SLA 2013 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO: Full Schedule

8:00am PDT

Information Is Beautiful: Using Design to Enhance Your Narrative

Due to the rise of the knowledge economy, information is increasingly valuable--yet executives have less time to consume it. In today's crowded information landscape, info pros can highlight their value to leadership by delivering easily digestible yet robust client-ready presentations. Finding and communicating the business narrative creates memorable audience insights, and effective visualization techniques allow for rapid consumption of critical points while keeping length to a minimum. The use of narrative and design turns complex data and information into simple, easy-to-understand messages. From Tufte to TED, we'll explore a variety of ways to use infographics and design to illustrate the narrative. Through concepts, case studies and templates, attendees can expect to gain practical advice on how to deliver high-value insights to executive decision makers.

Speaking

Robbie Diaz

KC Hudson

Research + Design Consultant

Saturday June 8, 2013 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 24A

Programs, CE Sessions

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Member | Student Member Price $299.00 | $199.00
Non-Member Price $399.00

1:00pm PDT

Business & Finance Division Board Meeting

Discussion of Division budget, policies, succession planning and future projects. All Division members are welcome.

Moderating

Karen MacDonald

Business Librarian, Kent State University Libraries

Saturday June 8, 2013 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 27A

Meetings, Board

Presented By Business & Finance Division

8:00pm PDT

Business & Finance Division Awards Reception

Reception honoring the Business & Finance Division student and professional award recipients. Come and offer your congratulations.

Moderating

Christopher Hoeppner

Associate Director for Library Administration, DePaul University

Saturday June 8, 2013 8:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
Marriott, Bayside Pavillion

Networking-Social Events, Receptions

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Sponsored By Perfect Information

11:45am PDT

Go Beyond Google: Gathering Competitive Intelligence

Organizations today leave a “digital exhaust” that can be seen across the Internet. While large publicly traded organizations leave a prominent exhaust pattern, small and medium-sized businesses also leave a large smoke trail that can be followed to its source. You can leverage this intelligence to improve account profiling, track the movements of competitors across an industry and across accounts, and get an overall view of the competitive landscape. The speaker will illustrate a variety of methods you can use to better collect and analyze open source intelligence from the Web.

Moderating

Michel Bernaiche

Director - Program Development, Aurora WDC

Speaking

Sean Campbell

Co-owner, Cascade Insights

Equipment and Networking

Sunday June 9, 2013 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 14A

Programs

Presented By Business & Finance Division, Competitive Intelligence Division, Information Technology Division, News Division

11:45am PDT

SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Position your Career and your Library for The Next Boom

A fast-paced and authoritative look at the changes, technologies and trends that will shape the near future. This presentation is based on Jack Plunkett’s book, “The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025.” The book won a Gold Medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. This presentation is appropriate for librarians in academia, business, law, science and government agencies.

Moderating

Karen MacDonald

Business Librarian, Kent State University Libraries

Speaking

Jack Plunkett

CEO, Plunkett Research, Ltd

Sunday June 9, 2013 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 6AB

Programs, Spotlight Sessions

Presented By Business & Finance Division, News Division

1:30pm PDT

Public Libraries are Special Libraries Too!

Traditionally, public libraries have had to be many things to many different users. In this session, speakers from public libraries will talk about their successes and challenges in tailoring services to meet the needs of their very specialized user communities ranging from vulnerable youth in Africa, homeless populations in urban settings, to a vibrant entrepreneurial community.

Moderating

Linda Lowry

Liaison Librarian, Brock University

Speaking

Deborah Barrow

Library Director, San Diego Public Library

Terry Hill

Deputy Director, Durham County Library

Jane Meyers

President, Lubuto Library Project, Inc.

Sunday June 9, 2013 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 15B

Programs

Presented By Business & Finance Division, Social Science Division

3:30pm PDT

Global Economic Outlook

The global economy: healing or still hurting? More than four years after the global recession started, economies are starting to heal, especially in the U.S. But we have been here before: past recoveries have fizzled and left workers and companies still struggling. Will the recovery be more durable this time? Will jobs growth last? How well is the European Union addressing its debt issues? Is there still a chance of a catastrophic collapse of the euro zone. Can China remain the engine of global growth as it enters a new era?

Moderating

Laura Leavitt

Head, Gast Business Library, Michigan State University

Speaking

Leo Abruzzese

The Economist Intelligence Unit

Sunday June 9, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 2

Programs

Presented By Business & Finance Division, Competitive Intelligence Division

8:00pm PDT

Business & Finance Division Open House

Open house and reception honoring Business & Finance Division members who have published in the past year.

