Come and hear more about the “next generation†of library catalogs from some folks on the front lines.
This free program is sponsored by the Five College Library Directors, with support from Simmons College G.S.L.I.S. West.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
1:00 – 4:00pm
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Campus Center Auditorium
Registration required: http://snipurl.com/nextgen
As a library’s key database and the one system with which most users interact, the online library catalog has been evolving for over 30 years. Software upgrades, enhanced functions and performance improvements have brought us a long way. In the past two years, however, catalogs have begun to undergo a change that is more dramatic. Driven by evolving user expectations and the explosion of web 2.0 technologies, library databases are on the verge of a paradigm shift that warrants consideration as a whole new generation of discovery and delivery tool.
David Lindahl is Director of Digital Library Initiatives for the River Campus Libraries at the University of Rochester. He has extensive experience in library-related digital research and design projects and is currently co-principal investigator for the eXtensible Catalog Project.
Jennifer Ward is the Head of Web Services for the University of Washington Libraries and manages the Libraries’ usability program. She is part of the University’s WorldCat Local implementation team.
Anne M. Prestamo is Associate Dean for Collection & Technology Services at Oklahoma State University Library. Dr. Prestamo’s main area of interest is with technology for the delivery of library resources and she has been involved with Oklahoma State’s implementation of AquaBrowser.
Further program information and some interesting reading available at:
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/staff/fivecoll/nextgen.htm