Robin Pryce, Bibliometrics Manager, Imperial College London said that there used to be almost a sense of: "We are scientists and deal in objective facts; we're not biased, we deal in merit." We may think that high-quality research comes from a scientific institution...
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cybersecurity 101: what every librarian needs to know
View Preview Speakers for this panel were: Rick Anderson, Brian Kelly, Carlotta Sage, and Matthew Ragucci. Rick Anderson began by noting that there are two major issues of cybersecurity: problems caused by sharing credentials and repairing breaches. When you share...
so you want to work at a consortium? (as described by library staff who made the switch)
Do you really want to work at a consortium? 3 panelists from consortia described their experiences. Consortia represented were Lyrasis, ConnectNY, Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust, and Center for Research Libraries. Some experiences: Librarians' activities were fairly...
The Future of Work & Library-Vendor Relations: Better Together
We are getting back to the new normal. 82% of customers are generally receptive to face-to-face customer meetings. Gale Research established an academic research and engagement team. Partnerships increase ROI. According to Marianne Ryan, Dean of Libraries, Loyola...
Cynthia Hurd Award
Cynthia Graham Hurd was a librarian in Charleston who lost her life in 2015 in the shooting at the Mother AME Church. This award was established in her honor. The 2022 recipient was Ioana Liuta, Digital Scholarship Librarian at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver,...
Opening Keynote
The opening keynote address, "We will get there together, together" was presented by Dr. Buhle Mbambo-Thata from the National University of Lesotho. Our profession espouses togetherness in many ways. The UN has designed sustainable goals to ensure that no one will be...
what happens when journals change platforms? a 360 degree view of content migration
Most migrations happen every 3-5 years or so. Liz Brown, Publisher Relations Manager, Project Muse described a mass migration of journals in which 90 journals migrated to the Project Muse platform from JSTOR. Some independent journals published their content on their...
In it together: bold new publisher collaborations
This session featured 3 speakers discussing collaboration among publishers. Andrea Lopez from Annual Reviews formed a community of practice around the OA and Subscribe to Open (S2O) models. The community is growing. Hylke Koers, Chief Information Officer, STM...
The 2022 vendor showcase
In contrast to most conferences, the Vendor Showcase (a.k.a. Exhibit Hall) was the major scheduled event on Tuesday, November 1, which is an innovative approach to scheduling. It was well attended, with crowded aisles for most of the day, as these photos show. An...
New Software Product Announced
A significant new software product, kOS (pronounced "Chaos"), developed by Helper Systems LLC was announced at the Vendor Showcase! Here is a photo of the developers of kOS. Helper Systems CEO, Christopher Warnock, is in the back row on the left. kOS provides users...
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