Moderating

Lucrea Dayrit

Librarian, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Sunday June 9, 2013 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Marriott, Bayside Pavillion

Networking-Social Events, Open House

Presented By Business & Finance Division

8:00am PDT

Advertising & Marketing Section Breakfast

First annual business and networking breakfast meeting of the new Advertising & Marketing Section. This session will include the popular A&M Agency roundtable discussion. All advertising and marketing librarians are welcome.

Moderating

Julie-Ann Zilavy

Manager, Online Services, 4A's

Monday June 10, 2013 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Marriott, Rancho Santa Fe Room 2

Networking-Social Events, Meals

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Member | Student Member Price $20.00 | $20.00
Non-Member Price $40.00

8:00am PDT

College & University Business Libraries Section Breakfast

Annual business and networking breakfast meeting of the College & University Business Libraries Section. New members are welcome. The theme for the 2013 CUBL Section Breakfast will be “Strategic Partnerships in Academic Business Librarianship—Making Connections That Make Sense.”

Moderating

Carissa Phillips

Business & Finance Information Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Speaking

Hyun-Duck Chung

Market Intelligence Information Specialist, MaRS

Tim Gallati

User Research Librarian (Student Assistant), Andover-Harvard Theological Library

I am a mid-career librarian with a background in analytics and user experience research in corporate and academic settings. Currently, I am an M.Div. candidate at Harvard Divinity School and I am working in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library focusing in user experience research... Read More →

Amy Jansen

Business & Web Experience Librarian, Sacred Heart University

Christina Kim

Information Specialist, University of Toronto/MaRS

Helen Kula

Data Product Manager, MaRS Data Catalyst, MaRS Discovery District / University of Toronto Libraries

Britt Mueller

Sr. Director, Library Services, Qualcomm, Inc.

Monday June 10, 2013 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Convention Center, Room 3

Networking-Social Events, Meals

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Sponsored By Bloomberg Law-Bloomberg BNA
Member | Student Member Price $20.00 | $20.00
Non-Member Price $40.00

8:00am PDT

Corporate Information Centers Breakfast

Annual business and networking meeting. Our speaker will share real-world experiences about “big data” being put into practice. Bring your own stories and questions for discussion, and leave with practical examples and a complimentary report (including brief case studies). The theme for the 2013 Corporate Information Centers Breakfast will be “Beyond the Buzz: Big Data in Practice.”

Moderating

Marcella Dulka

Supervisor, Ecolab

Speaking

Robin Neidorf

Director of Research, FreePint

Monday June 10, 2013 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Convention Center, Room 23A

Networking-Social Events, Meals

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Member | Student Member Price $20.00 | $20.00
Non-Member Price $40.00

8:00am PDT

Hospitality & Tourism Roundtable Breakfast

Annual business and networking breakfast meeting of the Hospitality & Tourism Roundtable. New members are welcome.

Moderating

Ilene Strongin Garry

Manager, Knowledge Management & Sharing Culture Champion, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Monday June 10, 2013 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Marriott, Rancho Santa Fe Room 3

Networking-Social Events, Meals, Roundtable

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Member | Student Member Price $20.00 | $20.00
Non-Member Price $40.00

10:00am PDT

SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Organizing Knowledge

Our guest speaker will share his insights into the roles that taxonomies can play in knowledge and information management. He will look at a variety of ways in which taxonomies can underpin other important knowledge management applications, such as content management systems, records management systems, search, data warehouses, and more.

Presentation Handouts:
http://www.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/OrganizingKnowledge_Lambe.pdf

Moderating

Janice Keeler

Manager, Knowledge Management, NERA Economic Consulting

Speaking

Patrick Lambe

Principal Consultant, Straits Knowledge

Monday June 10, 2013 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Convention Center, Room 6A

Programs, Spotlight Sessions

Presented By Business & Finance Division, Government Information Division, Knowledge Management Division, Leadership & Management Division, News Division, Taxonomy Division

12:00pm PDT

Business & Finance Division Annual Membership and Business Meeting

Our guest speaker will discuss the current economy.

Moderating

Karen MacDonald

Business Librarian, Kent State University Libraries

Speaking

Sam Stovall

S&P Capital IQ

Monday June 10, 2013 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Convention Center, Room 6D

Meetings, Business, Meals

Presented By Business & Finance Division
Sponsored By S&P Capital IQ
Member | Student Member Price $35.00 | $35.00
Non-Member Price $55.00

4:00pm PDT

Vendor / Partner Strategies

A panel of experts will discuss the relationship between customers and vendors in terms of assessing product and service value and how this value can be measured.

Moderating