HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp to Be Held at Indiana U
The HathiTrust Research Center—a collaborative center launched jointly by Indiana University (IU) and University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library—is hosting its first “UnCamp” on September 10–11, 2012, at IU in Bloomington. The UnCamp is part hands-on coding and demonstration, part inspirational use-cases, part community building, and part informational. Save the dates. Registration will open soon…”
The Evolving Challenges of E-Resource Preservation, 2012 ALA Annual program announcement
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012. Time: 8:30-10:00 am. Location: Hyatt Grand Ballroom B
The transition of library collections from print to electronic formats has presented extraordinary challenges to traditional concepts of preservation. This meeting’s program will address were some of these challenges stand in the rapidly evolving information landscape. The program will feature three short presentations:
- “Accessing e-Content in the Portico Archive: Balancing Librarian Needs for Preservation and Ongoing Access” by Ken Difiore (Director of Outreach and Participation Services, JSTOR/Portico)
- “Perpetual Access to Continuing Resource Collections: We are not Quite There Yet” by Regina Koury (Electronic Resources Librarian, Idaho State University)
- “Evolving Preservation Challenges for Online Resources: The LOCKSS Program Response” by Vicky Reich (Executive Director, LOCKSS Program)
If you have questions about this meeting, please contact the Interest Group Chair, Patrick Carr (carrp@ecu.edu) or Chair-Elect, Melissa Behney (melissa.behney@yale.edu).
Program to be held Saturday, June 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Anaheim Convention Center-Ballroom BDrastic staff reductions and the continuous print to digital shift require a transformation of Technical Services (TS) to remain relevant. One effective approach is through growing IT skill sets within TS departments. Several libraries will describe what IT skill sets they have found useful, how to grow them in house and what strategies have been used to overcome potential barriers. TS staff who have mastered IT skill sets will also describe how they are overcoming the “lost in translation” and
related issues to support others moving in similar directions.
Innovation in Libraries 2012: A Free Post Conference event after LITA Forum
“Do you love exploring new ideas? Always secretly wished you knew more about how to create an app? Wonder what the next wave of library innovation might be?
If you answered yes, then Innovation in Libraries 2012 is for you. The event will happen after LITA Forum concludes on Oct. 7, and will continue through the morning of Oct. 8. Sponsored by OCLC and held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library, Innovation in Libraries 2012 is your chance to hear from experts and colleagues, and contribute your ideas. Library innovation of all flavors will be on tap; you are invited.”
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Ending the Big Deal: Truth and Consequences (ALA Annual Program 2012)
Sunday, 1:30-3:30 in the Anaheim Convention Center, 213AB
The dire economic situation facing many libraries has forced librarians to consider cancelling their “Big Deal” journal packages. Although the merits of leaving a large publisher package can be debated, reductions in library funding have left some with no other choice. Please join us for a frank discussion with our panelists who will share their experiences in dismantling Big Deals and address concerns regarding publisher negotiations, the impact on document delivery, and reactions of their user communities.
Speakers:
- T. Scott Plutchak, Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- David C. Fowler, Head, Licensing, Grants Administration, and Collection Analysis, University of Oregon,Knight Library
- Jonathan Nabe, Collection Development Librarian / Sciences & Technology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Morris Library
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