2007 College and University Workshop:

Keeping Up With Our Patrons: Adapting to User Expectations

Endeca. Trillion. Vidcasts. Tag clouds.
Sound like science fiction lingo? There is one thing these words have in common; they are all tools that make libraries more accommodating to today’s users. Want to hear more?

Please join the SCLA College & University section for “Keeping up with our patrons: Adapting to user expectations”, a workshop to learn how academic libraries are using innovative strategies to meet the real needs of our patrons.

The workshop will feature a presentation by Scott Warren of North Carolina State University (NCSU), entitled “Endeca and Faceted Browsing: Giving the User a Useful Catalog”. The presentation describes NCSU’s innovative use of technology in their library catalog. This next-generation catalog offers more user-defined search capabilities as well as the speed and flexibility of online search engines. Learn more about this project at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/endeca/.

Kristen DeVoe, columnist for Against the Grain, will join us to highlight technological innovations of interest to academic libraries.

And a panel of South Carolina librarians will share how they are working to meet the current needs of their users. Panelists include Shawn Carraway, Midlands Technical College, Gordon Cochrane, Clemson University, and Tucky Taylor, University of South Carolina.

Mark your calendars! Don’t miss this opportunity to listen, learn, and lunch with your South Carolina colleagues!

Open a printable flyer with workshop details. Feel free to use the flyer to advertise the workshop in your library.

Details:

DATE:

June 7, 2007

TIME:

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

PLACE:

Richland County Public Library
Lucy Hampton Bostick Auditorium
1431 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803)799–9084

PARKING:

See directions, listed below the Schedule of Events.

COST:

$25.00 (SCLA member); $30.00 (non-member) Catered lunch included. This fee enables us to cover the expenses of this workshop. See the registration form for details on payment.

Schedule of Events:

10:00

Meet & Greet over coffee

10:20

Welcome and announcements - Karen Brown, College and University Section Chair, Reference Librarian, University of South Carolina

10:30

Presentation on the North Carolina State University Library Catalog & Endeca Project - Scott Warren, Assistant Head of the Burlington Textiles Library and Engineering Services at the North Carolina State University Libraries
(Question and Answer Session to Follow Presentation)

11:45

Break

12:00

Networking Luncheon

1:00

“Innovations Affecting Us” - Kristen DeVoe, Electronic Resources Librarian, College of Charleston & Against the Grain Column Editor for “Innovations Affecting Us”

1:50

Break

2:00

Panel Presentation: Adapting to User Expectations in SC Libraries

    * Tucky Taylor, Head of Circulation, University of South Carolina; topic - Physical Space
    * Gordon Cochrane, Electronic Services & Computer Sciences Reference Librarian, Clemson University; topic - Instant Messaging in Reference
    * Shawn Carraway, Systems Librarian, Midlands Technical College; topic - Tag Clouds and Vidcasts 

Parking for Workshop:
Parking is limited, so carpooling is recommended. Richland County Public Library is located on the corner of Assembly and Hampton streets. See map at: http://tinyurl.com/n8x3o. Two small parking lots are available behind the Library. One is on the corner of Hampton and Park streets, the other is further down Park Street, heading toward Washington Street (see map) on the left. Metered parking is available along the streets surrounding the Library and the cost is .25 for 20 minutes. Please make sure that you have change on hand if you park at a meter.

There is also a City of Columbia parking garage located at 1100 Washington Street – this is on the opposite side of Assembly Street from the Richland County Public Library. See map at: http://tinyurl.com/rq5dv. According to the City of Columbia Parking Facilities, parking is $1.00 for the first ½ hour, $1.00 for the second half hour, and $1.00 for every hour thereafter.

Once you are inside the Library, take the escalator down to the lower level, where the Lucy Hampton Bostick Auditorium is located.

Please contact any of the officers listed below with questions about the workshop.