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During Fall semester 2015, Librarians at the United States Naval Academy were faced with the challenge of migrating to LibGuides version 2 and integrating LibAnswers with LibChat into their service offerings. Initially, the entire migration process was anticipated to take almost a full academic year; giving guide owners considerable time to update and prepare their guides. However, with the acquisition of the LibAnswers module, library staff shortened the migration timeline considerably to ensure both products went live on the version 2 platform at the same time. The expedited implementation timeline forced the ad hoc implementation teams to prioritize completion of the tasks that were necessary for the system to remain functional after the upgrade. This paper provides an overview of the process the staff at the Nimitz Library followed for a successful implementation on a short timeline and highlights transferable lessons learned during the process. Consistent communication of expectations with stakeholders and prioritization of tasks were essential to the successful completion of the project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 48th Annual Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) Preconference held in Baltimore, Maryland from June 19 to June 22, 2007. The topic of the conference was the storage and collection of ephemera. Ephemera includes handbills, broadsides, and circulars. The preconference featured six plenary sessions, 12 short papers, and nine seminars focused on different aspects of ephemera in libraries, museums, and archives. The keynote address was given by Michael Twyman, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, England. The article also discusses each plenary session from the preconference.

This article reports that the Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) held its regular meeting from May 6, 2004 to May 7, 2004 at the Suitland, Maryland offices of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. At the 2004 meeting, John Ebert, Head of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress (LC) offered LC as a venue for a 2005 conference on map and geospatial issues, to be planned by CUAC. It is informed that the Map and Geographic Information Collections in Transition conference was held from May 12, 2005 to May 13, 2005, in the Library of Congress' Mumford Room. Approximately 190 registrants, vendors and speakers attended the conference. Speakers from commercial agencies, academic institutions, and government agency offices presented sessions ranging from "The Future of the Paper Map" to "Data, Copyright, and Access Issues." Because the topics were so timely and relevant, and the networking opportunities so plentiful, much interest was voiced in having another conference in five to seven years.