Experience a brush with expertise when you meet an author or two at SLA 2012.
Stop by the SLA Marketplace near the SLA Registration Center to purchase a book and have it signed. Here's the schedule of events:
Monday, July 16
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
James O'Shea, author of The Deal from Hell: How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers
James will speak at the session "The New State of Journalism: Insights from James O'Shea," which is scheduled for Monday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., in CC E450A.
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
David Shumaker, author of The Embedded Librarian
Hear Dave speak about "Models of Agility: Lessons from Embedded Librarians" during the contributed papers session on Tuesday, July 17, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., in CC E253A.
Heather Hedden, author of The Accidental Taxonomist
Heather is a speaker for the session "The Three M's: Mapping, Merging, and Multilingual Taxonomies," which takes place on Monday, July 16, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., in CC E253C.
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Carla Owens and Doug Deuchler, authors of Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Zoological Society
Carla and Doug are the session speakers for "Understanding Chicago through Narrative," scheduled for Monday, July 16, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., in CC E259.
TUESDAY, JULY 17
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Connie Crosby, author of Effective Blogging for Libraries
Hear Connie speak at the Marketing Section Virtual Swap-n-Shop Breakfast Meeting on Tuesday, July 17, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., in CC E259. Purchase available tickets through the conference registration site or onsite.
Constance Ard, author of Adding Value in Corporate Libraries and Information Services
Constance is speaking during the Spotlight Session "E-Discovery Preparation through Information Management and Data Mapping," on Tuesday, July 17, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., in CC E450B.
Melissa Giovangnoli Wilson, author of 101 Great Tips for Building Relationships and Opportunities in the Age of the Network
Melissa is a speaker for the Marketing Section Virtual Swap-n-Shop Breakfast Meeting on Tuesday, July 17, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., in CC E259. Purchase available tickets through the conference registration site or onsite.
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Bethan Ruddock, author of The New Professional's Toolkit
Bethan will be speaking at the Leadership Orientation taking place on Tuesday, July 17, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., at the Hilton Chicago in Continental Ballroom AB, and is a moderator for the Marketing Section Virtual Swap-n-Shop Breakfast Meeting on Tuesday, July 17, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., in CC E259. Purchase available tickets through the conference registration site or onsite.
*Please verify session locations using the conference planner.



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