> George-- > I wonder if Jimmy would want to write an ³In the Field² for us based on his > upcoming presentation?? We could run it in July possibly.... > Becky > > Dear Colleagues, > > Below is some information about a free Prospector preconference in April of > this year. There is no charge and if you are interested please register. > > George > > > > > We encourage you to attend the free Prospector preconference on April 25, > 1-5pm at the Lory Student Center at CSU Fort Collins. We will provide > important updates on Prospector including news about the Marmot libraries and > DCB sites. Tom Jacobsen, Director of Sales at III will also present at the > event. > > Another very important and practical topic that you donıt want to miss is a > discussion on the integration of ebooks in Prospector. Over the last several > years, libraries have been purchasing ebook collections. As many of you are > aware, because of licensing agreements, most of these collections canıt be > loaned through Prospector. However, there are some exceptions-open access > collections and Springer ebooks. > > As Prospector continues to grow, itıs important that library staff understand > policies regarding ebooks in Prospector, what collections are freely available > to access and how best to help patrons navigate ebooks in Prospector. This > topic is relevant to all library staff from acquisitions and cataloging to > circulation and reference staff. Ebooks really effect all workflows in the > library. So feel free to pass this along to other colleagues in the library. > > Register now at: http://tinyurl.com/7rlwhko > > Agenda > 1:00-1:45 Prospector overview (statistics, new developments, the future)-Rose > Nelson, Systems Librarian at CO Alliance > > 1:45-2:30 Marmot & Prospector -- a Progress Report by Jimmy Thomas, Director > of Marmot Library Network > > 2:30-3:00 Break with refreshments > > 3:00-4:00 Ebooks and Prospector-George Machovec, Interim Executive Director of > the CO Alliance > > 4:00-4:45pm Tom Jacobson, Director of Sales-Strategic Accounts, Innovative > Interfaces > > > > > > George Machovec > Interim Executive Director > Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries > 3801 E. Florida, Suite 515 > Denver, CO 80210 > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > (303) 759-3399 x.101 > > > > > Email secured by Check Point > > Rebecca Lenzini The Charleston Company 6180 East Warren Avenue * Denver CO * 80222 [log in to unmask] 303-282-9706 Voice 303-886-4621 Mobile 303-282-9743 Fax Email secured by Check Point