[Libs-Or] Save-the-Date - ORSLA Presents: 2nd Annual Web Resources & Emerging Technology Professional Development Event

[Kati.Arzeta at CH2M.com]

ORSLA Professional Development Committee is proud to present the 2nd Annual "Web Resources & Emerging Technology" Professional Development Event featuring the following presentations:
Discovery Interfaces: If all the big kids are doing it, why can't I?
Presenter: Jonathan Jacobsen, Andornot Consulting

Discovery interfaces are one of the hottest trends in the library Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) sphere. A discovery interface provides a more intuitive and productive experience for users, whether searching a library catalogue, an article index, or any other data source. It sits on top of any existing database or integrated library system, ingesting records in many formats, and providing a web-based search interface for end users.
While many public and academic libraries have implemented pricey systems such as BiblioCommons, AquaBrowser and Summon in recent years, smaller, specialized libraries have not. We believe there is significant value in discovery systems for all libraries and intend for this presentation to elucidate special librarians as to why.

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Information Rodeo

Presenters: Sue Mecklem and Meryl Cole

Do you have trouble wrangling just the right resources in fields outside your expertise?  Meryl Cole, Principal at Masterminds Strategic Research, and Sue Mecklem, Research Librarian at Davis Wright Tremaine, will round up relevant, interesting, and practical websites and applications in the areas of law, science, and technology, with a few surprises thrown in.


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Details:

Date: November 27, 2012
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Corvallis: Valley Library Portland: Davis, Wright, Tremaine

More details and registration coming soon! Mark your calendars!!

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