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ProQuest 2015 Annual User Summit

You are part of ProQuest history at the inaugural ProQuest User Summit! Your fellow librarians from all over the world are coming together to build a strong community of users of ProQuest workflow software products. Sign up for sessions below and enjoy this opportunity to meet, share and learn with your peers.**Note: you can always change your mind and choose another session

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*A sign-up sheet for dining options will be available during the Welcome Reception

5:00pm CDT

ProQuest User Summit Welcome Reception Clark - 4th Floor

6:00pm CDT

Registration Open Clark - 4th Floor

7:00am CDT

Registration Open Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Support Desk Open McHenry - 3rd Floor

8:30am CDT

Welcome Address Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorJohn 'JG' Chirapurath • Kurt Sanford

8:45am CDT

Opening Keynote - State of the State Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorJane Burke • John 'JG' Chirapurath • Kurt Sanford

10:00am CDT

MT01: Intota Implementation - User Experiences Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorSandra Morden • Michael Vandenburg • Ashley Zmau DT01: No Advanced Users Left Behind - Discovery for All Kane - 3rd FloorCaroline Muglia • Elizabeth Namei

10:45am CDT

MT02: Collections Workflow and Communication Strategies from Start to Finish for Small and Mid-Size Academic Libraries Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorNatasha Cooper • Beverly Geckle • Judith Guzzy DT02: Helping Students "Get It": Redesigning 360 Link to Improve Access to Full Text Kane - 3rd FloorBonnie Imler • Eddie Neuwirth

11:30am CDT

Lunch - Network & Dine Around Chicago

1:00pm CDT

MT03: If at First You Don’t Succeed: Implementing ERM at the University of Texas at Austin Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorAlisha L Quagliana DT03: Discovering Discovery: Peking University's Journey and Beyond Kane - 3rd FloorHua Nie

1:45pm CDT

MT04: What’s This I Hear About a New Knowledgebase? Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorYvette Diven DT04: Top Five Summon Best Practices Kane - 3rd FloorKevin Lane-Cummings

2:30pm CDT

Break Avenue Ballroom Foyer - 4th Floor

2:45pm CDT

MT05: Roundtable: Squeaky Clean Reporting in COUNTER and Intota Assessment Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorSteve Guttman • Penelope (Penny) Hawk • Scott Shull • Pam Tejes DT05: Understanding the ERM and Discovery Ecosystem Kane - 3rd FloorJames Hammons

3:30pm CDT

MT06: Meeting Reference Management Needs with a Single Tool: The New and Improved RefWorks Kane - 3rd FloorJed Reinitz DT06: Relevancy Ranking Improvements and Future Enhancements Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorBrent Cook

4:15pm CDT

Open Networking Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor

6:00pm CDT

Dine Around Avenue Ballroom Foyer - 4th Floor

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Support Desk Open - Support and Training Drop-in McHenry - 3rd Floor

8:30am CDT

Keynote - Roadmap for 2016 and Beyond Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorJane Burke • Michael Hirsch • Greg Zick

9:30am CDT

MT07: Where to Start? Building a New Digital Collection at the School of Medicine, Western Michigan University Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorElizabeth Lorbeer DT07: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Metadata: How Summon and the Knowledgebase Work Together to Represent Content Kane - 3rd FloorAllison Feist • Wendy Gabelhouse

10:15am CDT

Break Avenue Ballroom Foyer - 4th Floor

10:30am CDT

MT08: The Intota Evolution Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorMichelle D'Couto • Steve Guttman • Judith Guzzy • Amy Pemble DT08: Promoting the Value of the Library while Saving Money and Reducing Textbook Costs for Students Kane - 3rd FloorEddie Neuwirth • Kate Pitcher

11:15am CDT

MT09: CANCELLED Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor DT09: Lightning Talks Kane - 3rd FloorEddie Neuwirth • Paul Joseph • Jesse Koennecke • Robert Sebek

12:30pm CDT

Lunch - Boxed Lunch provided by ProQuest Avenue Ballroom Foyer - 4th Floor

1:15pm CDT

MT10: Managing Resources in Intota - Open Access and Non-Bibliographic Subscriptions Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorKathryn Silberger DT10: NISO Open Discovery Initiative and Summon Content Strategy Kane - 3rd FloorMichelle D'Couto • Steve Guttman

2:00pm CDT

Update on Training Options - Keep Growing Your Skills! Avenue Ballroom - 4th Floor

2:45pm CDT

Closing Remarks Avenue Ballroom - 4th FloorKristi Marchbanks