Services Lead to Success: Strategies for Repository Growth
February 8 – 1:00-2:00 pm
4F51A
Institutional repository managers often focus on content acquisition – how to recruit, build and grow collections. However, a strategy for truly sustainable growth should focus not on the content, but on the services that the repository provides to the broader institutional community (faculty, students, administrators). The primary goal of this webinar will be to provide participants with service-oriented strategies for building and growing institutional repository programs.
The main focus of the content will be communication strategies.
More information: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/irs/020812.cfm
Challenge the Status Quo: When the IR comes to Access Services
April 4 – 1:00-2:00 pm
Ellis 4F51A
Drawing on lessons learned from hosting a digital initiative (i.e. institutional repository) in access services, this presentation will offer suggestions for how managers can do more with less and still take on new projects. The presentation will also touch on assessment of legacy practices, cross-department collaboration, and the value of offering staff opportunities for learning new skills.
This session offers attendees techniques for implementing an institutional repository in settings with limited staff resources; techniques described apply to a variety of settings and sizes of libraries, not only in small organizations.
More information: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/irs/040412.cfm