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ALCTS Webinar: Electronic Resources Workflows and Tools

Date: October 23, 2013

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.

Description: This webinar will cover key points to consider, tools, and workflow options in managing electronic resources. Most libraries use multiple tools and approaches to manage e-resources, which brings benefits and challenges. Speakers will provide insights and perspectives on ERM systems, supplemental processes to fill gaps in functionality, and those systems' interoperability with patron-facing interfaces.

Who should attend? Those responsible for electronic resource management.

Presenters:

Dawn Hale has been Head of Technical Services at the Sheridan Libraries of the Johns Hopkins University for the past 10 years. Prior to her Hopkins’ experience, she held original cataloger positions. Dawn is currently on the editorial board of the ALCTS Papers Series and is a member of the Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award Committee, the OCLC Research Library Metadata Partners Focus Group, and the OCLC E-resources Advisory Council.

Kari Schmidt is currently the E-Resources Librarian & Co-Interim Director for Information Delivery Services at American University Library in Washington, DC. In these roles she is responsible for the Electronic Resource Management Unit, Resource Description Unit, and Acquisitions Unit at the Library. Her previous positions include Electronic Resources Librarian at the University System of Maryland as well as Collection Management and Electronic Resources Librarian and Assistant Director for Resource Management at the Georgetown University Medical Center Library.

Laura Wrubel is the E-Resources Content Manager at George Washington University Libraries. She is responsible for access to e-resources and is involved in supporting and improving the libraries' link resolver, discovery layer, and systems for managing e-resources. Laura received her library degree from the University of Maryland.

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Single Webinar Registration Fees:  $43 ALCTS Member; $59 Non-member; $43 International; $99/129 Group (members/non-members)

For additional information and access to registrations links, please go to the following website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/102313

ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.