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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Collaborating to Improve Discoverability: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 <span style='color:#23170A'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'>Fortunately, a recent study by SAGE has shown that if indeed we all collaborate, discoverability may very well improve.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On March 12, 2014</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 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: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'>Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian and Library Director, University of Colorado Denver and<br>Lettie Y. Conrad, Executive Manager, Online Products, SAGE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'>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:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><br>• Standards<br>• Transparency<br>• Metadata<br>• Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23170A'><br>In each instance, Somerville and Conrad will offer actionable recommendations for next steps.<br><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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: <a href="http://nfais.org/event?eventID=541">http://nfais.org/event?eventID=541</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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"'>*LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP), Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>T</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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); </span><a href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or go to </span><a href="http://www.nfais.org/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.nfais.org/</span></a><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><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"'><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 align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>