From: "Halaychik, Corey Shea" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:05:41 +0000 Tired of the same old conference presentations? Sick of spending all your travel funding at one time? Join the movement for affordable and useful professional development for librarians at The Collective 2016: March 3-4, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Here’s how we’re different: —This is an interactive gathering with emphases on skill-building, tangible takeaways, and networking. No “CV filler” or “sage on a stage” presentations here! —Conference costs are subsidized for all attendees through our corporate sponsorships, making ours an uncharacteristically low-cost professional gathering. We've also designed the event (i.e. registration, hotel, etc.) so that those within driving distance of Knoxville should be able to cover all associated costs of attendance for under $500. —There is no vendor “expo” area at The Collective. We aim to create an event climate where vendors are treated as colleagues who can learn and collaborate with us to better serve our users. We think developing relationships is far more effective than hard sales and we believe sessions should contain content, not sales pitches. Find out more and register online at: www.thelibrarycollective.org Hope to see you there! Corey Corey S. Halaychik Assistant Professor & Electronic Resources Specialist The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Licensing, Electronic Resources & Serials 326-L, Hodges Library Knoxville, TN 37996 [log in to unmask]