May'15: Unlocking Search and Discovery (Library Journal/Ebsco)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0351-1504/Bct/l-00ab/l-00ab:4cf/ct2_0/1?sid=gPZF7CzS2

Discovery services sit at the forefront of libraries’ current efforts to expose and enhance access to their information resources. Join this webcast to learn about recent advances in implementing discovery services and the results that these libraries have seen regarding their collections. In addition, a leading technology consultant will present on the future of Discovery services and libraries.

May'15: Discovery Services and the User Experience (Library Journal/ExLibris)

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0366-1504/Bct/l-00ab/l-00ab:4cf/ct2_0/1?sid=gPZF7CzS2

Libraries have invested a great deal of time and effort into choosing and implementing discovery systems, often to mixed responses from students and faculty. Join this webcast to learn how libraries have marketed these services to their users and assessed users’ experience with discovery tools.

Apr-May'15: Wikipedia: Library Initiatives and Expert Editing (Library Juice Academy)

April 6 to May 15th, 2015

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/115-wikipedia.php
$250

From the Wikipedia Loves Libraries campaign to the hiring of an OCLC Wikipedian-in-Residence, libraries are embracing the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. These programs support open culture, promote discoverability of unique collections, and strengthen relationships with patrons in the virtual and physical worlds. This six-week introductory course will give students the tools they need to participate in Wikipedia, or lead an initiative of their own.

Feb'15: The Visible Library (Library Journal)

Thursday, Feb 26 / 12-1pm Pacific

Libraries have always been about more than their front doors. They are about what waits on the other side - resources, services, knowledge to serve both individuals and communities at large, and connections. The use of enabling technologies like Linked Data and shared vocabularies like BIBFRAME and schema.org are changing the way the Web can discover and represent libraries more fully.

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/01/webcasts/the-visible-library-learn-how-the-web-sees-libraries-today-and-how-you-can-use-its-power-to-deeply-connect-with-your-community/#_

Feb'15: Trends and Advancements for Library Resource Discovery (ALCTS)

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/021815

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
sessions begin at 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern and last about an hour.

Marshall Breeding, an independent consultant, will provide an overview of the current realm of search tools that libraries provide to their communities, including index-based discovery services, socially enabled library portals, and related products. Looking beyond the current slate of products, Breeding will discuss some of areas of opportunity and possible areas of future development. Areas of interest include ways that libraries can leverage these capability of these tools beyond the confines of their own web sites to increase discoverability of library resources in other contexts such as learning management systems, community portals, and the general web.

This webinar is one of a six-part webinar series:
Feb. 18  Trends and Advancements for Library Resource Discovery
Feb. 23  Tailoring Communications to Different Audiences
Mar.  9  Workflow Maps: Tools for Insight and Enhancement
Mar. 11  Persistence: “Got yours?” Preserving Scholarship
Mar. 16  E-book Cataloging Using a Shared Mailbox
Mar. 18  Cataloging Continuing Resources in a Changing Landscape
Upon completion of this session, attendees will know basic terminology and concepts related to discovery, key features expected in discovery services, and how the creation of discovery indexes impacts use of library resources. As well as the major products available in the category of library resource discovery and how discovery services fit within the library’s overall set of tools related to providing access to resources.
                                                                          Ind     All 6  
ALCTS Member (individual)                              43     206
Nonmember (individual)                                     59       284
International (individual)                                     43       206
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together from one access point.
Member group                                                     99      476

Jul: Chapter-level Metadata and the Future of eBook Research (Association of College and Research Libraries)

July 15 (12-1 pm) Mountain

As the world of academic scholarship moves from the page to online, more and more research now happens at the chapter-level. The parsing of content, the need for it to be easily searchable, with accurate and complete results, is paramount to meeting the demands placed by researchers and students. This webinar explores what it means to do research at the chapter-level, the benefits provided to researchers and students, and the challenges faced by libraries in delivering the level and quality of discoverability demanded by patrons. It will also offer a sneak peak at Routledge’s forthcoming online handbooks platform, Routledge Handbooks Online, which will provide chapter-level metadata and abstracting to over 300 handbooks across 20 subjects in the social sciences and humanities.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/acrl-choice-springsummer-2014-webinar-program 

May: Teaching Information Literacy with Discovery Tools (ALA)

