Mary Ellen Bates
Principal
Bates Information Services, Inc.
Mary Ellen is the owner of Bates Information Services, providing strategic business research to business professionals and special librarians, and training and consulting services to the information industry. She is a prolific writer and speaker, having keynoted at conferences around the world and written six books and innumerable articles on the information industry. She is a regular columnist for ONLINE magazine. She received her MLS from the University of California, Berkeley, and worked in special libraries for over a decade before starting her own company in 1991. She publishes two free monthly e-newsletters (see www.BatesInfo.com) and she blogs at Librarian Of Fortune. She serves on the board of directors of SLA.

Sessions by Mary Ellen Bates
WebSearch University Fall 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
10:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m Pivoting for Better Search Results

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m When Searching Isn’t Enough: Adding Value to Results

WebSearch University Spring 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
10:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m Pivoting for Better Search Results

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
11:15 a.m - 12:00 p.m When Searching Isn’t Enough: Adding Value to Results

WebSearch University Fall 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
10:30 a.m - 11:25 a.m Decision Points: When You Come to a Fork in Your Search, Take It

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Adding Value to Results

WebSearch University Spring 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
10:15 a.m - 11:00 a.m Decision Points: When You Come to a Fork in Your Search, Take It

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
8:45 a.m - 9:45 a.m When Searching Isn't Enough: Adding Value to Results

WebSearch University 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
10:30 a.m - 11:25 a.m Decision Points: When You Come to a Fork in Your Search, Take It

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m When Searching Isn't Enough: Adding Value to Results

WebSearch University 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
11:30 a.m - 12:15 p.m Adding Value to Web Search

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Competitive Intelligence

WebSearch University Fall 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m The Practical World of Search

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Competitive Intelligence

Web Search University Spring 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
10:30 a.m - 11:00 a.m The Practical World of Search

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Competitive Intelligence

WebSearch University Fall 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006
11:45 a.m - 12:30 p.m Cultivating Flexibility in Web Search

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Competitive Intelligence

WebSearch University Spring 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m Competitive Intelligence