December 2022
NISO Roundtable Webinar
Collaboration and Partnerships at Scale
Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 11:00am - 12:30pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Acquisitions, consolidations, partnerships — all are increasingly common in the information community, and all can create consternation for individuals and organizations alike. Why is bigger always assumed to be better? What does it really mean to improve the scalability of a business entity? Attendees will hear from a variety of professionals and consultants active in the information industry, benefiting from their experiences of and insights into the opportunities as well as the risks associated with these sorts of major changes.
Confirmed speakers include (among others): Andrew Albanese, Senior Writer and Features Editor, Publishers Weekly; Lori Carlin, Chief Commercial Officer, Delta Think; and Judy Russell, Dean of University Libraries, University of Florida.
January 2023
NISO Roundtable Webinar
Library As Platform
Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Traditionally, the library was a collection of content and services in a physical location – selection, acquisition, curation, access, and preservation services, as well as direct end-user support and education, were all in one place. That’s still the case for print and other physical items, even as libraries increasingly embrace collaborative collection development and sharing networks. In the digital universe many, if not most, of those functions have moved online - to content and aggregator platforms, to discovery services, and to digital preservation services. The contributors to this webinar will discuss the implications for this shift, including how librarians and platform vendors should engage to ensure the best service for users — the ultimate stakeholders.
Confirmed speakers include: Daniel Griffin, Ph.D. candidate, UC-Berkeley School of Information; Dracine Hodges, Associate University Librarian for Collections Services, Duke University; Alex Humphries, Vice President, ITHAKA Ventures and JSTOR Labs; and Emily Singley, VP, North American Library Relations, Elsevier.