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Discover how libraries can benefit by moving to the cloud and what role librarians can play when staff and student applications become hosted. The session discusses the implication of hosted computer applications and resources on school library programs and the role of the school librarian.

What are the advantages of moving to a "hosted" school library catalog and circulation system? How can school librarians themselve take advantage of GoogleApps and similar cloud-based productivity tools? And what roles can the school librarian play when a school adopts a program like GoogleApps for Education?

Open to all! Join your OCLC member colleagues for a fast-paced, informative afternoon. We'll start with a light lunch at noon. After a brief welcome from ARC Chair William Maes, you'll hear a dynamic keynote presentation.

Meeting of the ALCTS Transforming Collections TG

Cataloging Policy Committee for the Online Audiovisual Catalogers

Collection Development Working Group of the German-North American Resources Partnership

Come hear the latest news about book and journal collections on Project MUSE. Share ideas and questions with fellow users of the platform.

ABC-CLIO product demo/training, by invitation only.

ResCarta users and potential users are invited to attend the Fourth Annual ResCarta Users Group meeting. ResCarta software is open source software for digital collections. We’ll discuss how ResCarta software has been used by organizations and how you might be able to use it at yours. Developers will share what’s new with ResCarta software and standards and any plans for the future. Come join us to learn how ResCarta can help you create digital collections.

Come hear from librarians at several types of libraries who have selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as the right choice for circulation, acquisitions, license management and a next-gen discovery experience for library users. Andrew K. Pace will share OCLC’s vision for connecting the world’s libraries to operate and innovate at Webscale, and how these applications can help you define a new future for your library.

Discovery systems are powerful tools to help users find information resources across the breadth of the library's online holdings. Many of these tools offer APIs for libraries to build their own user interfaces to the search index, allowing a library to keep site visitors within the library until the time they access the full text of a resource. What are the pros and cons of keeping discovery local? This talk will explore the user interaction, interface design, and user expectations of such homegrown interfaces.

David Weinberger is a celebrated Internet philosopher and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto. His most recent book, Too Big to Know, provides a compelling vision of the future of knowledge in a connected world, shaking the foundations of our concept of knowledge—from the role of facts to the value of books and the authority of experts. “We used to know how to know. We got our answers from books or experts. We’d nail down the facts and move on. But in the Internet age, knowledge has moved onto networks. There’s more knowledge than ever, of course, but it’s different. Topics have no boundaries, and nobody agrees on anything.”

Weinberger describes Too Big to Know as being “about what happens to knowledge and expertise now that we are faced with the fact that there is way way way more to know than can be known by any individual. Its hypothesis is that knowledge and expertise are becoming networks, and are taking on the properties of networks.” The book shows how business, science, education, and the government are learning to use networked knowledge to understand more than ever and to make smarter decisions.

A senior researcher at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for the Internet & Society, and co-director of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab, Weinberger is also the author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined and Everything is Miscellaneous. His writing has appeared in Wired, Smithsonian, The Guardian, USA Today, TV Guide, Information Week, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe, and he has been a frequent commentator on National Public Radio. He has been a strategic marketing advisor to high tech companies, an Internet advisor to presidential campaigns. , and has a Ph.D. in philosophy.

Weinberger’s appearance is sponsored by Basic Books.

The ACRL Copyright Discusion group focuses on copyright related issues of current interest to college and university librarians. Litigation, legislative, regulatory and other developments will be discussed. Specific Topics TBA.

Electronic resources management (ERM) is a patchwork business of strategically organizing the interconnectivity of resources, tools, systems, and staff. Coordination is critical, not only in the library, but throughout the organization. It was discovered that the purchase of electronic resources was occurring both in the library and in various departments at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). The departments were not coordinating their purchases of electronic resources, resulting in inefficiencies in cost, licensing, and staffing. It was then decided to coordinate ERM functions throughout UMUC, setting up directional changes both in the library and UMUC as a whole. A plan is proposed to un-tether ERM and set up a central electronic resources processing unit for the coordination of the acquisition, licensing, and management of electronic resources by using business process management (BPM) processes and taking advantage of value chains throughout UMUC. A workflow diagram was developed to map out the new process between the library, academic departments, course development, and procurement. Expansion of ERM will result in economies of scale not previously seen and will, most importantly, ultimately reduce costs. It will further address issues of quality and consistency of electronic resources license agreements and enable greater understanding of the curricular requirements.

Ignite speakers present for exactly 5 minutes, accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds, with slides advancing automatically. This is one of six Ignite sessions in this time slot.

An exploration of virtual media as experienced in virtual worlds and through augmented reality. Examples of virtual library exhibits, virtual simulations for learning, and virtual field trips to historical replicas and museums will be featured.

SpicyNodes is a newly developed web authoring tool that allows teachers, librarians, and users in other trades to create interactive resource guides on any topic for various purposes. It employs radial-map visualization technology that can offer end-users the opportunity to explore and learn complicated concepts or subjects with ease. A radial-map basically consists of trees and graphs functioning like a spider web. Users can move freely from node to node in any direction they wish. It is similar to a concept map search engine provided by some database vendors, for example Credo Reference database's visual search. Each tree node can be displayed like a simple web page containing hyperlinks pointing to an image, a video clip, and/or a source page accessible on the Web. A node can also link to other nodes covering the same area within the map. Like other social network websites, SpicyNodes also provides sharing, collaboration, and website embedding features. This poster will demonstrate a subject guide created with this tool for a second year seminar course entitled "Japan through Literature and Films" taught at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. Pros and cons of this tool and the subject guide will be examined.

Join members of the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community to learn how their decision has improved library workflows, operations and user engagement. Hear from speakers who hold different library positions, including the director, technical services and reference specialists. Learn how sharing at Webscale frees you to focus on higher priority projects―the ones that matter to you and your community.

Electronic Resource Librarians can't work in a vacuum. Collaboration with colleagues in our libraries, on our campuses, or within our consortia as well communication with subscription agents and vendors are an important part of an ERL's responsibilities. The discussion will center on the research and experience of electronic resources librarians as they work with other players on the electronic resources scene to foster effective relationships.

The presentations will be followed with a question and answer session, as well as an open forum for audience members to share experiences with the panel participants and each other.

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The Guide to Reference Editorial Review Board and Contributing Editors will discuss direction and evolving practices for the Guide. Those interested in becoming a Contributing Editor are invited to attend.

Meeting of the ALCTS Newspaper Interest Group

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