In addition to offering a delicious hot breakfast and sharing information about Alexander Street’s newest products and services, we will be featuring as our guest speaker psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo, whose 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment remains among the most famous and studied cases in the world. This influential experiment was designed to test the virtues of "good" and "evil" and to determine whether average people, when placed under certain circumstances, can be prompted to behave cruelly. Dr. Zimbardo will reflect on his work and the topic of “transforming evil into heroism,” and will take audience questions. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from a legend in social psychology who rarely makes public appearances. RSVP HERE
RSVP: This event is by invitation only. We expect seats to fill quickly, so RSVP today! If another key decision maker is attending ALA, please forward this invitation to that person.
Alexander Street Press will be exhibiting at the ALA Annual 2012 conference in Anaheim, California. Our booth number is #1901. Be sure to stop by and learn more about our collections!
1:00 - 1:45 PM: Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Public Safety Online: Resources for Theory and Practice
Roundtable led by Jen Walsh, editorial director Doubletree Anaheim, Tuscany B
On-site drawing will be for a one-year subscription to Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video.
Investigation techniques, parole monitoring, victim counseling, forensic analysis—the study of justice and safety requires students to put educational theories into practice. With criminology and criminal justice programs growing, many as online courses, digital resources have become critical teaching tools.
Join us for our roundtable discussion featuring our newest offering, Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video, and get a sneak peak at new justice and safety collections in development.
2:00 - 2:45 PM: Metadata is King! The Five Things You Have to Know About How Alexander Steet Press is Meeting Your User's Discovery Needs
Roundtable led by Aaron Wood, vice president, systems and data architecture Doubletree Anaheim, Tuscany B
On-site drawing will be for a one-year subscription to New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990–Present.
Over the past year we’ve made great efforts to re-envision how our metadata and systems can be used by librarians and end users alike. Join us to learn about the richness of metadata now available and the five things you need to know about the discovery landscape:
Granular, enriched metadata in discovery systems, including Serials Solutions Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, ExLibris Primo Central, and OCLC WorldCat Local.
MARC records and the Alexander Street commitment.
How to tap our metadata: it’s free and open to all.
Ubiquity and the search widget.
You’ve heard of Zotero, now get acquainted with the next wave in scholarly interaction – Open Annotation!
