Public libraries, now more than ever, are burdened with eBook lending and licensing models that punish them for succeeding in getting people to read eBooks. Join us on Thursday, December 12th at 2:00 PM ET to learn how hundreds of libraries across North America are partnering with the Indie Author Project (IAP) to create a new and sustainable eBook lending model on platforms like OverDrive, DPLA Exchange/SimplyE, Axis 360, and cloudLibrary.
Have you heard the buzz? FOLIO is live! Have you wondered what this open source library services platform looks like? Based on a flexible microservices architecture, FOLIO offers choices for library staff managing back-office operations. FOLIO also supports external integrations with patron discovery interfaces, self-checkout kiosks, vendor order sites, campus financial systems, and other services.
Digital content is transforming higher education, yet at the same time many academic librarians report flat or declining budgets, making pay-per-use digital content models unsustainable for most institutions. Fixed price, unlimited-access digital content collections, including audiobooks, magazines, streaming video, and more, are the perfect addition to higher ed libraries to supplement classroom instruction and research.
Join us for a lively and interesting conversation about one of OUP’s most popular series. Launched by Oxford University Press in 1995, the Very Short Introduction series offers easily digestible books that provide a bridge between reference content and higher academic work.
This panel discussion involving library professionals with extensive experience in resource sharing will focus on how interlibrary loan services are currently being used to support consortial and regional partnerships. As libraries continually evolve, develop and adapt to new technologies and approaches, resource sharing continues to be a key area of involvement for academic libraries to meet the needs of their communities.
Join Joe Agati Jr., Ind. IIDA, director of design, CIO, Agati, Inc., and Bill Browning, founding partner, Terrapin, for an engaging conversation how incorporating natural elements into your Library Spaces can improve patron satisfaction and Library outcomes.
Join Tricia Bengel, MLS-Degreed Librarian, as she helps reshape your thinking on the library users' experience and how to be responsive to your patrons’ current needs. She will help move your tech services departments towards the 21 century!
Overwhelmed by the growing number of digital files and data? Whether digitized or born digital, more data means a shift in responsibilities that can leave you out of your comfort zone. Join our webinar about digital preservation and learn about the essential components of data management.
“Read More Books” is the fifth most popular New Year’s resolution for people of all ages. Meanwhile, data pulled from the Beanstack software and mobile app confirms that the month of January is the second best month of the year to run a reading challenge. This webcast will share 5 best practices for employing a winter reading challenge to increase circulation and grow a culture of reading.
Most individuals recognize that play is a critical part of a child’s academic, social, and emotional health, but grownups, stuck in the repetitive cycle of “adult-ing," often forget that it is vital for their well-being as well. This program will outline the need for play in adult lives, types of play, and the benefits of prioritizing play for every age!