Apr'15: Providing Perpetual Access (ALCTS)

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/040815

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
11 a.m. Pacific  |  12 p.m. Mountain  |  1 p.m. Central  |  2 p.m. Eastern and will last about an hour

This hour-long webinar covers the results of an online survey that sought to get at libraries’ true experiences working to maintain perpetual access for electronic serials that have been canceled, have ceased, or have transferred to different publishers. The session will cover the extent to which perpetual access is currently being pursued at libraries, the varying reasons for success or lack of success, and the cost, both monetary and labor-based. Further discussion will expand on key findings and the most common obstacles to providing perpetual access

ALCTS Member (individual)   43
Nonmember (individual)         59
International (individual)         43
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together from one access point.
Member group                        99
Nonmember group               129

2015 sessions: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (ALCTS)

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fera/ol_templ

2015 Sessions

• Session 1: March 2 – March 27
• Session 2: April 13 – May 8
• Session 3: July 27– August 21
• Session 4: September 28– October 23
• Session 5: November 16– December 11

This four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. Gives a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models and will provide an overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries. The course was developed by Dalene Hawthorne, Head of Systems and Technical Services, Emporia State University (Kan.).

$109 ALCTS members; $139 nonmembers

Jan'15: Are Textbooks History? (GALE Geek)

Friday, Jan. 9 (9-10 am Mountain)

"In digital classrooms, textbooks are history!" Join us as Bio-Med Science Academy’s STEM+M and textbook-free curriculum instructors, Annette Lang, Lindsey McLaughlin, and Candace Hisey share tips on project-based learning, a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively investigate and respond to real-world problems and challenges.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:  http://solutions.cengage.com/GaleGeek/upcoming-webinars/

Nov: Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access (OCLC)

Thursday, Nov. 13 (9-10 am Mountain)

We invite you to attend a webinar with authors of the white paper from OCLC, Elsevier and University of Delaware. This new white paper, authored by a cross-industry group of professionals from libraries, content providers and OCLC, identifies problems with data quality in the content supply chain and gives practical recommendations for improved usage, discovery and access of e-content in libraries.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.oclc.org/events.en.html

Nov: Discovering a Gold Mine of U.S. Government Information: Exploring the HathiTrust Catalog and Its Rich Veins (FDLP)

This webinar has been rescheduled. Registration is open to new registrants, and those already registered need not re-register.

Register today for Tuesday, November 25

• Start time: 2 p.m. Eastern Time
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Speaker: Bert Chapman, Government Information, Political Science, & Economics Librarian, Professor of Library Science, Purdue University
• Learning outcomes: The digitization of thousands of U.S. Government documents by the HathiTrust catalog and its participating institutions expands access to a tremendous volume of historical U.S. Government information not digitally accessible through GPO or agency Web sites. This webinar will cover finding historical information such as agency annual reports, Congressional hearings, statistics, and numerous other materials on historically significant and contemporarily relevant Government policymaking issues.
• Expected level of knowledge for participants: No prerequisite knowledge needed.

The webinar is free, however registration is required. Upon registering, a confirmation email will be sent to you. This registration confirmation email includes the instructions for joining the webinar.

http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/training-and-events

Oct: Standards for Collection Management in 2 parts (ALCTS)

This webinar is the first session of a two-part series intended to familiarize attendees with the practical applications of standards and best practices for collection management in an increasingly electronic world:
•    usage statistics (COUNTER/SUSHI)
•    licensing (SERU)
•    publisher/platform changes (Transfer)

The second session will be held on October 9, 2014 and will cover:
•    quality of data in knowledge bases (KBART)
•    presentation and identification of e-journals (PIE-J)
•    demand-driven acquisition (DDA) of monographs
•    accessibility and openness of journal articles (open access indicators [OAI])

ALCTS Member (individual)    43
Nonmember (individual)    59

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/100714

Nov-Dec: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (ALCTS)

November 10-December 5

This four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. Gives a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models and will provide an overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries.

$109 ALCTS members; $139 nonmembers

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fera/ol_templ

Sep-Oct: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (ALCTS)

September 22 – October 17

This four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. Gives a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models and will provide an overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries.

$109 ALCTS members; $139 nonmembers

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fera/ol_templ

May: Data, Discovery, Readers, and Records — ER&L 2014 In Review (Library Journal)

May 6 (11-12 pm Mountain)

Managing e-resources, developing collections, evaluating user behavior, and making e-content accessible is equal parts challenge and opportunity. This free LJ webcast, developed by Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L), offers attendees a brief look at user’s expectations, how e-content is presented to our users, what we need from our vendor partners to make e-content accessible, and tools to better analyze our user data. Join ER&L Program Chair, Elizabeth Winter and ER&L Conference Coordinator, Bonnie Tijerina, as they moderate an insightful discussion with a distinguished lineup of expert panelists.

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

May: Understanding Media by Understanding Google (Coursera)

6 weeks starting May 26, 2014

Few people who “just Google it” to find an answer to their every question understand just what the company does (and why). Through this course, you'll join the minority that really gets it.

Enrollees in this course learn how to understand the tactics that modern media companies, journalists, marketers, politicians, technologists, and social networks are using to reach them and affect their behavior. They learn how to adopt strategies that put them on an even footing with these entities in achieving their own communications goals. They

•     think about, react to, and write about half a dozen important books about Google;
•     read a sampling of newspaper and magazine reportage from Google’s entire history;
•     monitor news sites and specialized blogs about the company and its competitors;
•     take note of their own usage of Google and other online resources; and
•     learn how to anticipate the future impact of the company and its competitors on information consumption, creation, and distribution.

https://www.coursera.org/course/googlemedia

May: Negotiation of E-Resource Licensing & Pricing Terms (ALCTS)

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

11 am Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern

Electronic resources have more complexity in license agreements and pricing terms than other library materials, and librarians must be assertive in negotiating for these resources in this time of budget cuts and uncertainty. The librarian who accepts prices and terms as they are given is not getting the best possible deal for the library. Vendors are often more willing to negotiate than the librarian might expect. In this presentation, we will discuss successful negotiation strategies for pricing and terms of library e-resources.
Learning Outcomes

Attendees will come away from this webinar with new strategies for assertive and balanced negotiation, and an awareness of possible pitfalls in the process.

ALCTS Member (individual)     43
Nonmember (individual)     59
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/050714