DSOC has organized a number of exciting programs for this year's conference.  As presentations are completed, this page will contain  relevant slides and handouts.


 Conference Theme:
Breaking Rules, Building Bridges

Sunday, June 15

Ontologies: What should librarians know? [CE Course]
Time: 8am-12pm
Location: Convention Center 305
Description: An ontology is a collection of concepts, and relationships between those concepts, that reflect the vocabulary of an area of knowledge.  Including components of dictionaries, thesauri, and taxonomies, ontologies provide a clear picture of how one piece of knowledge is related to another.  Participants will receive an introduction to ontologies, learn how they are being used to aid knowledge workers, and work as a group to create a new ontology from the ground up.
Moderator:  Tara Murray, Penn State
Instructor:  Brandy King, Center on Media and Child Health, Children’s Hospital Boston
Cost: $199 member/$299 non-member (ticket #471)


Social Science Division 2008 Board of Directors Meeting
Time: 12pm–2pm
Location: Convention Center 205
Description: All DSOC board members, committee chairs, and section chairs are encouraged to attend.
Moderator: Heidi Yacker, Congressional Research Service; Chair, Social Science Division


Social Science and Museums, Arts, and Humanities Open House and Poster Session
Time: 8pm-10pm
Location: Sheraton Seattle Metropolitan B
Description: Enjoy conversation and light refreshments while viewing your colleagues’ poster presentations. The theme for the
poster session is “Building Bridges with Collaboration Tools.”
Moderator: Heidi Yacker, Congressional Research Service
Graciously sponsored by: Elsevier
Co-hosted with: Museums, Arts, and Humanities Division
Poster Presentations:
Web 2.0 Inspirations: Collaborative Chapter Event Planning Using Wikis and Google Docs by Karen Krasznavolgyi, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University Karen Sandlin Silverman, CFAR - Center for Applied Research, Inc.

The Trees, if not the Forest: Incorporating and Evaluating Web 2.0 One Tool at a Time by Teri M. Vogel, Science & Engineering Library, University of California San Diego SuHui Ho, Science & Engineering Library, University of California San Diego

Libraries as a Place of Transgression by Fred Gertler, University of the Pacific Library Robin Imhof, University of the Pacific Library

Collaboration at the Core: Clearinghouses and Collaborative Tools by Heather J. Martin, Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, ETR Associates Liberty J. Smith, Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, ETR Associates

Spanning the Technology Gap: Professional Development on '2.0'
by Christian J. Miller, Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University Staci Rogers, Nestle Library, Cornell University Library Susan Kendrick, Management Library, Cornell University Library Linda Bryan, Cornell University Library

Bringing Local History to Life in the Digital Age through Collaboration by David Grossman, The Lucretia Little History Room, Mill Valley Public Library

 

Monday, June 16

Breakfast with the Social Science Division Chair
Time:  7am–8:30am
Location: Convention Center 214
Description: Please join Heidi Yacker, Chair of the Social Science Division, for breakfast and an introduction to the Division. By invitation, this session is for new members and is a great way to meet our leaders. Find out how you can become involved in the future of the division.
Moderator: Heidi Yacker, Congressional Research Service
Graciously sponsored by: The PRS Group

 

WTO, Seattle, & Global Trade/Labor Issues
Time: 9am-10:30am
Location: Convention Center 201
Description:  “The Battle in Seattle” raged at the 1999 WTO Ministerial Conference. Plunge into the fray from various perspectives: archiving, regional history, today's international trade and labor hot points, the University of Washington-Seattle's European Union Center of Excellence, information resources and portals.
Moderator: Larry Guthrie, Law Librarian, Covington & Burling
Speakers: Gillian Murphy, WTO History Project, University of Washington
Stuart Basefsky, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell Univ.
Matthew Sparke, Professor of Geography and International Studies, University of Washingto
Ron Judd, External Relations Director, Office of Governor Chris Gregoire, Washington
Graciously sponsored by: ProQuest
Hosted by: DSOC Labor Issues and International Sections


Government Mapping and Information Update
Time: 1:30pm-3pm
Location: Convention Center 618
Related DSOC Section: Geography and Maps Section
Description: Come and find out what’s new in government mapping and information. We will have speakers from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Moderator: Jim Gillispie, Johns Hopkins University
Speakers: Helen Sherman, Defense Technical Information Center
Wendy Hill, Defense Technical Information Center
Allyson Jason, U.S. Geological Survey
Timothy Trainor, U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division
Graciously sponsored by: SAGE Publications
Hosted by: DSOC Geography & Map Section

