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!
Join this webcast to hear from this year’s Best Small Library in America winner, Copper Queen Library, AZ, along with finalists Whitehall Public Library, PA, and Honey Grove Public Library, TX.
Spending too much time and effort grappling with usage data for the electronic resources you offer? Learn how to unlock accurate and actionable reports while providing single sign-on access to your users. See what type of data becomes available when you use OpenAthens. Improve user access AND unleash flexible reporting features to make your job easier.
How does your academic library compare to your peers across the country? Ex Libris recently commissioned the 2019 State of Academic Libraries Survey, a comprehensive survey of 244 academic libraries, administered by Library Journal. In this live session, a panel of three university librarians from a wide range of institutions offer their survey insights. The session will also explore the results of the survey to examine the academic library’s expanding role in Teaching, Learning and Research.
Grand Central Publishing presents two blockbuster authors previewing their long-awaited second books, Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky and The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan. "Meet" the authors in this live video presentation!