Commercial Digest (2 messages) Bob Persing 20 Jun 2014 18:19 UTC
ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL DIGEST* Commercial Digest, a once a week digest of messages containing informational content from commercial bodies (i.e., publishers, publishers, vendors, agents, etc.) This week's digest contains 2 messages: 1) Contribute to research on the use of social media in the library: Focus Group 2) Library of Congress Joins Portico ---------------- Message #1: Subject: Contribute to research on the use of social media in the library: Focus Group From: "Oosman, Aalia" <Aalia.Oosman@tandf.co.uk> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:42:25 +0000 Taylor & Francis is currently producing a White Paper that analyzes the challenges and opportunities presented by social media as a communication tool in the library: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/white-paper-social-media-in-the-library-best-practice.pdf Taylor & Francis would like to invite six participants to join us for a focus group to discuss how social media is being used in the library and how this differs based on the experience level, knowledge, and focus of librarians working in various functional areas of the library. This 90 minute session will be hosted by Michael A. Arthur, Head of Acquisitions and Collection Development at the University of Central Florida Libraries, and Elyse Profera, Library Communications Manager, Americas Region for the Taylor & Francis Group. Date: July 10th 2014 Time: 10.00am Venue: Taylor & Francis Group office, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Lunch at a local restaurant will follow, travel expenses up to $500, and a thank you Amazon e-gift card will be provided to each attendee. Your participation will help to inform the White Paper and outline a series of recommendations relating to the best positive outcomes of social media tools in the library. If you are interested in taking part in our research (even if you aren't available for this focus group) please email aalia.oosman@tandf.co.uk for more details. Thank you in advance for your participation and note that spaces are limited, so please RSVP by Wednesday 30th June. Best regards, Elyse Profera Elyse.profera@taylorandfrancis.com Aalia Oosman aalia.oosman@tandf.co.uk Library Communications Project Team Taylor & Francis Group www.tandfonline.com Follow us on Twitter: @LibraryLantern ---------------- Message #2: Subject: The Library of Congress Joins Portico From: Marita LaMonica <Marita.LaMonica@ithaka.org> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:34:06 -0400 The United States Library of Congress (LOC) has joined Portico’s e-journal and e-book preservation services. The LOC has a long history of collaboration with Portico. This has included a start-up grant from the Library’s National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program in Portico’s early days, as well as the Library’s National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) working group programs. Find out more about our work together in the full press release: http://lists.jstor.org/t/449653/13733610/2093/6/ *********************************************** * You are subscribed to the SERIALST listserv (Serials in Libraries discussion forum) * To unsubscribe, send an email to the server address: LISTSERV@LIST.UVM.EDU . Do NOT include a subject line. Type as an email message these two words: SIGNOFF SERIALST * Have questions or need help? Contact: SERIALST-REQUEST@LIST.UVM.EDU * For additional information, see the SERIALST Scope, Purpose and Usage Guidelines <http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/serialst.html> ***********************************************