EBSCO Open Day, Glasgow

It’s our pleasure to invite you to join our EBSCO Open Day, which will feature the participation of prominent figures from the UK library community. During this event, we will address topics of relevance to the library sector such as artificial intelligence, the present and future of transitional agreements and prominent transformative technologies in the library ecosystem.

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voco Grand Central Glasgow

voco Grand Central Glasgow, 99 Gordon Street, G1 3SF, Glasgow, Scotland

10 June 2025

9.45 a.m. - 3.45 p.m.

Agenda

  • 9.30 - 9.45 | Registration
  • 9.45 - 9.50 | Welcome Address
    Steve Giannoni, Director of Sales, EBSCO
  • 9.50 - 10.10 | Keynote Presentation: Changing Demands and Future Directions
    Martina McChrystal, Director of Library Services, University of Glasgow
  • 10.10 - 10.40 | Exploring the EBSCO FOLIO Offering
    Richard Burkitt, Director of Innovation, EBSCO
  • 10.40 - 11.00 | Sustainability, Carbon Reduction & Responsible Procurement
    Steve Giannoni, Director of Sales, EBSCO
  • 11.00 - 11.20 | Break
  • 11.20 - 11.35 | Building Content Collections To Provide Ultimate Value
    Karen Kane, Regional Manager, EBSCO
  • 11.35 - 11.50 | Modern-day periodical management: Value and Service
    Jon Reid, Books & Journals Specialist, EBSCO
  • 11.50 - 12.30 | Panel Discussion: Library Leaders Navigating Change
    Steve Giannoni, Director of Sales, EBSCO | Martina McChrystal, Director of Library Services, University of Glasgow | Helen Faulds, Assistant Director of Library Collections & Digital Services, University of St Andrews | Alison Stevenson, Director of Collections, Access and Research, National Library of Scotland | Duncan Chappell, Library & Collections Manager, Glasgow School of Art
  • 12.30 - 1.30 | Lunch
  • 1.30 - 1.45 | AI and EBSCO
    Rebecca Arnott, Library Service Engineer, EBSCO
  • 1.45 - 2.00 | Optimising the EBSCO User Journey
    Rebecca Arnott, Library Service Engineer, EBSCO
  • 2.00 - 2.20 | New EBSCOhost User Interface
    Seoud Bemath, Senior Customer Engagement Manager, EBSCO
  • 2.20 - 2.40 | Mosaic & Approaches to Library Collection Development
    Jon Reid, Books & Journals Specialist, EBSCO
  • 2.40 - 2.50 | Closing Remarks
    Karen Kane, Regional Manager, EBSCO

Register for EBSCO Open Day, Glasgow 2025