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Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Morgan, Pam <pmorgan_at_UA.EDU> wrote:
From: Morgan, Pam <pmorgan_at_UA.EDU>
Subject: [DIG_REF] ALA Chicago: Next Generation Catalogs & Strategies
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Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 5:45 PM
Please join us in Chicago for these two important programs on the
catalog.
You Got Me, Do You Like Me? Evaluating Next Generation Catalogs
RUSA RSS
Co-sponsored by the RUSA MARS Local Systems &Services Committee; LITA
Next Generation Catalog User Group.
McCormick Place West W-190a
Sunday, July 12, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Congratulations, you have acquired (or may soon acquire) a Next
Generation, Web 2.0 catalog-now what? Hear from a panel of academic and
public information professionals who have been evaluating their open
source and off-the-shelf next-gen catalogs. Topics will include
usability testing, ongoing assessment, vendor collaboration, and user
expectations in the transition to next-gen products.
Speakers: Cody Hanson, Technology Librarian, University of Minnesota;
Ross Shanley-Roberts, Special Projects Technologist, Miami University
Libraries; and Eli Neiburger, Associate Director of IT and Product
Development, Ann Arbor District Library.
Resuscitating the Catalog: Next-Generation Strategies for Keeping the
Catalog Relevant
ALCTS CMDS
Co-sponsored by RUSA RSS Catalog Use Committee; LITA Next Generation
Catalog Interest Group; PLA Cataloging Needs of Public Libraries
Committee
McCormick Place West W-179
Monday, July 13, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
In today's complex information environment, users have come to expect
evaluative information and interactive capabilities when searching for
information resources. A panel of experts will address various aspects
of providing links to external information in library catalogs,
implementing user-contributed functionality, and using computational
data to support bibliographic control.
Speakers: David Flaxbart, Head Librarian, Chemistry Library, Univ. of
Texas at Austin; Renee Register, Global Product Manager, OCLC; Beth
Jefferson, President, BiblioCommons; Ellen Safley, Senior Associate
Director for Public Services and Collections, University of Texas,
Dallas.
Both these programs are mentioned by John Berry in Library Journal:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6660898.html
<http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6660898.html>
Hope to see you there!
Pamela J. Morgan
RUSA RSS Catalog Use Committee
pmorgan_at_ua.edu
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