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SLA 2015 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO

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8:00am EDT

Best Practices for Copyright Compliance (CCM600) Convention Center, Room 103 Fundamentals of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services (KMKS101) Convention Center, Room 104A

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Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference Convention Center, Room 104A Communicating Value through Strategic Alignment Convention Center, Room 103 Teach Beyond Your Reach: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop Convention Center, Room 104B Copyright Literacy in Your Organization (CCM700) Convention Center, Room 104C The Knowledge Audit: Evaluating Intellectual Capital Use (KMKS102) Convention Center, Room 105 Introduction to Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies Convention Center, Room 102B So You Have a Taxonomy…Now What? Advanced Taxonomy Topics Convention Center, Room 156A Teaching Research Data Management with the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum Convention Center, Room 102A Using the Internet as an Investigative Research Tool Convention Center, Room 156B

1:00pm EDT

Extreme Structure Searching: Organics, Organometallics, Polymers, and Markush Convention Center, Room 104B Going Beyond Basics: Strategic and Tactical Competitive Intelligence for Decision Support Convention Center, Room 103

11:45am EDT

An Introduction to Developing a Better Web-based User Experience Convention Center, Room 205B Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Vendor Relations Networking Lunch Convention Center, Room 252A CRESCENDO: Islamic Finance and Banking: An Introduction for Researchers Convention Center, Room 204B Green Building Standards Convention Center, Room 204A MASTER CLASS: Revolutionary Learning Organizations: Core Values, Best Practices, New Horizons Convention Center, Ballroom Productivity of the Biopharmaceutical Industry: Trends in the Economics of New Drug Discovery and Development Convention Center, Room 253AB Ready, Fire, Aim: The essential steps before a knowledge management initiative Convention Center, Room 206A SLA Career Connection Seminar: It’s Not Easy Being Green: A Real World LIS Discussion for Students and New Professionals Convention Center, Room 205C

12:00pm EDT

QUICK TAKE - Understanding the New Sustainability Accounting Standards INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

12:30pm EDT

QUICK TAKE - What to Do When They Say “Give Me Everything You Have on …. and Not Freak Out Because They Want it in An Hour INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

1:00pm EDT

QUICK TAKE - Navigating the Waters of Federal Public Access Policies: The Library’s Role in Keeping Funding Afloat INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

1:30pm EDT

QUICK TAKE - Legal Resources and Research Using Twitter INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater A Perfect Balance: Legal research for the non-law librarian Convention Center, Room 206B Astronomy Roundtable Convention Center, Room 251 CANCELLED - Saving the News: Collaborative Approaches to Digital Preservation Convention Center, Room 203 Clinical Evaluation Reports in Medical Device and the Critical Role of the Information Professional Convention Center, Room 205B CRESCENDO: New Roles for Librarians and Info Pros: Developing a CI Function from Beginner to Expert Convention Center, Room 253AB Cultivating Seed Libraries Convention Center, Room 206A Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Challenges, Opportunities, and Trends Convention Center, Room 204B MASTER CLASS: Mastering the Art of User Experience Convention Center, Ballroom Put ‘YOU’ into ‘Your’ Brand: LMD Marketing Section Workshop Convention Center, Room 254A What is E-Science? A Science & Engineering 201 Session. Convention Center, Room 205A

2:00pm EDT

QUICK TAKE - Researching Private Companies: Tips and Techniques for Solving One of Your Biggest Information Challenges! INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

3:30pm EDT

CRESCENDO: The Next Great Invention: How to Help your Organization Make it a Reality Convention Center, Room 206B Genetic Mutations: How Do They Arise and What Do They Do? Interdisciplinary Perspectives Convention Center, Room 204A Get the Picture: Use your Taxonomy to Classify Images Convention Center, Room 205B Leading from the Middle: Strategies, Advice and Perspective from Senior Leaders Convention Center, Room 205C MASTER CLASS: It's a Risky Business: Proactive Information Risk Management for Information Professionals Convention Center, Ballroom NASA Spinoffs: To Space and Back Convention Center, Room 206A Open Data: Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality Convention Center, Room 205A SLA Contributed Papers - Sunday Session Convention Center, Room 207 Social Enterprise – MITRE’s Knowledge Driven Enterprise Convention Center, Room 203

5:00pm EDT

Be Revolutionary! Joint Poster Session INFO-EXPO

7:30am EDT

DCHE Breakfast and Academic / Corporate Roundtable on Laboratory Safety Information and Practices Convention Center, Room 251

8:00am EDT

How Do Clients REALLY Think?: LMD Consulting Section Breakfast Convention Center, Room 252A

9:00am EDT

QUICK TAKE - Maximize Your Brain Power with Mind Maps: 7 Steps to Making Your First Mind Map INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

9:30am EDT

QUICK TAKE - Stretching the Boundaries: Reference for Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Relativity Speaking INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

10:00am EDT

QUICK TAKE - Taxonomy Tool Update INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater CRESCENDO: Enhancing Intranet Search Convention Center, Room 205B Cultural Diversity and Working in a Global Information Environment: Keys to Success for the Information Professional Convention Center, Room 205A Designing Aggregation and Knowledge Sharing Systems Convention Center, Room 253AB Exploring Safety Information Literacy: Towards a Safer Research Environment Convention Center, Room 203 MASTER CLASS: Revolutions in Grant Writing: Finding Funding for Collections in the 21st Century Convention Center, Ballroom East Physics Roundtable Convention Center, Room 256 SLA Contributed Papers - Monday Session Convention Center, Room 207 Taking the Library to the World: Innovative Outreach and Services Beyond Borders Convention Center, Room 206A The Experts Are In! One-Off Career Advice Westin, Harbor Ballroom III

