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>From Rick Lugg <rick_at_r2consulting.org>
Subject ALA Meeting Announcement
The ALCTS Acquisitions Section -- Acquisitions Managers and Vendors
Interest Group is pleased to present the following session at ALA
Midwinter:
Locations and Dislocations in Technical Services: Coping with a Move Offsite
As library space becomes pressured by information commons,
collaborative study areas, coffee shops and full stacks, technical
services operations are increasingly being considered for relocation
-- to outside the library or even entirely off-campus. Whether those
moves are permanent or temporary (e.g., for renovations), the effects
of disruption, distance, and impact on technical services workloads
can be significant. How have Acquisitions managers coped with these
changes? How have their vendors and agents been able to help? Join us
as an experienced panel of two librarians and a vendor discuss their
experiences with this growing phenomenon. Some of the topics we expect
to cover include: physical change of address; timing of first
redirected shipments; impact on approval review procedures;
opportunities for new workflow layouts; communication issues, and many
others. The panel includes:
Mary Page, Head of Acquisitions, Rutgers University
Germaine Wadeborn, Manager, Print Acquisitions, UCLA Library
Kittie Henderson, Account Services Manager, EBSCO
Rick Lugg, R2 Consulting, Moderator
The panel's presentations will last about one hour, leaving at least
45 minutes for questions and discussion. We look forward to a lively
session, and to some practical advice from both panelists and audience
members who have confronted this issue.
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2008
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Location: PCC Room 105B
Rick Lugg and Lauren Corbett, Co-Chairs
Rick Lugg
R2 Consulting LLC
PO Box 307
63 Woodwell's Garrison
Contoocook, NH 03229
rick_at_r2consulting.org
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Received on Sun Dec 23 2007 - 02:54:52 EST