The ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group is seeking proposals for speakers at the 2016 ALA Midwinter Conference meeting.  The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 9th, 1:00 – 2:30 PM.

Each speaker will be allotted time for their presentation followed by questions and group discussion. All topics related to electronic resources are welcomed. Proposed topics may include but are not limited to:

Experiences with negotiating text data mining rights
Using evidence based acquisitions programs
Assessment of electronic resource usage
User engagement with electronic resources
Licensing and delivering video and audio streaming rights
Collaborating with peer institutions to acquire and deliver electronic resources

If you are interested in presenting to ERIG, please send a brief description of your proposed presentation to the interest group chair, Martin Knott, amour@umich.edu by December 4, 2015 and presenters will be selected by December 11, 2015. Please be sure to include the following information with your proposal:
Presentation Title
Name
Title/Position
Institution
Contact Information

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Martin L. Knott
University of Michigan Library
Head, Electronic Resources and Database Management Section
(734) 763-9529
amuro@umich.edu

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