Katherine Keynotes “The Power of Taxonomy” in Tempe on Jan. 20
Organized information builds power. It demonstrates connections and shows the big picture, guiding us as that picture gets more complicated. Join pioneer taxonomist Katherine Bertolucci as she explores the power of taxonomy in its many permutations. Then hear a panel of practitioners describe their approaches to organized information, from veteran taxonomist Charles Simmons with his complex SRP initiative to library school student and United Nations knowledge management intern, Ann Clark. Shannon Walker describes her archival contributions to the Arizona Memory Project, and Noah Richman, SLA AZ’s 2011 President, tells about organizing SRP’s digital photos. Our 2012 President, Tracy Mertens of the Maricopa Community Colleges, serves as Moderator. You can continue the conversation during an additional dinner at Scottsdale’s healthy and imaginative restaurant, Nourish.
Date: Friday, January 20, 2012, 2:30 – 5 pm
Location: SRP PERA Club, Big Horn Terrace Building, 1 E. Continental Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281
SLA Members, program with pre-registration, $10
Non-SLA Members, program with pre-registration, $15
Student rates available.
Pre-register by Monday, January 16, 2012. Add $10 for at-the-door.
Dinner: 5:30 pm at Nourish Restaurant near Highland Ave. & Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale, AZ
$25 for dinner. Dinner seating is limited. Please register early.
More information at arizona.sla.org, including menu choices and directions.
Get your tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/206568
“The Power of Taxonomy” is sponsored by DowJones and Safari Books Online!
Photo Credit: “The Temple of Joy at Night,” © Jim Hammer and Burning Man. More photos by Jim Hammer on Flickr.
Names on a Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial brings people together because its chronological name arrangement reinforces community. The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in France does the same thing, but with a different arrangement reflecting the context of a single battle in World War I. At the Memorial Temples of the Burning Man art festivals in Nevada, the community unites with randomized names. Yet at the World Trade Center memorial in New York, random names dispersed communities and almost derailed the project. Katherine considers how name arrangement determines the power and experience of a memorial in her Names on a Memorial series at IsisInBlog. Read her 10th Anniversary post about the World Trade Center memorial changing its name arrangement strategy to “meaningful adjacencies.” The post for 11/11/11 looks at a new Veterans Memorial in Anthem, AZ where the focus is astronomy but a small arrangement decision makes all the difference.
Photo Credit: Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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