Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

“Marketing that FITS (Fun, Interactive/Informative, Targeted, Succinct) + Branding” will cover:

• Websites
• Vendor events
• Social media outside the US
• Successes and things we could have done better.

Let’s have an interactive session, and learn from each other.

Ruth Wolfish, IEEE Client Services Manager, provides training and marketing for IEEE online products via both on-site and internet conference. She currently works with IEEE’s academic, government and corporate accounts in the US and UK. She created the IEEE Customer User Group and has customized this meeting format in the UK, Germany, and China. Ms. Wolfish came to IEEE in 2001 from Lucent Technologies. Her 18-year career with Lucent and its predecessor companies included roles as Bell Labs Reference Librarian, management trainer and administrator of education, information specialist for business systems, and electronic content coordinator for Lucent’s Digital Library. She was President of the NJ SLA chapter in 2006 and served a 3 year term as the SLA Chapter Cabinet Chair. Her goal is to share with you her pitfalls and successes OR lessons learned during her career as an Information Professional.

This webinar is supported by the generosity of LMD Membership Committee Chair, Tom Rink.

January 23, 2013

• Webinar Recording
  
• Presentation

In any disrupted industry or profession, innovation is an essential response. As members of a disrupted profession, librarians require new strategies to realign what we do with the changed expectations of our employers. For librarians in corporations, government, law firms, medical facilities, higher education, and others, embedded librarianship is just such an innovative strategy. Many librarians are succeeding with embedded librarianship, but there are traps and pitfalls awaiting the unwary.

In this webinar, Dave will briefly survey the core characteristics of embedded librarianship, and discuss why it can be an effective strategy for aligning librarians’ work with the needs of their employers. He’ll then present some of the common traps and pitfalls, offering strategies for getting out of them – or avoiding them altogether.

David Shumaker is Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America (CUA). His research focuses on the development and successful implementation of new roles for librarians in all types of organizations, with a special emphasis on embedded librarianship. Prior to joining CUA, Dave was Manager of Information Services at the MITRE Corporation, leading corporate library, archives, and records management operations.

In 2008, he and his co-investigator, Mary Talley, were awarded the Special Libraries Association Research Grant for their project, “Models of Embedded Librarianship.” Project reports are available on the SLA website, and related articles have been published in Information Outlook, Library Journal, and Reference & User Services Quarterly. Last July, his book, The Embedded Librarian: Innovative Strategies for Taking Knowledge Where It’s Needed, was published by Information Today. He blogs at http://www.embeddedlibrarian.com

December 5, 2012 – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern)

Presentation

See also: Part 1 of this 2 part series, Owning Copyright and Using Copyrighted Works

In the past year courts have handed down dramatic decisions in a number of major cases across the nation.  These decisions have changed the way we understand fair use, streaming media, archiving, and accessibility in libraries.  Kevin Smith, Duke’s Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communication and William Cross, NCSU’s Director of the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center, will lead a discussion about these cases and the far-reaching impact they will have on libraries and library services in the 21st century.

William M. Cross is the Director of the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center at North Carolina State University where he provides advice and instruction to campus stakeholders on copyright, licensing, privacy, and contractual issues. As a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Will earned an M.A. in Technology & Communication, a J.D. in Law, and an M.S.L.S. in Library Science. Before joining the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center Will worked in academic and law libraries, in constitutional litigation, and at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He lectures nationally on free expression, copyright, and new methods of scholarly communication and has been published in law and library journals on topics ranging from the pedagogy of legal education for librarians to the First Amendment status of video games.

As Duke University’s first Director of Copyright & Scholarly Communications, Kevin Smith’s principal role is to teach and advise faculty, administrators and students about copyright, intellectual property licensing and scholarly publishing. He is a librarian and an attorney (admitted to the bar in Ohio and North Carolina) and also holds a graduate degree in religion from Yale University. At Duke, Kevin serves on the University’s Intellectual Property Board and Digital Futures Task Force, and he convenes the Open Access Advisory Panel. He is the current Chair of the ACRL’s Research and Scholarly Environment Committee and serves on the SPARC Steering Committee. His highly-regarded web log on scholarly communications discusses copyright and publication in academia, and he is a frequent speaker on those topics.

November 14, 2012

Presentation

See also:  Part 2 of this 2 part series, Recent Developments in Library Copyright

Concerned about copyright issues? Uncertain about how you can use images in your instruction? Want to be sure you’re following the law and doing everything you can to support your patrons? Kevin Smith, Duke’s Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communication and William Cross, NCSU’s Director of the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center, will lead a discussion about copyright basics, the rules of ownership, and best practices for academic use.

