[INSLA] Indiana Business Information Alliance meeting invitation

The Indiana Business Information Alliance will meet this Thursday, January 7, at 1:30 in Irwin Library at Butler University.  The purpose of this group is to provide information sharing, collaboration and support for the area of business librarianship. This group is open to academic, special, and public librarians, information specialists, and LIS students.  We’ll be discussing international business resources.  All those who are interested are welcome to attend.

Here is a link with directions to Butler and a campus map:
http://www.butler.edu/about/campus-information/coming-to-campus

Jessica Trinoskey
Assistant Librarian
Liaison to the Kelley School of Business
IUPUI University Library
755 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN  46202
(317) 274-3532

Please join the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association to enjoy a ClickU training session.

Title: Ask the Copyright Experts!

Description: This informative session will provide an in-depth discussion of the challenges associated with using and sharing content around the world and across borders. Speakers will discuss whether “international copyright law” truly exists and will review the Berne Convention, national treatment, and obtaining global permissions for the use of copyright-protected content. The highlight of the session will be an interactive panel discussion featuring a cross-section of copyright experts. This session is ideal for librarians around the world who oversee the use and sharing of content in highly collaborative business environments.

Panelist: Frederic Haber, CCC; Keith Kupferschmid, SIIA; Adam Ayer, LicenseLogic; & Lesley Ellen Harris, Copyrightlaws.com

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Clifton Gunderson LLP offices at 9339 Priority Way West Dr. Ste 200 (96th St. & Keystone Ave.)

Parking is available in front of the building.

RSVP by November 9, 2009 to rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa.com

Rochelle Smith, President, InSLA

Oct. 21 webinar – Managing the Intranet

Please join the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association to enjoy a ClickU training session .

Title: Managing the Intranet (in recessionary times) with Howard McQueen

Description: Intranets hold the potential to deliver ongoing strategic business value, yet the majority of intranets receive only occasional nods of interest from executive management. Join Howard McQueen, an international intranet consultant since 1996, as he shares an effective methodology that can bring focus and awareness to your intranet and allow progressive and incremental business value to be demonstrated. Howard will pull from dozens of case studies and discuss a number of organizations that have delivered value to staff and to the overall business with innovative intranets. He will highlight some of the Step Two Designs Intranet Innovation Awards winners (Howard is one of four judges who reviewed numerous intranet entries).

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Location: Clifton Gunderson LLP offices at 9339 Priority Way West Dr. Ste 200 (96th St. & Keystone Ave.)

Parking is available in front of the building.

RSVP by October 20, 2009 to rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa.com

Hope that you can join InSLA for this interesting session.

Rochelle Smith

[INSLA] Business Valuation Research – The Internet & Web 2.0

Please note that this event could be canceled.

Business Valuation Research – The Internet & Web 2.0

Speakers:  Jan Davis & Eva Lang

When:  April 28, 2009; 1-3pm

Where:  9339 Priority Way West Dr., Ste. 200; Indianapolis 46240

 RSVP to Ro Smith (rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa) by April 24th

About the event:

Jan Davis spends hours a day performing research on the internet for business appraisers. In this session, Jan shows you how she creates targeted searches to get the data she needs quickly and efficiently. Through case studies of how to find guideline public companies, comparable transactions, industry and economic information, executive compensation and data to help build litigation support cases, Jan shows you how to:

1. Search by file type to zero in on relevant data
2. Decide when to spend money for data instead of wasting time looking for free information
3. Incorporate Web 2.0 and social media, such as blogs, podcasts and LinkedIn to find additional information and to ensure you’ve covered your bases

Jan will be joined by Eva Lang for a special “Beat the Recession” segment on the top free sites on the internet for business valuation professionals. Eva will cover cool tools to help your practice as well as free resources of data for your business valuation and litigation engagements. Over the last 13 years, Eva and Jan have collaborated on a number of projects, including the book The Best Websites for Financial Professionals and a course for the Center for Advanced Valuation Studies of the American Society of Appraisers. You will not want to miss this interactive webinar and the opportunity to get the very latest information on using the internet in your business valuation or litigation practice.

 Learning Objectives:

• The participant will learn what two nationally known valuation research experts think are the best resources for valuation engagements
• The participant will learn the techniques to find guideline public companies, comparable transactions, industry and economic information, and executive compensation information
• The participant will learn how to research efficiently to save time and money on business valuation and litigation engagements
• The participant will learn about free resources to help with practice management and to support business valuation and litigation engagements
• The participant will learn how new social media resources are increasingly important and can’t be overlooked when researching business valuation issues
• The participant will be able to learn how to properly manage a research project including guidelines for determining when to use free vs. fee-based services 

Please let me know if you have any questions about the topic or format of the event.

Regards,

Rochelle Smith, InSLA President

Learn about Library 2.0 at next INSLA meeting

A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Library 2.0 
 
Speaker: Brian Kelly, UKOLN, University of Bath, United Kingdom 
 
When and Where: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5-6 p.m., Fountain Square Branch of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, 1066 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis (no charge) 
 
Followed by: Dinner at Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1417 Prospect Street, Indianapolis, starting around 6.30 p.m. (pay for your own meal) 
 
We are very fortunate to have an outstanding speaker for our April INSLA meeting. Brian Kelly is a leading international expert on Library 2.0 and was an invited plenary speaker at international conferences held in Stockholm, Taiwan and Singapore in 2008. Now he’s been invited to Indianapolis! 
 
