[nfais-l] Free NFAIS webinar - Improving Information Discovery

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS WEBINAR:  A Conversation with Librarians:  Improving Information
Discovery and Other Issues  (Free to NFAIS members)

 

In an Internet world content providers are challenged to maximize the
discovery and use of their high-quality information. And librarians, who are
responsible for ensuring that content is readily findable and accessible,
are in an ideal position to identify the vulnerable spots along the
distribution chain that introduce barriers to the effective and efficient
discovery and delivery of information.

 

On Monday, June 4, 2012 NFAIS will hold a webinar from 11:00am - 12:30pm
EDST that will look at some of the potential impediments to information
discovery from the viewpoint of two academic librarians, Carlen M. Ruschoff,
Director of Technical Services, University of Maryland, College Park, and
Gregg A. Silvis, Assistant Director for Library Computing Systems,
University of Delaware.  The goal of the session is to foster a conversation
between librarians and content providers on such issues as:

 

*	The importance of accurate, complete and consistent data
*	The role of descriptive metadata and linking
*	Best practices for the creation of knowledge bases
*	Alternate methods for information access (patron-driven, resource
sharing, etc.)
*	Collaboration between librarians and content providers

 

The webinar will be less formal and more conversational than our usual
sessions and we hope it will provide some insights on how information
discovery can be improved.

 

The webinar is free to all NFAIS member, but a registration form must be
submitted. Sister Society members pay $95, and non-members pay $115.  For
groups of 3 or more, Sister Society members pay $265, and non-member
organizations pay $295. To register, go to:
http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/LCReg0612.pdf.

 

Other June meetings include:

 

June 15: Digital Information and User Behavior: Transforming Libraries,
Content, and Learning, an all-day workshop for 

onsite and virtual attendees - agenda and registration form at
http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/agenreg0612.pdf.

 

June 20: The Researcher of the Future: A look at Survey Results, a 90-minute
webinar highlighting the newly-released results of a three-year study on
Generation Y's information behavior from the British Library and JISC -
registration form at http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/RFReg0612.pdf.

 

 

For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

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