Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:20:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [72.66.96.217] (HELO [192.168.2.75]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTPS id 35445951 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:53:34 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart Subject: NISO E-Resource Management Forum X-Original-Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:53:32 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.624) NISO E-Resource Management Forum to be Held September 24-25: =20 Registration Now Open Highlighting the issues of implementers, NISO is hosting with the =20 Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) a two-day forum on electronic =20= resource management. Presentations designed to answer pressing =20 questions about the impact of ERMs on internal management and workflow =20= will come from all major sectors of the NISO community. NISO=92s =20 E-Resource Management Forum: The What, Why, and How for Managing =20 E-Resources will take place September 24-25, 2007 at The Magnolia Hotel =20= in Denver, Colorado. Registration is now open. The how-to character of the Forum will provide practical guidance both =20= to librarians currently implementing electronic resources management =20 systems and those weighing ERM options. Subscription agents, ILS =20 vendors, and publishers will also have a rare opportunity to integrate =20= their perspectives and questions into sessions that examine ERM =20 selection and operation. Beginning with discussions of the benefits and uses of ERMs, as well as =20= selection criteria, the sessions move to project-specific =20 implementation, including workflow/staffing, usage, reports, and case =20= studies. Topics include: =95 The role of ERM systems in helping users to locate and access =20= materials =95 How to choose an ERM and what information to include in your = system =95 Interoperability with ILS acquisition systems =95 Different aspects of ERM use, including additional tools to plug = into =20 ERMs =95 Formats for the exchange of serials subscription information =95 Approaches to licensing in an ERM environment =95 Data gathering techniques, including feeds and SUSHI =95 Workflow from a management perspective =95 Case studies: how ERMs can help maximize the user experience and = how =20 they improve work from the back-end Among the scheduled speakers are: Jill Grogg, Electronic Resources =20 Librarian and Associate Professor, The University of Alabama Libraries; =20= Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian of the College & Coordinator for =20 Bibliographic and Digital Services, Haverford College; Susan Davis, =20 Head, Electronic Periodicals Management Department, University at =20 Buffalo (SUNY); Angela Riggio, Head, Digital Collections Management, =20 UCLA Library; Oliver Pesch, Chief Strategist, E-Resources, EBSCO =20 Information Services; Helen Clarke, Head, Collections Services, =20 University of Calgary Library; George Machovec, Associate Director, =20 Gold Rush Product Manager, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries; and =20= Sandy Hurd, Director of Strategic Markets, Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Registration is now open. =20 (http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/erm07/=20 index.html#registration) NISO and BCR members are eligible for =20 substantial discounts. Visit the event webpage =20 (www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/erm07) for details, or contact =20 Karen Wetzel, NISO Standards Program Manager, at kwetzel@niso.org, for =20= more information. The NISO ERM forum is cosponsored by BCR. Major sponsors of the forum =20= are EBSCO Information Services and Ex Libris, Inc. Additional =20 sponsorship is provided by Innovative Interfaces, Swets Information =20 Service, CrossRef, Serials Solutions, and Thomson.