Summary: Library Technology Services: Organization, Management, and Assessment e-Forum

Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

The Library Technology Services: Organization, Management, and Assessment e-Forum was held on September 12-13, 2023. Rebecca L. Mugridge, a Distinguished Librarian at the University at Albany, SUNY, and Janetta Waterhouse, the Associate Dean for Collections, Discovery, and Information Technology at Kansas State University, served as the co-moderators. The forum invited attendees to…Continue Reading

Summary: The Playing in the Library: Video Game and VR Services e-Forum

Posted on July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The Playing in the Library: Video Game and VR Services e-forum was held on July 11-12, 2023. Joy DuBose, an Associate Professor and the Cataloger for Special Collections/ Projects at Mississippi State University, and Lauren Haberstock, Director of the Genesis Lab Maker Space and Academic Center for Excellence and Librarian…Continue Reading

Summary: Wellness Initiatives in Libraries e-Forum

Posted on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

This e-Forum was held on April 25-26, 2023. It was co-moderated by Kelly Williams and Michelle Shea, both from Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Jennifer Batson, from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and Sandra Yvette Desjardins, from The Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Attendees explored the benefits…Continue Reading

Summary: Tips & Best Practices to Guide Training New & New to Role Personnel e-Forum

Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

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This e-Forum was held on February 7-8, 2023. It was moderated by Melissa Brooks from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries and Megan Heady from West Virginia University Libraries. We asked attendees eight sets of questions during the e-Forum. How do you identify training needs in your department or unit…Continue Reading

Summary: Grow Your Project Management Skills e-Forum

Posted on February 7, 2023February 13, 2023

Photo of three pieces of paper that say To Do, Doing, and Done. The To Do paper is held by a hand in the bottom left corner, and the Done paper is held by someone else in the upper right corner. The Doing paper is between the two.

This e-Forum was held on January 17-18, 2023. It was co-hosted by Kirsten Clark, Director, Library Enterprise Systems at University of Minnesota Libraries; Kelly Sattler, Project Manager for the Libraries’ Strategic Projects and Associate Director for MESH; and Dennis Smith, Associate Dean at West Virginia University Libraries. Over the course…Continue Reading

Summary: eBook Acquisition and Licensing Issues in Public Libraries e-Forum

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

This e-Forum was held on December 20-21, 2022. It was co-hosted by Will Stuivenga, Library Development Cooperative Projects Manager at the Washington State Library, and Lisa Sallee, Assistant Director, Ocean State Libraries (RI). Public Library eBook and eAudiobook collections are facing difficult circumstances due to the increasing use of restrictive…Continue Reading

Summary: Instructional Technologies and Accessibility e-Forum

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

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This e-Forum was held on November 8-9. It was co-hosted by Melissa Johnson from the Business Library, part of SMU Libraries and Breanne Kirsch from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. We had a great couple of days discussing the ins an outs of instructional technologies and accessibility. A…Continue Reading

Summary: Cataloging: Training, Learning, and Doing e-Forum

Posted on October 27, 2022November 17, 2022

The October 2022 e-Forum focused on cataloging and was co-hosted by Joy DuBose from Mississippi State University, Jennifer Eustis from University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Liz Simmons from Genesee Community College. The participants ranged from newer catalogers, metadata specialists, and archivists to those familiar with the field. The cataloging field…Continue Reading

Summary: August 2022 Core e-Forum, “Digital Curation: Managing the Full Life Cycle for Digital Assets”

Posted on September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

The August 2022 e-Forum centered on digital assets and was co-hosted by Lindsey Memory, Becca Wiederhold, and Nicole Lewis from Brigham Young University. Several active participants were new to their roles or otherwise trying to flesh out their institution’s digital initiative program. There are a variety of approaches and systems…Continue Reading

Call for Core e-Forum Moderators

Posted on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Have you ever wanted to lead a conversation with colleagues from near and far about professional development topics, without leaving the comfort of your office? You can do this by hosting a Core e-Forum! Are you a librarian required to present or otherwise disseminate your expertise to the library community…Continue Reading

Category: e-Forum Summaries

Summary: Library Technology Services: Organization, Management, and Assessment e-Forum

Summary: The Playing in the Library: Video Game and VR Services e-Forum

Summary: Wellness Initiatives in Libraries e-Forum

Summary: Tips & Best Practices to Guide Training New & New to Role Personnel e-Forum

Summary: Grow Your Project Management Skills e-Forum

Summary: eBook Acquisition and Licensing Issues in Public Libraries e-Forum

Summary: Instructional Technologies and Accessibility e-Forum

Summary: Cataloging: Training, Learning, and Doing e-Forum

Summary: August 2022 Core e-Forum, “Digital Curation: Managing the Full Life Cycle for Digital Assets”

Call for Core e-Forum Moderators

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Fundamentals of Electronic Resource Acquisitions 2023 – Session 5.0