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.

Registration:

Registration information and online registration are
available at
http://www.ala.org/events/annual2003/registration.html.
The registration fee is $215 for ACLTS members.

Program schedule:

8:00 - 8:45     Registration/Continental breakfast

8:45 - 9:00     Welcome

9:00 - 9:45     Keynote Speaker:  Joyce Ogburn

9:45 - 10:15    Break

10:15 - 11:15   Breakout Sessions (please choose one)

�       Agile budgeting for trying times
Chuck Hamaker, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
�       Collaboration with Vendors
Julia Gammon, University of Akron & Michael Zeoli, YPB
�       Collecting, analyzing, and presenting acquisitions data
Jim Mouw, University of Chicago
�       Redesigning workflows for innovation
Jack Montgomery, Western Kentucky University

11:30 - 12:30   Breakout Sessions (repeat of earlier sessions, please choose one)

12:30 - 2:00    Lunch on your own

2:00 - 3:15     Discussion groups (please choose one)

�       Core competencies for acquisitions librarians
Patrick Steele, Cuyahoga Public Library
�       Core competencies for the next generation of ILS acquisitions modules
Ted Fons, Innovative Interfaces & Cathy Jones, SIRSI
�       Library acquisitions with credit cards
Nancy Gibbs, Duke University
�       Managing standing orders and approval plans
Sharon Propas, Stanford University Libraries & Jannette Schuele, YBP
�       Secrets of the backroom: Managing acquisition of internet resources
Christa Easton, Stanford University Libraries
�       Acquisition department staff as collaborators
Rhonda Glazier, Emporia State University

3:15 - 3:45     Break

3:45 - 4:30     Keynote speaker:  Dan Halloran

4:30 - 5:00     Final thoughts

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