From: Cynthia Hodgson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:23:09 -0500

The agenda for the NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery
Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources has been updated
and finalized with several new speakers.

Date: November 20, 2013

Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery

ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

NISO’s third virtual conference, Web-Scale Discovery Services:
Transforming Access to Library Resources, will touch on the potential
of discovery services, how to select a product, as well as the issues
and challenges involved.

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

* Keynote: Library Discovery: Past, Present and Some Futures – Lorcan
Dempsey, Chief Strategist at OCLC and Vice President, OCLC Research

* Selecting a Web-scale Discovery Service: Evaluating the Options –
Amy Hoseth, Coordinator for Onsite Services, Colorado State University
Libraries

* Why Web-scale Discovery Means the End of Build vs. Buy – Cody
Hanson, Acting Director, Web Development, University of Minnesota
University Libraries

* Implementation: Delivering the Goods – Michael Kucsak, Director of
Library Systems and Technology, University of North Florida

* Zen and the Art of Discovery Maintenance – Athena Hoeppner,
Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Central Florida
Libraries

* The Library with a Thousand Databases: Web Scale Discovery and The
Hero's Journey – Matthew Reidsma, Web Services Librarian, Grand Valley
State University Libraries

* Update on the NISO Open Discovery Initiative  – Marshall Breeding,
Independent Consultant and co-chair, NISO Open Discovery Initiative

* Conference Roundtable with all the speakers

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00
pm Eastern on November 19, 2013 (the day before the virtual
conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students.
All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded
version for one year.

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery

Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
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