From: "Downey, Maria" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 21:12:29 +0000

“Challenges with Managing Streaming Media and other Digital Content
for Academic Libraries,” a preconference from the Association for
Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), will address new
issues and trends in the acquisition, management and licensing for
streaming media and other digital distribution conduits. Join your
colleagues from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in San Francisco.
This preconference is intended for individuals who manage the
collection, acquisition, selection and licensing for streaming media,
datasets and games in academic libraries. Registration is now open
through the 2015 ALA Annual Conference website.

The following topics will be covered:

Selection
collection development
acquisition models
issues in acquisitions and workflow management
delivery systems and platforms
standard licensing models and scenarios for various types of digital media
distribution rights
emerging digital resources

Speakers:  deg farrelly, Media Librarian, Arizona State University
Libraries; Cindy Kristof, head, copyright and document services, Kent
State University Libraries; Films on Demand, Wendy Collins, vice
president, digital strategy, Infobase Learning; Olivia Humphrey, chief
executive officer, Kanopy; David Parker, VP Editorial and Licensing,
Alexander Street Press; Diane Robson, UNT Media Library;

Register through the ALA Annual Conference web site. Add the
preconference to your conference registration, or register for the
preconference alone. The price of this full-day preconference is: $219
for ALCTS members (use special code ALCTS2015); $269 ALA for members,
$319 for non-members. A continental breakfast and light refreshments
during breaks will be provided. Event Code: ALC1.

For questions or comments related to this event, contact Julie Reese,
ALCTS Continuing Education and Program Manager at 1 (800) 545-2433,
ext. 5034 or [log in to unmask]

This preconference was developed by the ALCTS CRS Acquisitions and
ALCTS AS Organization & Management Committee and is cosponsored by the
ALCTS AS Research & Statistics Committee.

See the ALCTS conference website for information about other ALCTS
events, including preconferences on best practices for cataloging
videos, real world linked data, coding for efficiencies for cataloging
and metadata, and cataloging special formats for children’s materials.

ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.

Kay Downey, Collection Management Librarian
University Libraries
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
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