2017 Special Libraries Association Conference Flyer

1. SLA’s Government Information Division is proud to be the lead or co-sponsoring division presenting the slate of programs and events
listed below at the 2016 SLA Conference, scheduled for June 17-20, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ. For more information about these programs,
please contact Government Information Division Director of Programming Julia Leggett via e-mail at JLEGGETT@crs.loc.gov.
2017 SLA Conference Sessions
SLA Government Information Division
Heard Museum Tour
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
Join the Government Information Division for a fun and informative
tour of Phoenix’s famed Heard Museum. Since 1929, the Heard
Museum has educated visitors from around the world who come to
learn about the arts and cultures of the Native peoples of the
Americas. With more than 40,000 artifacts and fine art in its
permanent collection, nine long-term and changing exhibition
galleries, an education center, an award winning museum shop,
bookstore, and a courtyard café, the private non-profit museum
remains committed to being a place of learning, discovery, excellence
and unforgettable experiences. (Pre-registration for this ticketed
event on the SLA 2017 Conference website is required in order to
attend)
Government Information Division Board Meeting
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Room 126C, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
You are invited to join the Government Information Division Board for
its annual Board Meeting. The board will review the activities of the
past year and begin the planning process for the year ahead.
Government Information Division No-Host Dinner
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Hanny’s, 40 N. First Street, Phoenix
Please join your fellow Government Information Division members for
a no-host dinner in Phoenix. This is a good way to meet and greet
fellow DGI members prior to the start of the annual conference while
enjoying great food at a local restaurant. (Please RSVP to
govinfodiv@gmail.com by June 10, 2017 for this event. Space is
limited to 25 attendees)
Rethinking “New Sources” in Legal Research
Sunday, June 18, 2017, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Room 229B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
Join retired Law Librarian of Congress Roberta Shaffer to examine
and evaluate various “new sources” for legal research. The session
will provide a historical overview of how courts have identified new
sources of research to incorporate into their judicial decision making.
The speaker will highlight older “innovations” like the law review and
the Brandeis brief, but will also focus on the more recent influences of
URLs, blogs and other social media, and most importantly, the use
and analysis of raw data.
Speaker: Roberta Shaffer, Former Law Librarian of Congress, Library
of Congress
A Conversation with Local, State and Federal Library Directors
Sunday, June 18, 2017, 2:15 pm-3:30 pm
Room 221A-C, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
Join the members of the SLA Government Information Division in a
lively roundtable discussion on issues facing local, state, and federal
government libraries and information professionals. Topics will
include library management, library strategic planning, performance-
based assessment, government information preservation, and
disaster planning. The discussion will also feature career
advancement strategies for government librarians and information
professionals.
Panelists: Blane Dessy, Director of National Enterprise, National &
International Outreach, Library of Congress; Cindy Hill, Manager,
Research Library & Archives, Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco; Rita Hamilton, City Librarian, Phoenix Public Library;
Janet “Jaime” Ball, Library Development Administrator, Arizona State
Library, Archives and Public Records, Division of the Secretary of
State; Julie Arrighetti, Director, Ralph J. Bunche Library, U.S.
Department of State
Joint Division’s Open House
Sunday, June 18, 2017, 8:00 pm-10:00 pm
District American Kitchen and Wine Bar, 320 N. Third Street, Phoenix
The Solo Librarians Division; Government Information Division;
Transportation Division; Museums, Arts, and Humanities Division and
Social Science Division cordially invite you to the District American
Kitchen and Wine Bar located at 320 N. Third Street in downtown
Phoenix. Come to relax, mingle and enjoy great food and drinks,
celebrate another great conference with old friends and meet some
new friends as well.
Organizing and Preserving Indigenous Legal Materials: Success
Stories and Lessons Learned at the Law Library of Congress
Monday, June 19, 2017, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Room 229B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
The Indigenous Law Portal is a collaborative project between the
Library of Congress’s Library Services Policy and Standards Division
and Law Library of Congress. The Portal creates access to digitized
materials from their Law Library collections, tribal websites, and other
primary source materials, contributing to a global circle of knowledge.
How can indigenous legal traditions be located and shared digitally?
Technologically, can the Portal support oral traditions with different
file formats? Should indigenous groups be organized geographically
and/or linguistically? How is the most recent and accurate
information about an indigenous community verified? In this session,
you will hear experts from the Law Library of Congress share their
insights on the future development plan of the “Law of the
Indigenous Peoples in the Americas.”
