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Academic and Public Libraries: Usage Stats, Customization & Management of Your DISCUS Resources
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12/4/2012 10:00:00 AM
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Academic and Public Libraries: Usage Stats, Customization & Management of Your DISCUS Resources
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TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Is your institution fully maximizing its use of the DISCUS collection? Public and academic libraries can customize and manage these resources in a variety of ways to better integrate them into their collections and services. Attend this important session to get more value from the databases provided to your library by DISCUS.
For overall DISCUS collection administration at the local institution, participants will review:
- Linking and branding instructions
- Support resources available in the Toolkit
- Recent additions in content and functionality
For all the databases in the DISCUS collection, participants will learn how to:
- Retrieve usage statistics and identify report options
- Utilize customization options
For the databases provided by EBSCO, participants will receive an overview of the key features and functionality of EBSCO Admin, the administrative tool to manage customization, authentication, title lists, and local collections of EBSCOhost resources. Topics include:
- Security and administrative roles, including checking and resetting passwords for administrators
- Customizing the user interface, including searching defaults, limiters, branding and changing the interface colors
- Viewing results
- Considerations for eBooks and EDS
- Creating usage reports, and more
For the databases provided by Gale, participants will receive an overview of the key features in the Gale Admin tool. Topics include:
- Customizing and personalizing settings to suit specific needs
- Accessing usage statistics using the Usage Portal from within Gale Admin
- Managing individual product preferences via a Product Preference Module
- Setting up barcode authorization and referring URLs
- Using tools designed to increase usage, including widgets, AccessMyLibrary, and mobile apps
Academic and public libraries are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to send representative(s) to this training, particularly individuals who serve in the roles of DISCUS Primary Contact and DISCUS Technical Contact. If your institution wants to retrieve and report electronic resource usage statistics in any way, this is a VITAL & NECESSARY workshop.
FOR
Staff of public and college/university libraries who coordinate and manage DISCUS resources for their institutions
EQUIPMENT/CONNECTIVITY
Training will take place in a room that provides wireless access to the Internet. There are a limited number of computers available in the training room and participants may bring their own laptops, if desired. Access to a computer is not essential, but may provide a more effective training experience.
TRAINERS
Pamela Erickson and Kathy Kiely, EBSCO Publishing
Representatives of Gale/Cengage Learning
Lisa Hill, Credo Reference
Amy Duernberger, DISCUS
COST
Training is free and lunch will be provided. Register early to be included in the lunch count that must be submitted to the caterer on the morning of Friday, November 30th.
LOCATION
SC State Library
1430 Senate Street, Room 309
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 734-8644
Map and Parking Information
TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Is your institution fully maximizing its use of the DISCUS collection? Public and academic libraries can customize and manage these resources in a variety of ways to better integrate them into their collections and services. Attend this important session to get more value from the databases provided to your library by DISCUS.
For overall DISCUS collection administration at the local institution, participants will review:
- Linking and branding instructions
- Support resources available in the Toolkit
- Recent additions in content and functionality
For all the databases in the DISCUS collection, participants will learn how to:
- Retrieve usage statistics and identify report options
- Utilize customization options
For the databases provided by EBSCO, participants will receive an overview of the key features and functionality of EBSCO Admin, the administrative tool to manage customization, authentication, title lists, and local collections of EBSCOhost resources. Topics include:
- Security and administrative roles, including checking and resetting passwords for administrators
- Customizing the user interface, including searching defaults, limiters, branding and changing the interface colors
- Viewing results
- Considerations for eBooks and EDS
- Creating usage reports, and more
For the databases provided by Gale, participants will receive an overview of the key features in the Gale Admin tool. Topics include:
- Customizing and personalizing settings to suit specific needs
- Accessing usage statistics using the Usage Portal from within Gale Admin
- Managing individual product preferences via a Product Preference Module
- Setting up barcode authorization and referring URLs
- Using tools designed to increase usage, including widgets, AccessMyLibrary, and mobile apps
Academic and public libraries are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to send representative(s) to this training, particularly individuals who serve in the roles of DISCUS Primary Contact and DISCUS Technical Contact. If your institution wants to retrieve and report electronic resource usage statistics in any way, this is a VITAL & NECESSARY workshop.
FOR
Staff of public and college/university libraries who coordinate and manage DISCUS resources for their institutions
EQUIPMENT/CONNECTIVITY
Training will take place in a room that provides wireless access to the Internet. There are a limited number of computers available in the training room and participants may bring their own laptops, if desired. Access to a computer is not essential, but may provide a more effective training experience.
TRAINERS
Pamela Erickson and Kathy Kiely, EBSCO Publishing
Representatives of Gale/Cengage Learning
Lisa Hill, Credo Reference
Amy Duernberger, DISCUS
COST
Training is free and lunch will be provided. Register early to be included in the lunch count that must be submitted to the caterer on the morning of Friday, November 30th.
LOCATION
SC State Library
1430 Senate Street, Room 309
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 734-8644
Map and Parking Information
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
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SC State Library
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Event Types:
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DISCUS, Public Library, Academic Library
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Age Groups:
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All Ages
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