Thursday, May 15, 2014
2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central | 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
90 minutes

Discovery tools change the way students search your resources. Have you changed the way you teach information literacy?
Offering the use of a single interface for teaching information literacy, discovery tools free you from the cumbersome necessity of toggling back and forth between multiple screens. Instead you can focus on developing students' skills with search terms and strategies, simultaneously training them how to use a critical eye while sifting through results. Applicable for teaching one-shot sessions as well as curriculum-embedded instruction, this workshop will show you valuable skills such as:
•    How to teach students the unique qualities of discovery tools
•    How to draw from discovery tool features to engage students in evaluating sources
•    The basics of integrating discovery with subject specific databases to scaffold instruction for advanced research and upper-level courses
•    Putting discovery tool instruction into practice immediately with a ready-to-use sample lesson plan, provided to all workshop participants

$55
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=4283

Apr: Evaluating Discovery: How tools Affect Undergraduates’ Research Practices (ASERL)

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Using mixed-methods data from two universities, this presentation examines how students utilize various search and discovery systems (including Ebsco Discovery Service, Summon, Google, and Google Scholar) to identify and locate information for academic assignments. Moving beyond user needs analysis, this presentation will focus on how these tools affect students’ approaches to information evaluation and evaluates how search tools may be performing an epistemic function within students’ research practices.   Based on these conclusions, this presentation will discuss possibilities for modifying search tools to respond to students’ research practices.  These findings have been published in "College & Research Libraries" -- see the full text at: http://crl.acrl.org/content/74/5/464.full.pdf

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/718776810

Mar: Preservation and Discoverability of Institutional Video Content: The Latest Research and Implications for Academic Libraries (ProQuest)

Weds, March 12  2:00pm ET / 11am PT
Thurs, March 13  2:00pm ET / 11am PT

Faculty, students, and academic leaders are increasingly seeking out new sources of video content and value its potential to contribute to teaching, research, and institutional promotion. But, rich archival video assets remain scattered, hidden, and inaccessible within their institutions and to the wider world.
Our research indicates that academic librarians would like to make their institution's video content widely discoverable, and they see this as a natural role for them to play. At the same time, preserving this content and making it accessible competes for library expertise with print archives and Institutional Repository needs.
Video Preservation and Discovery
ProQuest recently completed the pilot for a new video service with seven university partners. This effort offered some helpful insights for managing institutional video assets, including:
•    Identifying the best video material and making it discoverable
•    Creating transcription and metadata in order to surface content for discovery services and other content platforms
•    Developing solutions for streaming, hosting, segmenting, accessibility
•    Rights management requirements
Based upon insights from the pilot project, ProQuest is introducing a new comprehensive video service offering as part of our new Video Preservation and Discovery Service. Mike Diaz will discuss this program and how it can be tailored to institutional needs.
If you want to increase the discoverability of your institution's video assets, be sure to sign up now for one of our complimentary webinars.
       
Register for Wednesday March 12: https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=proquestmeetings&service=6&rnd=0.23726378392726022&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fproquestmeetings.webex.com%2Fec0701l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D1470608406%26%26%26%26siteurl%3Dproquestmeetings

Register for Thursday March 13: https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=proquestmeetings&service=6&rnd=0.7323858001654052&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fproquestmeetings.webex.com%2Fec0701l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D1470608672%26%26%26%26siteurl%3Dproquestmeetings

Feb: VuFind: Community & Code (Lyrasis)

February 19 (11-12 pm PST)

An introduction to the VuFind open source discovery layer, discussing both the capabilities of the software and the nature of the community that develops and supports it. A brief presentation will be followed by a question and answer session with the project’s lead developer.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.lyrasis.org/classes-and-events/Pages/Free-Events.aspx

Oct: Baking Discovery into the Pie: Driving Exploration within eResources (Library Journal)

October 3 (12-1pm PST)

Let two product editors and a librarian walk you through their philosophy of search–that discovery shouldn’t mean losing discipline-specific searching, that videos and scores should be just as easy to find as books and periodicals, and cross-search should be a given – and then see examples of the impact this has on ease of use, findability, and ultimately, patron satisfaction.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/category/webcasts/  

Aug: Discovery Services: The Future of Library Systems

Marshall Breeding leads an expert panel on how Discovery Services will shape the future of libraries in the next American Libraries Live broadcast on Thursday, August 1, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern.

