NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources
November 20, 2013
11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
- About the Conference
- Agenda
- Event Slides
- Event Q&A
- Registration
Can't make it on the conference day? Register now and gain access to the archive for one year. - System Requirements:
You will need a computer for the presentations and Q&A. Audio is available through the computer (broadcast) and by telephone. We recommend you have a set-up for telephone audio as back-up even if you plan to use the broadcast audio as the voice over Internet isn't 100% reliable.
Please check your system in advance to make sure it meets the Cisco WebEx requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that your system is properly set up before each webinar begins.
About the Virtual Conference
Web-scale Discovery Services are becoming an integral part of libraries' information gathering arsenal. These services are able to use a single interface to seamlessly integrate results from a wide range of online sources, emulating the experience patrons have come to expect from Internet search engines. But despite their ability to streamline searching, Discovery Services provide a wide set of challenges for libraries who implement them. This virtual conference will touch on both the potential of Discovery Services as well as some of the issues involved.
Agenda
Keynote Speaker
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist
Lorcan Dempsey oversees the research division and participates in planning at OCLC. He is a librarian who has worked for library and educational organizations in Ireland, England and the US.
Lorcan has policy, research and service development experience, mostly in the area of networked information and digital libraries. He writes and speaks extensively, and can be followed on the web at Lorcan Dempsey's weblog and on twitter. Before moving to OCLC Lorcan worked for JISC in the UK, overseeing national information programs and services, and before that was Director of UKOLN a national UK research and policy unit at the University of Bath.
Registration
If paying by credit card, register online.
If paying by check, please use this PDF form.
Registration closes on November 19, 2013 at 12:00 pm Eastern.
Registration Costs
- NISO Member
- $185.00 (US and Canada)
- $225.00 (International)
- Non-Member
- $245.00 (US and Canada)
- $285.00 (International)
- Student
- $80.00
Additional Information
- Registration closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on November 19, 2013. Cancellations made by November 13, 2013 will receive a refund, less a $35 cancellation. After that date, there are no refunds.
- Registrants will receive detailed instructions about accessing the virtual conference via e-mail the Monday prior to the event. (Anyone registering between Monday and the close of registration will receive the message shortly after the registration is received, within normal business hours.) Due to the widespread use of spam blockers, filters, out of office messages, etc., it is your responsibility to contact the NISO office if you do not receive login instructions before the start of the webinar.
- Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the conference. You may have as many people as you like from the registrant's organization view the conference from that one connection. If you need additional connections, you will need to enter a separate registration for each connection needed.
- If you are registering someone else from your organization, either use that person's e-mail address when registering or contact the NISO office to provide alternate contact information.
- Conference presentation slides and Q&A will be posted to this event webpage following the live conference.
- Registrants will receive an e-mail message containing access information to the archived conference recording within 48 hours after the event. This recording access is only to be used by the registrant's organization.