From: Sunshine Carter <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:04:34 -0600 The ALCTS CMS Collection Management and Electronic Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) is seeking lightning talk proposals for our meeting to be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from 3:00-4:00 pm during the ALA Midwinter 2017 conference in Atlanta, Georgia. We are looking for presentation that discuss new e-resource workflows created and/or implemented by libraries. Workflows are an important part of getting work done in a consistent and timely fashion. There are a number of unique collection management challenges throughout the e-resource life cycle which necessitate the development of specialized workflows. Example workflow topics include: Trialing & selecting new e-resources Licensing & negotiation Proxying Perpetual access & archiving practices Title transfer management Troubleshooting Discovery Record loading (EDI, EOD, MARC) Managing platform changes Ensuring accessibility of e-resources The meeting is scheduled to last one hour with time for several short (5-10 minute) presentations (including Q&A). The remaining time will be reserved for administrative business. We request that the following information be included in each proposal: Name, job title, contact information and affiliation of presenter(s) Title of presentation Abstract (50 words) Please send your proposal to Sunshine Carter at [log in to unmask] by Monday, November 28, 2016. Presenters will be notified of selected presentations by December 5, 2016. Sincerely, Sunshine Carter (Chair) Michael Fernandez (Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect) -- Sunshine J. Carter Electronic Resources Librarian & ERM Unit Manager University of Minnesota Libraries 309 19th Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Tel: 612-625-5615 [log in to unmask]