From: Galadriel Chilton <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:13:14 +0000 {Please excuse cross-postings} *** REMINDER: CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS *** WHAT IS IT? * A free, one-day program: Measuring Value in Academic Library Collections * November 12, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Griffin Building * A thought-provoking program with opportunities to network and share with colleagues. * For past program information, visit: http://serig.acrlnec.org/content/programs. WHAT TOPICS? We seek presentation proposals related to any aspect of e-resource management and collection development that illuminates the value of e-collections for an academic library. Examples include, but are certainly not limited to: - Collection Assessment - Collection Analysis - Tools for Analysis - Is the Big Deal a Good Deal? - Organizational Structures for Strategic Collection Assessment - Workflows for Successful Collection Analysis and Assessment - Collection Analysis Best Practices Applied The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is Friday, September 12, 2014. Key Dates: Fri 9/12: Proposals due Wed 9/17: Presenters notified Fri 9/19: Presenters confirm commitment to present Thu 9/25: Registration opens Wed 11/5: Presentation materials due Wed 11/12: Program day! To submit a proposal, please complete this Google form: http://tinyurl.com/ermig (Note: A Google account is *not* required to submit a presentation proposal) This program is co-sponsored by ACRL New England's Electronic Resources Management and Collection Development Interest Groups. ERMIG and CDIG co-chairs coordinating this event are: Kim Maxwell, MIT (ERMIG) [log in to unmask] Galadriel Chilton, University of Connecticut (ERMIG) [log in to unmask] Martha Kelehan, Tufts University (CDIG) [log in to unmask] Susan Raidy-Klein, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (CDIG) [log in to unmask] Focusing on Electronic Resources Management and Collection Development, ERMIG and CDIG are special interest groups (SIG) of the ACRL New England Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (http://www.acrlnec.org/). -------------------------------------------------------- Galadriel Chilton Electronic Resources Management Librarian University of Connecticut 860.486.6016