Subject: ALCTS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries
Discussion Group
From: Debbi Smith <SMITH8_at_adelphi.edu>
Greetings,
The ALCTS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries
Discussion Group will be meeting at ALA Annual on Saturday, June 28,
from 1:30-3:30 in the Sheraton Park Hotel Garden Room. The list of
topics and facilitators is as follows:
-Status of E-Books: Susan E. Thomas, Indiana University
-Reinventing Collection Development in a Digital Library Environment:
Brian Quinn,Texas Tech University Libraries
-Conducting Annual Journal Reviews: Steven R. Harris, Utah State
University
-Experience with Use of Funding Formulas: Glenda Alvin, Tennessee
State University
-Relationship of Collection Development/Collection
Management/Acquisitions in an Academic Library: Julia M. Gelfand,
University of California at Irvine
-Scholarly Communication: Crisis or an Opportunity for Collection
Development: David Feinmark, Washburn University
If you are interested in putting your name in the hat for Vice
Chair/Chair Elect, please send a brief vita. We will hold the election
at the discussion group meeting. You can email me, Debbi Smith, Chair,
at smith8_at_adelphi.edu, or to Julia Gelfand, Vice Chair and
Chair-Elect, at jgelfand_at_uci.edu
Safe travels, and look forward to seeing you soon in Anaheim,
Debbi A. Smith
Assistant Professor
Collection Development and Management
Swirbul Library
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 877-3522
Received on Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:36:52 EDT