Slany Chapternews Newsletter Spring 2007

The New York Chapter

ChapterNews Volume 79, #1 Spring 2007

IN THIS ISSUE Message from the President:.........1 Shaking Hands ..............................2 SLA Snapshots ..............................3 An Odd — and Sad — Story About Books.....................4 Beyond the Hudson.......................4

Message from the President

Spring is a time of renewal … so open a new window By Kevin Manion, Director — Information Services Consumer Reports

CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS Chapter Meeting ........................6 Job Hotline.................................6 UPCOMING Programs and Events Chapter Events ..........................7 Chapter Calendar.......................7 ChapterNews Editor’s Note ...........9 New Policy on Awards.................10 Did you Know? NY Chapter Jobline..................10 An Invitation to Our Readers .......11 2007 EDUCATION PROGRAMS from Business and Finance .....12 SLA-NYNew Members List..........14

ADVERTISERS Dialog.............................................9 Donna Conti Career Resources...11 EBSCO...........................................4 EOS International.........................14 Global Securities Information .........8 Heller Information Services............6 InfoCurrent...................................10 Prenax............................................5 Pro Libra ........................................7

n a plane to San Diego in late March to attend a Symposium on the Future of Special Libraries hosted by EOS International (www.eosintl.com), I took some time to think about our role as information professionals. It has always been my belief that we are uniquely positioned in our organizations to take a leadership role in the management of knowledge as it relates to the goals and strategic direction of our organizations.

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Traditionally, we have more often than not, been in the role of answering questions and providing information and data when asked. As such, the very nature of that “ask” relationship has defined our role and positioned us to be perceived as reactive rather than pro-active. It is no wonder that when the opportunity presents itself to take a leadership role, many of us are ill prepared for the challenge. However, you don’t become a CEO or Director or the best damn information professional overnight and it is through little steps over a period of time that we can achieve results and reach new professional heights. So I propose a challenge to us all in this season of renewal. Today, right now after reading this, step away from your desk, from your workstation and go outside, get some air, walk down to Starbucks and get a cup of coffee and take a few hours (ok you may want to ask your boss….), and think about one thing — only one thing — that would shift how you are perceived in your department and in your organization and do it. Take an idea and transform it into an opportunity for you to be perceived as a leader. And right now…stop saying “I can’t do that”. Because…yes you can. You can be a leader. You can change how people think of you and your department. And even if there are obstacles, like a boss that doesn’t see potential, or a co-worker who makes your life miserable, or the threat of a budget cut that would affect or eliminate your job….stand up and do just one thing. Take the challenge. Here is what I plan to do. For months in my department, we have talked about creating “think time” for our researchers. Many forward thinking - and by no coincidence successful - companies build this time into the work week of their employees. My boss and I talked about it, we convened a meeting with members (Letter continues on page 2)

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of our team and promised we would ease their often overwhelming work load so they could have some time to “think”. And then what happened? Nothing…. We had several large projects hit and we did not stand our ground and build this time into their schedule. It is a tough thing to do…but on Monday morning, I have decided to re-convene a meeting and to put into their appraisal criteria that they have to take think time and that I am responsible for helping them manage their work so they can actually take the time. I have asked my boss to put this into my criteria as well — both the management of our team’s time and think time for me.

ChapterNews New York Chapter Special Libraries Association Volume 79, #1 Spring 2007 PUBLICATION SCHEDULE ChapterNews, the bulletin of the New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, is published four times a year. Visit our web site: www.sla-ny.org Deadlines for submitting materials:

So what are you going to do? Want some ideas? Take a few minutes and read Inc. Magazine or the latest issue of Harvard Business Review or read a recent profile of an information professional in Information Outlook or an e-profile at SMR international (http://www.smr-knowledge.com/). Go hunting for ideas — there is bound to be something out there that will fit your particular context. Think about the issues that have been raised at your recent staff meeting or something you heard a VP talk about in the elevator — and act on it. Think you can’t do it? You are wrong. You can do it. Better yet, tell me about it — send me an email or call me and I will write about it and you taking a chance. And then show your boss that your idea has made the SLA Chapter Newsletter! Maybe it won’t be successful but maybe it will be and maybe just a bit…or maybe a lot….you’ll contribute to changing the way you and your role are perceived…and then, the sky is the limit.

