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Context, Focus and Quality in the Library Discovery Experience
Friends,
We are excited to bring you to a
webcast with Library Journal discussing the library discovery experience.
We've invited a panel of three libraries who are providing unique, relevant and exciting discovery experiences to their users.
The panel will be lead by National Public Radio’s longest serving librarian, Kee Malesky.
Internet search engines provide access to information with speed and convenience on a mind-bendingly vast scale.
What does this mean for libraries that previously saw themselves as a first stop for general reference as well as serious research? What does a library have to offer when the search for entertainment, knowledge and information almost always begins somewhere else?
NPR's Kee Malesky will
lead a panel of librarians who are demonstrating to their communities of users that the library can provide a context, quality and audience-focused discovery experience that is beyond what the search engines offer.
These three very different institutions from across the country will discuss the strategy, technology, local content and best practices they are developing to deliver a differentiated user experience.
- Wyoming State Librarian Lesley Boughton will discuss the current state and future of WYLD, a statewide collaborative effort to provide access to the collections and services of every Wyoming library on the "Electronic Frontier." In particular, she will discuss the Wyoming Places Project — an
innovative interface that pulls together a variety of digital assets to highlight the history of more than 2,000 Wyoming places.
- INFOhio Executive Director Terri Fredericka will discuss how INFOhio uses SchoolRooms, a K-12 multimedia online discovery portal developed in collaboration with SirsiDynix, to foster interdisciplinary exploration.
SchoolRooms is a collection of browsable and searchable virtual rooms that combine, library catalog resources, and a local video collection with an index of educator-selected, standards-based Web content.
- Kansas City Public Library (MO) has harnessed the powerful combination of public relations, community outreach and social media to place its services, expertise and events front-and-center with the greater Kansas City metro area.
Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, KCPL executive director for operations, will share how community awareness is created and maximized by using emerging technologies that are readily available, and the best practices behind those efforts.
From library director to front-liner of any library type, webcast attendees will benefit from hearing hearing firsthand how these leaders have put theory into practice, implementing innovative projects and processes to benefit their communities and raise their libraries to a new level of
appreciation.
These libraries, through strategic technology use and enhanced discovery experience, are truly highlighting what differentiates a library's information resources.
This 60-minute webcast will include an interactive Q&A with the panel, so come prepared for a lively session.
Attendees may also download a certificate for continuing education unit credit from the audience console.
Can’t make it on Sept.
7? Register now and you’ll get an e-mail reminder when the archived webcast is ready for on-demand viewing at your convenience.
We look forward to seeing you!
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