Connections Summit: Directors Edition

Connections Summit: Directors Edition 2020

Connections Summit: Directors Edition is a free, online conference available to all current and aspiring library directors, even those who are not customers of SirsiDynix. This year’s sessions featured leading library professionals in the industry -- both inside and outside of SirsiDynix -- sharing valuable pieces of information on COVID-19, leadership strategies, and updated products and services.

Find the days and sessions you want to watch below.

Session	Speaker	Duration
Keynote Panel Discussion: Preparing Your Library for a Post-Quarantine Environment	Matt Enis	40 min
How SirsiDynix is Supporting You During the Pandemic and Beyond	Bill Davison, Eric Keith, Berit Nelson	30 min
Boone County Power of Libraries Story & How to Replicate Success	Eric Keith, Bridget Striker	15 min
Preparing and Implementing Tools to Re-Open Post Quarantine	Aaron Skog	25 min
Leading with Gratitude	Eric Keith	25 min
Perceptions Survey 2020	Marshall Breeding	20 min
Broward County Power of Libraries Story & How to Replicate Success	Eric Keith, Kelvin Watson	15 min
50 Years of Being Fine Free	Brenda Cameron	15 min
CloudSource OA: The Easy and Affordable Way to Deliver Open Access Content to Your Users	Rick Branham, Carolyn Morris	30 min
Marketing Your Library with the Community Engagement Platform	Eric Keith, Robert Storer	25 min
Hamilton East Public Power of Libraries Story & How to Replicate Success	Eric Keith, Katelyn Coyne	15 min

Session	Speaker	Duration
Roadmaps: The Big Picture	Berit Nelson	20 min
Symphony: What’s New in 2020	Matthew Phillips	15 min
BLUEcloud Cataloging: Get Reacquainted with the First BLUEcloud Product!	Melissa Kulmer	15 min
BLUEcloud Analytics: Connect to Your Data Sources	Andrea Downing	20 min
Horizon: What’s New in 2020	Brent Thompson, Ken Bonney	15 min
Consulting Services: A Catalog of Possibilities	Margaret Hansen	15 min
Improving the Enterprise Discovery Platform Search Experience	Adam Viator	20 min
BLUEcloud Mobile, Beyond the Basics	Melissa Kulmer	15 min
BLUEcloud Course Lists: bridging the triangle between library, faculty, and students	Andy Panayiotou	20 min
The Community Engagement Platform	Robert Storer	20 min
BLUEcloud Acquisitions: Your Future to Collection Development	Mike Hilmo	15 min
BLUEcloud Visibility+	Berit Nelson	20 min
eResource Central: From Discovery to Download	Nate Peterson	10 min
Get to Know BLUEcloud Circulation	Andrea Downing	15 min
Web Services Roadmap	Brent Thompson	15 min
MobileStaff: An Open World Library Experience	Carla Clark	15 min
SirsiDynix SymphonyWeb: Using Java WorkFlows via Web Browser	Matthew Phillips	10 min
Mining the Hidden Gems of Professional Services	Tim Hyde, Eric Keith	15 min
BLUEcloud DataControl: An Intuitive, Web-based Interface for Utilizing Your API Tools	Rick Branham	20 min

Session	Speaker	Duration
Crowdsourced Tips from Symphony Users	Berit Nelson	20 min
DEEP DIVE: A Voyage into the Depths of Symphony Cataloging	Matthew Phillips	20 min
Enterprise–Now Mobile	Adam Viator	20 min
Marketing Your Library with The Community Engagement Platform	Robert Storer	15 min
Best Practices for BLUEcloud Mobile	Melissa Kulmer	10 min
Harnessing the Power of Data Control	Rick Branham	15 min
DEEP DIVE: A Sojourn into the Sea of Serials	Adam Viator	20 min
MobileCirc is More Than Circ, It’s Now MobileStaff!	Carla Clark	15 min
What’s New with eRC	Nathan Peterson	10 min
How to Move Like Greased Lightning in Symphony	Melissa Kulmer	15 min
PS We Love You–All the Ways Professional Services Can Help	Katie Lusk	10 min
Surfacing the Hidden Gems of Enterprise	Joel Hahn	10 min
Creative Ways to Display your Data in BLUEcloud Analytics	Adam Viator	15 min
Things You Didn’t Know Support Could Do for You	Scott Wheelhouse	10 min
Coding with the Stars LIVE–People Who Make Symphony Sing	Caitlin Thomas	15 min
5 Hacks for Symphony You Can’t Live Without	Berit Nelson	15 min
DEEP DIVE: Enterprising Themes for Your Enterprising Catalog	Melissa Kulmer	20 min
Symphony Roadmap — What’s Coming Up Next	Matthew Phillips	20 min
Your CEP Questions Answered	Nate Berrett, Robert Storer	10 min
The Art of Conversation: Joining the Dialogue with SirsiDynix	Sara Pate	10 min
Enriching Enterprise with Linked Data for Discovery	Adam Viator	10 min
Mission Possible–Symphony API & Web Services	Brent Thompson	10 min
Keeping Students and Faculty on Course with BC Course Lists	Adam Viator	15 min
One Stop Searching with Enterprise & EBSCO Discovery Service	Melissa Kulmer	15 min
Open Access Discovery, Consumption, and Analytics: Can It Really Be This Easy?	Rick Branham	15 min

