• “Don’t Touch that String! There Went the Databases” (Dee Baldwin, Michael Kucsak, Alice Eng)
• “A Study on Search Effectiveness: How Can We Design Search Tools so End Users Find It and Find It Quicker?” (Margaret Hentz, Jenny Emanuel)
MODERATING:
Jeanie Fraser, Self-Employed
SPEAKING:
Dee Baldwin, University of North Florida; Jenny Emanuel, University of Illinois; Alice Eng, University of North Florida; Margaret Hentz, Dow AgroSciences; Michael Kucsak, University of North Florida
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/ContPapersMonSessionDBaldwin.pdf
Adding Value - Honing Our Craft:
• “Copyright in Special Libraries: Overview and Suggestion of Best Practices” (Susan Craft)
• “How the Agility of Librarians Led to the Development of TRAIL” (Daureen Nesdill)
• “Models of Agility: Lessons from Embedded Librarians” (David Shumaker)
• “People-focused Marketing: Showing Value, Gaining Loyalty, Staying Flexible” (Kate Vilches)
MODERATING:
Helen Losch
SPEAKING:
Susan Craft, North Carolina Biotechnology Center; Daureen Nesdill, University of Utah; David Schumaker, The Catholic University of America; Kate Vilches, Lockheed Martin Corporation
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/ContributedPapersTuesSessionSusanCraft.pdf
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/ContributedPapersTuesSessionSusanCraft2.pdf
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/ContributedPapersTuesSessionDaureenNesdill.pdf
• The STEP (Safety and Toxicity of Excipients for Paediatrics) Database: International cooperation between US and European Paediatric Formulation Initiative
Barbara Brandys, National Institutes of Health Library, National Institutes of Health, MD
• Taxonomy Creation for AAAS by Vantage Information Services SM
Jean Fisher, MLS, Vantage Information Services (Vantage), PA
• Retracted Publications: The Hidden World of Biomedical Literature
Merle Rosenzweig, Anna Ercoli Schnitzer, Katy Mahraj, and Irina Zeylikovich, University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library, MI,
• Collaboration, Innovation and Diversity: Keys to Building a Cost-Effective and High-Impact Biomedical Instructional Program
Christopher Stave, MLS, Instructional Program Coordinator, Lane Medical Library, Stanford University, CA
MODERATING:
Alicia Livinski, NIH
SPEAKING:
Barbara Brandys, NIH; Jean Fisher, Vantage Information Services; Merle Rosenzweig, University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library; Anna Schnitzer, University of Michigan; Christopher Stave, Stanford University; Irina Zeylikovich, University of Michigan Library
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/BiomedicalLifeSciDivContributedPapersChrisStave.pdf
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/BioLifeSciDivContPapersBBrandys_Summary.pdf
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/BioLifeSciDivContPapersBBrandys2.pdf
Expanding Horizons & Leadership Skills:
• “Cuba’s Special Libraries: Tribulations and Triumphs” (Melanie Freimuth)
• Listening to Our Users: Comparing Feedback and Insights from Multiple Surveys and Points of Contact” (Michael Maciel, Leslie Reynolds)
• “Delivering Higher-value Service: Using Combined Internal and External Information to Drive Business Decisions” (Barabara Wilson, Amy Spiegel)
MODERATING:
Jeanie Fraser, Self-Employed; Helen Losch
SPEAKING:
Melanie Freimuth, Saint Catherine University; Michael Maciel, Texas A&M University; Leslie Reynolds, Texas A&M University Libraries; Amy Spiegel, Dow Chemical Company; Barbara Wilson, Dow Chemical Company