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Shaking Hands

SLA President Rebecca Vargha has asked us to share our “sticky” stories. As a corollary, I’d add to that important campaign: continue to “consciously shake hands” in your organizations. It might sound a bit Machiavellian but survival of libraries and information centers is surely enhanced by helping all key players in an organization understand the value and the contributions that special libraries make to their organizations. Shaking hands, literally and metaphorically, should be as routine as turning on your computer. Our task is to continue our stories, lobbying and reminding our communities what we do for them so that we can help them overcome the “taking us for granted syndrome.” Perhaps a “sticky story” will develop out of your newfound awareness of those whose hands you shake. So my challenge to all of our SLA NY Chapter members is: step outside yourselves, analyze and map the hands you have shaken and continue to shake, develop and share good elevator stories of how your work has helped the person or department, and make sure to tell your story to the people in your organization regularly.

A Personal Reflection on Personal and Professional Connections By Steve Kochoff, SLA NY Chapter President-elect

hile reading Brigitte Hamann and Alan Bance’s book Winifred Wagner: A Life at the Heart of Hitler’s Bayreuth, I realized that I was one handshake away from shaking Hitler’s hand. Of course I wasn’t too happy about that dare I say, epiphany — I have shaken the hand of Wolfgang Wagner, one of Winifred’s children and the current manager of the annual Wagner Festival in Bayreuth. Yet this example demonstrated again to me what I would posit are “no-degrees” of separation, never mind six degrees!

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My point in sharing this vivid “discovery” is that in the push-pull of our daily work lives I think we sometimes don’t distance ourselves enough to consciously recognize whose hands we are “shaking” both literally and figuratively. My advice would be that in our work lives we “map” the hands that we shake, either directly or indirectly. We need to consider where we sit in the reporting structure of our organizations, both for profit and notfor-profit. Any number of special libraries and information centers might not report directly to top management, although some do. Nonetheless all are a “handshake” or two away from their top management and their boards.

Steve Kochoff, SLA NY Chapter President-elect and Regional Sales Director, Basch Subscriptions, Inc. He can be reached at [email protected].

SLA-NY SNAP-SHOT

Do we maximize that “closeness?” — Do we study the organization in which we sit, whose mission is supported by special libraries? Do we “map” the organization and characterize various “hands”that is, those who are avid library supporters, (for example, those the info center helped close a deal for the firm?) or, the passive supporters (“I always get what I need from the info center”); enemies (“that library is an expense and what does it do to contribute to the bottom line?” — or, “why do we need the expense of an info center for we can get all the info we need on the Internet?”)

Summit on the Future of Special Libraries, hosted by EOS International, March 30, 2007, San Diego California. Right to left, Kevin Manion (SLA New York Chapter President); Rebecca Vargha (President Special Libraries Association); Linda Counts (SLA San Diego Chapter President); Guy St-Clair (Consulting Specialist for Knowledge Services, SMR International); Karen Kreizman Reczek (SLA Knowledge Management Division Chair); Georgia Scura (SLA Connecticut Valley Chapter President); Janice Lachance (Chief Executive Officer, Special Libraries Association); David Cappoli (SLA Southern California Chapter

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An Odd — and Sad — Story About Books By Staff Correspondent

ost librarians and information professionals of middle age or older got into the business, the library business or the publishing business or the academic business, because we loved books. We loved the way they looked, the way they smelled, the way they felt, the way their spines cracked when they bent. Only the most perspicacious of us older than fifty could have imagined that our precious books would have been, in our lifetimes, under assault as the leading providers of scholarly, technical or imaginative information. Yet we see it around us, day after day, and the trend only continues to accelerate.