Introduction to Research Design
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Convention Center 613-614
Description: Shall I take Hormone Replacement Therapy? Who will be our next President? Will my customers prefer this new flavor to an old one? Designed for consumers of research, this session will focus on the real world issues that arise in conducting research. Elana Broch has presented Taking the Sting Out of Statistics at the past three SLA conferences.
Moderator: Jan Watterworth, Mathematica Policy Research
Speaker: Elana Broch, Princeton University
Graciously sponsored by: Haver Analytics
Co-hosted with: Advertising & Marketing Division


International Reception
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Sheraton Seattle Pike St. Tower Cirrus Ballroom Level 35
Description: Soar to Seattle’s heights. Bask in sunset vistas & decadent, glacial delicacies. Shift your networking skills into overdrive. Meet the SLA Europe Information Professional 2008 Award recipient & Conference attendees from across the globe.
Moderator: Ann R. Sweeney, European Union—European Commission Delegation
Speakers:  Diane Schnurrpusch, President, DC SLA, Defense Technical Information Center
Penny Leach, SLA Europe President, Goldman Sachs Internationa
Sue Henczel, Faculty Services Manager, Deakin University Librar
Clare Hart, Executive Vice President, Dow Jones & Co.
Graciously sponsored by: Dow Jones & Co. ; This program is co-sponsored by SLA Europe, KIIE, & SLA Washington DC Chapter

 

Tuesday, June 17


Social Science Division Business Meeting Breakfast
Time: 7am–8:30pm
Location: Sheraton Seattle Cedar
Description:  Don’t let the early hour keep you away. Sign up for the Social Science Division Business Meeting Breakfast and meet our board members. You’ll have a chance to hear what the Division is doing in the coming year.
Moderator: Heidi Yacker, Congressional Research Service
Cost: $15 member (ticket #725)
Graciously sponsored by: Routledge/Haworth Press

 

The Lone Ranger is Dead: Successful Collaboration in Libraries
Time: 11am-12:30pm
Location: Convention Center 611-612
Description: Leadership is too often seen as an inherently individual phenomenon. But, we all know the Lone Ranger is dead. Collaboration grows more important every day. There are fewer and fewer arenas in which individual action suffices. Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, Dean of Libraries at the University of Washington and ACRL 2007 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, will explore the urge to collaborate, what is needed to support and sustain effective collaborations, and share lessons learned from successful and not so successful collaborations in libraries.
Moderator: Tara Murray, Penn State
Speakers: Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, University of Washington
Graciously sponsored by: Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Field Trip to the University of Washington Map Library
Time: 3:15pm-4:45pm
Description: Tour the University of Washington’s map library, including historical maps from the Special Collections. There is no cost for the tour, but attendees should contact Vanette Schwartz (vmschwa@ilstu.edu or 309-438-3486) in advance to register and receive information about getting to the library.
Moderator:  Vanette Schwartz, Illinois State University
Speaker:  Anne Zald, Head, Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services, University of Washington Libraries
Hosted by: DSOC Geography & Map Section


Keeping Found Things Found
Time: 3:15pm-4:45pm
Location: Convention Center 608
Description: Join William Jones, editor of the new book Personal Information Management, as he describes the research his team at the University of Washington is conducting. Bring your own personal information management quandaries as he will be taking questions from the audience.
Moderator:  Elana Broch, Princeton University
Speaker:  William Jones, University of Washington
Graciously sponsored by: ThomsonReuters Scientific Division
Co-hosted with: Solo Librarians Division

**William Jones will do a book signing from 1:30-2:30 in the SLA Marketplace at Booth #1229**


Wednesday, June 6
 

To Teach So They Can Learn
Time:  8am-9:30 am
Location: Convention Center 2AB
Description: Information specialists are often called upon to be teachers, yet they rarely receive formal training in effective teaching and learning principles. Ilda Carreiro King, a developmental and educational psychologist, will present research-based principles and practices that can optimize learning, retention, and transfer of skills for adult learners.
Moderator:  Brandy King, Librarian, Center on Media and Child Health, Children's Hospital Boston
Speaker:  Dr. Ilda Carreiro King, Educational Consultant
Graciously sponsored by: Grey House
Co-hosted with: Education Division

Social Science Division 85th Anniversary Luncheon
Time: 12:15pm-1:45pm
Location: Convention Center 604
Description: Join us for a luncheon with investigative journalist Jack Hamann, author of On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII, an account of an important event in military and civil rights history – the 1944 court-martial of 43 African-American soldiers charged with rioting and lynching an Italian prisoner of war. In his 26-year career, Mr. Hamann has traveled the world and has won dozens of awards, including the 2007 Horace Mann Award.
Moderator:  Heidi Yacker, Congressional Research Service
Speaker:  Jack Hamman, author and journalist
Cost: $35 member/nonmember (ticket #950)
Graciously sponsored by: ProQuest