Session	Speaker	Duration
Crowdsourced Tips from Horizon Users	Ken Bonney	20 min
Best Practices for BLUEcloud Mobile	Melissa Kulmer	10 min
Enterprise– Now Mobile	Adam Viator	10 min
Marketing Your Library with The Community Engagement Platform	Robert Storer	20 min
DEEP DIVE: A Voyage into the Depths of Horizon Cataloging	Ken Bonney	20 min
What’s New with eRC	Nathan Peterson	10 min
Creative Ways to Display your Data in BLUEcloud Analytics for Horizon	Adam Viator	15 min
PS We Love You–All the Ways Professional Services Can Help	Katie Lusk	10 min
What’s on the Horizon–a Look at the Horizon Roadmap	Brent Thompson	10 min
DEEP DIVE: A Sojourn into the Sea of Serials	Ken Bonney	20 min
Enriching Enterprise with Linked Data for Discovery	Adam Viator	10 min
MobileCirc Is More Than Circ, It’s Now MobileStaff!	Carla Clark	20 min
Things You Didn’t Know Support Could Do for You	Scott Wheelhouse	10 min
Behind the Scenes LIVE–People Who Make Horizon Sing	Caitlin Thomas	15 min
How to Move Like Greased Lightning in Horizon	Ken Bonney	15 min
DEEP DIVE: Enterprising Themes for Your Enterprising Catalog	Melissa Kulmer	20 min
Mission Possible—Horizon API & Web Services	Brent Thompson	10 min
Your CEP Questions Answered	Nate Berrett, Robert Storer	10 min
The art of conversation: Joining the dialogue with SirsiDynix	Sara Pate	10 min
Surfacing the Hidden Gems of Enterprise	Joel Hahn	10 min
5 Hacks for Horizon You Can’t Live Without	Ken Bonney	10 min

Play	Session	Speaker	Duration
Day 1
	Featured Presentation–Knowledge Management as a Cornerstone of Today’s Special Libraries	Steve Lastres	30 min
	5 Hacks for EOS.Web You Can't Live Without	Jackie Prentice	15 min
	DEEP DIVE: A Voyage into the Depths of EOS.Web Cataloging	Bryan Long	20 min
	Things You Didn't Know Support Could Do For You	Scott Wheelhouse	10 min
	The Many Things I like About Reference Tracking	Daniel Fitz-Enz	10 min
	How to Move Like Greased Lightning in EOS.Web	Debi Washington	15 min
	The Next OPAC–SirsiDynix Enterprise	Bryan Long	20 min
	DEEP DIVE: Enterprising Themes for Your Enterprising Catalog	Jackie Prentice	20 min

Day 2
Play	Session	Speaker	Duration
	DEEP DIVE: A Sojourn into the Sea of Serials	Daniel Fitz-Enz	20 min
	Behind the Scenes LIVE–People who make EOS.Web Sing	Jeff Smith	20 min
	PS We Love You–All the Ways Professionsal Services Can Help	Ken Bonney	10 min
	DEEP DIVE: Creative Ways to Display Your Data in BLUEcloud Analytics	Daniel Fitz-Enz	20 min
	EOS.Web Roadmap–What's Next	Jill Moen	10 min
	Virtual User Group Meeting (VUGM)	Jeff Smith	40 min

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