He works at UKOLN, a national center of expertise in digital information management which is located at the University of Bath in the UK. 
 
Brian will talk about the potential benefits of exploiting Web 2.0 technologies in the library sector. The popularity of services provided by global companies such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook, etc. seems to provide a valuable opportunity for organizations to maximize the impact of their services and content, reach out to new audiences, and develop new services?without the need for significant in-house development work. In addition, the impact of the credit crunch is leading to a realization that funding for in-house development activities may be limited. Web 2.0 appears to provide rich opportunities for libraries of all types. 
 
And yet legitimate concerns have been raised regarding the risks associated with use of such Web 2.0 services. Aren’t the services provided by such companies under similar risks, as the companies seek to consolidate in response to the global economic crisis? And what of concerns ranging from privacy, data protection, and equality for individual users of such services through to long term preservation issues? 
 
This talk describes a risks and opportunities framework that is being developed to support organizations in maximizing the opportunities that can be provided by Web 2.0, while minimizing the associated risks. The framework acknowledges that it will not be possible (or desirable) to eliminate all risks and suggests ways in which workflow processes, new media literacy, and user education can help to reap the dividends which Library 2.0 seeks to provide. 
 
See you there! 
 
Marydee Ojala President-Elect, INSLA 

Reminder for 1st time National Conference attendees

• Please remember 1st time National Conference attendees that you about 3 weeks left to apply for this grant.  Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Rochelle Smith, InSLA President, 2009 

[INSLA] 2009 Travel Grant for 1st Time SLA National Conference Attendees

The Indiana Chapter of Special Libraries Association is offering a Travel Grant to 1st time SLA National Conference attendees.  This years conference is June 14-17th in Washington DC.  The deadline to apply for the Grant is March 20th by 5pm.  Please send all materials to rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa.com.  The recipient will be notified on April 3rd.  Please read the attached document for information, checklist, and application and please contact me with any questions.insla_travel_grant_20093

Regards,

Rochelle Smith, InSLA President, 2009

Save the Date: Library Career Expo Coming March 5, 2009

The Indiana State Library, the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, (SLIS) and the IVY Tech Library Technical Assistant (LTA) invites high school seniors, collegians, library employees, and library professionals to come take a closer look at the myriad of educational and professional library opportunities available in Indiana at the inaugural Library Career Expo.

The Expo, entitled “Indiana Librarianship in the 21st Century,” takes place on Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) at the IUPUI Main Library in Indianapolis. Attendees may participate in equivalent morning (9:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.) or afternoon (1:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) sessions in which they may attend 4 of 7 unique discussions led by leaders in the library field. The Expo is free and open to the general public. 

The purpose of the Library Career Expo is to raise awareness of librarianship and career opportunities among Indiana residents. Each discussion will provide insight on a professional or educational subject matter. These topics include: Public Libraries Discussion, Special Libraries Discussion, Academic Libraries Discussion, School Libraries Discussion, Financial Aid for College, Current MLS and LTA Students/Recent Grads Sharing Experiences, Q& A with Lorelle Swader, Director, Office for Human Resources Development and Recruitment at the American Library Association, and SLIS Alumni Board member.

Participants will also have an exclusive opportunity to interact with the library employees, potential employers, and college education providers that will be located in the expo hall throughout the day.

Please stay tuned for the complete program schedule and registration to be announced in January. Immediate questions may be directed to Marcia Smith-Woodard at: mwoodard@library.in.gov; (317) 232-3719; or (800) 451-6028.

 

Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association meeting at the Indiana State Library

Please join the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association for a meeting at the Indiana State Library. Marcia Smith-Woodard will be discussing the Librarian Leading in Diversity (LLID) program.  Please bring your lunch and join us in learning about LLID Monday, January 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm at the  Indiana State Library, Room 401. Parking may be available at the Indiana Historical Society.  Street parking will be hard to find around the Indiana State Library because the Legislature is in session. RSVP by January 22, 2009 to rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa.

~ Rochelle Smith, President, InSLA

SLIS alumni reception next week in Indianapolis

There’s still time to sign up for the SLIS alumni reception next week in Indianapolis.  I’m hoping for 100 of our SLIS grads and guests.  Thus far we’ve not reached 50, so I hope you will plan to attend.  SLIS faculty and students are also invited to attend, so encourage others to come.  You do not have to attend the  ILF conference to come to the reception.  All SLIS grads (and their guests) are welcome to come.

Where:  Westin Hotel, Caucus Room -
When:   Wednesday,  November 19, 4:30-6:30pm

RSVP:   burtonsp@indiana.edu, or SLIS toll-free number: 888-335-7547
Guest List:     http://www.slis.indiana.edu/alumni/events.php?id=53

I hope to see you there! ~  Sarah Burton, MLS 94