It’s a question librarians are asked constantly: Why do people need us when they have Google and other public search tools? In this month’s episode of AL Live, Going Beyond Google, we’ll talk about our value as experts, what it means and how we can effectively convey it to the public. Sponsored by OCLC, “Going Beyond Google” will include a panel discussion with:
- Joanna Burkhardt, Professor and Head Librarian at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Branch Libraries in Providence and Narragansett
- Nikki Krysak, Head of Instructional Services, Norwich University in Vermont
- John McCullough, Product Manager, Discovery, OCLC
- Beth McDonough, Research and Instruction Librarian, Western Carolina University
Please join us panel for this 60-minute discussion on Thursday, June 12th at 2pm Eastern. You can pre-register at http://goo.gl/XG1E96, or simply visit www.americanlibrarieslive.com at the time of the episode.
OCLC is a worldwide library cooperative, owned, governed and sustained by members since 1967. Its public purpose is a statement of commitment to each other—that we will work together to improve access to the information held in libraries around the globe and find ways to reduce costs for libraries through collaboration.
