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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS
WEBINAR: <i>A Conversation with Librarians: Improving Information
Discovery and Other Issues </i> (Free to NFAIS members)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The importance of accurate,
complete and consistent data<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The role of descriptive metadata
and linking<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best practices for the creation
of knowledge bases<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Alternate methods for information
access (patron-driven, resource sharing, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Collaboration between librarians
and content providers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
webinar is free to all NFAIS member, but a registration form must be submitted</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. 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: <span style='color:#000040'><a
href="http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/LCReg0612.pdf">http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/LCReg0612.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#000040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#000040'>Other June meetings include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#000040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000040'>June 15:</span></b><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Digital Information
and User Behavior: Transforming Libraries, Content, and Learning</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, an all-day workshop
for <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>onsite and virtual
attendees – agenda and registration form at <a
href="http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/agenreg0612.pdf">http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/agenreg0612.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#000040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#000040'>June 20:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000040'> <i>The Researcher of the Future: A look at
Survey Results</i>, 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 <a
href="http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/RFReg0612.pdf">http://www.ubi.org/nfaisforms/RFReg0612.pdf</a>.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
more information contact: Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director,
Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); <a
href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a> or go to <a
href="http://www.nfais.org/">http://www.nfais.org/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the Global Information
Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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