1:05pm - 1:45pm: Opening Keynote: New Trends in Communication and Information Seeking Behavior

Speaker: R.J. Pittman, Co-Founder and CEO, Groxis [ Presentation Slides ]

Content has been unleashed. Freed from the constraints of time, space, and tethered equipment, users now discover answers, share knowledge and communicate at whim. Real-time, interactive information exchange, dominant prior to the printing press and largely dormant since, has again moved center stage. And a multi-tasking, “gadget-oriented” generation of information seekers has emerged to reshape the information access and retrieval process. Learn more about the communication and information seeking practices that are becoming the norm and unleash your content as an integral part of the new information experience.

1:45pm - 3:30pm: Observations From the Field: Communication and Information-Seeking Behavior Across Market Sectors

Moderated by: Chris Cole, Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agricultural Library

Speakers:

• Richard Huffine, Web Analytics Manager, FirstGov Technologies Group, General Services Administration; [ Presentation Slides ]

• Ernest DiMattia, President, The Ferguson Library; [ Presentation Slides ]

• James R. Fries, Head, Feldberg Business-Engineering Library, Dartmouth College; [ Presentation Slides ]

• Cynthia Hill, Manager, Sun Library, Sun Microsystems, Inc. [ Presentation Slides ]

 Is the new communication and information-seeking behavior limited by age or occupation? Or has it infiltrated across generations and subject specialties? Come and learn how corporations, academic institutions, government and public libraries are adapting to user expectations - from the creation of wireless campuses dominated by handheld information devices to virtual libraries, offices and research laboratories. This session will offer insights to the new information environment into which your content must be embedded and the information technology with which it must be compatible.

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

Sponsored by The J. Paul Getty Trust

4:00pm - 4:45pm: Re-defining Information Quality and Value-Add in the New Information Environment

Moderated by: Marjorie M. L. Hlava, President, Access Innovations, Inc.

Speaker:
Stephen Abram, Vice President, Innovation, SirsiDynix; [ Presentation Slides ]

Publishers and information professionals alike have stressed the importance of authoritative content as a measure of quality (peer reviewed, highly-cited journals; controlled vocabularies; consistent indexing and abstracting standards; quality-control procedures; etc.). But what do users perceive as the value-add of the new information experience? How do they define quality? What does the combination of the Web and sophisticated search engines such as Google now offer that has quickly won them a strong and devoted following? Learn the answers to these and other questions to ensure that your content can compete effectively in the new information environment.

5:00pm – 6:00pm: NFAIS Assembly Meeting (open to all NFAIS members)

6:30pm – 8:00pm: Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Nerac, Inc.and Mark Logic Corporation

A great opportunity to relax, meet old friends and new acquaintances, and identify business contacts to be made over the next few days.

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