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EBSCO User Group 2025
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Wednesday, April 30
 

3:20pm EDT

Holdings Management: The New Collection Assessment Tool
Wednesday April 30, 2025 3:20pm - 4:10pm EDT
Ready to take your collection management to the next level? Join us for a hands-on dive into the new Collection Assessment tool, designed with you—busy library administrators—in mind. Whether you're juggling acquisitions, renewals, or content upgrades, this tool simplifies the complex decisions you face daily.

Imagine effortlessly comparing resource and coverage overlaps, running title-level analyses, and generating detailed reports—all from a user-friendly interface. With the ability to export comprehensive insights and dive into package- and holdings-level statistics, you'll have everything you need to make smarter, data-driven choices for your library's future.

This session is more than a demo—it's your chance to see how this tool can transform the way you manage collections. We will dive into Overlap Analysis export, how to create package-level and holdings-level analysis and much more. Bring your questions, curiosity, and aspirations for a stronger digital library presence. Don't miss out on this opportunity to streamline your workflow and elevate your decision-making!
Speakers
Wednesday April 30, 2025 3:20pm - 4:10pm EDT
554 | Achor 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

4:15pm EDT

Exploring the New Publication Finder: Features and Benefits
Wednesday April 30, 2025 4:15pm - 5:05pm EDT
Join us for an in-depth session on the updated Publication Finder, designed to enhance your search experience within your institution's collection. Publication Finder includes many features requested by you, our customers, which include a new interface, the ability to select from a larger set of subject groupings, the return of A-Z browse, the ability to browse by database and you’re able to pre-filter searches against a sub-set of content. Additionally, we’ll cover the introduction of database search and browse and other recent enhancements.

During this session, we will cover:
• Responsive User Interface: Discover the modern, intuitive design that adapts seamlessly to any device, ensuring a smooth and efficient search experience.
• Advanced Search Options: Learn how to utilize both basic and advanced search functionalities to quickly locate journals, eBooks, magazines, and newspapers.
• Enhanced Browsing Capabilities: Explore the ability to browse by subject, database, or title, and filter searches by book or journal content.
• Integration with EBSCO Discovery Service: See how Publication Finder integrates with other EBSCO tools to provide a cohesive and powerful research experience.

Whether you are a seasoned researcher or new to the platform, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to make the most of the new Publication Finder.
Speakers
Wednesday April 30, 2025 4:15pm - 5:05pm EDT
Ballroom D | Ocean 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
 
Thursday, May 1
 

9:00am EDT

The E-Resources Lifecycle: The EBSCO Ecosystem
Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
The TERMS framework, developed by Jill Emery, Graham Stone, and Peter McCracken, postulates that e-resource resource management follows a recurring lifecycle, from evaluation to licensing to acquisitions to activation and access to discovery to management back to analysis and evaluation. This presentation intends to showcase how EBSCO's suite of products represents and enables the TERMS cycle for libraries. Attendees will leave with a better high level understanding of how EBSCO's products from GOBI to FOLIO integrate together and create a cohesive e-resource ecosystem.
Speakers
Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Ballroom D | Ocean 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

9:00am EDT

Benefits of the Full Text Finder Product Suite
Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Join us for an in-depth session on the benefits of the Full Text Finder product suite, designed to enhance your institution's holdings discovery and linking capabilities. During this session, we will cover:

· Integration with EBSCO Discovery Service: See how Holdings Management, Publication Finder and the Full Text Finder Link Resolver integrate with other EBSCO tools to provide a cohesive and powerful research experience, including SmartLinks+ for seamless linking and publication placards for journal and book discovery within EDS.

· New User Interfaces: Both Publication Finder and the Full Text Finder Link Resolver have been updated to modern, intuitive designs that include many enhancements requested by you, our customers, and are mobile-friendly and accessible.

· Enhancements to Package/Database metadata: Our Global Knowledgebase and the Holdings Management administrator module have been updated to include package URLs, alternate names, display names, subject associations and custom category associations. With the introduction of these new metadata fields, Publication Finder now offers package/database specific search and browse user workflows that we will review.
Speakers
Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
555 & 556 | Seahorse 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
 


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