10:30am EDT

QUICK TAKE - Driving Innovation in Mobile Learning & Libraries INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

11:00am EDT

QUICK TAKE: Let Freedom Ring! The highlights of heading out as an independent info pro INFO-EXPO Exhibitor Theater

12:00pm EDT

CRESCENDO: Open Digital Repositories on a Shoestring Convention Center, Room 205A Graphic Novels: Familiar Challenges and A Revolutionary Opportunity Convention Center, Room 207 If You Pin It, Bake It, Caffeinate It, or Craft It, They Will Come: Solo Success Stories Convention Center, Room 206B MASTER CLASS: Analytical Tools that Deliver Value: War Gaming (not the revolutionary kind) Convention Center, Ballroom East Revolutionize Your Data – Tools for Visualization (CSRT) Convention Center, Room 153AB Scientists' Data & Information Practices: Critical Roles for Information Professionals to Promote Data Management & Open Sharing Convention Center, Room 205B Shared Knowledge in Firms that Care and Cure Convention Center, Room 203 Working Together is Success - A Vendor Relationship Revolution Convention Center, Room 204A Enriching Research Management Systems with Point-of-Need Information Delivery: Case Studies with Laboratory Safety Information Convention Center, Room 204B

4:00pm EDT

Academic Division Roundtable, New Member Welcome & Awards Reception Convention Center, Room 252B Determining Fees and ROI for Association Information Services Convention Center, Room 204A Digital Libraries and Metadata: the Next Frontier Convention Center, Room 205A Get Out of Your Chair and Revolutionize Your Training Program! Convention Center, Room 204B MASTER CLASS: Global Talent Management: A Key to Producing Superior Results Convention Center, Ballroom East Midyear Leadership Tune-Up Westin, Harbor Ballroom I & II Trends in the Information and Data Quality Landscape: The Content Vendor Perspective Convention Center, Room 206A

5:00pm EDT

All Sciences Poster Session Westin, Commonwealth Ballroom ABC

7:30am EDT

PAM Vendor Update and Networking Breakfast Convention Center, Room 151AB Revolutionize Library Management: Best Practices Convention Center, Room 253AB Standards Development and Update Convention Center, Room 205B

8:00am EDT

Careers in Prospect Research: The Basics Convention Center, Room 253C Deconstructing Storage: Creating Safe Spaces for your Physical Collections Convention Center, Room 206B Effective Management Of Your External Content Suppliers Raises Value for the Enterprise…And You!: LMD Content Buying Section Breakfast Convention Center, Room 257B MASTER CLASS: The Power of Framing: Creating the Language of Leadership Convention Center, Ballroom East Retirement: Collecting Data on It, Working Towards It - Surviving It Convention Center, Room 207

9:45am EDT

Around the World of Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) Convention Center, Room 203 Autocategorization and Human Tagging: How Do They Work Together? Convention Center, Room 205A Copyright in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities for Information Professionals Convention Center, Room 204B Encouraging Openness at Your Institution: Trends in Open Education and Open Access Convention Center, Room 205C Habits not Hype: Startup Thinking 101 Convention Center, Room 253AB Hot Topics in Architecture & Building Design: ABCD Section Round Table Westin, Webster MASTER CLASS: Demystifying the Information Audit: From Knowledge Management (KM) to Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Convention Center, Ballroom East To Collect and Preserve: the State of State-Level CBA Collections in the U.S. Convention Center, Room 206A

10:15am EDT

Transforming Libraries: The First Knowledge-Sharing Tool Designed for Special Libraries Convention Center, Room 206B

11:00am EDT

Be Bold, Be Brief and Be Gone: Secrets on How to Successfully Navigate the C-Suite Convention Center, Room 205A CI Resources: The good, the bad and the ugly Convention Center, Room 204A Food Safety and Data Curation: Discovery and Making Connections Convention Center, Room 204B From Ideas to Reality: Implementing New Information Literacy Standards and Frameworks Convention Center, Room 205C How-to Select the Best Databases for Your Community: Proven Methods for Comparison Convention Center, Room 206A MASTER CLASS: The Role of Information Professionals in Supporting Business Development – the Potential of Information Partnerships Convention Center, Ballroom East My Best Idea Yet Convention Center, Room 255 What Does It Mean To Be a Leader? Convention Center, Room 205B

12:00pm EDT

B&F Poster Session INFO-EXPO

2:00pm EDT

Breaking the News Convention Center, Room 204B CRESCENDO: SharePoint, Metadata and Taxonomy Convention Center, Room 253AB Data Management Development and Implementation Convention Center, Room 205A MASTER CLASS: Science of 3D Printing Convention Center, Ballroom East Mathematics Roundtable Convention Center, Room 252A Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal Convention Center, Room 205B SLA Contributed Papers - Tuesday Session Convention Center, Room 207 Transforming International Science and Technology Librarianship Convention Center, Room 205C Up the Ante on Change!: LMD Afternoon Tea with Deb Wallace Convention Center, Room 257B “ I Discuss That Topic in My Book (or Article)”: Proving expertise the “published author” way Convention Center, Room 203