We all see the possibilities of data collection for understanding your users and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. But because collecting such data is often out of librarians’ hands, taking advantage of its usefulness can be difficult. The OpenAthens authentication management tool offers flexible data reporting capabilities on top of single sign on for your users.
Upmarket fiction from Park Row, Harlequin’s exciting new imprint. The next big sellers from Hachette and HarperCollins. And juicy genre from Severn House. This webcast will present lots more fun-to-read titles from both debut authors and veterans that you should put on your reading list now. Register for the next edition of our sleeper hits webcasts to find out what you’ll be reading this spring.
Easy and instant access to goods and information is changing consumer expectations, and public libraries face increased pressure to prove they can remain relevant in an evolving digital landscape. As a result, librarians are tasked with adding new services, expanding resources, and offering education to address the digital divide. All this with added budget uncertainty can place strain on our libraries. Efficient and reliable methods to monitor patron trends and meet demand can help.
One of the most pressing, current needs facing local communities is upskilling and re-training their local workforce. Automation or nontraditional employment requires workers to gain new skills and knowledge. Libraries can serve as the vehicle of lifelong learning in today’s global society, but when you want to play an active and integral role in workforce development, where do you start? How do you design a program that is both impactful and cost effective?
Institutional repositories centralize and publicize a university’s research assets. Often managed by the library, they disseminate the work of students and scholars to the broader academic community, making it easier for other researchers to find, use, and build on that knowledge. However, current institutional repositories could be better. Challenging to search and with inefficient workflows rendering them cumbersome to maintain, it is time for academic libraries to step forward and apply their unique skill set to the problem.
As the new year begins, we often find readers seeking introspection and re-examining their purpose and journey through life. Join us for a truly inspiring webcast and learn about plenty of upcoming releases covering everything from creative mindfulness and stress management, to thoughtful after-death rituals, the science of synchronicity, and understanding addiction and recovery.
Leveraging e-book content for research and learning continues to rise due to its sheer convenience. Researchers are continually looking to access content quickly and easily, and across various devices. They also want the ability to consume it in a way that best suits their needs, which could entail downloading a chapter or sometimes an entire book. However, some content is not easily accessible and comes with certain restrictions like DRM-protections which impose limits on the number of pages that can be saved. The result? Severe frustration and valuable time lost. This is where offering DRM-free e-books can help.
Public libraries are revamping spaces to reflect changing communities, public need, and patron usage. Join in as our knowledgeable panelists share insights on how renovations impact patron interaction and collection circulation and offer practical tips on getting started.
Top performers on the LJ Index of Public Library Service, based on output data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, are designated Star Libraries, recognizing their exceptional delivery on five metrics: circulation, e-circulation, library visits, program attendance, and public Internet computer use. This webcast will present top takeaways from this year’s Index, examine year over year trends since the inception of the project over a decade ago, and look at what important measurements of library service will be added to the Index in the next few years to better represent the full picture of what great American libraries provide to their patrons.
Five Colleges Consortia is a member of FOLIO, an open source community that is building a new library services platform. As an early implementer, they are heavily involved in helping to define system requirements and building the apps within the platform. Join this webinar to learn about Five Colleges’ decision to choose FOLIO as their next ILS, why they are going with a single tenant implementation, and what that will look like across a consortium and explain their decision to use FOLIO Services by EBSCO.