From: "Gibson, Sally" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 13:38:49 +0000

Please join us on Friday June 27th for an ALCTS Preconference

Streaming Media Passes the Tipping Point: Now What?

Friday June 27 (8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.)

Event Code: ALC3

This half-day preconference will present fascinating and unexpected
trends on streaming media in libraries from a recent national survey
of academic librarians and will take a deep look at acquisition
support and challenges in both public and academic institutions. Join
us and learn where to purchase streaming media collections, the latest
trends in streaming media, how to optimize discovery, marketing and
evaluate usage in an effort to prepare for the future of content at
your library.

Speakers: deg farrelly, Media Librarian/ShareStream Administrator,
Arizona State University Libraries; Kirk Blankenship, Electronic
Resources Librarian, The Seattle Public Library;  Vendor Panel which
includes representatives from Alexander Street Press, Films Media
Group, Midwest Tape Hoopla Video, National Media Market, and Swank,

Hear from vendors about the challenges of acquiring digital content,
the value of vendor hosted content, and copyright issues from a vendor
perspective.

Co-Sponsors: ALCTS Collection Managers for Public Libraries Interest
Group; OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers); ALCTS/LITA ERM Interest
Group, Catalog Form & Function Interest Group; RUSA-CODES Collection
Development Planning, Education, and Assessment Committee; Video Round
Table

Preconference pricing is available on the ALA Annual Conference
Ticketed Events page http://ala14.ala.org/ticketed-events#ALCTS

To register, complete the ALA Annual Conference registration form available at:

http://ala14.ala.org/register-now

and enter the preconference event code ALC3.

To add the ALCTS preconference to an existing conference registration,
please visit your dashboard link, which can be found in your
confirmation.  If you need additional assistance or cannot locate your
confirmation, please call CompuSystems at (866) 513-0760 or email:

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Sally

Sally Gibson
Head of Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Processing
Milner Library
Illinois State University
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