Saturday, June 5:
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tour of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star-Tribune libraries
Bus will leave at 3:45 to take division members to their first stop at the Pioneer
Press. Hosts: Bob Jansen, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Deb Nygren, St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Ticketed event #180. Cost $5. Sponsored by Hoovers Inc.
8:00 pm - midnight
Open House, Hyatt Regency News Division Suite
Catch up with your colleagues on the first night of the conference.
Sponsored by Infonautics Corporation
Sunday, June 6:
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
News Division CE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Public Records
Moderated by Sperry Krueger, Raleigh News & Observer. Speakers: John Ullman,
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Bill Krueger, Raleigh News & Observer; Dorothy
Shea, Palm Beach Post; John Martin, St. Petersburg Times.
Ticketed event #250. Cost $205.
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
News Division Board meeting
6:00 pm to midnight
News Division Open House/Newcomers Reception, Division Suite (Hyatt Regency)
Host: John Cronin, Boston Herald. THE place to be - where newcomers and the experienced
set can meet and greet.
Sponsored by NewsBank, Inc.
Monday, June 7:
7:30 am to 8:45 am
NewsLib Live!
A breakfast archiving discussion of implementing an integrated archiving system, small
libraries and new systems and new horizons for archiving - beyond text and images.
Moderated by Barbara Semonche. Panelists: Marcia MacVane, Portland Press Herald; Jim
Hunter, Columbus Dispatch; Linda Henderson, Providence Journal. Plus an open mike for
topics from the audience.
Sponsored by AP: Technology Marketing, Photo Archive, and Wide World Photos
9:00 am to 10:15 am
General Session
10:30 am to 11:45 am
New Directions and Changing Roles for
News Librarians
Where is the cutting-edge now? What is the next cutting-edge? What does it take to get
there? What courses do we chart for the future? Moderated by M. J. Crowley, Newark
Star-Ledger. Panelists: Kathy Foley, San Antonio Express-News; Lany McDonald, Time, Inc.;
Nora Paul, The Poynter Institute.
Sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS
Noon to 1:15 pm
Congressional Quarterlys Annual News Division Luncheon
CQ presents Ronald Elving, Washington News Editor, NPR and Senior Contributing Editor to CQ OnPolitics, speaking on the race for the White House 2000.
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
The News Industry in the New Millennium
Neil Gershenfeld, author of the new book When Things Start to Think and director
of the futuristic world of the MIT Media Labs
Physical Sciences program, shares his predictions for emerging information technology and
what it means for us. Moderated by Lany McDonald, Time Inc.
Sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
News Division Annual Business Meeting
6:30 pm until?
News Division 75th Anniversary Gala
To be held at Minneapoliss historic International Market Square in the Atrium.
Dinner, dancing, and special guests including former award winners and officers.
Dont miss the reunion of the century!
Sponsored by UMI
Here is a timeline of the News Division history compiled by M.J. Crowley.
Ticketed event #420. Cost: $60.
Tuesday, June 8:
9:00 am to 10:15 am
What Information Professionals Need to Know about
Interface Design
What interface design is; why it matters to users, trainers and intranet developers,
and which design principles are essential to consider. Moderated by Nora Paul, The Poynter
Institute. Speaker: Alison Head, author of Design-Wise.
Sponsored by NewsEdge
Noon to 1:15 pm
Freedom Forums News Division Luncheon
Flashpoint! Information Access - Finding Facts in a Hostile Environment
Kemal Kurspahic, formerly of Sarajevo and former editor of Oslobodjenje, the only
newspaper to publish during the Bosnian War, describes how his newspaper continued to
publish in a war zone.
Moderator, Phyllis Lyons, Freedom Forum.
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
News Library Toolbox: Your Reference Collection
Well cover six beat-specific topics and tell you the best print and online
reference resources in those areas. Moderated by Sperry Krueger, Raleigh News &
Observer. Panelists: Anne LeVeque, Catholic News Service; Kee Malesky, National Public
Radio; Pam Brooks, Time, Inc., Pamela Dragovich, Congressional Research Service; C.B.
