Implementing a Next Gen OPAC with Jeff Wisniewski

Technology, Social Networking Audio Conference Tuesday, May 19, 2009 1:00 pm ET One Hour Member: $54.00 Non-Member: $74.00 Interested in wading into the next generation OPAC waters? From selection to implementation to federated search integration to evaluation, learn valuable information on the state of the market and get tips on everything from integrating cool free content to promoting your new system to ways to insure your implementation runs smoothly. Find out what you should know, what your vendors aren't telling you, and get insights into all that is Next Gen OPAC. The Benefits Learn about the next generation OPAC marketplace Get insight into how to select, implement, and promote a new system easily and effectively Take away valuable tips on everything from how to compare products to enhancing your new catalog with free content Who Should Participate Any staff interested in this exploding area of library technology will benefit from this session. If your library is thinking about investigating this landscape or is in the process of selecting or implementing one of these tools then this program will be of particular use. Key Topics You Will Explore What current products can, and can't, do How to implement a next gen OPAC with a minimum of time and effort How to promote and encourage buy-in from both staff and users Ways to enhance your catalog data and to make your content mixable and movable Jeff Wisniewski Jeff Wisniewski received his MLS from the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. He is the Web Services Librarian for the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh, where he maintains the Library System's public Web site, staff intranet, coordinates technical support for Pitt's University-wide ETD program, and project manages new technology initiatives. Developed for the Education Institute by Darlene Fichter’s Northern Lights Internet Solutions, Inc., in Saskatchewan