Speakers: Jolande Goldberg, Law Classification Specialist, Policy
and Standards Division, Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access
Directory, Library Services, Library of Congress; Roberta Shaffer,
Former Law Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress

2. SLA’s Government Information Division is proud to be the lead or co-sponsoring division presenting the slate of programs and events
listed below at the 2016 SLA Conference, scheduled for June 17-20, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ. For more information about these programs,
please contact Government Information Division Director of Programming Julia Leggett via e-mail at JLEGGETT@crs.loc.gov.
2017 SLA Conference Sessions (contd.)
SLA Government Information Division
Understanding Cultural Diversity: Why It Matters to Information
Professionals
Monday, June 19, 2017, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Room 228A-B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
We work in an increasingly multicultural and multinational
environment, so it is important to understand diversity and its
implications for our future success. What are diversity and cultural
intelligence? Why should diversity and a culture of inclusion matter to
our personal development and professional success? What are the
essential soft skills we should develop in today’s highly competitive
global job market? How can library managers help their employees
from diverse backgrounds reach their full potential for success? What
can we do to promote an inclusive and culturally diverse library or
information center? In this program, Stephen Abram will address
these issues and share his ideas and strategies with you. Stephen
blogs on library management strategies, marketing, technology, and
user alignment.
Speaker: Stephen Abram, Principal, Lighthouse Consulting, Inc. and
Executive Director, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries, Canada.
Government Contracting: What You Need to Know as a Library
Manager and Information Professional
Monday, June 19, 2017, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Room 229B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
By engaging in advance acquisition planning and employing clear,
precise language to describe your needs, you can streamline the time
and effort needed to fulfill your needs through contract. This session
provides an overview of the acquisitions process for information
resources in federal government agencies. It will also include a vision
for successfully engaging contractors, focusing on the means
necessary to bring that about. The presentation will address key
concepts in competition and negotiation. It will also identify practical
tools for contract performance monitoring and oversight to help
information professionals navigate the notoriously rocky slopes of
federal acquisitions
Speakers: James King, Branch Chief & Information Architect,
Information Resources & Services Branch, National Institutes of
Health Library; Meg Tulloch, FEDLINK Executive Director, National &
International Outreach, Library of Congress; Bridget Burns,
Information Architect, National Institutes of Health Library.
Government Information Division Annual Business Meeting and
Keynote Program: Open Government Initiatives and Future
Plans.
Monday, June 19, 2017, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Room 227C, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
The Archivist of the United States will deliver a keynote address on
the open government initiatives and the Open Government Plan at
the annual business meeting of Government Information Division of
SLA.
Speaker: David S. Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States,
National Archives and Records Administration.
Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best: Disaster Planning
101 for Information Professionals
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 8:00 am-9:30 am
Room 229B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
No one wants to think about worst case scenarios, but planning
ahead can be the difference between quickly restoring services or
being out of commission for months or years after disaster strikes.
What are your most likely worst case scenarios—natural or man-
made—that can disable your library or information resource center?
How can you prepare to avoid or mitigate damage? How can you
protect your print and electronic collections from the unforeseen
dangers on earth and in cyberspace? How can you best recover from
damage and quickly resume the essential library services and
operations for your organization? A panel of experts from the Library
of Congress will discuss strategies and best practices in disaster
planning for U.S. libraries and information research centers.
Participants will learn library disaster planning in a nutshell.
Speaker: Jeanne Drewes, Chief of Binding and Collection Care
Division, Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress.
Fair Use in the Digital Age: Latest Developments in Digital
Copyright Law for Information Professionals
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Room 228A-B, Phoenix Convention Center, North Building
In this session, you will hear a panel of copyright experts from the
United States Copyright Office (USPTO), law firms, and information
publishers as they discuss and share their insights on the latest
developments in digital copyright law in the United States, including
recent court decisions addressing digitization and fair use. You will
learn how U.S. law is currently interpreted through case
studies, and the potential legal ramifications of copyrighted
information in digital format for libraries and information research
institutions.
Panelists: Chris Weston, Counsel, Office of Policy and International
Affairs, United States Copyright Office; Christopher Kenneally,
Director of Business Development, Copyright Clearance Center.