The North Carolina Chapter of the Special Library Association invites you to attend, Introduction to Text Mining, a webinar presented by Linguamatics on April 26^th at 1:00pm. The webinar will be conducted by Guy Singh, Senior Product Manager for Linguamatics.

Below you will find more information about the webinar, and instructions for registering.

Questions? Contact Terry B. Hill, President-Elect, NCSLA

Introduction to Text Mining

Linguamatics Webinar

Presenter: Guy Singh, Senior Product Manager

Date/Time: April 26, 2012    1:00pm (EST)

Duration: 45 minutes

This webinar is aimed at giving you an introduction to the power and flexibility of text mining to discover valuable insights from text in a wide variety of application areas.

It is aimed at those that are new to the area and want to understand the basic concepts behind the technology. It assumes no prior knowledge in this domain. The webinar will provide easy to understand examples to illustrate the techniques used and to clear up some of the jargon used by more expert users.

In this webinar you will learn how …

• Text Mining works even if you are completely new to the subject area.
• Text mining differs from traditional keyword based, document retrieval approaches that many search engines use.
• Answers to your questions can be provided quicker and with more accuracy.
• Like many customers you can dramatically decrease the time to actionable results.

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To register for this meeting
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1. Go to https://linguamatics.webex.com/linguamatics/j.php?ED=207861077&RG=1&UID=1338571292&RT=MTgjMTI%3D
2. Register for the meeting.

Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting.

To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link:
https://linguamatics.webex.com/linguamatics/j.php?ED=207861077&RG=1&UID=1338571292&ORT=MTgjMTI%3D

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For assistance
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1. Go to https://linguamatics.webex.com/linguamatics/mc
2. On the left navigation bar, click “Support”.
You can contact me at:
webex@linguamatics.com
44-01223 421360

Sign up for a free trial of WebEx
http://www.webex.com/go/mcemfreetrial

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation.

On April 12th, join your NCSLA colleagues at our first monthly happy hour at Boylan Bridge Brewpub in downtown Raleigh.

Join us for some great food and networking with your colleagues at one of our Networking Dinners!   Please contact the hosts to RSVP.

Cary: February 21, 2012  6:00pm
Cafe Caturra
Stone Creek Village
600 Ledgestone Way
Cary, NC 27519
http://www.cafecaturra.com/locations
Host: Jill Morris jill@nclive.org

Durham: February 22, 2012  7:00pm
Mellow Mushroom
410 Blackwell St, Suite 100
Durham NC 27701
http://www.mellowmushroom.com/durham
Host: Thea Allen theaallen@gmail.com

Cary: February 23, 2012  11:00am – 2:00pm—-This will be a catered lunch hosted by Iconitel
Iconitel
1200 SW Maynard Rd. Suite 201
Cary, NC, 27511
Host: Susan Lelito  susan.lelito@iconitel.com

Raleigh: February 27, 2012  6:00pm
Relish
5625 Creedmoor Road
Raleigh NC 27613 (Corner of Creedmoor and Millbrook)
http://relishraleigh.com/
Host: Susan Forbes forbes16@gmail.com

Greensboro: March 7, 2012  6:00pm
Kathy Bradshaw
Graffiti’s Bistro
301 F Pisgah Church Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27455
http://www.graffitisbistro.com/
Host: Kathy Bradshaw akbradsh@uncg.edu

Congratulations are in order for UNC-SILS student and fellow NCSLA member Susan Craft!

Susan was this year’s Sara Aull Student Paper Award winner and her paper has been accepted as a contributed paper for this year’s SLA conference in Chicago.  Presentations will be taking place on Monday July 16 and Tuesday July 17 from 4pm to 6pm and Wednesday July 18, 12pm to 2pm.

More information regarding Susan’s paper and presentation will be following in NCSLA’s February newsletter.

The votes are counted and here are the results for NCSLA’s new officers:

President-Elect: Terry B. Hill

First Year Director: Thea Allen

Secretary: Stephanie Brantley

Treasurer: Mary Krautter

Thank you to all our excellent candidates for their willingness to stand for election.  We are so fortunate to have such talented SLA members in our chapter. And many thanks to Rebecca Vargha and Mary Lane for serving as the NCSLA Nominating Committee.

It’s time to cast your vote for new officers in NCSLA. Congratulations to all our wonderful candidates for office!
The North Carolina Chapter of SLA is simply filled with talented information professionals.

Here is the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NCSLAelections
So take a few minutes and vote soon. Our ballot is open until 5pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.

It’s time for NCSLA’s Annual Banquet!
Join your friends and colleagues at Mez Restaurant in Durham/RTP as we celebrate the past year and look forward to the next. After networking and dinner, we will have a short business meeting, present awards and enjoy listening to our distinguished speaker.

Space is limited so register soon…this promises to be a memorable event that you won’t want to miss!

NCSLA Officer Installation and Awards Banquet
(Sponsored in Part by Proquest Dialog)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
5:30 p.m.  – 8:30 pm.
Mez Contemporary Mexican Restaurant
5410 Page Rd
Durham, NC
(conveniently located just off of I-40 in RTP)

Agenda
5:30 – 6:15 Registration and Networking
6:15 – 7:15 Plated Dinner
7:15 – 8:30 Business Meeting and Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Gary Marchionini, Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor, UNC  School of Information and Library Science.
Topic: Managing the gap between public and private information

Members, $30
Guests, $35
Students, $25
Please RSVP by November 21, 2011 at:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BanquetNCSLA
Questions? Please contact Susan Forbes, forbes16@gmail.com
Susan Forbes
NCSLA President-Elect
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Save The Date!
NCSLA Annual Banquet
Thursday evening, December 1, 2011
Mez Restaurant, Durham/RTP

• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gary Marchionini – Dean, UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science
• Award Presentations
• New Officer Installation

Mark your calendars…you don’t want to miss this event!

Registration details will be available in late October.