Open Access Master Class for Public Libraries, Room to Breathe: Maximizing Library Resources on a Budget
2025-02-13 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Public libraries have long faced challenges in staffing, budgeting, and services. Recent threats to federal funding may further stress limited fiscal resources. Meanwhile, the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation in the media and online communities has only increased. How can public libraries meet the growing need for trustworthy information as budgets shrink?

Join us for this free webinar, as we discuss practical, cost-effective, and user-friendly ways to reach your goals and provide quality, peer-reviewed resources to your patrons.

Together, we will:

Look at trends in library funding and information access

Examine ways in which open access resources can meet the information needs of your patrons

Explore ways to support digital literacy and lifelong learning in your community with open educational resources

Learn how CloudSource OA can transform your approach to collection development

Public libraries aren’t just a place to check out books and eBooks. They are the cornerstones of their communities, offering critical digital resources, access to technology, and welcoming spaces to learn and collaborate. Let us show you how CloudSource OA – a unique discovery platform for every library – can make meeting the evolving needs of your community just a little easier.

Monthly EOS.Web VUGM
2025-02-13 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-01-16 12:00 - 12:30
Join fellow EOS.Web customers at this month’s Virtual Users Group Meeting. Come and hear from our product experts to learn more about important updates, discover what’s next on the product roadmap—and an opportunity to network with fellow EOS.Web peers! Tune in to hear from the experts and stay updated on everything EOS.Web, and have your questions answered live!

BLUEcloud Course Lists Deep Dive Demo
2025-02-12 13:00 - 13:30, 2025-01-29 13:00 - 13:30, 2025-01-15 13:00 - 13:30
Join BLUEcloud Course Lists specialists for an in-depth look at our new course list management solution, which delivers to instructors well-designed tools for creating and managing lists that integrate seamlessly with the learning management system.

Offload System Administration Services (OSAS) Product Overview
2025-02-12 13:00 - 13:30
Have you heard about SirsiDynix’s new offering, Offload System Administration Services (OSAS), that supplements your team’s administrative efforts and amplifies your impact? Want to learn how a unique new offering from SirsiDynix can help?

Join us for this exciting 30-minute introduction to OSAS: an all-new service that helps you tackle routine to-do list items and spend more time connecting with patrons, demonstrating value to stakeholders, and uplifting your community.

From previously backlogged tasks to your team’s most aspirational goals, OSAS will work with you to achieve them. See how—and get your questions answered.

CloudSource OA Product Deep Dive Demo
2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-08 12:00 - 13:00
Join our CloudSource experts for an in-depth look at our newest OER and OA content solution. These deep dive sessions will walk you through CloudSource and how it can benefit your library by expanding your collections and saving you money. Register now to get all your CloudSource questions answered!

BLUEcloud Course Lists Product Overview
2025-02-11 11:00 - 11:30
Looking to ensure your students always have access to required course materials? Want to see how BLUEcloud Course Lists, a one-stop shop for resources from across the web, can set them up for success?

Join Product Manager III Andy Panayiotou for this free introductory webinar. During our 30 minutes together, we’ll explore how BLUEcloud Course Lists can help your library:

Build engaging course reading lists quickly using the list builder and bookmarklet tool

Help students access course content through the learning management system

Monitor student demand with collection development reports

Equip your students with the resources they need—and keep your library at the forefront of the learning journey. Register today.

Bi-Weekly CloudSource OA Product Deep Dive Demo
2025-02-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-14 10:00 - 11:00
Join our CloudSource experts for an in-depth look at our newest OER and OA content solution. These deep dive sessions will walk you through CloudSource and how it can benefit your library by expanding your collections and saving you money. Get all your CloudSource questions answered by registering for one of our open session slots today!

Implementing Lyngsoe’s Intelligent Material Management System
2025-02-05 11:00 - 11:30
Timberland Regional Library District recently became the first library system to integrate Symphony with Lyngsoe’s Intelligent Material Management System (IMMS)—and additional Symphony-IMMS libraries are on the way! Want to learn more and see what key factors lead to a successful implementation?

