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SUMMARY:ProQuest New Ebooks Subscription Overview & Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://forms.gle/TZv4RUA6cJNNmTVk6 \nAbout ProQuest Ebooks \nProQuest Ebooks is a new solution that enables libraries to provide uninterrupted access to high-quality content at a greater scale. With over 700\,000 titles\, ProQuest Ebooks is our most comprehensive subscription of multidisciplinary scholarly ebooks\, continually updated to support a wide range of academic disciplines and unique interests. \nProQuest Ebooks is curated by a team of in-house librarians and subject matter experts\, ensuring you can deliver the content that drives research excellence and student success. Content highlights include: \n\nBroad\, multidisciplinary coverage with over 700\,000 unlimited-access ebooks spanning key disciplines\, trending subject areas\, and content to support students’ supplemental needs and interests\nOver 4\,000+ publishers represented\, including notable scholarly publishers\, 290+ university presses\, and niche and specialized publishers\n87\,000+ notable and award-winning titles from CHOICE\, DOODY’s\, Book Citation Index\, and more\n137\,000+ DRM-Free titles for friction-free access\n190\,000+ non-English titles in over 60 languages to support the needs of global researchers\n\nPlatform Highlights: \nProQuest Ebooks is available on our award-winning Ebook Central platform. We are excited to share several enhancements to support today’s researchers\, including: \n\nEbook Central Research Assistant (Now available!): a responsibly developed AI tool that guides students to effectively assess the relevance of each chapter and book\, helping to review\, analyze\, and explore new ideas with ease. Powered by trusted Academic AI\, students can expect reliable outputs on high-quality scholarly content with instant chapter insights\, key concepts\, and features that create deeper learning and enrich the research process.\nDigital Accessibility: Accessibility is at the forefront of our design\, with various features\, assistive technologies\, and EPUB Reader included to ensure equal access for users. We recently switched the default online reading format on Ebook Central from PDF to EPUB. EPUB is a responsive format that adjusts to screen sizes\, making it compatible with assistive technologies like screen readers and ensuring a more inclusive experience for all users.  Read the FAQs for more information.  \nThe Ebook Central Reader App\, providing secure\, on-the-go access and a seamless user experience. The new mobile app will provide library users with an easy way to download and read ebooks from their library\, and will offer improved accessibility against the current Adobe Digital Editions reader experience. Expected release is mid-2025.
URL:https://vale.njedge.net/event/proquest-new-ebooks-subscription-overview-info-session/
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SUMMARY:Open Journal Finder: A Smarter Way to Guide Researchers on Where to Publish
DESCRIPTION:Every day\, students and researchers ask:\n➡️ Where can I publish my work?\n➡️ Which journals match my topic — and are Open Access?\n➡️ What are the APC costs — or is the APC already covered by the library? \nOpen Journal Finder (OJF) from ConsortiaManager is here to answer those questions — instantly. \nWhether or not your institution has Read & Publish agreements\, OJF is a powerful discovery tool that helps faculty identify suitable\, legitimate journals for both Open Access and subscription-based publishing. With coverage of over 75\,000 journals across all subject areas\, OJF consolidates essential information into one intuitive\, searchable interface — so researchers spend less time confused\, and librarians spend less time answering the same recurring questions. \n🧠 In this session\, you’ll learn how OJF can help you:\n✅ Support students and researchers in navigating where to publish\n✅ Provide guidance on Open Access options\, licensing\, and journal policies\n✅ Reduce the risk of publishing in predatory or non-compliant journals\n✅ Free up librarian time from repetitive queries and spreadsheet digging\n✅ Maximize the value of existing publishing agreements and avoid double-dipping \nWebinar Details:\n🗓️ Thursday\, July 10th\, 10:00-10:30 AM (EDT)\n📍 Registration via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Clc8j_VKRuK5iEsTCX90lg\n💡 Includes live Q&A and demo \nWhether your goal is to support Open Access\, meet compliance mandates\, or simply empower your researchers\, Open Journal Finder helps you do it more efficiently and transparently. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://vale.njedge.net/event/open-journal-finder-a-smarter-way-to-guide-researchers-on-where-to-publish/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
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SUMMARY:eHRAF at Yale Anthropology Databases Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is internationally recognized as the provider of the world’s largest anthropological database. HRAF is a membership supported nonprofit organization affiliated with Yale that provides scholarly resources for research\, teaching\, and learning. \nHRAF’s two main databases\, eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology\, contain a vast amount of ethnographic and archaeological data\, meticulously indexed and curated by anthropologists. \nJoin us on Thursday\, July 15 at 10:00 am for an informative zoom workshop exclusively for VALE member institution staff\, faculty\, and librarians\, where the following will be covered:\n\n\nOverview of eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology\nAdvanced Search\, Save and Annotate Search Results\nTeaching with eHRAF and using the eHRAF Workbooks\n\nRegister Here:  \nhttps://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/NGt_qGTISVOtMm7v67cjrw
URL:https://vale.njedge.net/event/ehraf-at-yale-anthropology-databases-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:via Zoom. Contact the Program Manager if you have not received a calendar invite/zoom link.
URL:https://vale.njedge.net/event/executive-committee-meeting-24/
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