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Even with that background, it is nevertheless sad to read a story (in compliance with Title 17 of the United States Code, the link is provided below, not the actual AP/CNN story) about a bonfire of unused and unwanted books. Part of this, surely, is a visceral reaction to the concept of “book burning” so abhorrent to us, as practiced by repressive political systems, usually carried out in accompaniment with the murder of journalists and the imprisonment of authors. The rest of our reaction, though, surely involves a cultural change, regretted by some of us, embraced by others of us, a cultural change that sees electronic representation and archiving replacing print in vast areas of information presentation and retention.

Beyond The Hudson By Staff Correspondent While it is undeniably true that New York is the capital city of the free world, not only are there other cities beyond New York, there are even SLA chapters outside of New York. A recent initiative of the SLA staff has involved bringing together, in an on-line forum, the editors of the several SLA chapter newsletters. Your staff correspondent thought that it would be of interest to some of our members to look at recent newsletters from other SLA chapters.

This story is merely offered as an opportunity to “take your temperature” about this cultural change, an opportunity to gauge the chasm between our professional milieu and our personal feelings. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/book.burning.ap/index.ht ml?eref=rss_latest

The Military Librarian: http://units.sla.org/division/dmil/Spr07.pdf

The Florida/Caribbean Chapter: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cfc/bulletins/2007/BH-2007-02.htm

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter: http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccpa/KeyNotes/keynotes.htm

The Minnesota Chapter: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/comm/Spring07.html.

The Wisconsin Chapter: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cwi/slant.htm ChapterNews

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CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS June 18 Chapter Meeting There is exciting news about the next SLA-NY Chapter Meeting. The program title itself is an attention-grabber: "Illustrata - Improving Precision in Research"

Did You Know?

Date: Time: Place:

New York Chapter JOBLINE

Monday, June 18 6:00 to 8:00 PM New York Public Library.

Illustrata aims to be the most profound development in

The New York Chapter, for the convenience of its members and their employers, offers an on-line job marketplace on the Chapter web site:

librarianship in thirty years. The specific topic to be addressed by the panel will be Leadership in Deep Indexing: How Researchers’ Needs Shaped ProQuestCSA’s Illustrata. Attendees will be invited to join a discussion with a group of experts on how this new resource can affect every library dealing with research or whose clients or staff members are researchers. Hands-on demonstrations will be available.

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/Jobline.htm

The job marketplace offers current opportunities for information professionals. While the large majority are naturally in New York City, the current offerings include positions in Boston, Washington, Princeton/Philadelphia, Dallas and the West Coast.

Wine and Cheese reception will follow the program. Please be sure to see the SLA-NY Chapter web site http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/ for additional details.

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Corporate Office 2 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212-819-1919 Fax: 212-819-9196 www.hellerinformation.com e-mail: [email protected]

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS and EVENTS 2007 SLA-NY Chapter Programs and Events

SLA NY Chapter Calendar, June 2007 to December 2007: MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007, 6:00 to 8:00 pm:

Illustrata – Improving Precision in Research

o help our SLA-NY Chapter members with their meeting planning calendars, the Program Committee offers the dates for Chapter meetings through December 2007. Please note that dates and times are subject to change; a detailed announcement (with locations, etc) will be emailed to our members prior to each separate event. Please share this information with any SLA members. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for any future program topics and also encourage suggestions for venues, especially for our “networking event/happy hours.” Please email your suggestions to: [email protected]

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Location: NYPL Topic: Illustrata – which aims to be the most profound

development in librarianship in 30 years! Leadership in Deep Indexing: How Researchers’ Needs Shaped ProQuestCSA’s Illustrata. Join a discussion with a panel of experts on how this new resource will affect every library dealing with researchers. Hands-on demonstrations will be available. Wine and Cheese reception will follow the program. Additional details will be provided. JULY and AUGUST, 2007:

Happy Hours Details to be announced. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, 2:00 to 6:00 pm:

Career Day. Location: Credit Suisse. Additional details will be announced. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007: 5:30 to 8:00 pm:

SLA NY Chapter Annual Meeting. Speaker: Janice Lachance, CEO, SLA Location: Skadden Arps. Sponsor: BST America NOVEMBER 2007:

Happy Hour Details to be announced. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007:

SLA NY Chapter Holiday Party Sponsor: Standard and Poors Additional details will be announced.

