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: [log in to unmask] Sally Sally Gibson Head of Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Processing Milner Library Illinois State University [log in to unmask] | (309) 438-5879