When: Wednesday March 20, 2013 @ 6-8pm (registration at 5:30pm)

Where: Martin Prosperity Institute, 95 St. George Street, Suite 900, Toronto, ON M5S 3E6

Cost: $10 members, $15 nonmembers, free for students/unemployed

Speakers: Annie Châtel, Marc Iacono-Harris, Stacey Bowers, and Rob Weisberg

A "Day in the Life" of an Info Professional: Tools and Techniques for Success

SLA Toronto Chapter invites you to join us for an informative evening about some of the tools and techniques information professionals need to successfully confront the challenges they face everyday.  Even though information professionals come in all stripes and colors, this event is going to be structured around “typical” scenarios an information professional might encounter, including media monitoring, using databases to perform in-depth research, and sorting out copyright.

Annie Châtel will take you through her experience and evolution as an information professional.  She will explore the “now” and “then” realities of media monitoring as she strives to find the timely and relevant intelligence for her clients in situations of crises and calm.  Marc Iacono-Harris and Stacey Bowers wil guide attendees through the use of Springer for R&D, a platform designed specifically from the perspective of a corporate researcher.  Marc and Stacey’s interactive session will focus on the content needs and demands of corporate researchers, as well as Springer’s business models.  Rob Weisberg will close the session with a primer on copyright, publication rights, and content licenses.

Questions or concerns can be directed at the registrar for this event, Anton Sardelic at antonsardelic @ hotmail.com.

About our Speakers

Boasting 25 years of experience in information science, Annie Châtel worked in multiple sectors: from forest to pharmaceutical industries, she is now a consultant at Eureka.cc for numerous clients.  She has implemented various practices and information systems that help acquire critical insights in real-time and save many resources.

Rob Weisberg is the Manager of Corporate and Government Licensing for Access Copyright, the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency.  His primary responsibility is the development of licences to facilitate distribution of copyrighted content in different ways and formats by businesses, non-profits and governments across Canada.  He has worked with organizations in every sector to develop and implement cost-effective content management solutions, procedures and policies.  Rob speaks on the topics of management and use of content, copyright, and the licensing of online content. In addition to presenting to training and information management groups in a corporate setting, he is a regular speaker to corporate and government information professionals at the Special Library Association’s Annual Conference.

Wait Lists
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Cancellation Policy
Attendees who wish to cancel will be asked to provide 48-hour notice to receive a refund. If the attendee registers but does not show up, they will still be asked to provide the registration fee.  (With the exception of extenuating circumstances.)