The Insight Initiative Summits
Summit 5 (March 16–17, 2020) |
User Behavior: A Collaborative Working SummitMarch 16–17, 2020, held virtuallyTopicMLA InSight Summit 5 builds on the key outcome of the third summit and the work that small groups have done since then: namely, that librarians and information providers can build trust through collaborative work to improve their joint understanding of how users discover and access information resources. Summit 3 participants returned to Chicago for summit 4 in November and now for summit 5 to develop and report on projects that have been underway since September of 2019. These include:
Anticipated OutcomesSummit 5 aims to contribute a body of tangible intellectual property that is widely available to librarians and information providers. It is hoped that this material will enable people working in many facets of the information industry better serve their users. Learning Objectives
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Summit 3 | Summit 4 |
Bridge Bulding: What Bridges to Build and HowJune 12–13, 2019, in Chicago, ILTopicLibrarians, publishers, and aggregators will collaborate and brainstorm concrete measures to address frustration, challenges, and opportunities in providing services to the full range of health sciences library users. Format
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Summit 3 Proceedings
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User Behavior: A Collaborative Working SummitNovember 18–19, 2019, in Chicago, ILTopicThe fourth InSight Initiative Summit builds on the key outcome of the third, namely, that librarians and information providers should build trust through collaborative work to improve their joint understanding of how users discover and access information resources. Participants from the third summit will return to develop and report on projects that have been underway since early September:
Anticipated OutcomesThe aim of this summit is to contribute a body of tangible intellectual property that is widely available to librarians and information providers. It is hoped that this material will enable people working in many facets of the information industry to better serve users. Learning Objectives
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Summit 1 | Summit 2 |
Engaging Users in a Disruptive Era (Archive)March 6–7, 2018, in Chicago, IL |
Meeting the Evolving Information Needs of Library Stakeholders (Archive)September 27–28, 2018, in Chicago, IL |