eGathering 2015 – May 20, 2015 at 1 pm ET FREE and online for all LYRASIS members [zilla_button url=”http://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=3452&seid=209″ style=”green” size=”medium” type=”round” target=”_blank”] Register Now [/zilla_button] Featuring a Keynote from Jason Griffey Jason Griffey is a 2009 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and founder/principal consultant at Evenly Distributed as well as designer and director of The … Read More
Atlanta, GA – May 5, 2015 – LYRASIS members elected four new Board of Trustees members, who will each serve a three-year term. The new Board members will start their terms on July 1, 2015. The LYRASIS Member Election was open for two weeks, beginning April 13 and closing April 24. LYRASIS members voted for candidates … Read More
How did you wind up working in and with libraries? I have a somewhat unromantic tale about my decision to work in libraries! I was a freshman in college, one month in, and I was already alarmed that I didn’t know exactly what career I would pursue. I wanted to get an English degree but … Read More
How did you wind up working in and with libraries? Part of being a graduate student with ambitions of working in the university entails learning about how structures of the academy function. When I was doing my Ph.D., I went through this learning process and I was being encouraged to publish in specific journals, with … Read More
LYRASIS Second Friday Series presents How Libraries Can Benefit from Autistic Employees on May 8th at 12pm EST. Our presenter, Charlie Remy, is the Assistant Professor/Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has spent many passionate years in the field researching this topic. This session is free for all … Read More
In our ongoing eGathering profile series, we go one-on-one with each of our speakers to gain more insights into their professional background, areas of expertise, and presentation topic through short 5 question interviews. Michael Schofield is an academic librarian, UX expert, and podcaster. In his joint presentation with Amanda L. Goodman, Designing for User Experience, … Read More
Thanks to our members and members of participating consortia, we have been able to reach the 25% discount level for Harvard University Press’ Digital Loeb. This is great news and a testament to the ability of our members to come together and help each secure better discounts as a group than we can individually. Thank … Read More
Our Board of Trustees is looking for your ideas to inform their plans for the future of LYRASIS. LYRASIS’ priorities are determined and shaped by Members’ priorities. How do you plan to acquire and deliver digital content in the future? What changes in technology do you anticipate in the next five years? What new skills … Read More
Between Today through April 24th, LYRASIS voting representatives from member institutions are encouraged to vote for open positions on the LYRASIS Board of Directors. You may have seen the candidate bio page before, but it’s always good to know a little more. I had a moment to sit virtually with each candidate and ask some “James … Read More