Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Kent State University 28 January 2013 Anne Caputo, 2010 President, SLA Special Libraries Association

Connecting People and Information “If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” ~Lewis Carroll

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information “Just lie down on the floor and keep calm.” ~John Dillinger

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information We live in a time of…. Information and Knowledge Explosion

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Did You Know? There are 100 billion searches in Google every month, in 2006 this number was 2.7 billion and in billion Time it took to reach a market audience of 50 million Radio – 38 years Television – 13 years Internet – 4 years iPod – 3 years Facebook – 2 years Twitter – 9 months

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Did You Know? Number of Internet devices in use 1984 – 1, – 1,000, – 1,000,000, – 15 billion (projected)

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What does this mean? Snap out of it! We live in a time when –Change is constant –Flexibility matters –Attitude is everything We need to be people who are Positive Interesting Inventive Persistent

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What we call it What others might call it Acquisitions Collection Development Cataloging Taxonomy & Metadata Reference Library Instruction Online Searching Information Analysis Purchasing Selection Organization Classification Customer assistance Teaching/Training Research Market Intelligence What does this mean?

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Monster.com Job Description Qualifications: Research experience with merchants, payments, financial services, and internet services Demonstrated ability to formulate and deliver insights that have importantly impacted business results Ability to quickly understand and use a variety of data to uncover a cohesive "story" that will help decision-makers take action; ability to summarize and "bottom line" research results in crisp executive summaries and recommendations Demonstrated experience and success managing large international research projects. Deep experience doing research to support marketing organizations and/or agencies Strong written, presentation and oral communication skills. Strong vendor management skills and demonstrated experience MA, MBA, in business, marketing, psychology or related field; BS considered with very strong experience. Ph.D. is a strong plus

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Monster.com Job Description What company? What heading? What price?

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Competition and the Knowledge Professional Good enough world Low barriers to entry Educated global society Quality information anywhere Competition, disintermediation and disruptive technologies

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What is SLA? Vision The Special Libraries Association is the largest global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners.

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information SLA’s Mission Mission The Special Libraries Association promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives.

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Core Values Leadership Service Innovation and Continuous Learning Results and Accountability Collaboration and Partnering

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information SLA Represents Information Professionals who Collect, analyze, evaluate, package and disseminate information to facilitate strategic decision-making.

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information SLA Members work for Corporations, private companies, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, technical and academic institutions, museums, law firms, and medical facilities.

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Disintermediation – Rise of the Individual

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Invasion of the Millennials Born after 1980 Digital natives, Generation Y Always connected Multitasks… fast All information is good Lives virtually Setting digital trends for everyone

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information Disruptive Technologies

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What is our response?

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What is our response?

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information What is our response? Alignment findings –Culture of Continuous Learning –Innovative Technology –Knowledge Sharing –Value-Added intelligence

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” ~Willa Cather

Special Libraries Association Connecting People and Information THANK YOU ANNE CAPUTO