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Spring 2007 SLA NY Chapter Newsletter Editor’s Note

he editor apologizes for getting this number of the newsletter out to the membership later than planned. In particular, this has delayed the ability of the members to read of the ambitious plans of the Business and Finance group at the annual conference in Denver, beginning as your receive the notification of the availability of the newsletter.

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This is my last number as editor of the newsletter, after eighteen months and six numbers. The selection and qualification of my successor is in the hands of the board, though I am sure that any suggestions you have, either about the editorship specifically or the newsletter generally, would be cheerfully received and thoughtfully considered. I encourage all of you to think about the newsletter when things come up in your professional lives that cause you to say, “People should know about this!” Whether it is a new resource or a new process, or simply new uses for already-common resources and processes, a new wrinkle on information management, an extraordinary personality or project, good news or bad news, speak up. This newsletter is your chance to get to more than a thousand of your fellow information professionals. So feel free to contact the new editor, when announced, or, until then, Steve Kochoff, the incoming Chapter President. Steve’s e-mail is [email protected]. Chuck Lowry, the retiring editor of ChapterNews, is director of Client Relations at ALM Research. He may be reached at [email protected].

Remember the New York Chapter web site address!

www.sla-ny.org Check it out!

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Board Approves New Policy on Awards

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wards are a wonderful way to give special recognition and thanks to members of the New York Chapter of SLA who make outstanding contributions to the work of the chapter in particular and/or the Association in general. In the past there has been a “one size fits all” award, the Distinguished Service Award, to recognize Chapter members for outstanding work over a long career or on a specific project. Now, thanks to a new Awards policy passed by the Board of the New York Chapter of SLA on February 28, 2007, there will be three awards:

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• Temporary & temp-to-hire assignments • Competitive candidate benefits & training programs

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will serve to recognize members of the New York Chapter who have a track record of long service to the Chapter in particular and perhaps also to the Association in general. The Distinguished Service Award can be given to more than one individual in the same year. An individual can receive the Distinguished Service Award only one time over the course of a career.

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Finally, if you would like to nominate one or more members of the New York Chapter of SLA (including yourself) for any of the above awards, please contact me by email or phone ([email protected] or 212-548-0181). I will forward your nominations to the Board, which makes the final decisions on awards. The awards will be presented at the Chapter’s annual business meeting in September 2007.

The Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to members of the New York Chapter to recognize recent outstanding work on specific projects and activities (within approximately the last two years). The Outstanding Achievement Award can be given to one person or to a group of people who worked together on a project. An individual can receive The Outstanding Achievement Award more than once over the course of a career.

Ms. Leigh Hallingby is head librarian at the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations and serves as the Awards Chair for the SLA’s New York chapter. She may be contacted at: [email protected].

The President’s Award will provide an opportunity to recognize members of the New York Chapter for outstanding contributions to SLA and/or for professional excellence. The President’s Award is intentionally somewhat less well-defined than the other two in order to give the Board more flexibility in selecting individuals to receive it. The President’s Award can be given to more than one individual in the same year.

Did You Know? New York Chapter JOBLINE The New York Chapter, for the convenience of its members and their employers, offers an on-line job marketplace on the Chapter web site:

Also, in the past year, an Awards & Honors page has been added to the New York Chapter’s Web site. Please go to http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/AwardsPage.htm to read about the accomplishments of Lisa Ryan, the 2006 winner of the Distinguished Service Award. There is also a list of past Distinguished Service Award winners, starting from 1991.

