[nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar - Collaborating to Improve Discovery

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Collaborating to Improve Discoverability: Accomplishments, Challenges and
Opportunities



Time-constrained researchers and scholars want to discover and access
relevant information that is truly worthy of their attention. But valuable
information is no longer confined to books, journals and patents, nor is it
solely textual. In an era of information overload how can researchers be
sure that they have discovered the most important information on a specific
topic? How can authors and publishers be confident that the content they
create and distribute is, indeed, easily discoverable?  For if it is not
found, it is not used nor is it cited. This dilemma impacts all members of
the information community.

 

Fortunately, a recent study by SAGE has shown that if indeed we all
collaborate, discoverability may very well improve.

 

On March 12, 2014 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm
EDST) that will provide an overview of this study and its findings.  Our
featured speakers will be: 

 

Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian and Library Director, University of
Colorado Denver and
Lettie Y. Conrad, Executive Manager, Online Products, SAGE

 

They will discuss the collaborative efforts that are needed to better
support discoverability of content in service to researchers, students, and
faculty and will elaborate on the four areas that industry experts believe
demand cross-sector participation and focus, such as:


.    Standards
.    Transparency
.    Metadata
.    Partnerships


In each instance, Somerville and Conrad will offer actionable
recommendations for next steps.

If you or your staff want to learn more about how your organization can
improve the discoverability of its content, register for the NFAIS webinar
today.  NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society* members pay $150 and
non-members pay $195.  Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations
can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more
staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is
$450. The registration form can be accessed at:
http://nfais.org/event?eventID=541

 

*LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Professional &
Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP), Association of American University
Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T 

 

 

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> mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to
<http://www.nfais.org/> http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

 

 

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