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Content Linking Workshop

 

Workshop

VIVA Content Linking Workshop
May 22,2003
Elston Conference Center, Sweet Briar College

Who Should Attend?

VIVA members involved in planning for digital resources management and access integration

Objectives:
  • Obtain a basic understanding of digital resources management and access integration (discovery to delivery) from public, technical, and managerial perspectives.
  • Share information about local initiatives.
  • Provide a planning framework for VIVA directors

Content:
  • ABC's of managing e-serials and other digital materials
  • Overview of reference linking and federated searching
  • Opportunities for VIVA
  • Consortial and institutional perspectives

Readings:

Sitko, Michelle, et al. "E-journal Management Systems: Trends, Trials, and Trade-offs." Serials Review, 28:3 (2002) 176-194.

Grogg, Jill E. and Christine L. Ferguson. Linking Services Unleashed. Searcher, 11:2 (February 2003).
http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/feb03/grogg_ferguson.htm

Tennant, Roy. Cross-database search: one-stop shopping. (Digital Libraries) [http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA170458&display=Digital%2BLibrariesNewsMore&industry=Digital%2BLibraries&verticalid=151&starting=9&publication=libraryjournal]. Library Journal, 126:17 (Oct 15, 2001) 29-30.

Integrating Access to VIVA Collections: Preliminary Report of the Content Linking Committee. Virtual Library of Virginia, April 2, 2003. http://www.vivalib.org/adhoc/link/content_linking.pdf

Agenda:

  9:30 - 10:00: Coffee

10:00 - 10:30: Welcome and Introduction 

10:30 - 11:45: E-Serials Management / Questions

12:00 -  1:00: Box Lunch

 1:00 -   2:30: Reference Linking and Cross-database Searching / Questions

 2:45 -   3:30: Discussion, Recommendations

Registration:

If you plan to attend, send your name and job title (for planning discussion sessions), the name of your school, and your email address to: viva@gmu.edu by May 1st. Let us know if you need a vegetarian lunch. List of REGISTRANTS [http://www.gmu.edu/library/fen/viva/contlink.html].

Travel:

VIVA will reimburse members from public institutions for their travel to and from this meeting. For reimbursement of overnight travel expense, you must be more than 2.5 hours from Sweet Briar, and you must have prior approval from VIVA (viva@gmu.edu).

 

Use your public institution's travel authorization form, or download a PDF version of the GMU form.

 

Fax your completed form to Lisa Wight's attention at VIVA: 703-993-4662.

 

The state rate for lodging is $55. We have reserved a block of rooms for those who need to arrive on Wednesday
(reservation confirmation number 107676, Elston toll-free number 866-388-6207).

Parking:

Free parking is available at the Elston Conference center and Elston Inn.

Questions?

Directions to Sweet Briar College [http://www.sbc.edu/travel/directions/]

Maintained by Elaine Day

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