Hayden, ABC News, Jim Meier, The Sporting News.
Sponsored by Dow Jones
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Licensing Your Content: What You Should Know in Negotiating Contracts as an Information
Provider
What should you consider in the ever-changing world of online contracts? The view from both the vendor and provider perspective. Moderated by Justin Scroggs, Time, Inc. Panelists: Bill Burger, Infonautics; Chorilee Christou, LEXIS-NEXIS; Tim Collins, EBSCO, Cliff Pierce, UMI/DataTimes; Sharon Clairemont, Orange County Register.
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Diversity in the News Research Center
Cultural diversity has been defined as "the equal participation of men and women in organizations, regardless of their race, ethnicity or gender." Does such diversity currently exist in news libraries? How can your library benefit from diversity? Moderated by Jacci Cenacveira, Los Angeles Times. Panelists: Laura Soto-Barra, Florida Times-Union; Carolyn Hardnett, BET Publishing.
6:00 pm to midnight
News Division Open House/Silent Auction, Division Suite
Annual silent auction for News Division members. Place a silent bid for your news
colleagues memorabilia and collectors items.
Sponsored by UMI/DataTimes
Wednesday, June 9:
7:30 am to 8:45 am
Digitized Audio and Video Collections, Convergence and
Library Services
In this breakfast session, three panelists discuss how their broadcasting organizations
are digitizing processes of content creation, storage and retrieval and project how their
services will be delivered in a converged media environment. Moderated by John
Bartholomaeus, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Panelists: Graham Higley, BBC; Debra
Bade, CNN; Rob Robinson NPR.
Sponsored by Dow Jones
9:00 am to 11:00 am
SLA Annual Business Meeting
11:00 am to 11:30 am
News Division Board Meeting
11:30 am to 12:45 pm
The Evolution of a Career: Life Before and After the News Library
What are the paths to the news library? What skills do you need for a career path
beyond the news library? At this luncheon meeting, a panel of current and former news
librarians discuss their career choices. Moderated by Kathleen Hansen, University of
Minnesota, School of Journalism. Panelists: Carol Campbell, The Daily Oklahoman; Mary Kate
Leming, Cox Interactive Media; Gail Bulfin, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
Sponsored by The Gale Group
1:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues in a Wired
World
What are the guidelines for your newsroom in avoiding copyright infringement from
print, broadcast, online and Internet sources? Learn how to keep your organization legal.
Also learn how other media organizations handle unauthorized online and print use of their
own content. Moderated by Kathleen Flynn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Speaker, David
Wittenstein, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson.
Sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Sources for Digital Images
How do we find the images we need from print and digital sources - CD-ROM, commercial
databases and the Web? A look at resources for animal images; an overview of general
resources and copyright considerations when using them; and collection development and
organization. Moderated by Chris Orr, Landor Associates. Panelists: Courtney Shaw,
Smithsonian Institution; Kathy Drewke, Globe Communications.
Sponsored by T/One Inc.
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Newcomers Wrap-Up
Conference wrap-up for first-time attendees from the News Division.
Moderated by John Cronin, Boston Herald.
6:00 pm to midnight.
News Division Open House, Division Suite or Hyatt Regency Function Room
Join your colleagues for the second round of sales of fun, unusual and news-related
items.
Sponsored by MediaStream, Inc.
Thursday, June 10
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
News Division Field Trip
Backstage at the Guthrie Theater - a morning tour, plus catered lunch and afternoon
tour of the Walker Art Museum and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Host: Bob Jansen,
Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Ticketed event #760. Cost: $60.00.
Backstage at the Guthrie Theater - a morning tour, plus catered lunch and afternoon
tour of the Walker Art Museum and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Host: Bob Jansen,
Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Ticketed event #760. Cost: $60.00.
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