The expert panel joining Marshall includes:

• Anya N. Arnold, Resource Sharing Program Manager and Courier Manager for Orbis Cascade Alliance

• Andrew Nagy, Senior Product Manager, Discovery Services, Serials Solutions

• Brad Jung, Vice President of Product Management, Innovative Interfaces

With special thanks to our episode sponsors Innovative Interfaces and SerialsSolutions, a ProQuest business.

Please join us for this free video broadcast on Thursday, August 1. To receive e-mail reminders, register at http://goo.gl/JUnomJ or just go to www.americanlibrarieslive.org at the time of the event. If you’re unable to attend live, this event will be recorded and available at www.americanlibrarieslive.org shortly after it concludes.

AL Live is the popular free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries, covering library issues and trends in real time as you interact with hosts via a live chat and get immediate answers to your questions. With the help of real-time technology, it’s like having your own experts on hand. Find out more, including how to catch upcoming episodes, at http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org

Upcoming episode:
• Sept 12: Digging into New Databases

We hope you’ll take advantage of and enjoy this free way to participate and stay updated on the issues.

http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org

Indexing Repository Content in Google Scholar

Presenter: Darcy Dapra, Partner Manager, Google Scholar
When: Tuesday, June 19, 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern
Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/883942882

Have you ever wondered how Google Scholar connects researchers with information? As Darcy will explain, it’s not just about robots and algorithms; it's really about people and words. Google has created a powerful academic discovery tool by cultivating partnerships with the people who use it: the students, faculty, researchers, and writers who are looking for scholarly resources, and the publishers, librarians, and institutional repository administrators who provide them.

In this webinar, Darcy will show you how you can work with Google Scholar to increase visibility for your repository and connect scholars with the resources they’re looking for.

On the agenda:

• How indexing in Google Scholar works
• What types of content are included
• What you can do to improve your content’s visibility in Google Scholar searches

Darcy will also discuss best practices for collecting metadata, explore some use cases, and respond to your questions.

This is a great opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the people who makes Google Scholar work for the academic community!

Summon the Future w/Dr. Mike Eisenberg

FREE 30-minute webinar sponsored by Serials Solutions
May 3, 2012    11:00 am PDT

	Join Dr. Mike Eisenberg, founding dean of the Information School at the University of Washington, and discover his vision of libraries and their importance as place. Dr. Eisenberg shows how libraries are evolving from a center of information to a space of refuge for students to complete their work. Find out where this evolution is going and how Serials Solutions and the Summon™ service is part of the process. This entertaining and informative session explores: ·         Libraries and their shifting role from information to space, place, and equipment. ·         How technology is changing learning. ·         Who is in charge? The erosion of academic authority. What are the implications for your library? Find out!

Discovery Tool Implementation and Selection

May 15-16, 2012
Hosted by Nara Newcomer and Bill Walsh
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5 pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm
Description
The discovery interface market is exploding, with current products including EBSCO Discovery Service, Serials Solutions Summon, Ex Libris Primo Central, OCLC WorldCat Local, Blacklight, VuFind, Aquabrowser, and more.  These tools (both vendor-supplied and open-source) promise faceted browsing as well as ability to integrate multiple content silos; some come with vendor-provided cloud indexes to articles, e-books, and other electronic content.  The newest development is a cloud-based back end designed to replace the ILS, including OCLC’s WorldShare, Serials Solutions Intota, and Ex Libris Alma.  In today’s world, tools differ not just in the quality of features provided, but in overarching functionality provided and in scope of coverage.  The e-forum will address factors to consider when selecting a tool, strategies for evaluating tools, and keys to successful implementation.
Nara Newcomer is Assistant Music Librarian at East Carolina University, where her duties include cataloging, public services work, and maintaining the music library’s web pages.  Nara has worked closely with discovery selection and implementation at ECU, including Serials Solutions Summon, WorldCat Local, and SirsiDynix Symphony e-library OPAC.  She is leading the creation of the Music Library Association’s “Music Discovery Requirements” document, which explores and provides recommendations for meeting the unique demands music materials pose for discovery.
Bill Walsh is Head of Technical Services at Georgia State University Library, which implemented EBSCO Discovery Service last summer after evaluating other options.  He is co-chair of the library’s discover group.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at: http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at: http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and open to anyone.