Resource Discovery is a new seminar which gives an overview of what is discovery from the point of view of librarians, content providers and the technology services. It gives attendees insight into the discovery services landscape, metadata and processes behind the scenes.
Registration
You can register for this seminar by clicking here.
Who should attend?
This event will be valuable to anyone responsible for supporting discovery for e-resources in libraries and content providers or who are seeking a basic understanding of what is discovery and an introduction to some of the technology services that support scholarly communications.
The seminar will impart a practical understanding of the technological challenges and of metadata as key element of discovery.
Course Level and previous knowledge required
The course level is for beginners. Some familiarity with the different types of online scholarly content may be helpful, for example ejournals, ebooks and online databases. If you are new to this area, it may be worth first attending the UKSG Introduction to E-Resources which gives an overview of different types of resources and how they are published and provided online. This course is also suitable for people who needs a refresher (after a career break or moving jobs) as Discovery is a moving landscape.
Otherwise, no previous knowledge is required. In particular, please note that this is not a technical course, and no programming skills are required.
Learning objectives
- Understand the main elements of discovery.
- Understand libraries, system vendors and content providers understanding of discovery and process.
- Understand the role of metadata on the discovery process.
- Understanding of basic standards and terminology use in discovery
Attendee Information
Our seminars take place on Go to Webinar. To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee
Accessibility
UKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. Our intention were possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides are as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions on request.
If you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org
Recording
The sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates after the event, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available.
Programme
Tueday 25th October – Day 1
Note: Times stated in GMT
| 10:00 | Introduction & Welcome |
Magaly Bascones, OpenAthens Anna Franca, Edgehill University |
| 10:20 | The principles of metadata enriching and filtering to enhance resource discovery & usage |
Getaneh Alemu, Solent University |
| 11:10 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Enabling flawless content discovery with a downstream and upstream approach | Manisha Sanghavi, SAGE Publishing |
| 12:20 |
Wrap up day 1 |
Magaly Bascones, OpenAthens |
Wednesday 26th October – Day 2
| 13:30 |
Introduction and welcome Summary of Day 1 |
Anna Franca, Edgehill University Magaly Bascones, OpenAthens |
| 13:40 | Current trends in Electronic Resource Management and Discovery Services | Marshall Breeding, Independent Consultant |
| 14:30 |
Break |
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| 14:45 |
Discovery of locally produced e-resources: opportunities and challenges |
Sharon Farnel, University of Alberta |
| 15:35 | Panel Session | |
| 16:00 | Summary and close |
Cancellation notes:
The closing date for cancellations is Friday 2nd October after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. Cancellation should be sent into writing to events@uksg.org. All registrants will be sent a link to a recording after the event.
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