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7th Annual Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
Saturday, May 20th through Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Timberline Lodge
One hour east for Portland, Oregon, on the slope of Mt. Hood

Call For Papers

What is the Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North American conference on acquisitions and
collection development, now in its sixth year at Timberline Lodge
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and
glorious Northwestern setting
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building
and managing library collections
* See the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge for more information at
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl

Topics we are looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of
library acquisitions and collection management.  Presenters are
encouraged to engage the audience in discussion.  Panel discussions are
well received.  The planning committee may wish to bring individual
proposals together to form panels.  The committee is especially looking
for submissions on the following topics:

Operations Management of acquisitions or collection development
Organization for collection development
Role of consortia in collection development
Acquiring media – dvds, images and music recordings
Financial management, accounting practices and audits
How to manage budget cuts
Integrated library systems as management information systems
Personnel issues and strategies for change
Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
Vendor selection and assessment
Economics of scholarly publishing
External forces driving a library’s collection management decisions
Open access
Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
Costs/benefits of gifts

Deadline for submitting a proposal
December 1, 2005

How do I submit a proposal?
Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Oregon State University
richard.brumley@orst.edu

The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge planning committee
consists of:
Richard Brumley, Oregon State University; Nancy Slight-Gibney and Faye Chadwell
University of Oregon; Emily McElroy, New York University; and Scott
Smith, Blackwell’s Book Services.

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Emily McElroy
Head of Acquisitions
Bobst Library
New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY  10012
212-998-2480 (voice)
212-995-4366 (Fax)