[Web4lib] MARS Local Systems & Services Forum at Midwinter

[Carole Pilkinton]

The RUSA/MARS Local Systems & Services Committee invites you to join 
our discussion forum 'Discovery Systems: Solutions a User Could Love?'
When: Sunday, January 17, 2010 from 1:30-3:00 pm
Where: Westin Waterfront Faneiul Room.

Panelists include:
(1) Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technology and 
Research,Vanderbilt University, "Overview of Discovery Systems."
(2) Cody Hanson, Technology Library, University of Minnesota, "User 
testing and feedback on Primo at the University of Minnesota."
(3) Frances McNamara, Director, Integrated Library Systems and 
Administrative and Desktop Systems,University of Chicago, "LENS 
Discovery System, based on AquaBrowser."
(4) Barbara DeFelice, Director Digital Resources Program, Dartmouth 
"Summon @ Dartmouth College: the User View."

Our panelists will highlight the experiences of libraries that have 
implemented "next generation discovery tools" that provide access to 
library collections from a single search box. Panelists will
focus their comments on user response and subsequent assessment 
of the local implementation.  Discussion forum participants will be 
able to share their experiences with discovery tools and ask 
questions following the panelists. A summary of the key ideas 
will be posted on the MARS Local Systems & Services web page 
following Midwinter.

-- 
Carole Pilkinton
Head, Electronic Resources & Serials Access Department
pilkinton.10 at nd.edu
PH 574.631.8405
115B Hesburgh Library
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame IN 46556
eResources Update Blog http://libinfo.library.nd.edu