Lexisnexis Info Break For Military Librarians April 2014

LEXISNEXIS INFO BREAK FORMILITARY LIBRARIANSAPRIL 2014Marie Kaddell, M.L.S., M.S., M.B.A.LexisNexis Senior Information Professional ConsultantTwitter: @libraryfocushttp://www.governmentinfopro.comLIKE at www.lexisnexisforgovernment onFacebook

AGENDA New LexisNexis Content and Resources Conference and Program Highlights– Super Searcher Tips (CIL) Best Practices Highlights– Institutional Legacies: Oral History Interviews Social Media Spotlight– GovLoop Other Resources– GPO: Armed Forces & Military Branch History Top Info Pro, Tech, and Beyond Webinar Picks forMay*Slides will be made available for your reference after the session.

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NEW CONTENT Business Wire India – Business Wire India is a platform that covers global corporate news for the Indian market.Daily News of IT-Companies - IT-news of Ukraine, CIS and theworld over: events, companies, new technologies, programs, etc.Hindustan - Hindustan is a newspaper in Hindi. Coverage is localand international.KNN (Knowledge & News Network) - An online news platformcovering Indian micro and small enterprises (MSMEs).Journal of International Law (Revista de Direito Internacional) English - The Brazilian Journal of International Law (Revista deDireito Internacional or RDI) was created as a tool to select andpublish academic papers related to issues addressed by public andprivate international law.

NEW CONTENT MONEY - MONEY is a Fox Business News show consisting ofinterviews and discussions that cover business and financial news aswell as tips for consumers. Pivotal Sources - An Indian online portal that provides informationand news on projects, contract awards, events and businesspertaining to public sector procurement. Clinical Trials.gov – Clinicaltrials.gov is an important source foranyone looking for information about a new or ongoing study. Thissource provides information about the safety and efficiency of theintervention by looking at participant outcomes. Information offeredabout the trials is designed to add to medical knowledge related to thetreatment, diagnosis, and prevention of diseases or conditions.

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Be a Best Practices Author for 2014The Topic:Strong Roots, New Branches: Embracing CoreSkills, Building New Ones and Expanding YourImpact in the Organization

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Super Searcher Tips (CIL)Presenter: Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Service Researching? Need the longtail? Check out http://Millionshort.com Searching social? Check out http://Social-Searcher.com Interested in searching hashtags? Check out http://hashtagify.me/

Super Searcher Tips (CIL) Need maps? Take a look at https://maps.google.com/gallery/ Google’s new site info card – check out the grey icon next to thekeyword. Need CC images? Google images has CC filters now.Check out Mary Ellen’s slides 4/A101 Bates.pdf.

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BEST PRACTICES FOCUS: Institutional Legacies: OralHistory InterviewsInstitutional Legacies: Oral History Interviews by Leanna E. Bush, LibraryTechnician, US Army Medical Research Instituteof Chemical Defense, Wood Technical Library, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MDhttp://www.lexisnexis.com/tsg/gov/best practices 2013.pdf. Article starts onpage 43. If you have the expertise of a garrison or command historian involve them.If you don’t have access to an audio-visual office,consider limiting the interview to audio recording only foreasier editing.Make the interview no more than 2 hours.Give the interviewee the questions ahead of time.Vary the questions between personal and professional.Be prepared to ask follow up questions.

BEST PRACTICES FOCUS: Institutional Legacies: OralHistory Interviews Having a formal interview and prepared participants results in a more informative end product.The most labor-intensive part for library staff was therecording itself.Decide if you are doing a transcript. If so,consider voice recognition software.Your candidate should sign an interviewagreement.For a list of helpful websites, see the article.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS & WEBINARS Accelerating your Government Career with Social Media – GovLoop – on demandUsing Twitter for Professional Development Opportunities –InfoPeople – May 14, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ESTReference Services: Tried, True, and New – InfoPeople – May 8,2:00 – 3:00 PM ESTBehind the Scenes of LEO the Maker Prince: Journeys in 3DPrinting – O’Reilly – April 30, 1:00 PM PSTThe Rise of Wearables: Innovations and Impacts – O’Reilly –May 16, 10:00 AM PSTThe Nuts and Bolts of 3D Printing for Librarians (Two-partWebinar Series) – Texas State Library and ArchivesCommission – May 20 and 27, 2:00 – 3:00 PM CDT

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & WEBINARS How To Turn Strangers Into Strategic Partners Using LinkedIn – 4Good - May 20, 3 – 4 PM ESTTop 7 Negotiation Blunders Certain to Kill Your Deal – AMA – May28, 12:00 PM – 1 PM ESTCreating a Personal Brand – DC/SLA ( 5 SLA members/ 10 nonmembers) – May 7, 6:30 – 7:30 PM“Lexis Advance Upcoming Enhancements” Webinar. LibrarianWebinar Series #5 – LexisNexis – May 8, 1:30 PM. ESTLexisNexis Academic – LexisNexis – May 13, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00PM ESTLexisNexis Academic – Legal Research – LexisNexis – May 5 andMay 15, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ESTLexisNexis Academic – News Research – LexisNexis – May 7, 1:00– 2:00 PM EST

MOOCs AND OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES MOOC: Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence – Case Western Reserve University – starts May 5thMOOC: Maps and the Geospatial Revolution – Penn State –starts April 30thMOOC: Understanding Media by Understanding Google –Northwestern University– starts May 26thMOOC: Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power (LEAD) –Open2Study– starts April 28thMOOC: Big Data for Better Performance (BigData) – Open2Study–starts April 28thMOOC – Becoming a Resilient Person - The Science of StressManagement – University of Washington – starts May 6thMOOC – Introduction to Digital Curation – University CollegeLondon – starts May 5th*Amassive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at large-scaleinteractive participation and open access via the web.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOC)

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Webinar Series #5 - LexisNexis - May 8, 1:30 PM. EST LexisNexis Academic - LexisNexis - May 13, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research - LexisNexis - May 5 and May 15, 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST LexisNexis Academic - News Research - LexisNexis - May 7, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST