no.1939-ALA, MID-WINTER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT #5

From: Lynn F. Sipe <lsipe_at_usc.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:34:46 -0800
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
From: Judy Luther <jluther_at_earthlink.net>

How To Win Accounts And Influence Librarians
Joint Discussion Group with ALCTS Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of
Library Materials
	Co-chair  Katina Strauch, College of Charleston
	Co-chair   Judy Luther, Informed Strategies
RUSA Hot Topics Group
	Co-chair  Carole Richter, Notre Dame University
	Co-chair  Ellen Bosman, Indiana University Northwest

When:	Sunday, January 31st  8:30-10:30
Where:   Wyndham Franklin Plaza,  N 17th and Race St. -
(room - Philadelphia North)
Panel:
Chuck Hamaker, A.D.Technical Services, UNC Charlotte
Nancy Gibbs, Acting Head of Acquisitions, North Carolina State University
Michele Newberry, A.D.Library Services, Florida Center for Library
Automation
Pat Iannuzzi, Univ. Librarian & Head of Reference, Florida International
University

What do librarians value and find essential in considering the acquisition
of an electronic product?   What features, pricing and access strategies
will advance or hinder the sale? How do companies communicate with library
users at different levels from advisory/user/focus groups to listservs and
newsletters?  Come to a dialog among librarians and vendors about issues
and priorities that affect acquisition decisions.


Judy Luther, MLS, MBA			jluther_at_earthlink.net
Informed Strategies		610-645-7546 tel
102 W. Montgomery Ave.#B		610-645-5251 fax
Ardmore  PA  19003			www.informedstrategies.com
Received on Wed Jan 20 1999 - 11:34:42 EST