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The job marketplace offers current opportunities for information professionals. While the large majority are naturally in New York City, the current offerings include positions in Boston, Washington, Princeton/Philadelphia, Dallas and the West Coast.

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An Invitation to Our Readers Career Resources, Inc. DC On-Line, Inc. huck Lowry, the retiring editor of the newsletter reminds all members of the New York Chapter of SLA that the pages of ChapterNews are open to all. The editor would be very pleased to discuss and accept submissions in any of the following areas:

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▲ Comings, goings, new jobs, new titles, retirements. ▲ Articles about day-to-day life in member libraries. ▲ Articles about SLA programs or social events you might have attended. ▲ Reflections on the profession: salaries, responsibilities, education, career path. ▲ Announcements of scholarships, awards, honors, whether those announcements are invitations to propose candidates or are announcements of winners. ▲ Library initiatives: acquisitions, marketing/awareness campaigns, organizational changes, etc. The ChapterNews is a wonderful way to maximize the value of the SLA experience, and a wonderful way to share your experiences and successes with your fellow librarians. Chuck Lowry is the retiring editor of ChapterNews. He may be reached at [email protected].

Remember the New York Chapter web site address!

www.sla-ny.org Check it out!

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EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2007 Programs from Business and Finance at the Annual Meeting

Researching Listed and Private Companies Globally

By Terry Kirchner

This course will address the latest challenges and issues in global listed and private company research. Coverage includes the introduction of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), the EU Transparency and Prospectus Directives, the European Statute and the setting up of the CESR (Committee of European Securities Regulators) in Europe. The availability of private company information in the US from State sources and source routes for researching companies in Asia, Latin America and Central America will also be covered.

Sylvia James, Sylvia James Consultancy Saturday June 2, 1PM-5PM

he Business and Finance Division is pleased to offer eight continuing education courses this year at the annual conference. Whether you are interested in search strategies, management skills, or information, you will find something to help you make the most of your learning experience in Denver.

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Two new courses deserve special attention — Amelia Kassel’s “Elusive U.S. Private Company Information: Sources and Search Secrets Revealed” and Peggy Garvin and Rita Vine’s “Under-the-Hood Evaluation of Electronic Information Products.”

Back-to-Basics Business Research: Strategies, Tactics, and Sources Roberta Brody, Queens College Sunday June 3, 8AM-12PM

Business information seems to be everywhere, but is it the information we really need and does it answer our clients’ questions? This course is designed to help special librarians find, evaluate, and structure the business information that is needed in their work. In addition to discussing the basic business sources and practical research tactics and strategies, it offers a framework of decisions, processes, and methods for developing answers without being overwhelmed by multiple information products and sources.

Several local B & F members will be presenting in Denver, including Cliff Perry (Private Equity Research: Tools of the Trade), Roberta Brody (Back-to-Basics Business Research), and Judy Silverman (Mergers & Acquisitions Research). All of this year’s instructors have planned excellent sessions that help put topics in context and provide practical, proven advice for navigating the most challenging topics in the profession. Whether you are a new or experienced professional, we hope you will find a course to enhance your experience at this year’s annual conference.

Making a Business Case for the Information Center

Under-the-Hood Evaluation of Electronic Information Products

Lesley Robinson, Lesley Robinson Consultancy Svc. Sunday June 3, 8AM-12PM

Peggy Garvin, Garvin Information Consulting, and Rita Vine, Search Portfolio Inc. Saturday June 2, 8AM-12PM

This course will provide practical tools and strategies to help business and financial information professionals prepare a business case for their library/information centre. With diminishing or static budgets and a growing organisational focus on return on investment, there has never been a greater need for the library/information professional to articulate and justify their purpose to the organisation. Participants will learn key methodologies to develop a plan and will construct plans for their own organisations, deriving immediate practical benefit.

