2006 Annual Conference Monday

Monday, February 27, 2006

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Monday, February 27, 2006

8:00am - 5:00pm: Registration

7:45am - 8:30am: Continental Breakfast

Sponsored in part by Elsevier

8:30am - 10:00am: Creating the New Information Experience: The Product Development Process

Moderated by John Law, Director of Tactical Alliances and Platform Management, ProQuest Information & Learning

Speakers:

Jonathan Clark, Executive Vice President Technology, Health Science Division, Elsevier, [ Presentation Slides ]
George Spix, Chief Architect, Consumer Platforms Division, Microsoft Corporation, [ Presentation Slides ]
Neil Roseman, Vice President, Digital Technology, Amazon.com [ Presentation Slides ]

Persistent and rapid change - in technology and in user expectations - permeates the information landscape. Such change requires that the product development process resembles a well-oiled machine - one fueled by philosophies and processes that facilitate rapid product development, product releases and enhancements. An entrepreneurial spirit must infuse the process, and users must be included early and often. Come and learn how a few organizations have successfully developed an innovative and entrepreneurial R&D culture, not only to respond quickly to change, but to create it and deliver the new information experience.

10:00am – 10:30am: Break and Networking Opportunity

Co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association/PsycINFO and CrossRef

10:30am - 12:00pm: Delivering the New Information Experience: Enabling Technologies

Moderated by Kelly Stirman, Practice Manager, Publishing Solutions, Mark Logic Corp.

Speakers:

Bill Kules, President, Takoma Software, Inc., [ Presentation Slides ]
Geoffrey Bilder, Publishing Technology Consultant, Scholarly Information Strategies, Ltd., [ Presentation Slides (PDF) ]
John R. Smith, Senior Manager, Intelligent Information Management, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In today’s highly competitive environment getting adequate “face” time with potential users is essential. But even a great new information service may not quickly attract the desired user base if it does not support the three key needs of today’s users – access to multimedia, a sense of community, and the need for accurate search results, even when the search query is somewhat vague. Come and learn about some new and emerging technologies that will allow you to enhance your content and deliver the new information experience.

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Lunch on your own

2:00pm - 3:30pm: The New Information Experience: Products, Services and Features that Deliver the Cool Factor

Moderated by Raphael Sidi, Vice President, Elsevier Engineering Information

Speakers:

Howard Ratner, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Nature Publishing Group; [ Presentation Slides ]
Greg Gomes, Executive Director, Digital Product, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.;
Greg Merkle, Associate Vice President, Product Design, Factiva

Innovative organizations are already leveraging the capabilities of today’s technology to create new products and services that deliver the “cool factor”. They have packaged their content with innovative features and are delivering an information experience competitive with that provided by search engines and the Web. Learn what user needs motivated the development of these products, the challenges that were met, how users have responded, and what very well may be the next “cool factor” on the horizon.

3:30pm - 4:00pm: Break and Networking Opportunity

Sponsored by Thomson Scientific

4:00pm – 4:45m: Miles Conrad Lecture

Moderator: Lu Parziale, The H.W. Wilson Company

Dr. Carol Tenopir, Professor of Information Sciences,
University of Tennessee [ Presentation Slides ]

Carol Tenopir is a professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Interim Director of the Center for Information Studies. Her areas of teaching and research include: information access and retrieval, electronic publishing, the information industry, online resources, and the impact of technology on reference librarians and scientists. She is the author of five books, including, Communication Patterns of Engineers, (IEEE/Wiley InterScience, 2004) with Donald W. King.

Dr. Tenopir has published over 200 journal articles, is a frequent speaker at professional conferences, and since 1983 has written the "Online Databases" column for Library Journal. She is the recipient of the 1993 Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award from the American Society for Information Science/Institute for Scientific Information and the 2000 ALISE Award for Teaching Excellence. She also received the 2002 American Society for Information Science & Technology, Research Award and the 2004 International Information Industry Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Tenopir holds a PhD degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois.

7:00pm - 9:00pm: Gala Reception (Union League of Philadelphia)

Sponsored by H. W. Wilson

In the unique surroundings of the Philadelphia Union League, one of the nation's most historic private clubs, enjoy a relaxing evening with colleagues and friends.

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