Information services provider EBSCO, US, is celebrating its fourth year of sponsoring Open Days. The programme is aimed to bring together people involved in the information supply chain and provide a convenient and beneficial open communication platform throughout major cities in Europe. This year, the series will be held from March to June with the theme ‘Building the Library of the Future’. It is expected to help library directors, librarians, academic information managers, e-resources managers, serials and e-books acquisition specialists as well as corporate information professionals come together to discuss a variety of topics. These include industry trends, experiences and best practices, and products and services.
Over the past 10 years, the role of librarians is seen to have changed and deeply evolved. They have had to reposition themselves in order to survive in this ever-changing environment. They also have to provide support, training and add value for users, who are increasingly ‘Google savvy’ and are able to independently carry out their own research, without fully realising the unlimited value of a library collection.
Most recently, in addition to carrying out their main role and providing support and training, librarians also have to become contract/licence managers and marketing executives. EBSCO seeks to assist librarians in this new approach, by providing them with consultative services and the latest library solutions, including its newest products: EBSCONET ERM Essentials and EBSCO Discovery Service.
The Open Day series offers the opportunity to make contacts within a single day. Publishers get exhibitor opportunities in which to share their e-content product information with attendees. In this context, EBSCO will offer numerous meeting, seminar and workshop options to help create an open forum among information services professionals.
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