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Institutional Repositories Webinar Series

Supported by Berkeley Electronic Press, this series of webinars on institutional repositories is based on the presentations at the ALCTS 2009 Midwinter Symposium. The sessions have included a brief history of institutional repositories, key benefits and possible obstacles to a successful IR implementation, and a discussion of the future of the institutional repository within the larger context of the rapidly changing scholarly communication landscape.

Upcoming Webinars

All sessions will last 1 hour and will begin promptly at 11am Pacific; noon Mountain; 1pm Central; 2 pm Eastern. Check the page for each session for pricing information and a link to registration.

Date                    TopicPresenter
February 8 Strategies for Repository Growth Isaac Gilman
April 4 When the IR comes to Access Services Brad Matthies

Registration

To register, complete the online registration form or register by mail for the session you would like to attend.

Fees

Pricing information for webinar sessions is listed on each webinar page. All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording. All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session, so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.

Sessions in a series may be purchased individually.

Previous Webinars

All of these sessions were recorded are are available on-demand for as little as $25 each.

Date                    Topic and PresentersBuy
November 30, 2011 Promoting Institutional Repositories
Dan Kipnis
August 24, 2011 The Art of Scanning
Paul Royster
webcast
June 1, 2011 Reengineering the IR to Engage Users
Suzanne Bell and Nathan Sarr
webcast
May 11, 2011 Utilizing Institutional Repositories
Marianne Buehler
webcast
April 13, 2011 Repository Metadata
Wendy Robertson
webcast
January 26, 2011 Copyright and Contracts
Lisa Macklin
free
May 19, 2010 Perpetual Beta: IRs Then and Now
Leah Vanderjagt and Allison Sivac
free
April 28, 2010 The Consortial-Campus View
Sharon Farb, Bonnie Tijerina, and Catherine Mitchell
free
April 7, 2010 Selecting an IR Platform
Bob Gerrity
free
March 24, 2010 Making the Most of Your Metadata
Marisa Ramirez and Nancy Fallgren
free
< See Webinar Archive for all previous sessions. >

The sessions marked "webcast" can be accessed 24/7 for a $25 fee. Those marked "free" can be accessed immediately. Just click the title of the session you want and follow the instructions in the "How to Register" section.

Resources

Attendees may find this annotated list of additional resources useful for getting the most out of these sessions. 

Questions

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese@ala.org.

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