How do direct faculty/publisher relationships impact the library decision to make, oftentimes significant, investments in digital resources? This session will explore how librarians can best utilize faculty/publisher relationships to help decision making around the acquisition of digital resources.
As a Field Editor with SAGE Publishing, I'm part of SAGE's commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration. A component of my work is to help facilitate connections between SAGE, the library and faculty. I've accumulated over 23 years' experience in Publishing... Read More →
Dual enrollment students, alumni, distance learners, visiting scholars--eveyone needs acccess to electronic resources, however, for these special users who oftentimes circumvent the traditional registrar process getting access is complicated. This presentation will present ways to identify, understand, and track these users, as well as, create fruitful, enduring connections with them.
Diminishing acquisition budgets, big deal break-ups, and rising inflationary costs make negotiations between librarians and vendors even more important. With a review of the literature and a short survey among peer institutions, this brief study looks to investigate if there is a perceived gender-bias in vendor-librarian negotiations.
2/5/2018 - Update!! Do you think that gender influences vendor-library negotiations on pricing and licenses? Come to our presentation and hear what 200 librarians and vendors think about that! Survey results are in and the perceived gender issues are very real and quite interesting. Hear the story and what people had to say, and tell us how you feel on the topic.
Anne has been at the Brown University Library for 26 years, first as Assistant Head of Reference and Head of Interlibrary Loan. Along the way, someone realized that all of the eresources work she had been doing (in addition to the other two jobs) was really a full-time job, and so... Read More →
Amy has been with EBSCO 19 years. During this time she primarily worked directly with academic libraries throughout New England. By talking with our clients and listening to their needs Amy has been able to identify how our software solutions can help. Amy currently handles several... Read More →
Tuesday March 6, 2018 9:15am - 10:00am CST
Salon 4
The presenter will discuss collaboration within external entities (outside e-resources department) to gain perspectives of how e-resources are taught, troubleshooted, and understood by library faculty, campus faculty, staff, and students; as well as, how we as librarians can include these learned outcomes within our day to day responsiblities.
Associate Librarian, Texas Tech University Library
Esther Medina De León is an Associate Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. She has a MLS from the University of North Texas, Denton, and BA in Humanities, minor in Spanish, from Lubbock Christian University. Her interests include Hispanic/Latinx culture, heritage, literature... Read More →
Tuesday March 6, 2018 9:15am - 10:00am CST
Salon 5
Certain platform designs can inadvertently negatively affect the access of e-journals. NISO's PIE-J (Presentation and Identification of E-Journals) offers guidelines on how best to avoid this. In this session, two publishers discuss how they used PIE-J in their platform design to ensure access and discoverability of e-journal content over time.
Stephanie Kaelin enjoys a hybrid role, managing the Account Development program, which focuses on post-sale support and customer engagement, while also looking after sales in the NY region. She has over 10 years of experience at several major academic presses and is enthusiastic about... Read More →
I coordinate discovery-related initiatives and product usage reporting for all online products at SAGE Publishing, the leading independent academic and professional publisher. I'm interested in talking about the library discovery ecosystem and the role metadata derivatives play in... Read More →
Tuesday March 6, 2018 10:45am - 11:30am CST
Room 202
Librarians must work productively with vendors, even when competing interests make it seem impossible. How can you advocate for your library while maintaining vendor relationships? We will discuss practical techniques you can use to get the best deal possible and make the wisest use of resources while maintaining positive relationships.
Head of Collection Development, University of North Texas Libraries
Laurel has a BS in Zoology and earned her MLIS from Louisiana State University. Her research interests include collection analysis, electronic resource use and delivery, and library leadership.
As part of faculty governance, and recently wrapping up a two-year stint as the Associate Chair of the NC State Faculty, Darby Orcutt works very closely with the Chancellor, Provost, and other high-level administrators of his university, and will share insights into their thought and decision-making processes.
Assistant Head, Collections & Research Strategy, NC State University Libraries
I am a librarian, teacher, researcher, and leader deeply interested and involved in interdisciplinary and computational research, the future of higher ed, and cultural aspects of digital transformation.Assistant Head, Collections & Research Strategy, NC State University LibrariesFaculty... Read More →
Technologies have emerged so quickly since the onset of the internet that digital accessibility is often overlooked. As much of a library's online resources are provided via third parties, prioritizing accessibility can be very challenging. In what ways might librarians communicate their commitment to accessibility to vendors? This presentation is geared towards librarians ready to start promoting accessibility in their institutions and includes a basic introduction to concepts and standards in accessibility as well as a brief overview of landmark disability legislation.
Textbook affordability has become a key concern for faculty, publishers, and librarians. A librarian-publisher team will provide a toolkit for librarians interested in identifying ebooks within their collection that may be used as affordable course texts, as well as methods for working with publishers and faculty in collaborative marketing.
Head of Collection Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Former academic public services librarian turned technical services librarian, handling acquisitions, e-resources, and licensing. My interests include data & open data trends, e-resource budgeting, and STEM resources.
