ER&L 2012 Workshops

Planning to attend ER&L? Add a workshop to your ER&L 2012 experience on Sunday or Wednesday afternoon. Here are four excellent pre- and post-conference workshop options for you. Register now.

Sunday, April 1, 1pm – 5pm

Workshop: Shaping User Experience: Usability Testing, Iterative Design, and the Digital Library

Wednesday, April 4, 1pm – 5pm

Workshop: Negotiating Effectively in the 21st Century

Workshop: Shaping User Experience: Usability Testing, Iterative Design, and the Digital Library

Presented by: Kate Crane, Texas Tech University; Ana Krahmer, University of North Texas Libraries: Digital Projects; Tara Carlisle, University of North Texas

Presentation Date: Sunday, April 1, 1pm – 5pm

Cost: $150 Register here.

Track: Emerging and Future Technologies

Keywords: usability, eye tracking, user experience, iterative design

Learning Objectives: Following this workshop, participants will be able to evaluate the usability of digitized materials on two different public websites.  Participants will also know how to incorporate eye tracking methods into usability testing of their own websites.

Abstract: Usability testing is too often overlooked as a significant step toward retaining an audience for a digital library website. Attendees will gain tools they need to know what user experience testing is, how it affects digital libraries, and how to integrate iterative design based on usability data into their own digital library.

Workshop: Negotiating Effectively in the 21st Century

Presented by: Beth Ashmore, Samford University; Rick Burke, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC); Jill Grogg, University of Alabama; James Wiser, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)

Presentation Date: Wednesday, April 4, 1pm – 5pm

Cost: $150 Register here.

Track: External & User Relationships

Keyword: negotiation

Learning Objectives: This workshop will help participants understand how to negotiate more effectively with vendors and internal constituents.

Abstract: Librarians negotiate daily with a myriad of disparate groups, and each group presents unique challenges on the road to a successful agreement. The presenters will address personal factors that influence negotiation, such as conflict resolution style and gender; institutional factors, including institutional goals; and economic factors, including economic forces. Presenters will share tips, secrets, and stories they’ve accumulated along the way in sharing how to be better negotiators with their vendors and also with their internal constituents. This workshop will help librarians understand where they are in the marketplace and how to use their respective positioning to negotiate better.

Workshop: A Licensing Crash-Course: Everything You Need to Begin the Challenge

Presented by: Sharon Farb, UCLA; Angela Riggio, UCLA; Diane Gurman, UCLA

Presentation Date: Wednesday, April 4, 1pm – 5pm

Cost: $150 Register here.

Track: Scholarly Communication and Licensing

Keyword: licensing

Learning Objectives: Following this workshop, participants will be able to navigate the licensing workflow and understand commonly negotiated terms and conditions.

Abstract: This half-day workshop will provide licensing “beginners” with the tools needed to navigate successfully through the licensing workflow. The course will provide definitions for commonly negotiated terms and conditions, and will help you determine why they are important to your library. The discussion will also include a review of licensing standards and best practices, negotiating strategies, and a license mapping exercise.