**Apologies for cross posting**
We’re delighted to share full details of our next virtual conference, Transforming Search: What the Information Community Can and Should Build, from 12.00 - 4.00pm ET on Wednesday August 26. This event will provide you with the information you need to better understand how search technologies have progressed and to learn about some of the emerging issues associated with discovery and relevant retrieval.
Registration entitles multiple staff from your organization to attend — and don’t forget to claim your 25% discount if your organization is a NISO member!
Outline Program and Speakers
Welcome — Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Things I Want My Students to Know about Search and Things I Want Search Systems to Know about Students — Joyce Valenza, Associate Professor of Teaching, Rutgers University
Implementing Search Enhancements — Markus Kaindl, Senior Manager, Product and Platform Group, Springer Nature
Wikidata as a Hub to Library Linked Data Re-use — Jim Hahn, Head of Metadata Research, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
7 Things Modern Researchers Want in a Search Tool — Keri Mattaliano, Director of Corporate Solutions and Ray Gilmartin, Director of Corporate Solutions, both Copyright Clearance Center
Case Study From Allen Institute of AI — Speaker TBD
Privacy and The Effective Search Experience — Johnny Boursiquot, Chief Technology Officer, Skilltype
Roundtable Discussion — All