IDS Project Annual Conference for 2023

The IDS Project's 20th Anniversary Summer Conference, July 27 & 28, 2023

This summer's conference will be returning to Utica University!


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Keynote Speaker: Elijah Scott, Executive Director of Library Services for the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)

Elijah Scott is Executive Director of Library Services for the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC), a statewide library consortium providing library resources and services to the 28 state colleges and 12 state universities of Florida. FLVC’s resources include a shared Integrated Library System (currently Alma/Primo); a statewide collection of electronic resources and support services; platforms and expertise for digital repositories and digital journal publishing; research and platforms for textbook affordability and OER initiatives; professional development opportunities; and Help Desk services and expertise for all FLVC products. Elijah has served as Executive Director of Library Services at FLVC since 2016. Elijah has worked in academic libraries for over 25 years, including roles in reference, instruction, cataloging and technical services, and library administration.

Presentation Description:

Metadata Matters: The Commoditization of Metadata and Possible Futures for Resource Management and Resource Sharing. At their core, all functions of libraries depend upon ready access to accurate, robust, and flexible metadata. Libraries depend upon this metadata in order to fulfill their various missions as educational, non-profit members of the communities they serve. Libraries and library professionals create metadata which may then be shared with other libraries, most often with other organizations and systems serving as intermediaries to facilitate this work. However, organizations working in the library ecosystem have commoditized metadata, limiting the ability of libraries to access, share, adapt, and re-use metadata in fulfillment of their work. The future of libraries is intertwined with the future of metadata. This session will present an overview of the current state of metadata as a commodity, along with a discussion of possible futures pathways for the work of libraries in resource management and resource sharing.

IDS Project Conference Registration: Registration
Conference Lodging Information and Registration: Dorm and Hotel Registration

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 IDS Project 2023 Annual Summer Conference Agenda
Cheers to 20 Years!
A Celebration of Success
TimeEvent TitleEvent Location
2:00-4:00 pmConference & Dorm Room Check-in Strebel Lounge
4:00-5:00 pmMeet and Greet IDS Project Peer AdvisorsStrebel Lounge
5:00-6:00pmPizza PartyPioneer Cafe
6:00-8:00 pmBINGOPioneer Cafe
Thursday, July 27, 2023Thursday July 27, 2023 - Tech Track
TimeEvent TitleSpeakersEvent LocationTimeEvent TitleSpeakersEvent Location
7:30- 8:45amBreakfastDining Commons7:30- 8:45amBreakfastDining Commons
9:00-9:15amOpening SessionMark SullivanStrebel Auditorium9:00-9:15am
9:15-10:15amKeynote Elijah ScottStrebel Auditorium9:15-10:15am
10:15-10:45amBreak 10:15-10:45amBreak
10:45-11:30amWe CAN Still GETit: Adventuring Outside the NormSarah ShankStrebel Auditorium10:45-11:30am
11:40-12:00pm Due Tomorrow: Integrating Textbook Access with Resource Sharing?Ben HogbenStrebel Auditorium11:40-12:00pm Optimizing Custom Holdings at Stony Brook UniversityTim KohnBoehlert Hall
12:00-1:00pmLunchDining Commons12:00-1:00pmLunchDining Commons
1:10-1:55pmAlma Resource Sharing in the SUNY SystemTim JacksonStrebel Auditorium1:10-1:55pmWorking Session - IDS LogicMark SullivanStrebel Lounge
2:00-2:45pmILL Purchase on Demand: A Decade in the MakingElise ThornleyStrebel Auditorium2:00-2:45pmWorking Session - Webpages Come with your Questions! Jennifer AckerBoehlert Hall
2:45-3:30pmBreak - Ice Cream Social Strebel Lounge2:45-3:30pmBreak - Ice Cream Social Strebel Lounge
3:30-3:50pm One Doc to Rule Them all: Creating & Maintaining ILL Documentation Barbara BlakeStrebel Auditorium3:30-3:50pm Using the OCLC Search API to clean up ILL dataMatthew Hartman Boehlert Hall
4:00-4:45pm Did You Know You Could...?: Meeting Users Where They AreSilva ChoStrebel Auditorium4:00-4:45pm
5:00-6:00pmVendor Fair Wine & CheeseStrebel Lounge5:00-6:00pmVendor Fair Wine & CheeseStrebel Lounge
6:30-8:00 pmDinnerPioneer Cafe6:30-8:00 pmDinnerPioneer Cafe
8:00-11:00pmIDS Projects 20th Anniversary Tropical Celebration Pioneer Cafe8:00-11:00pmIDS Projects 20th Anniversary Tropical Celebration Pioneer Cafe
Friday, July 28th, 2023Friday July 28, 2023 - Tech Track
TimeEvent TitleSpeakersEvent LocationTimeEvent TitleSpeakersEvent Location
7:30-8:45amBreakfastDining Commons7:30-8:45amBreakfastDining Commons
9:00-9:45amAtlas UpdateSara Juel Strebel Auditorium9:00-9:45am
9:45-10:00am Break 9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-10:45amE-Book Lending and Borrowing: Now and Future ConsiderationsKrista HighamStrebel Auditorium10:00-10:45amUnderstanding User Behavior Related to Interlibrary Loan Requests: Insights from the Entire Journey Heidi WebbBoehlert Hall
10:55-11:40amEmpower Your Student StaffTerry PalaciosStrebel Auditorium10:55-11:40amWorking Session - Custom HoldingsPeer AdvisorsLibrary Rm.108
11:40-12:00pmBreak & Box Lunch Pick-upStrebel Lounge
12:00-12:45pmCreatively Influencing our Collective Future through Use of Scenario to Help with a Facilitated DiscussionLars LeonStrebel Auditorium
12:45-1:00pmClosing: Boats, Blessing of the FleetMark SullivanStrebel Auditorium

Vendor Sponsors

Atlas Systems Central NY Library Resources Council Ebsco Ex Libris Internet Archive OCLC Reprints Desk