The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) has announced a webinar titled 'Working Outside of the Library: With Google you are not limited. You have as much as you can pull up'. In this webinar, scheduled for 3:00 pm (EST) on May 14, 2013, Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway will discuss the common themes and findings of multiple US and UK user behaviour studies to help librarians make informed decisions.
It has been observed that researchers and students expect seamless access to full-text sources and are confident in their own ability to find and use information. The ways people acquire information are changing from national to global, linear to linked and print to digital. However, being able to critically evaluate and select information is much more difficult than being able to find information that will meet the need; therefore, creating an opportunity for education and support. Librarians need to develop new ways of providing services and systems to meet the needs of library users and to attract library non-users.
Webinar registration closes on May 13 and costs $35 for NASIG members, $50 for non-members and $95 group participants.
Silipigni is a Senior Research Scientist at OCLC Research. She has experience in academic, public and school libraries, as well as library and information science education. NASIG is an independent organisation that promotes communication, understanding and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information community.
