95th Annual Meeting Special Libraries Association
Nashville, TN | June 5-10, 2004
Scavenger Hunt, Saturday June 5 Time: TBA
Scavenger Hunt among the bars and restaurants of Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Centre. Watch the listserv for more details.
Government Transportation Research Information Committee (GTRIC) Program, Sunday June 6 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Nina McLawhorn, Wisconsin DOT Research Administrator, and others have suggested that the various professionals involved in technology and information transfer, in addition to librarians, need to be involved in addressing the recommendations contained in the Scoping Study for a National Strategic Plan for Transportation Information Management http://trblist.tamu.edu/products/documents/scoping_study_final_report.pdf. The GTRIC annual meeting will involve a discussion to develop recommendations on how best to pursue collaborative relationships within the transportation community, (including networks and consortia) and how best to align existing services and programs with those provided by transportation librarians\.
Audience: Unit members only
Moderator: Nelda Bravo, National Transportation Library, U.S. Department of Transportation
Schedule:
Morning session:
- TRIS, RIP, Policy study for transportation information management, Barbara Post, Librarian, Transportation Research Board
- Managing an online thesaurus, Sandra Tucker, Texas Transportation Institute
- Searching for Help in All the Right Places: An Innovative Approach to Filling An Information Gap, Martha Soneira, Federal Highway Administration
- Reauthorization Update, Nina McLawhorn, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- National Transportation Library Update, Nelda Bravo, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Afternoon session: Consortia, Networks, and Next Steps (panel presentations & discussion)
- State DOT partnerships with State Library Consortia, Sue Sillick, Montana Department of Transportation
- Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network, Arlene Mathison, Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- OCLC Group Services, Partnering with Consortia, Jennifer Pearson, OCLC
- Collaborative Relationships for Knowledge Networks in Transportation, Nina McLawhorn, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
SLA Unit: Transportation Division
Sponsored by: CISTI
Ticketed event No. 285: $50.00
All Sciences Reception, Sunday June 6 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Location: Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville
SLA Units: Science & Technology, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Engineering, Food Agriculture & Nutrition, Kentucky Chapter, Social Science Division, Transportation Division.
Sponsored by: ASME, and Dialog, The Information Professional Partner
Ticketed event No. 350: $15.00
Transportation Division Business Meeting and Luncheon, Monday June 7 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Transportation Division business meeting and luncheon. All welcome to join us.
Audience: Unit members only
Moderator: Shaun Moran, Manager, Transport Canada Library
Sponsored by: American Society of Civil Engineers and CCH Insurance Services
Ticketed event No. 460: $55.00
Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Adventures of a Female Combat Pilot, Monday June 7 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Come hear our famous combat pilot tell of her adventures while flying into the wild blue yonder! A reception/”meet and greet” will take place immediately after the presentation. Light refreshments will be provided.
Moderator: Mary Crompton, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Speaker: Missy Cummings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SLA Units: Engineering, Aerospace Section of DENG, Science & Technology, Transportation
Sponsored by: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), Jane’s Information Group, and Dialog, The Information Professional Partner
Ticketed event No. 480: $5.00
Saturn Plant Tour, Tuesday June 8 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
A one hour bus trip away from the conference, the Saturn Corporation offers Plant Tours. Hop aboard a tram and cruise through vehicle production lines and interior systems buildings. Boxed lunch included.
Ticketed event No. 540: $40.00
Group Services, Tuesday June 8 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
OCLC is beginning to implement new ways of offering familiar services and programs. How these are integrated with WorldCat, how they are integrated with each other, and how they are priced may not be so familiar. This is an opportunity to get a comprehensive update on what is new from OCLC and in particular to find out how these services work with groups such as the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network (MTKN)and the Military Education & Research Library Network (MERLN) and how the pricing can be offered as consortial subscriptions.
Moderator: Nelda Bravo, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Presentations:
- Military Education Research Library Network, Edwin B. Burgess, Director, Combined Arms Research Library, US Army Command and General Staff College
- OCLC Services for Groups: Solutions for your Consortia, Jennifer Pearson, Product Support Specialist, OCLC
- Group Services and MTKN, Jerry Baldwin, Minnesota Department of Transportation
SLA Units: Transportation Division, Military Librarians Division
Sponsored by: OCLC Online Computer Library Company
Transportation Division Executive Board Meeting, Wednesday June 9 7:30 am – 8:45 am
Time to get down to business! Executive board meeting of the Transportation Division. A continental breakfast will be served.
Audience: Unit executive board members only
Moderator: Betty Lou Hicks, Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Gray/Grey Literature, June 9 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
According to the US Interagency Gray Literature Working Group, gray literature is “foreign or domestic open source material that usually is available through specialized channels and may not enter normal channels or systems of publication, distribution, bibliographic control, or acquisition by booksellers or subscription agents.” Do you have challenges in managing/obtaining gray literature?
Audience: All attendees
Moderator: Shaun Moran, Transport Canada Library
Presentations:
- Managing the Government of Canada’s Gray Information: Progress and Challenges, Ms. Fay Hjartarson, Government Information Holdings Officer, National Library and Archives of Canada
- Shades of Gray: U.S. Government Information Mixing Black and White, Bonnie Klein, Program Manager for Foreign and Copyrighted Information, Defense Technical Information Center
- Fishing in a Bucket: Gray Literature and the “What’s on the Shelf” Syndrome, Bonnie Osif, Engineering Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State University
SLA Units: Transportation Division, Military Librarians Division
Sponsored by: Elsevier Science, Inc.
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