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The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, Electronic Resources Interest Group (ERIG) is seeking proposals for presentations at our program at the ALA Mid-Winter meeting in New Orleans, LA. The ALCTS CRS ERIG meeting will be on Saturday, June 25^th from 10:30 a.m. – noon.

Implementing and Managing Webscale Discovery Services: Implications for E-Resources Librarians

Many libraries and librarians are scrambling to roll out discovery layer services which make library, institution and wider community sponsored resources discoverable from a single search box. How does the dream of a “Google-like” search box for all scholarly materials bump into the realities of implementation?

Consider contributing to a panel discussion on a topic, such as:

· Criteria and process for selecting a discovery service

· Trade-offs between data and content supplied by different vendors

· Determining what to include in the default search

· Presenting an advanced search and subject scopes

· Impact on or integration with other discovery tool (ILS, database and e-journal lists, etc) workflows

· Effects on resource usage and collection development decisions

· Usability testing

· Assessing use and impact of a webscale discovery service

· Lessons learned and next steps

· Other??

Each panelist/group will have approximately 15 minutes for the presentation, and audience questions and discussion will be encouraged after the presentations.

Email proposals by Wednesday, May 11th to Christine Turner, cturner@library.umass.edu. Please include:

· Presentation title

· Brief summary of proposed presentation

· Names and positions of presenter(s)

· Email address(es) of presenter(s)

We look forward to hearing from you!

Christine Turner

Chair, ALCTS CRS ERIG

cturner@library.umass.edu

Liz Babbitt

Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, ALCTS CRS ERIG

elizabeth.babbitt@montana.edu