Past Event

EBSCO Open Day, Bristol 2025

It’s our pleasure to invite you to join this unique event, which will feature the participation of prominent figures from the UK academic community. During this event, we will address topics of relevance to the library sector such as artificial intelligence, the present and future of transitional agreements with the challenge of research evaluation and prominent transformative technologies in the library ecosystem.

The Bristol Hotel

Prince Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

11 de marzo de 2025

9.45 a.m.

Agenda

  • 9.45 - 9.50 | Welcome Address
    Chris Atkinson, Director of Sales, EBSCO
  • 9.50 - 10.20 | Keynote Presentation: Changing Demands and Future Directions
    Ed Fay, Director of Library Services & University Librarian, University of Bristol
  • 10.20 - 10.35 | Building Content Collections To Provide Ultimate Value
    Orla McNally, Regional Manager, EBSCO
  • 10.35 - 11.05 | Effective Electronic Resource Management: An EBSCO Perspective & Case Study
    Elizabeth Richens, Applications Specialist, Collection, Wellcome Trust | Richard Burkitt, Director of Innovation, EBSCO
  • 11.05 - 11.20 | Break
  • 11.20 - 11.35 | FOLIO & Linked Data
    Richard Burkitt, Director of Innovation, EBSCO
  • 11.35 - 11.50 | AI and EBSCO
    Douglas Heintz, Library Services Engineer, EBSCO
  • 11.50 - 12.10 | Optimising the EBSCO User Journey
    Douglas Heintz, Library Services Engineer, EBSCO
  • 12.10 - 12.25 | EBSCO Panorama: Leveraging Data & Analytics for Library Success
    Chris Atkinson, Director of Sales, EBSCO
  • 12.25 - 1.30 | Lunch
  • 1.30 - 1.50 | AI & Libraries - The National Perspective & SCONUL Strategy Group
    Mark Hughes, Head of Library Services, Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • 1.50 - 2.05 | Serials Management: A View from EBSCO
    Richard Smart, SSD & GOBI Manager, EBSCO
  • 2.05 - 2.20 | Delivering the Gold-Standard in Customer Service
    Nicola Mccann, Director of Customer Service, EBSCO
  • 2.20 - 2.35 | Break
  • 2.35 - 2.55 | Mosaic & Approaches to Library Collection Development
    Jon Reid, Sales Manager, EBSCO | Richard Smart, SSD & GOBI Manager, EBSCO
  • 2.55 - 3.35 | Panel Discussion: The Present and Future
    Mark Hughes, Head of Libraries, Cardiff Metropolitan University | Jonathan Chipp, Associate Director Collections, Technologies & Systems, University of Southampton | Jane Choules, Collections Manager, University of West England | Jon Reid, Sales Manager, EBSCO
  • 3.35 - 3.40 | Closing Remarks
    Chris Atkinson, Director of Sales, EBSCO