All Sessions
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Friday, June 28 - 9:00am |
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9:00am - 4:00pm |
Discovery to Delivery: Rethinking Resource Sharing [$] | Preconference/Institute |
McCormick Place Convention Center S404a |
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Description :
Patron discovery already takes place at any time and anywhere. New models are evolving. Delivery is also changing rapidly. Libraries are filling millions of requests through multiple channels, e.g. physical delivery, online delivery, and patron selected downloads. Patron-driven collection development is growing in popularity. Vendors are reacting and changing too. Trends and technologies in areas from discovery to delivery and a vision for the future will be discussed. The day will end with small group discussions among participants and presenters. This event is made possible with sponsorship support from OCLC and Relais. A separate ticket is required in order to attend this event. Register now at http://ala13.ala.org/register-now. Tickets will not be available at the door. REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 21! Rates: ALA Member , $199. ASCLA Member: $169. Retired or Student Member: $149. Non-Member, $219. Interests :
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Friday, June 28 - 11:00am |
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11:00am - 4:00pm |
OCLC Americas Regional Council Member Meeting and Symposium | Exhibitor session |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Prairie Room |
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Description :
Join OCLC member leaders and staff for updates on OCLC products and services, a Regional Council business meeting and the next keynote address in our “Collective Insight—Driven by Shared Data” series. This session will focus on the opportunity to examine shared data in new ways that help us make better decisions, learn about the information ecosystem and impact how we live. Libraries can play a compelling role in helping our communities make sense of that information in useful and innovative ways. Interests :
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |
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Friday, June 28 - 12:00pm |
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12:00pm - 4:00pm |
NISO/BISG 7th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape | Exhibitor session |
McCormick Place Convention Center E351 |
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Description :
NISO/BISG 6th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape Interests :
Advocacy, Archives, Cataloging, Collection Development, Copyright, Digital Libraries, Digitization, Ebooks, Electronic Resources, Emerging Technologies, Geospatial Data and Services, Guidelines and Standards, Information Commons, Information Literacy, Institutional Repositories, Instruction, Integrated Library Systems (ILS), Intellectual Property, Knowledge Management, Librarianship, Library School Education, Metadata, New ALA Members, New ALA Members, Preservation, Professional Development, Resource Sharing, Serials, Technical Services, Technology, Virtual Communities and Libraries
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |
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Friday, June 28 - 2:00pm |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Taiga Forum meeting | Exhibitor session |
McCormick Place Convention Center N127 |
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Description :
Join new & continuing members of the Taiga Steering group for an informal early happy hour on Friday, June 28 between 2pm and 4pm at the M/X bar in the Hyatt Regency at McCormick Place (next to the McCormick Place North Building) to celebrate the launch of Gentle Disturbances, the new collaborative Taiga blog. Come with feedback and ideas about future blog topics and/or future Taiga events. Interests :
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |
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Saturday, June 29 - 8:30am |
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8:30am - 10:00am |
All-Committee Meeting (ACRL AAMES) | Committee meeting |
Hyatt Regency Chicago Columbus KL |
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Description :
Librarians and specialists in the fields of Asian, African, and Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Education and Training (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Interlibrary Loan (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting. Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
International Interlibrary Loan (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Legislation and Licensing (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Membership (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
OCLC Results―and Revelations―from OCLC WorldShare Management Services Libraries | Exhibitor session |
McCormick Place Convention Center N135 |
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Description :
More than 100 libraries worldwide are "live" with OCLC WorldShare Management Services, a library services platform introduced in 2011 and built on WorldCat cooperative data. Join OCLC's Andrew K. Pace who will present revolutionary results from these libraries and a preview of what's coming next. Also, WMS community members will share the impact of WMS on their library's users and staff. Interests :
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Organization (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Research and Statistics (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
STARS All Committee Meeting | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Open meeting time shared by many of RUSA/STARS committees Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
STARS/Atlas Mentoring Award | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of All Committee meeting Interests :
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Vendor Relations (STARS) | Committee meeting |
Hilton Chicago Williford C |
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Description :
Part of All Committee meeting Interests :
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Saturday, June 29 - 10:30am |
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10:30am - 11:30am |
A Day in the Life of an E-Resource Librarian Using Alma: A Live Demonstration of End-to-End E-Resource Management in a Next Generation Library Environment | Exhibitor session |
McCormick Place Convention Center N132 |
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Description :
Managing e-resources in the next generation library has progressed leaps and bounds in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. Join this presentation for a live demonstration of how Alma approaches the management of e-journals and e-books, end-to-end. Session attendees will learn how Alma handles patron-driven acquisition, what activating a resource looks like in the system, the impact analytics such as cost-per-use inform decision-making when acquiring e-resources through Alma and more. This presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with members of the Alma development team. Interests :
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |
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10:30am - 11:30am |
ILL Discussion Group | Discussion/Interest group |
McCormick Place Convention Center N231 |
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Description :
A forum for programs and discussion of issues pertaining to interlibrary loan and resource sharing among all types of libraries. Interests :
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10:30am - 11:30am |
OCLC QuestionPoint Users Group Meeting | Exhibitor session |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Regency Ballroom C |
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Description :
Join the QuestionPoint product team and your virtual reference colleagues to hear the latest updates from QuestionPoint, followed by a discussion of tips & tricks, best practices and ideas for successful virtual reference services. Interests :
Sponsors :
UNO Unofficial Event |