Mississippi Library Association

E-resource Symposium Held at Mississippi State University

For an eighth year, Mississippi State University Libraries hosted an e-resource symposium for information professionals working in libraries across the Southeast. Sponsors of the symposium included Mississippi State University Libraries, the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), EBSCO Information Services, and Serials Solutions.

Held at Mitchell Memorial Library on August 8, 2008, this year’s symposium, titled “Play Your Cards Right!” provided the approximately one hundred attendees with insights and knowledge that will help enable them to overcome the many challenges of managing e-resources in libraries.

The symposium featured four presentations given by leading innovators in the field of e-resources and libraries. Jane Burke, Vice President and General Manager of Serials Solutions, delivered the symposium’s keynote address, “The OPAC is Dead: Managing the Virtual Library.” Jane presented some controversial ideas in her presentation, including putting an end to serial checkin and bibliographic instruction. She fired up the audience as she talked about trends in access and management of library e-resources. Subsequent presentations were given by Dan Tonkery (EBSCO Information Services), Maria Collins (North Carolina State University), and Emily Alford (Michigan State University).

Article-length write-ups of each of the symposium’s presentations are to be published in an upcoming issue of The Serials Librarian. Audio recordings of the presentations, along with the presenters’ PowerPoint slides and handouts, are accessible at http://library.msstate.edu/eresource/schedule.asp.

Submitted by
Jean Sibley
Serials Librarian/Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University Libraries

Photo by Jim Tomlinson.

Dan Tonkery, Jane Burke, and Maria Collins pose for a photograph during lunch.

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Posted on: October 1st, 2008