RUSA MARS Hot Topics DG - Metasearch and the cutting edge!

[Carole Pilkinton <Carole.J.Pilkinton.10@nd.edu>]

MARS Hot Topics DG - Metasearch and the Cutting Edge: What are Libraries
Doing to Extend Basic Metasearch Services?

June 25, 2005 - Saturday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm HILTON Northwest 3

Featured Case Studies!

* Roy Tennant, User Services Architect, The California Digital Library, 
 University of California, Oakland -  "Building User-Focused Metasearch 
 Services"

* William H. Mischo, Engineering Librarian & Professor of Library 
 Administration - Grainger Engineering Library Information 
 Center,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 "Metasearch in Resource Discovery and Reference Work"

* Stephanie Frontz, Art Librarian and Hd. of the Multimedia Center at 
 the River Campus Libraries, Univ. of Rochester - "Seamless integration, 
 usability and iterative design"

There will be time to share your own cutting edge successes with the
group, and for general group discussion. Don't miss this opportunity to
hear about innovation with metasearch tools!

Chair: Carole Pilkinton, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of 
Notre Dame
Vice-Chair, Incoming Chair: Matthew Bejune, Digital Reference Services 
Coordinator, Purdue University Libraries

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Carole Pilkinton
Electronic Resources Librarian
205 Hesburgh Library
574-631-8405