[Eril-l] NISO Webinar, Aug 8 -- Discovery: Where Researchers Start

[NISO Announce]

*NISO Webinar*

*Wednesday, August 8, 2018, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Eastern Daylight) *

*Discovery: Where Researchers Start*
<https://www.niso.org/events/2018/08/discovery-where-researchers-start>

If the discovery resources available via the library don’t necessarily
serve as the faculty’s starting line for launching cutting-edge research,
then what’s the next step? Published in early 2017, ITHAKA’s US Library
Survey of roughly 1,500 institutional libraries indicated a diminishing
expectation that the institutional library will be the starting point for
researchers. What does that suggest for content providers and for library
professionals? How does a library know that faculty are using something
else? How can libraries draw upon that knowledge of researcher preferences
to improve their own services?



*Confirmed Speakers:*

·       *Joelen Pastva*, Head, Collection Management and Metadata Services,
Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University;

·       *Karin A. Wulf*, Professor, History and Director of the Omohundro
Institute, College of William and Mary;

·       *Robert Sebek*, Collections Technology Specialist, Virginia Tech
University Libraries.



Here’s what just *one* of those speakers will be addressing:



*Beyond the index: research and discovery services in a health sciences
library*

*Speaker*: *Joelen Pastva*, Head, Collection Management and Metadata
Services, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University



Electronic journals dominate the health sciences library landscape, but the
average library user is more able than ever to access journal content
through channels that obscure the library's role as a content provider.
Despite the improved functionality of centralized indexes of journal
articles offered by library discovery tools, health sciences researchers
just aren't using them. How are researchers finding their way to the
library, and how does the library connect with researchers?



This presentation examines the trends and metrics used to gauge user
engagement with library discovery platforms at a health sciences library
and how they influence design and configuration decisions. It discusses new
types of library-licensed resources that present challenges for discovery,
and specialized services that allow the library to meet the users where
they are.



Additional speaker abstracts are posted to the NISO event page
<https://www.niso.org/events/2018/08/discovery-where-researchers-start>.



*NOTE: Library Standards Alliance Members of NISO will automatically
receive sign-on credentials for this event as a member benefit. There is no
need to register separately. *Check your institutional membership status
*here* <http://www.niso.org/about/roster/>.



Want to pay for your library’s registration using a credit card? Use this
form <https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2091493>.



Got questions? Get in touch:



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Phone: +1.301.654.2512

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