MidSouth eResource Symposium: 2011
Welcome
Dr. Peter Ryan, Associate Provost, and Frances Coleman, Dean of Libraries, Mississippi State University
Keynote Speaker
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Matt Goldner, Product and Technology Advocate, OCLC
Managing a 21st Century Library Collection
- We all know that the shift to e has had a dramatic impact on library collection management. Added to this change is the complete shift of the information landscape and user behaviors for seeking information. As librarians we must be asking for solutions that will enable us to simplify and unify the management, discovery and access of our physical, licensed electronic and digital collections. We must at the same time be looking to the future and ensuring that this next generation of library systems have the flexibility for the un-thought of future collection needs. This presentation will lead us on an exploration of current issues to be solved, ways to work together for solutions, and how we prepare for the unknown.
Matt Goldner joined OCLC in October 2004 and is currently the Product and Technology Advocate for the library community.
Matt graduated with an MSLS from the University of Kentucky in 1978 and an MA in religion from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1980. Prior to joining OCLC, Matt worked for Fretwell-Downing Informatics (FDI) for four years and Geac Computers for seven years. In both companies he was involved with increasing levels of responsibility for product direction and creation. Matt was involved in the early days of automation—first using the OCLC cataloging system, and later writing a grant to create the first COM-Cat for the BL Fisher Library.
Matt’s technical and management experience makes him an especially noteworthy speaker on issues where technology meets process. He speaks on issues related to the WorldCat catalog, WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local services, the future of cataloging and resource sharing as well as the impact of Web scale management services on libraries and the future of libraries.
Presenters
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Using Drupal to Track Licenses and Organize Database Information
Amanda Yesilbas, E-Resource Librarian, Florida Center for Library Automation
- Dealing with e-resources is often challenging because there is so much peripheral material like vendor contacts, statistics, logins, passwords, and websites that need to be tracked. This coupled with the complex multi-steps of licensing can make the task of collecting and managing all the data on e-resources a chore. The Florida Center for Library Automation is using Drupal, the open source content management system and web building tool, to create an easy to use system for tracking, managing, and sharing information with its consortia members. The unique and flexible features of Drupal allow data to be easily entered into the system by simple forms and then served out in different and usable views such as a license tracking calendar. It also has the added benefit of making data fully searchable. This presentation will introduce Drupal and demonstrate how it can be used to easily organize data on e-resources. This free open source project could possibly help any institution that finds an ERM either out of reach or too heavy for their needs.
Amanda Yesilbas is an e-resource librarian and jack of all trades at the Florida Center for Library Automation. She headed the team to redesign the FCLA website in Drupal, a content management system, and is currently waiting for two sites that support the state universities library services to go live. Prior to moving into e-resources she supported serials functionality in ALEPH at FCLA, which included migration from NOTIS, version upgrades, and a failed flirtation with an ERM. Amanda has presented at NASIG and ER&L about managing electronic resource data with the tools at hand. She holds a MLS from the University of South Florida and is working on an AS in Internet Technology at Santa Fe College. -
Sustainable Collections: The Pay Per View Model
Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, Associate Director for Content Management, & Nicole Mitchell, Reference Librarian, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- With significant reductions for collection spending, academic libraries can no longer afford to support their library’s excessive spending on content. Purchasing large bundles of content is no longer thrifty and the notion that someone will need it at some time in the future can arguably be considered wasteful spending. The presenters will share their library’s story of switching to a pay per view model and working with their School of Optometry faculty to decide what materials would be acquired through this new method. In exploring a solution, the presenters will share their library’s experience of subsidized pay-per-view by setting up deposit accounts with journal publishers and migrating their book acquisition purchases to a patron driven model.
Liz Lorbeer is currently responsible for overseeing the management of the biomedical collection at the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Liz’s mentoring program with the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies offers students real-life library experience among the shelves and out in the field with vendors. She is currently co-chair for the Publisher-Vendor-Librarian Interest Group for ALA-ALCTS and the principle investigator for a National Network of Libraries of Medicine Express Library Digitization Award to build a repository to store scientific data. She consults regularly for several publishers in addition to teaching undergraduate honor students on the cultural history of libraries. Liz received a BA and MLS from the University at Buffalo and EdM in higher education administration from Boston University. 
Originally from Covington, Georgia, Nicole Mitchell received both her B.S. (2001) and M.A. (2003) in History from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Until leaving for library school, she served as Assistant Archivist for Ina Dillard Russell Library’s Special Collections. She found she loved working in the library and wanted to do more! In fall 2005, Nicole accepted one of ten Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) fellowships at the University of Alabama. Receiving her MLIS in December 2006, Nicole joined Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a Reference Librarian in January 2007. She was appointed liaison to the School of Optometry in August 2008. -
Deliver the Ebooks Your Patrons and Selectors Both Want!
Gail Herrera, Assistant Dean for Technical Services & Automation, University of Mississippi
- Over the years, the University of Mississippi Libraries has purchased ebooks as one-time collections, individual purchases and as subscription collections. Last year, we began a patron-driven ebook pilot program. Using the vendor’s selection tool, I worked with subject selectors to determine potential ebooks that would be appropriate for the library collection. The records for these titles were then loaded into the library catalog. As patrons triggered purchases by using an ebook, they were added to the library collection. Come learn about the setup, workflow, decisions and outcomes.
Gail Herrera began serving as Assistant Dean for Technical Services & Automation at the University of Mississippi in 2004. She previously held leadership positions as the Head of Library Technology at the University of Mississippi and Electronic Services Librarian at the University of Alabama. Prior to receiving her MLIS, she earned an MA in Anthropology. Ms. Herrera has presented and authored in several library areas including technology, Interlibrary Loan, acquisitions and collection development. -
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Scott Wasinger, Senior Director of Sales, eBooks and Audiobooks, EBSCO Publishing
- NetLibrary pioneered eBook delivery to libraries in 1998. After enjoying early success and weathering a rapidly evolving market in later years, it was acquired by EBSCO Publishing in March 2010 where it has been completely transformed and rebranded into eBooks on EBSCOhost. The transformation spans platform, business models, collection development, and content. End users can now extend the value of the EBSCOhost platform to eBooks, searching across databases and eBooks. Librarians can manage and develop their eBook collection on EBSCOhost, choosing from multiple options including multi user purchase, subscription, short-term lease, and patron driven acquisition.
Scott Wasinger is Senior Director of Sales for eBooks and Audiobooks at EBSCO Publishing. Prior to NetLibrary becoming a part of EBSCO Publishing in early 2010, Scott spent over four years managing the NetLibrary business for OCLC. With his previous 13 years at IHS (Information Handling Services), he brings 18 years of electronic content experience to bear in creating the best eBook and Audiobook solutions for libraries worldwide. Scott is degreed in International Relations and Chinese Language and Literature, and is based in Denver, Colorado.
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