OnlineEd 2021

Elizabeth Speer, Electronic Resources & Acquisitions Librarian, University of North Texas Health Science Center and Katie Prentice, Executive Director, Texas Medical Center Library (TMC Library), Texas Medical Center institutions will share two case studies which will be followed by discussion:

University of North Texas Health Science Center 

• Having a roadmap for the future and how that allowed us to:
  • Shift from face to face to digital library offering to students
  • Explore our service and technology needs
  • Re-evaluate our mission and purpose
  • Expand how we worked/work with all stakeholders
  • Adapt to the likely format moving forward post-COVID-19

Texas Medical Center Library (TMC Library)

• The life we had. Our service pre-online
• What we seek to do now – the huge shift to online services
• What the students want and what the faculty wants
• How we managed the change:
  • What we kept
  • What’s new
  • What we’ll do next
• Changes in staff skills and training
• Measuring success