2006 Annual Conference Tuesday

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

8:00am - 12:00pm: Registration

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

Sponsored by IEE/Inspec

8:30am - 10:00am: Embracing Change: The Cultures, Structures and Mindsets of Nimble Organizations

Moderated by: Barbara Colton, President, Imagyn Group

Speakers:

Linda Sanford, Senior Vice President, Enterprise On Demand Transformation & Information Technology, IBM [ Presentation Slides ]
David Turner, Senior Vice President, Finance, The Thomson Corporation, [ Presentation Slides ]
Kevin A. Bouley, President, Nerac, Inc., [ Presentation Slides ]

Rapid response to change is key to success. An organization must be nimble - its corporate culture, business philosophies, and structure fostering an environment capable of identifying and reacting quickly to trends in the marketplace. Hear how established organizations have re-created the agility and deftness of their youth, either through a change of structure or mindset. Find out what worked, what did not, and the measurable successes that have resulted.

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

Sponsored by Thomson Scientific

10:30am - 12:00pm: Embracing Change: Libraries and the New Information Experience

Moderated by: Andrea Twiss-Brooks, Physical Sciences Bibliographer, John Crerar Library, University of Chicago

Speakers:

George Needham, Vice President, Member Services, OCLC, [ Presentation Slides ]
Michael Miller, Director, Arts & Engineering Libraries, University of Michigan, [ Presentation Slides ]
Dr. Melanie O'Neill, Vice President, R&D Information Management, GlaxoSmithKline. [ Presentation Slides ]

The new information experience has impacted all information providers, libraries included. These organizations are also grappling with change and seeking to define new roles and new services that will fulfill the needs of their clientele. As both the traditional purchaser and user of information products and services, changes within the library community can have a significant impact on others in the information supply chain. Learn how the library community is re-engineering itself, the kinds of products and services it seeks to provide, and what opportunities may exist for content providers, librarians and faculty to collaborate in delivering the new information experience.

12:15pm - 1:45pm: Luncheon and Awards Presentation

2:00pm - 2:30pm: The Future of UK Business Models

Moderated by Hal Espo, President, Contextual Connections, LLC.

Speaker: Nikki Green, Manager, EduServe/CHEST [ Presentation Slides ]

2:30pm - 4:00pm Embracing Change: The Search for New Business Models that Work

Moderator: Hal Espo, President, Contextual Connections, LLC.

Speakers: John Barnes, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Thomson Gale; Eliot Pierce, Product Manager, Times Select, NYTimes.com; Steven Goldstein, Chairman and CEO, Alacra, Inc., Rob Granader, CEO, MarketResearch.com;

Embracing change requires an ability to take risks. And the development and testing of new business models is the most difficult risk an organization can take, particularly if existing models have served them well in the past. But the past is, well, …past. The combined forces of technology, social norms and economics have created a new information society – one requiring business models supportive of their information usage behavior. Hear how a few risk-taking organizations have developed business models that work for them – and perhaps that may work for you as well.

4:00pm - 4:15pm: Break and Networking Opportunity

Sponsored by the American Psychological Association/PsycINFO

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Final Keynote: The Rise of Homo Connectus: How People Might Think and Behave in a World Where Everyone Connects to Everyone and Everything Connects to Everything.

Moderated by George Kondrach, Executive Vice President, Innodata Isogen

Lee Rainie, Project Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project [ Presentation Slides ]

Young generations of information-seekers are creating the future of information access and retrieval today. Their life-long familiarity with information technology - computers, wireless phones and other electronic gadgetry - as well as their Web and search engine approach to information will shape the information environment and needs of 2010 and beyond. What will those needs be? And how will traditional information providers and libraries need to transform their products, services and organizations in order to meet those demands? This closing keynote will provide you with a compelling and provocative look at the information society of the not-too-distant future.

5:00pm - 6:00pm: NFAIS Board Meeting

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