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“Hanging On” by Nic C Speaker: Rachel Frick, Digital Library Federation Sees herself as a community builder for the greater benefit of the profession as a whole. There is a lot going on in libraries, and it can be overwhelming. At the same time, it’s an exciting time to be a librarian. If we [...] “X-Factor” by Andy Rennie Speaker: Stefanie Buck (Oregon State University) It’s safe to say that discovery products have not received a positive response from the librarians who are expected to use them. We always talk about the users, and we forget that librarians are users, and are probably in them more than the typical [...] “Space Shuttle Discovery Landing At Washington DC” by Glyn Lowe Moderator: Dan Tonkery Panel: Roger Schonfeld (ITHAKA S + R), Jon Law (ProQuest), Amira Aaron (Northeastern University), Brian Duncan (EBSCO), & Susan Stearns (Ex Libris) What features of discovery services do students prefer? What ones do they dislike? Law: The search box is intuitive [...] “Kali, Avatar of the eBook” by Javier Candeira Speaker: Deborah Lenares, Wellesley College Libraries have been relatively quietly collecting ebooks for years, but it wasn’t until the Kindle came out that public interest in ebooks was aroused. Users exposure and expectations for ebooks has been raised, with notable impact on academic libraries. [...] “Book & Phone Book” by Lynn Gardner Speakers: Michael Levine-Clark & Christopher C. Brown, University of Denver If someone checks out a physical book, do you know if they really read it? If someone accesses an ebook, do you know if they really read it? If a faculty member has a print [...] |
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