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S19 - The Role of Choice in the Future of Discovery Evaluations
Conference Track
8. Emerging Technologies & Trends
Learning Objectives
Following this session, participants will be able to better evaluate their own systems and user needs, to make informed decisions during their discovery evaluations.
Abstract
Panelists will debate the merits of interoperability and look at the factors that either enable or prohibit choice in today’s library technology ecosystem. And, they will examine the viability of a “best of breed” approach to selecting systems and the interests of libraries to choose those applications that best address back-end workflow and end-user success.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/986/profile_e993e70c8acaa5d3feb51487a4c6b607.png "Robert H McDonald, Indiana University, Associate Dean for Library Technologies")
Robert H McDonald, Indiana University, Associate Dean for Library Technologies
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42acb61631593f1ffa959ddc5c830fbb.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Curtis Thacker, Brigham Young University")
Curtis Thacker, Brigham Young University
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/635/profile_6cb1edf647ba4ae2ce2e459f569800ee.png "Marshall Breeding, Library Technology Consultant")
Marshall Breeding, Library Technology Consultant
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1549ff6f883553e077497d13bda84320.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Neil Block, EBSCO Information Services")