William M. Cross is the Director of the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center at North Carolina State University where he provides advice and instruction to campus stakeholders on copyright, licensing, privacy, and contractual issues. As a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Will earned an M.A. in Technology & Communication, a J.D. in Law, and an M.S.L.S. in Library Science. Before joining the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center Will worked in academic and law libraries, in constitutional litigation, and at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He lectures nationally on free expression, copyright, and new methods of scholarly communication and has been published in law and library journals on topics ranging from the pedagogy of legal education for librarians to the First Amendment status of video games.

As Duke University’s first Director of Copyright & Scholarly Communications, Kevin Smith’s principal role is to teach and advise faculty, administrators and students about copyright, intellectual property licensing and scholarly publishing. He is a librarian and an attorney (admitted to the bar in Ohio and North Carolina) and also holds a graduate degree in religion from Yale University. At Duke, Kevin serves on the University’s Intellectual Property Board and Digital Futures Task Force, and he convenes the Open Access Advisory Panel. He is the current Chair of the ACRL’s Research and Scholarly Environment Committee and serves on the SPARC Steering Committee. His highly-regarded web log on scholarly communications discusses copyright and publication in academia, and he is a frequent speaker on those topics.

September 19, 2012

• Webinar Recording
• Presentation

With GoToWebinar you can conduct do-it-yourself webinars. Reduce travel while reaching larger audiences around the world. Hope has had a lot of fun working with LMD getting to know the GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar platforms, as well as exploring several other options of platforms before SLA decided on this one.   This past year she hosted the LMD webinars before turning them over to David Cappoli this spring.

The objective for this session is to cover what you need to know to be comfortable setting up and running an online meeting with GoToWebinar.

• What to do before a meeting to prepare
• What to do during a meeting to make the event successful for you and for your clients
• What to do after a meeting to get feedback from your attendees, harvest the data collected by GoToWebinar, and provide a recorded version of the session.

This session is targeted for those SLA members who are considering running their own webinar sessions, whether in an SLA setting, in a corporate or non-profit setting, or as individual entrepreneurs.

Presenter:  Hope Tillman
retired.
Currently active in several genealogical societies and, as always, enjoying new technologies.
former Director, Libraries, Babson College
An SLA Fellow, Hope has served as President  of SLA, as well as Chair of the IT and Education Divisions, and President of Princeton-Trenton and New England Chapters of SLA.

October 10, 2012

• Presentation

Every work day offers challenges we are well positioned to handle … and some for which we could never have prepared.  Ulla de Stricker offers an overview of common “interesting” work scenarios and suggests approaches to preserve professional dignity – not to mention sanity:  While there is no one recipe for handling everything our careers will throw at us, some basic attitudes go a long way toward managing whatever may arise.

On May 31, 2012, Past-President Anne Caputo discussed SLA’s new strategic vision and how it is being implemented. This program provided an opportunity for all members to learn more about where SLA is headed and how they might be able to use SLA’s vision in their units’ strategic plans.

Presentation  |  Recording of a past presentation on SLA’s strategic vision

Strategic Vision

SLA is a vibrant, global association of professionals who are employed in every sector of the information and knowledge economy. Our members thrive where data, information, and knowledge intersect, and our strategic partners support SLA because they believe in the association’s mission and the future of its members. The goal of SLA is to support information professionals as they contribute, in their varied and evolving roles, to the opportunities and achievements of organizations, communities, and society.

Focus for Action

Note: The following has been repurposed from the Rocky Mountain Chapter’s webinar in January.

SLA has identified five priorities to guide the association’s leaders, volunteers, and staff toward fulfillment of this vision. (See full post from Cindy Romaine, Nov 14, 2011.)

1. Annual Conference (see Nov 28 blog post from Mary Ellen Bates, Past Division Cabinet Chair), with attention to collaboration across SLA’s divisions to provide more focused, refined, and learning-relevant content.
2. Professional Development (see Nov 29 blog post by Sara Tompson, Director) through improved in-person offerings and a year-round, virtual education program in partnership with schools of library and information science.
3. Richer Volunteer Experiences (see Nov 30 post by Daniel Lee, Past Director) that provide stepping stones to learning, a promotion, or achievement at work in areas such as web development, marketing, and program management.
4. Opening New Markets (see Dec 1 post from Brent Mai, President) to expand SLA’s partnerships and visibility within the broader information industry. -
5. Growth Through Diversification (see Dec 2 post from Richard Huffine, Division Cabinet Chair), aimed toward expanding SLA’s already diverse membership by reaching competitive intelligence specialists, IT development specialists, and others outside the traditional library/information field.

The video recording for Deb Hunt’s webinar held on March 29, 2012 is now available on the LMD vimeo website: