at the Convention Center, outside of Lobby B
Description: Follow the band –literally… from the Convention Center to Generations Hall, just a block away. Be wined, dined, and serenaded while you network with the global crowd. See the SLA Europe Information Professional 2010 Award bestowed. Party on!
Sponsored by: Dow Jones & Company
SLA Unit: Presented by the Social Science Division International Relations Section; SLA Europe Chapter; International Information Exchange Caucus; Washington, DC Chapter.
Title: DSOC Poster Session/Open House
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: The Historic New Orleans Collections, 533 Royal Street.
Description: Enjoy dessert or an after-dinner drink while viewing your colleagues’ poster presentations in the beautiful setting of The Historic New Orleans Collections’ French Quarter townhouse. The theme of the poster session is “Entering SLA’s Next Century: Let the Good Times Roll – How Info Pros Use Social Media or Social Events to Reach Out to New Clients.”
Sponsored by: EOS International; John Wiley & Sons
SLA Unit: Presented by the Social Science, Museums, Arts & Humanities, Education, and Academic Divisions.
Tuesday June 15
Title: Census 2010: A Progress Report
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Location: Convention Center R09
Description: Speakers will present a progress review of activities for the 2010 decennial census, discuss schedules and plans for reporting results, and demonstrate new data services provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sponsored by: Bernan; Basch Subscriptions, Inc.
SLA Unit: Social Science Division Public Policy Division; Government Information Division.
Title: International Virtual Libraries
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Convention Center R09
Description: Virtual libraries comprising materials spanning nations now populate our professional world. Probe the major ones: UNESCO‘s World Digital Library, The European Union’s Europeana, and the very latest on the Google Books settlement.
Speakers: Lyle Minter, U.S. Congressional Research Service; Ann Sweeney, European Union Delegation to the U.S.; Doug Newcomb, SLA Chief Policy Officer; Peter Brantley, Internet Archive, Independent Expert on the Google Books Settlement.
Sponsored by: Gale Group/Cengage SLA Unit: Social Science Division International Relations Section.
>>>International Virtual Libraries
>>>Peter Brantley – Google Books Settlement
>>>Europeana – Europe\’s Digital Library
Wednesday June 16
Title: Grants Librarianship
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Location: Convention Center 207
Description: Join us in this session on Grants Librarianship as we focus on strategies for marketing services as a grants librarian and integrate services with university/organization practices. Speakers will discuss outreach, coordination of funding opportunities, and elements of a successful grant application. This morning’s session includes coffee and donuts (while supplies last)!
Speakers: Elizabeth Brown, Binghamton University Libraries; Linda Galloway, State University of New York; Susan Kendrick, Cornell University.
Sponsored by: Elsevier
SLA Unit: Science-Technology Division; Social Science Division Non-Profit Section.
Title: A Red Light Look at New Orleans History
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Description: For the real history of prostitution in New Orleans, including references to correctional girls, casket girls, quadroon balls, red light areas prior to Storyville, prominent personalities, The Blue Books, jazz, and the demise of Storyville, attend this lively preserntation. A ticketed lunch and tour of Williams Research Center will follow. (See schedule 12:00 – 1:30.)
Speaker: Pamela Arceneaux, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Sponsored by: Taylor & Francis
SLA Unit: Museum, Arts & Humanities Division; Education Division; Social Science Division Geography & Map Section.
Title: Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection Lunch and Tour Ticketed event (#725)
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Description: A light lunch overlooking the garden of The Historic New Orleans Collection in the French Quarter will be followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the conservation, preservation, and research arms of HNOC. The tour will feature maps, documents, archaeology, and architecture. Lunch will be served at 11:30, immediately following the Pamela Arceneaux presentation (see above).
Speaker: Alfred Lemmon, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Sponsored by: ProQuest (Dialog)
SLA Unit: Museums, Arts & Humanities Division; Social Science Division Geography & Map Section.
Title: Nuts & Bolts of Contract Management
Time: 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Location: Convention Center La Louisiane Ballroom
Description: Basic guidelines for content management with pragmatic and “real life” advice for those working or wanting to work in contract management. Contract negotiation preparedness, change management, and basic support will be covered. Please come with questions.
Speakers: Carol Ginsburg and Bill Noorlander, BST America, LLC; Craig Wingrove, KPMG, LLP.
Sponsored by: EBSCO Publishing Co.
SLA Unit: Business & Finance, Academic, Legal, News, Pharmaceutical & Health Technology, and Social Science Divisions.
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