Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST
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In the two and a half years since its introduction, use of SkyRiver has grown to some 70 installations serving several hundred libraries. SkyRiver’s bibliographic database, with its associated open data policy, has doubled in size since the utility’s launch date.

In Cataloging at the Crossroads, moderator Marshall Breeding, noted library automation expert and creator of Library Technology Guides, will review the competitive landscape for bibliographic services today. Cliff Haka, Director of the Michigan State University Libraries, will talk about the need for creative solutions to issues facing academic libraries and describe the path to choosing SkyRiver at Michigan State. Rivkah Sass, Director of Sacramento Public Library and LJ’s Librarian of the Year in 2006, will discuss the challenges facing public library systems in this era of draconian funding cutbacks and how her library has been able to cut costs, while improving staff efficiency and maintaining quality, by moving to SkyRiver. SkyRiver’s Leslie Straus will provide a brief overview of the company’s history and plans.

Follow along on Twitter at @LJEvent #ljskyriver. Can’t attend the webinar? Register anyway and be notified when an archived version of the webinar is available.

Interested in getting SkyRiver through MCLS? Visit our SkyRiver page or contact Diana Mitchell at mitchelld@mcls.org.