From: Christa Easton <ceaston@stanford.edu>
Subject: Business of Acquisitions Preconference--ALA Annual
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:30:30 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)

The Business of Acquisitions-Working Together to Get It Done:
Acquisitions Librarians As Collaborators

An ALCTS preconference to the 2003 ALA/CLA Annual Conference, Toronto

Friday, June 20, 2003, 8:30am-5pm

Managing library acquisitions while budgets are shrinking and formats
are exploding requires new skills and services of acquisitions
departments.  In the 21st century, acquisitions librarians must be
collaborators, not just accommodators.  This preconference will explore
our new roles and responsibilities in the Digital Age.

The content will focus on the need for developing collaborative
relationships with book, serial and integrated library system (ILS)
vendors, consortia, public services, collection development and data
providers.  The program targets experienced acquisitions librarians, but
includes content that will be useful to new acquisitions librarians and
collection development practitioners as well.

The program
Confirmed speakers include:

Keynote Speakers
·
Dan Halloran, Blackwells Book Services
·
Joyce Ogburn, University of Washington

Breakout Sessions (offered twice)
·
Agile budgeting for trying times
o
Chuck Hamaker, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
·
Collaboration with vendors
o
Julie Gammon, Head, Acquisitions University of Akron
o
Michael Zeoli, YBP
·
Collecting, analyzing, and presenting acquisitions data
o
Jim Mouw, University of Chicago
·
Redesigning workflows for innovation
o
Jack Montgomery, Western Kentucky University

Successful Strategies Discussions
·
Core competencies for acquisitions librarians
o
Patrick Steele, Cuyahoga Public Library
·
Core competencies for the next generation of ILS acquisitions modules
o
Ted Fons, Innovative Interfaces
o
Cathy Jones, SIRSI
·
Library acquisitions with credit cards
o
Nancy Gibbs, Duke University
·
Managing standing orders and approval plans
o
Sharon Propas, Stanford University Libraries
·
Secrets of the backroom: Managing acquisition of internet resources
o
Christa Easton, Stanford University Libraries
·
The acquisitions department as collaborator
o
Rhonda Glazier, Emporia State University

To register:
Include preconference registration in your Annual Conference
registration.  See
http://www.ala.org/events/annual2003/registration.html for details.

For more information, contact:

Co-Chair for Content:
Christa Easton
ceaston@stanford.edu
(650) 723-7907

Co-Chair for Administration
Rhonda Glazier
glazier@emporia.edu
(620)-341-5052

ALCTS wishes to thank
TLC, The Library Corporation-principal contributor
Casalini Libri, Midwest Library Services, Majors Scientific
Books-contributors

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Christa Easton
Head, Acquisitions Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
(650) 723-7907
(650) 723-4775 (fax)
ceaston@stanford.edu