Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship

2011 SLA Annual Conference — Philadelphia, PA
13 June 2011 (Monday) — 4:00-5:30PM

Following a theme of Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship, below are the posters that were be exhibited this year. Please note that the PDF files may take time to download due to their size.

Helping Student Entrepreneurs:
Key Sources for Developing a Business Plan and Launching a Business
Colleen Anderson
Bryant University

Connecting with the Business PhD Students
Natasha Arguello
University of Texas at San Antonio

Success Factors in Corporate Research:
Skills I Never Knew I’d Need
Amy Bethancourt
QUALCOMM Inc.

Who is Teaching the Future Business Librarians:
A Survey of Library/IS School Programs
Jennifer Boettcher, Georgetown University
Susan Norrisey, University of Virginia

Virtual Reference Transcripts for Better Business Reference Training
Hyun-Duck Chung
North Carolina State University

Linking Students to Library Resources:
Analyzing Usage Data to Create an Effective Research Guide
Esther Gil and Carrie Forbes
University of Denver

Assessment and Business Information Literacy at the University of Kentucky
Peter Hesseldenz
University of Kentucky

The Business Learning Tree
Doris Jui
University of Miami

Reference on the Go!!:
Leveraging Technology to Provide Research Assistance at the Point of Need
Laura Leavitt
Michigan State University

Innovation and Outreach to the University Community:
A Southern Case in Embedded Business Librarianship
P. Judy Li
Mississippi State University Libraries

Beyond the Core: Supporting Business Information Needs of Users
Outside the Business School at the University of Michigan
Nathan Rupp
University of Michigan

Hospitality Library Tweets
Donald Schnedeker
Cornell University

Taking the PDA Plunge:
A Comparison of Patron vs. Librarian Selections
Lisa Shen
Sam Houston State University

Addressing Information Needs in Sport Management,
an Interdisciplinary Field
Kendra Spahr and Stephanie Wiegand
University of Northern Colorado

A Sustainable Approach to Teaching Information Literacy:
Reaching the Masses Online
Camille Tooman and Julie Sibthorpe
Presented by Gillian Ralph
University of Auckland

Planning and Implementing a Law School Course on
Specialized Legal Research in Business Law
Bobbi Weaver
California Western School of Law

Connecting Community & Clients:
Experiences from a Career LIVEbrary
Justine Wheeler
University of Calgary

This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division and the College & University Business Librarians Section.

For information about the poster session, please contact:

Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Phone: 404.413.2856
Fax: 404.413.2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu