Subject: ALCTS e-forum: If you Love Them, Let Them Float! An E-Forum
Discussion on Floating Collections
From: "Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 08:12:41 -0800
*Apologies for cross/multiple postings*
If you Love Them, Let Them Float!: An E-Forum Discussion on Floating
Collections
November 16-17, 2010
Hosted by Deborah George and Barbara Spruill
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 6am – 2pm
Mountain: 7am – 3pm
Central: 8am – 4pm
Eastern: 9am – 5pm
With many libraries facing budget cuts and looking for more efficient
ways to manage services, the option of floating collections has entered
the spotlight again. Once considered a radical approach to collection
management, floating a few or perhaps all of a library’s collections is
becoming more mainstream than revolutionary. What are the benefits of
this model and how does it impact patrons, library collection
development, and library staff? If you are just curious, considering
moving toward this model, or about to flip the switch and set your
collection free, you’re bound to find useful information for your
floating toolkit in this discussion.
Deborah George is the Division Director of Materials Management at
Gwinnett County Public Library in Lawrenceville, Ga., where she
supervises Materials selection and cataloging, as well as Technical
Services and Interlibrary Loan. Deborah received her MLS from Florida
State University. Her previous positions include working as a children’s
and reference librarian, as well as serving as a manager of both a
physical branch and the library website.
Barbara Spruill is the Branch Services Division Director for Gwinnett
County Public Library, which has been floating all collections (except
Reference materials and magazines) since 2004. Barbara received her MLS
from Florida State University and has worked with library collections
throughout her career. She recently moderated a panel presentation and
virtual program - “Adrift or Right on Target: Perspectives on Floating
Collections” at the national PLA conference in Portland, Oregon.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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