This year’s Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) Conference looks a little different. Instead of jumping from session to session on the University of Texas-Austin campus, you can log in from home to learn more about library trends and technologies, e-resource management and digital services.
EBSCO and GOBI® have virtual booths, where you can speak with EBSCO representatives about the latest updates to our products and services.
Visit the virtual booths:
Join us for our ER&L sessions.
March 8th
Michigan State University Library Goes Open Source with FOLIO 1:30 – 2:05 PM CT
More and more institutions have chosen to adopt FOLIO as their library management system. EBSCO Director of SaaS Innovation, Christopher Holly, along with Autumn Faulkner and Devon Davidoski from Michigan State University Library will talk about Michigan States’ decision to adopt FOLIO and why they chose implementation with EBSCO.
FOLIO — How Community Driven Development Supports Implementing Libraries 4:25 – 5:00 PM CT
Emma Raub of Cornell University and Tracy Patton of Missouri State University will discuss how their workflows have changed since their FOLIO implementation. FOLIO Product Owners Khalilah Gambrell and Dennis Bridges will be there to demonstrate how these observations and user feedback were incorporated into FOLIO community product development.
March 9th
Deciphering Federated Access to Content 9:00 – 9:45 AM CT
EBSCO Product Manager Amanda Ferrante joins representatives from William Penn University, Open Athens, NISO and the American Chemical Society to explain how federated access solves some of the pain points that library users experience when accessing content and services remotely. This session will also cover the importance of open standards and consistency in the user journey to content on publisher websites.
March 10th
OpenAthens Implementation: Challenges and Solutions 10:00 – 10:45 AM CT
In this session, EBSCO Authentication Implementation Specialist, William Elwell joins Boston College Librarians, Teo Doras and Terra Kallemey, to provide a detailed, granular description of the OpenAthens implementation process. Panelists will highlight resources that have requirements or barriers to implementation and the collaborative workflow between librarians, EBSCO and OpenAthens.
A Vendor's Response to COVID-19 1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
EBSCO Account Services Manager Tracy Burns discusses how, in response to COVID-19, EBSCO was able to make resources freely available and expanded access to relevant content, providing ways to support distance learning and remote work and assist with budgeting and planning for libraries.
What Can You Learn from VLOOKUP? 1:40 – 2:15 PM CT
In this session, EBSCO Account Service Managers Carol Seiler and Jamie Gieseck-Ashworth provide step-by-step instructions of using VLOOKUP in Excel, including two methods to create your formula and several potential hazards to avoid.
March 11th
Initiating the Uninitiated: Bringing New Team Members into the E-Resources Fold 2:50 – 3:25 PM CT
In this session, EBSCO Account Services Manager, Carol Seiler and Michael Thompson of Baylor University investigate the potential pain points that occur as individuals are introduced to the complex and disparate systems that encompass e-Resource operations.
Interrupting Cows and Non-Linear Research 3:25 – 4:00 PM CT
EBSCO Senior Director of UX Strategy & Design Jesse Blank joins Emporia State University’s Sarah Johnson discuss how to support research in this age of interruption. Panelists will touch on “non-linear” research, plus solutions that allow users to multitask, work in different environments and across devices.
