[Sigdl-l] New speakers added for NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources

[Cynthia Hodgson]

The agenda for the NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services:
Transforming Access to Library Resources has been updated and finalized with
several new speakers.

Date: November 20, 2013

Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery

ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

NISO's third virtual conference, Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming
Access to Library Resources, will touch on the potential of discovery
services, how to select a product, as well as the issues and challenges
involved.

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

.         Keynote: Library Discovery: Past, Present and Some Futures -
Lorcan Dempsey, Chief Strategist at OCLC and Vice President, OCLC Research

.         Selecting a Web-scale Discovery Service: Evaluating the Options -
Amy Hoseth, Coordinator for Onsite Services, Colorado State University
Libraries

.         Why Web-scale Discovery Means the End of Build vs. Buy - Cody
Hanson, Acting Director, Web Development, University of Minnesota University
Libraries

.         Implementation: Delivering the Goods - Michael Kucsak, Director of
Library Systems and Technology, University of North Florida

.         Zen and the Art of Discovery Maintenance - Athena Hoeppner,
Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Central Florida Libraries

.         The Library with a Thousand Databases: Web Scale Discovery and The
Hero's Journey - Matthew Reidsma, Web Services Librarian, Grand Valley State
University Libraries 

.         Update on the NISO Open Discovery Initiative  - Marshall Breeding,
Independent Consultant and co-chair, NISO Open Discovery Initiative

.         Conference Roundtable with all the speakers

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm
Eastern on November 19, 2013 (the day before the virtual conference).
Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual
conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year.

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery

 

 

Cynthia Hodgson

Technical Editor / Consultant

National Information Standards Organization

chodgson at niso.org

301-654-2512

 

 

 

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