2025 EBSCO User Group: Full Schedule

EBSCO User Group 2025

2:20pm EDT

Leveraging Analytics in Academic Libraries: Enhancing Decision-Making and Resource Allocation

Wednesday April 30, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EDT

Session Overview: This session will explore the pivotal role of analytics in driving insights and enhancing the understanding of academic libraries’ contributions to both students and the institution as a whole.

Objectives:

- Identify the Importance of Analytics within Academic Libraries:
Discuss the critical role of analytics in modern academic libraries.
- Showcase Real-World Applications:
Highlight case studies and practical examples, focusing on the work done at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Biola University.Discuss the tools used in these applications.
- Dive into Panorama Analytics:
Present the features, benefits, and practical applications of Panorama Analytics from EBSCO. Preview new dashboards and tools.
- Engage in Interactive Discussion and Q&A session to address specific use cases and challenges faced by attendees.
This session aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of how analytics can be leveraged to demonstrate and enhance the value of academic libraries.

Speakers

Chuck Koontz

Librarian for Systems and Special Collections, Biola University

Chuck Koontz is the Librarian for Systems & Special Collections at Biola University in La Mirada, CA. He also serves as liaison for the Arts and Humanities schools. Chuck graduated from Biola with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2000, and from San Jose State University in 2019 with... Read More →

Andrew White

Director, Library Information Services, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Dr. Andrew White has 35+ years of experience in academic libraries including public and technical services, as well as information systems administration. Prior to his role at Rensselaer, he held a variety of positions in Stony Brook University including Associate Director of the... Read More →

Amy Thurlow

Director, SaaS Sales, EBSCO Industries Inc

Amy has been with EBSCO 19 years. During this time she primarily worked directly with academic libraries throughout New England. By talking with our clients and listening to their needs Amy has been able to identify how our software solutions can help. Amy currently handles several... Read More →

Wednesday April 30, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EDT
Ballroom B | Coral 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 3 | Coral, Technology & Trends

Audience All are welcome
Product Panorama (Analytics)
Sub-Topic Reporting and Analytics

9:00am EDT

The E-Resources Lifecycle: The EBSCO Ecosystem

Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Ballroom D | Ocean

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

Zorian Sasyk

Thursday May 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Ballroom D | Ocean 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 1 | Ocean, Collection Development

Audience All are welcome
Product EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), GOBI and E-book Collections, Panorama (Analytics), Databases (eHost/Research Databases), OpenAthens, FOLIO, Full Text Finder, Holdings and Link Management, LOCATE
Sub-Topic Collection Development, Reporting and Analytics, Optimizing Search, FOLIO Integrations, FOLIO Electronic Resource Management (ERM), EBSCOAdmin ERM

4:05pm EDT

The Next Step in Serials Transformative Agreement Management: Evaluation using Read and Publish Dashboards

Thursday May 1, 2025 4:05pm - 4:55pm EDT

554 | Achor

This session will guide you through the basics and explore trends in Transformative Agreements (TAs), including how they aim to transition traditional subscription models to open access and their implications for libraries. We will discuss their role in advancing open scholarship, the challenges they pose in terms of budgeting and administration, and how libraries can strategically assess their value. Following this, we’ll introduce the features of our innovative Read and Publish Dashboards. These dashboards integrate serials management with SaaS, providing actionable insights into your library’s data to help you make informed decisions about usage and expenditures. Whether your library is managing multiple Transformative Agreements or is just beginning to explore them, this session will deliver practical tools and insights to optimize your approach and make the most of these evolving models.

Speakers

Ashley Fast

VP Sales, North America, Subscription Services Div, EBSCO

Amy Thurlow

Director, SaaS Sales, EBSCO Industries Inc

Thursday May 1, 2025 4:05pm - 4:55pm EDT
554 | Achor 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 4 | Anchor, Collection Development

Audience All are welcome
Product Panorama (Analytics)
Sub-Topic Collection Development