From: Kim Maxwell <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:18:16 +0000
Deadline for proposals: Saturday 12/31/2016.
Submit here: http://acquisitionsinstitute.org/call-for-proposals-submission/
Full details below; we’d love to hear from you!
From: Kim Maxwell
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 11:33 AM
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Subject: Call for Proposals: 2017 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
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2017 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
Saturday, May 20 through Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Timberline Lodge
One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood
www.acquisitionsinstitute.org
Call for Proposals; Submit a proposal:
http://acquisitionsinstitute.org/call-for-proposals-submission/
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North
America on acquisitions and collection development held at Timberline
Lodge.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and innovation of
building and managing library collections to be held May 20-23, 2017.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and
glorious Pacific Northwest setting.
Visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at:
http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/ for more information
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of
library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are
encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are
well received. The planning committee may wish to bring individual
proposals together to form panels.
The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
• Negotiation skills
• Transitioning staff to work with electronic resources
• Multigenerational workforces working together
• Ethics in acquisitions
• Diversity, inclusion and social justice in acquisitions and
collections (e.g., hiring practices, developing / promoting staff from
within, how we libraries can influence what gets published in terms of
diversity, etc.)
• Onboarding new collections staff
• Vendor and publisher evaluation, including business skills to
determine financial viability
• Using data visualization techniques to tell our stories
(e.g., budget, collections, staff successes, etc.)
• Impacts of Open Access on acquisitions and collection development
• Evolving consortial roles in collection development and acquisitions
• Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues,
challenges, successes
• Data curation and management and other new roles for subject
librarians and technical services specialists
• Assessment tools, methods, and projects-- (e.g., linking
collections with learning outcomes; usage studies)
• Return on investment studies—how do we demonstrate our impact?
• Acquisitions and collection development: the small academic
library or public library perspective
• The future of print: what are the collection management issues?
The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 31, 2016.
Submit a proposal:
http://acquisitionsinstitute.org/call-for-proposals-submission/
Important Dates
Tue 9/6/16: Call for proposals announced
Sat 12/31/16: Proposals due
Tue 1/17/17: Review of proposals complete, and presenters notified
Fri 1/20/17: Presenters confirm commitment to present
Mon 2/6/17: Registration opens
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The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Planning Committee consists of:
Kristina DeShazo, Oregon Health & Science University;
Stacey Devine, Loyola University;
Kerri Goergen-Doll, Oregon State University;
Kim Maxwell, MIT;
Nancy Slight-Gibney, University of Oregon; and
Scott Alan Smith, Librarian at Large
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