Join Lyngsoe’s Colin Carter, IMMS Business Director, and Alicia Owens, IMMS Sales Engineer, for this presentation about implementing the Intelligent Material Management System (IMMS): a robust application that integrates with your existing ILS to optimize shelf space, collection management, and materials handling.

Over the course of this free, 30-minute event, we will explore:

How to build a successful implementation team.

What to expect during implementation and after “go live.”

What can you do now if you are considering IMMS for your library.

As always, there will be plenty of time for questions, not just on these areas, but on any aspect of IMMS and the integration of IMMS with Symphony.

See how you can take control of your shelves with IMMS. Register today. rol of your shelves with IMMS. Add to your calendar–and when registration opens, we hope you’ll join us!

Extending Enterprise Ep. 6: Responsive Theme
2025-02-04 13:00 - 13:15
Are you looking for ways to enhance your library’s Enterprise platform meaningfully? Want to learn about free, readily available extensions that will deliver new functionality and help you prepare for the next generation of discovery at SirsiDynix?

Join us for this dynamic new webinar series, Extending Enterprise. Held monthly, each episode will introduce vibrant extensions designed to elevate the patron experience and enrich an already powerful discovery tool. We’ll also preview upcoming enhancements and ask for your feedback about the types of developments you’d like to see next.

MobileStaff Product Overview
2025-01-30 13:00 - 13:30
Looking for a way to work with your patrons or items outside of the circ desk, or even outside of the library? Want to see how SirsiDynix’s MobileStaff app can help?

Take your portable hardware to the stacks, on the bookmobile, to off-site events, and more. With the MobileStaff app, you can add or update patrons, check out or check in items, process holds, and manage inventory—no matter where you are. To learn more, join Product Manager Carla Clark for this 30-minute product overview.

During our time together, we will:

Discuss how you can leverage MobileStaff to interact with both patrons and items.

Highlight MobileStaff’s most distinctive features, such as tracking event attendance, weeding unused items, supporting self-check, and working offline.

Explore forthcoming updates on the product roadmap.

Get your questions answered and get ready to take this versatile circulation companion wherever you—and your library—need to go. We hope to see you there!

EOS.Web Advanced Product Training: Get your Cataloging questions answered in this Q&A session
2025-01-30 12:00 - 12:30
Bring your ideas and inquiries to this 30-minute Cataloging Q&A session and come away with practical strategies—and fresh insight into the world of EOS.Web.

Join Senior Trainer Daniel Fitz-Enz for month-to-month advanced EOS.Web product training. His tenured expertise will equip you with knowledge, and resources to maximize your EOS.Web ILS skillset.

BLUEcloud Mobile2 Product Overview
2025-01-29 13:00 - 13:30
Did you know that our next-generation mobile discovery application, BLUEcloud Mobile2 (BCM2), is available now? Want to keep up with the recently released app and be among the first to see what’s coming next?

Tune into this monthly overview of our dynamic new product, which is designed to provide patrons with effortless access to your library’s materials, anytime, anywhere.

During our time together, we will:

Take a high-level tour of BLUEcloud Mobile2’s rich features and functionality.

Spotlight linked accounts, an upcoming feature that will give users the ability to manage a family member’s holds and/or checkouts.

Learn what features and functionality are next on the BCM2 product roadmap—and when to expect them.

Join us as we accelerate into the future of mobile discovery at SirsiDynix, and witness firsthand how BLUEcloud Mobile2 can empower your team and patrons—and ensure every search starts with your library. Register today.

Interested in seeing the journey BLUEcloud Mobile2 has made since the beginning? You can catch the Virtual Pilot OnDemand webinars here.

OLA Super Conference
2025-01-29 10:30 - 2025-02-01 16:30

EOS.Web Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts: Security & PII
2025-01-28 12:00 - 12:30
Curious about the EOS.Web features and functions? Want to stay updated on the latest developments?

Are you looking to learn more about the ins and outs of the EOS.Web? Our EOS.Web experts are here to help. Bring your ideas and inquiries to this 30-minute session and come away with practical strategies—and fresh insight into your EOS.Web ILS.