The rising cost, in-your-face marketing, and ever-changing functionality of electronic resources have forced professionals to develop critical evaluation skills for these unique and essential information products. This timely course teaches professionals to put the latest products through their paces and gain confidence in selecting and recommending electronic information products that are truly worth their cost and hype.

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Elusive U.S. Private Company Information: Sources and Search Secrets Revealed

Industry Research Using U.S. Government Sources

Amelia Kassel, Marketing Base Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM

Jennifer Boettcher, Georgetown University Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM

Researching company information is vitally important to business information professionals. Unlike public companies that are highly regulated, US private companies are not required to file financial or other information and are not regulated, leaving fewer sources for uncovering information about them. This course is unique in that it identifies an extensive collection of sources and provides search techniques critical for piecing together information about private US companies.

Learn about finding industry norms and creating specific ratios for comparing your company with the industry at a national or local level. This short course will put you in command of pulling the data out of Census Bureau and other government and commercial sources. Exercises will strengthen your data presentation and interpretation skills. Discover the ins and outs of the formats available. A DVD of current Economic Census data will be included.

Mergers & Acquisitions Research: Behind the Scenes Kathleen Nichols and Judy Silverman, KPMG, LLP Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are on the rise. Whether you are working for a buyer, seller, lender, investor, or advisor, M&A research questions are most likely crossing your desk. Are you fully prepared? This course will give you background on the industry and expose you to the key resources and research strategies you need to research a myriad of M&A-related topics with confidence.

Private Equity Research: Tools of the Trade Cliff Perry, Warburg Pincus Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM

Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) play a fundamental role in providing capital to companies throughout their various stages of development. Finding information on PE and VC firms along with their investments is quite difficult given the lack of public disclosure requirements. This course will explore the inner workings and key terms of the industry along with an examination of the various data sources used to gather information on this sector on a global basis. Terry Kirchner, Ph.D. is Director of Access Services at the Columbia University Libraries.

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SLA-NY New Members List

The “new members” list that follows is provided by Terry Kirchner, chair of the New York Chapter’s Membership Committee. A Maureen Ahearn Julia L. Altieri Edward Robert Alvarado Kathryn Jessica Alverson Chanida T. Angkanarak Rebecca Arzola B Sheila Bergen Jill V. Blagsvedt Melissa Bowling Rebecca Brauer Jessica B. Breiman Zehava Brickner Phil Brown

G Aliqae Geraci Alicia M. Gibb Johanna E. Goldberg Janet Greene H Gina Halkias-Seugling Erin Harper Anna L. Helgeson Rebecca Hirsch Ping Huang J Rajeev Jayadeva Luciano Johnson

C Clara Cabrera Jacqueline Carney Guillermo Campos Brenna S. Charles Nadia Charles Frank H. Connelly Ellen Corley Christopher K. Crow Jennifer Cwiok

K Michelle I. Karell Tammy L. Kiter

O Shery D’Agrella Holly Deakyne Felicia M. Denzer Samantha Deutch Katie Drennen Odile Dumbleton

M Michelle A. Malone Jennifer M. Marck Amalia O. Menon Alethia K. Mongerie Louis Munoz

F Aline Fader Richard A. Foster

P Nick Patterson Ilaria Papini Andrea L. Pasquarelli Steven C. Perkins Nancy S. Picchi Kelli A. Piotrowski

L Mary Lucy Leggiero Jessica Lingel Jennifer Lim Richard A. Lipsey Frederick A. Lopez

R Cary W. Reynolds Maria T. Rothenberg

Z Greg Zeichner Mark Zubarev

S Susan Sabiston Tim Salazar Jacob E. Sayward Sarah Schott Malinda J. Scott Paul Seeman Jessica M. Shapiro Abby Frank-Sheffield Amy Sommer Aaron J. Springer

N Maureen A. Newman Alison L. Nixon O Jeffery E. Olson

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