In this one on one interview with Danuta Nitecki, Dean of Libraries and Professor at Drexel University, we will be discussing the challenges of reopening on-site library services. In this episode recorded in July, Danuta will cover initial ideas and strategies for reopening a university library, strategies around e-resources, how they were prepared for the emergency transition and much more!
Host:
Bob Banerjee
Director of Marketing, Ex Libris

Guest:
Danuta Nitecki
Dean of Libraries and Professor, College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University

A panel discusses the measures being taken by academic libraries in preparation for the return of students to the physical campus. Topics include the physical facility, e-resource collection development, sharing through ILL, staffing, workflows and ensuring that the libraries assets match the needs of in-person and online classes. While the issues are complex and the situation constantly evolving, the panel will present guidelines based on their experience with disaster recovery and having already transformed their libraries to support remote teaching and learning.

Host:
Bob Banerjee – Director of Marketing, Ex Libris
Guests:
Julie Todero – Dean, Library Services, Austin Community College
Gregg Kimball – Director of Public Services and Outreach, Library of Virginia
Kathy Coleman – Interlibrary Services Coordinator, Kansas State University Libraries
Michael Levine-Clark – Dean of Libraries, University of Denver Libraries
Allen Jones – Digital Library and Technical Services, The New School Libraries and Archives

A panel of distinguished leaders, from different fields within their academic library space, will discuss the impact of recent events on their institutions, and the measures they took in anticipation of a world with an increasing number of remote learners. They will go on to discuss initiatives they are putting in place now to optimize the distance learning model, of which they play a critical part, and the likely consequences for the future.

Host:
Bob Banerjee
Director of Marketing, Ex Libris

Guests:
Danuta Nitecki
Dean of Libraries and Professor, College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University
Elijah Scott
Executive Director, Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative
Dennis Swanson
Dean, Livermore Library, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Timothy Jackson
Resource Sharing and Fulfillment Program Manager, SUNY Shared Library Services

As academic library visionaries plan for an increasingly impactful role, this episode reviews the fundamental drivers and examines ways in which they are uniquely positioned to improve the research outcomes of research faculty in collaboration with the Office of Research. They will also cover ways to objectively measure the impact, in order to further justify increased investment and highlight the true value of the library to the overall institution.

Host:
Jessica Clemons – Research Solutions Expert, Ex Libris
Guests:
Amy Kautzman – Dean and Director, University Library, Sacramento State
Tracy Elliott – Dean, Florida Gulf Coast University Library

In an engaging and moderator-guided Q&A, a panel of library visionaries will present their views on the long-term needs of academic libraries and will examine how advances in research in intelligent systems could affect the institution over the coming decade. While ten years might seem like an eternity for some, for others it is normal to have both two and five-year plans, as well as speculations about possible needs in ten years.

Host:
Bob Banerjee - Director of Marketing, Ex Libris
Guest:
Allen Jones - Director, Digital Library and Technical Services, The New School
Dr. Greg Davis - Assistant Director for Assessment and Planning, Iowa State University Library
Mehmet Celik - Technical Architect at KULeuven/LIBIS
Josh Weisman - VP Development, Ex Libris

In this episode Rosemary Arneson, University Librarian at the University of Mary Washington, shares her experience of using Leganto to support the move to online learning.

Universities around the world are adapting quickly to the “new normal”, shifting their focus to online learning. Libraries have long offered remote access to content, however, supporting remote learning at scale presents new challenges.

Host:
Bob Banerjee – Director of Marketing, Ex Libris
Guest:
Rosemary Arneson – University Librarian, University of Mary Washington