After discussions with colleagues at the University of Manchester (the other potential hosts) it has been agreed that the next Talis Aspire User Group meeting will be held at Nottingham Trent University on Tuesday 14 December.
The agenda will be finalised nearer the time, but it is intended that the meeting will begin at 09:30 and conclude at 15:30, and will be held on the city campus (easily accessible by tram from the park-and-ride, if approaching Nottingham by car; and, again, by tram if arriving at Nottingham by train. For those further afield, East Midlands Airport is a short distance away - with a shuttle bus running in to the city centre, close to the city campus).
Initial details have been added to the Talis Aspire User group blog:
http://talisaspireusergroup.wordpress.com
At previous meetings, customers have provided presentation updates on their progress with implementing Talis Aspire. As the user base has grown significantly since the last meeting, it is proposed instead that each site complete a brief online survey indicating their 'where we are now' status ahead of the meeting (details to follow). This will be collated and made available to all meeting participants. Pulling this useful information together in this way should provide more time in the day for sessions on such themes as (but not limited to):
* Making use of the new Acquisitions functionality in Aspire
* Integrating Aspire with the VLE
* Academic engagement and the promotion of a Resource Lists service to students
* Making sense of Google Analytics usage data for Aspire
* Overcoming obstacles to adoption (or, indeed, being held up by them)
* Authentication and authorisation - using Devolved Permissions
* Top-ten Resource List frustrations for students, academics and librarians (and what might be done about them)
* Bookmarking beyond the OPAC
* And much more...
In addition to these customer-led sessions, Talis will provide a product update on recent innovations and the evolving Aspire roadmap. We'll also return to the question of the most useful type of online space the user group could adopt (do we need a wiki; a web site; a social network; or is the email list sufficient?)
If there's a topic that you, or your site, would be willing to present on; or if there's a session that you'd like to see included on the day, please post your ideas and suggestions to the list. During November, we'll look to firm up and finalise a programme for the day.
For those planning to attend their first Talis Aspire User Group meeting, please note the following:
* The Talis Aspire User Group is currently an informal grouping; with membership open to all Aspire customers globally
* Attendance at the user group meetings is free, and - overall numbers permitting - there is no constraint on how many attendees a site can send. Only current Aspire customer sites can participate
* As at previous meetings, Talis have kindly agreed to cover the cost of catering on the day
Regards
Richard Cross
Resource Discovery and Innovation Manager
Libraries and Learning Resources
Hollymount House
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham
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