Meeting of the Government Information Division board to discuss division business.
The Wikileaks scandal headlined worldwide news in 2010 - 2011 and highlighted issues of government classification, information policy, and information ethics. This session will explore various facets of the controversy.
SPEAKING: Patrice McDermott, OpenTheGovernment.org
Take the plunge into the world of intellectual property. Find out how to do patentability searches, litigation research, and state-of-the-art-searches.
SPEAKING:
Chris Vestal, LexisNexis; Kristin Whitman, Landon IP
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/PatentResearching101CVKW.pdf
Competitive intelligence (CI) practices are being adopted by more organizations throughout the world, increasing interest in the diversity, differences and commonalities in CI practices to foster both competitiveness and cooperation among firms and government agencies. In this session, the presenters will describe and discuss differences and commonalities in CI practices across a number of countries and trends in new programs as they explore the demand and requirements for stronger intelligence education.
MODERATING:
Dr. Craig S. Fleisher, Aurora WDC
SPEAKING:
Dr. France Bouthillier, School of Information Studies, McGill University; Dr. Andrew Dillon, School of Information & Professor of Information, Psychology and Risk & Operations Management; Tao Jin, Louisiana State University
Annual business meeting followed by an exciting and thought-provoking discussion on career agility in the government information sector.
SPEAKING:
Leia Dickerson, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); Richard Huffine, U.S. Geological Survey; Tanya Whippie, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Experts from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will discuss and demonstrate examples of the wealth of international economic data and other resources available, much of it free of charge, from their organizations.
Speakers:
Tariq Afzal Khokhar,World Bank; Kathleen DeBoer, OECD; Gareth McGuinness, International Monetary Fund
Linked Data uses the Web to connect related data that were not previously linked. This session will provide an overview of linked data, its sources, and the value that information specialists can deliver through linking and integrating content and data from open sources.
SPEAKING:
Joseph Busch, Taxonomy Strategies; Joel Richard, Smithsonian Libraries
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/AddingValuetoContentJoelRichard.pdf
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/AddingValuetoContentJosephBusch.pdf
Please join the Government Information, Solo Librarians, and Transportation Divisions for a lively joint open house. Speak with members from a variety of fields and experiences, all in one place.
Please meet at the event location: 312 Chicago, Downtown Loop.
The Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress collects and preserves personal stories and other documents from America's war veterans. Robert Patrick will discuss the role that librarians play in this effort, focusing on the dual roles of many librarians who are both veterans and project facilitators.
MODERATING:
Monika Maslowski, Library of the Marine Corps
SPEAKING:
Robert Patrick; Library of Congress
Chicago has recently launched major government transparency efforts. Learn more about open data initiatives in the Windy City, particularly the work of the Metro Chicago Information Center.
SPEAKING:
Virginia Carlson, Urban Rubrics
Government information is now being made available on the go via smart phone applications. This session will explore creating mobile applications using government information as well as one government library's experience evaluating mobile applications for use in an agency setting.
SPEAKING:
Heidi Peters, ARTI; Katrina Stierholz, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/GovontheGoMobileAppsHPeters.pdf
