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The Future of Collections Part 2: Creating and Managing Digital Content

With drastic changes in the way people consume music and the inevitable cratering of the record industry, where does this leave libraries? We'll take a look at how we got to this point and the evolving role of digital music in the marketplace and in libraries. We will highlight a number of potential opportunities where libraries can still be a place to encounter new sounds and be an active participant in its community’s music scene. We'll consider the evolving role of digital media.

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No matter what we call it—BI, programming, information literacy/fluency, user education—the instructional role of the librarian is challenging, but rewarding.
Many of us approach instruction with little to no formal training in “how to teach.” We work hard in order to figure it out, we consult our colleagues and friends to discover “what works?” –yet several concepts--the mechanics of searching, plagiarism, scholarly discourse-- remain consistently elusive, and are therefore regularly addressed in professional forums...

While these topics are frequently discussed, they are still challenging to solve. Through our reasoned and polite debate, we will discover great ideas to implement in the classroom, and identify deeper issues to discuss—such as developing a personal pedagogy, the role of teaching partners like faculty, teachers, volunteers and others, and the best tools and resources available to guide us as we work to become better teachers.

Are you considering applying for a Preservation Assistance Grant? Join us for a lunch and learn discussion to talk about your project ideas, as well as to get advice on crafting your narrative and goals. We will also be talking about what is eligible for potential digital preservation projects – now included in the Preservation Assistance Grant as an option.

This session is part of the LYRASIS second Friday series, a series of workshops providing information about and sharing new ideas and resources for resource sharing, electronic resources, and cataloging.

In this one and one half hour 2nd Friday Series session, Robin Fay, Head of Database Maintenance at the University of Georgia and co-author of the book Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians, will introduce the concept of the semantic web, a movement founded by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in an effort to offer a common framework for shared data. She will review principles of linked data, RDA, FRBR, & BIBFRAME, including an overview of basics concepts and terminology.

Join LYRASIS Regional Directors and invited guests as they discuss and debate the hot topics that are engaging the library profession today. This quarterly webinar series will endeavor to explore the opposing viewpoints present in some of the more contentious issues facing our library communities.

The LYRASIS Polite Debate Society Presents:

At the Desk: A discussion of debatable issues related to best practices for reference services in libraries