All Sessions

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.

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.

NISO/BISG 6th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape

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.

Librarians and specialists in the fields of Asian, African, and
Middle Eastern area studies who are also members of AAMES committee meet to report the activities of AAMES subcommittees and discuss logistical and other relevant issues.

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

Part of the All Committee Meeting

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting.

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

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.

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

Part of the STARS All Committee Meeting

Open meeting time shared by many of RUSA/STARS committees

Part of All Committee meeting

Part of All Committee meeting

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.

A forum for programs and discussion of issues pertaining to interlibrary loan and resource sharing among all types of libraries.

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.