ISSN was first published as an ISO standard in 1975, making 2025 its 50th birthday. Come help us celebrate the history, drama, and accomplishments of this important standard with some humor and maybe a song or three. Great moments in ISSN history will be dramatized and cameos by such fellow identifiers as DOI, ISBN, and ISNI will take competitive jabs at ISSN's success. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the background and significance of the standard and its use today.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the background and significance of the standard and its use today.
I am a librarian and a researcher in information science focusing on persistent identifiers, metadata quality, open science and digital preservation. I have been running the ISSN International Centre and coordinating its network of 93 member countries since 2014. I am a member of... Read More →
Regina Romano Reynolds is director of the U.S. ISSN Center and head of the ISSN Section at the Library of Congress. She was a member of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee and co-chaired the internal LC group that recommended LC projects based on the report of the Working Group... Read More →
"Diversity and Libraries: The Stigma of Mental Illness" describes the stigma of mental illness in libraries, regardless of strong diversity programs. The presenter will discuss the literature and the results of a short survey conducted by the presenter. The results of the survey will be analyzed and recommendations for improvement will be presented.
Learning Outcomes
Know about the stigma of mental illness in libraries.
Understand what is missing in Diversity Statements that do not take into consideration mental illness.
Realize ways Diversity Statements can be changed to take into consideration mental illness.
License agreements influence how libraries, students, researchers, and other users interact with electronic resources. A forthcoming open e-book by five law and licensing experts from institutions across the US – (“E-resource Licensing Explained,” to be published by ARL) – will empower academic librarians and library staff with licensing responsibilities to advocate for license terms that enable computational research. The guidebook includes easily-digestible legal explanations and pragmatic strategies for preserving rights that users already have under US copyright law, particularly in the face of restrictive license terms that would otherwise constrain or eliminate those rights. During this session, the guidebook’s co-authors and reviewers will share their own insights, challenges, and successes in negotiating for license agreements.
Learning Outcomes
Following this session, participants will be able to: recognize the fundamental concepts of licensing e-resources, and identify licensing resources.
Head of Electronic Resources, University of Kentucky
Co-chair of the Continuing Education committee. You'll see me crocheting around the conference (most likely working on Christmas gifts). Ask me about crafting, my two greyhounds, coming in third-place on Jeopardy!, and all things electronic resources!
The common team structure within libraries, especially in technical services, can often lead to silos of processes as well as knowledge about our systems and our collections. With modern library service platforms (LSPs), it is important to recognize the interconnected system of records, specifically acquisitions and cataloging records. If this is neglected, it will negatively impact the data quality and the functionality of the catalog and ultimately, will affect the ability to collect data from LSP in any useful way. This presentation will examine causes of segmented workflows and provide guidance on overcoming silos and developing cross-departmental relationships to improve workflows and productivity. Strategies for collaborative workflows including examples of governance groups, shared documentation, tracking and others will be given.
Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to:
1.Identify the causes of departmental silos between acquisitions, cataloging, and other library departments, and understand how this fragmentation affects library organization.
2.Develop strategies to overcome departmental silos in library workflows and establish more collaborative processes between technical services teams. 3.Learn best practices for fostering cross-departmental relationships, enhancing communication, documentation, and improving overall workflow efficiency in library technical services.
