Multilanguage metadata Recording

Erika Valenti, Executive VP, North American, Emerald Group Publishing will speak about: - First Voices First Initiative - Emerald North America's Experience in Partnering (problems overcome / successful outcomes / learning acquired) - Expansion of the Work and Next Steps

You’ve got your team together now, but how do you know what to do? Product Management is all about understanding needs and solving problems - for your users, your customers and your organization? How do you understand those needs? How do you determine priorities? This program segment will provide clarity and help you to focus on your discovery process.

It’s a muddled area for libraries, content providers and readers. Long-form content has traditionally been contained in printed volumes both for reasons of consumption as well as convenient access. With the arrival of ebooks, some aspects of engaging with long-form content became a bit easier – searchability, mobility, etc. Still, neither form seems to fully satisfy. Each user learns his or her own best practices for reading and referencing book content. Is it any wonder then that those whose scholarship relies on long-form content are suspicious of proposed changes to book production, delivery and access? This virtual conference will consider from a variety of perspectives issues associated with creation, publication, and distribution of The Book. Speakers may explore metrics of usage (downloads, duration of reading session, etc.) as well as questions of reader behavior, assignment of metadata, and long-term access to licensed digital content.

Have 3D printers become commonplace? Is someone in your library using pizza boxes to create their next-generation VR viewer? Perhaps you’re wondering just how sophisticated (and how spacious) a Maker Space needs to be these days. What are the expectations from students and faculty? What tools and services need to be part of a library’s maker space?