Monthly CloudSource OA Product Deep Dive Demo
2025-01-22 20:00 - 21:00

OA Master Class Series for Academic Libraries, OER Champions: Bringing Down the Cost of Education One Textbook at a Time
2025-01-16 14:00 - 14:30
Students are increasingly unable to afford the high costs of traditional textbooks. Many faculty are responding by seeking out OA alternatives, which continue to grow exponentially. What does this shift mean for academic libraries and how can you make OER easier to implement on your campus?

Join us for the latest installment of our free, 30-minute Open Access Master Class.

Together, we will:

Explore how students and researchers are already using OER

Investigate the trends in higher education that are prompting the movement

Uncover how CloudSource— the OA-forward discovery platform from SirsiDynix— is changing how you discover and use open educational resources.

Academic libraries serve students with different levels of comfort with research methods and discovery tools. Set them up for success by providing the quality, open access resources they need where and when they need them—with no login or authentication needed. Register today. resources and kick off 2025 ready to tackle what’s next.

Open Access Master Class for Public Libraries, OER Champions: Bringing Down the Cost of Education One Textbook at a Time
2025-01-16 13:00 - 13:30
Students and patrons are increasingly unable to afford the high cost of educational and training material. Open educational resources (OER), which have grown exponentially over the last 10 years, can help. Want to see the types of resources that are available and learn how public libraries can leverage them?

Join us for the latest installment of our free, 30-minute Open Access Master Class.

Together, we will:

Explore what OER is and how you can find it

Identify educational materials that can meet the needs of your community

Uncover how CloudSource—the OA-forward discovery platform from SirsiDynix— is changing how you discover and use open educational resources

Public libraries serve patrons with different levels of comfort with research methods and discovery tools. Set them up for success by providing the quality, open access resources they need where and when they need them—with no login or authentication needed. Register today.

Accelerating BLUEcloud Discovery
2025-01-16 11:00 - 11:30
Eager to learn more about BLUEcloud Discovery, SirsiDynix’s forthcoming discovery solution? Want a behind-the-scenes look at our unique approach to product design?

Don’t miss this new webinar series dedicated exclusively to our forthcoming, next-generation discovery solution, BLUEcloud Discovery.

Led by discovery product managers Adam Viator and Andy Panayiotou, these free sessions offer a front-row seat to BLUEcloud Discovery’s development journey, providing insight into the new platform’s strategic vision, latest development milestones, roadmap, and more.

Join us for the first installment in the series and:

Learn how our product development team laid the groundwork for the initial release of the BLUEcloud Discovery pilot.

Get a demo of the current pilot interface, which includes more than 56 million open access and open educational resources, new search grammar features, and facet-limiting design.

Preview the team’s plans to expand the pilot and deliver pivotal feature updates and refinements throughout 2025.

The future of discovery at SirsiDynix is now. Let’s buckle up and dive in. Register today.

New Ownership, Bright Future: Everything You Need to Know about SirsiDynix’s Acquisition by Harris Computer
2025-01-15 11:30 - 12:15
On December 24, 2024, SirsiDynix was acquired by Harris Computer, ringing in an exciting new era of long-term stability and growth. Want to learn more about the acquisition and see what it means for your library—and the bright future of SirsiDynix?

Don’t miss this informative 45-minute conversation with SirsiDynix executives Bill Davison and Eric Keith.

During our time together, we will:

Provide an overview of the acquisition, which allows SirsiDynix to continue operating as a stand-alone business while gaining a robust array of new financial and technological resources.

Introduce Harris Computer, a Toronto-based technology company that acquires and holds businesses in perpetuity and prioritizes deliberate, long-term strategies and success.

Take time to address your questions and ensure you come away with the information you need.

Join us in turning the page on a fresh chapter of progress—and in building a better future for your library and your community. Registration opens January 9th, 2025, so come back to sign up for this inciteful webinar–and walk away with .

Extending Enterprise Ep. 5: External Search Boxes
2024-12-19 13:00 - 13:15
