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Discovery to Delivery in New Contexts SymposiumThis two-day symposium for RLG Partners and guests focused on the discovery to delivery traverse patrons make to gain access to research materials. The agenda was inspired by the September RLG Partners meeting and the Discovery to Delivery Services in the Research Library meeting held on December 4th in the UK. The meeting took place in the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library. A list of symposium participants can be found here. Day 1: What is needed to address our grand challenges? Welcome Setting the stage: RLG Programs and symposium objectives The RLG Programs and OCLC Office of Research approach: issue identification, then prototyping, followed by service or result set. Leverage the collective expertise of RLG Partners to guide RLG Programs in near-term and future work and collaborate on pragmatic approaches that can be applied regionally, nationally, or multi-nationally. All services centered around users, wherever they are. Discovery is increasingly outside the domain of libraries. In the evolving information ecosystem, what can we do together to address the grand challenges to deliver collections and services seamlessly, even transparently? Keynote: D2D or MIA—Meeting our mission in the Internet Age A core part of our mission is to get our users to the information they seek. Increasingly this information is not under our control or even easily discoverable. What are the main discovery to delivery challenges for libraries? What are some of the ways that libraries are beginning to address these challenges? How can libraries work together and with other organizations to get our users to all the information to which they have access—both our managed collections and resources hosted by Google, Microsoft, and others? These questions are explored in a rollicking look at how we need to address these D2D challenges—or else be considered missing in action by the people we serve. Facilitated discussion Delivering to users wherever they are Adapting to the post-Google environment and proactively enabling other libraries to do the same—partnerships within and beyond the library community, and collaborations that bridge national boundaries. What drives the need for service specialization around local needs? What's needed in the information environment to accommodate that customization? Facilitated discussion Digitization and impact on use and delivery What is needed to provide an "optimum delivery" environment that recognizes the user's rights, affiliations, and purpose? Facilitated discussion Day 2: Synthesizing the discussion: possible followup actions OCLC and RLG Programs: preview of coming attractions Karen Smith-Yoshimura and Merrilee Proffitt, RLG Programs Questions and answers Discussion of possible actions for followup, wrapup Symposium goals
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Questions about the symposium outcomes? Contact Merrilee Proffitt or Karen Smith-Yoshimura, RLG Programs.
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