Subject: input on best conferences to consider
From: Theresa Rhodes <RHODES_TP_at_mercer.edu>
Greetings from the soggy south!
I am seeking advice from colleagues involved with collection
development regarding conferences. Why I continue to wear the
dual hats of public services and collections, I would like to
expand my knowledge of and participation in all things collections.
What conferences do you recommend, what conferences do you find
least helpful, what other "training tips and tidbits" can you offer?
thanks!
Theresa
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#1
From: Carl J Danis <carl.danis_at_uncp.edu>
>From my point of view, the Charleston Conference in November is
a must
==#2==
From: "Cook, Eleanor" <COOKE_at_ecu.edu>
Your best bet is the Charleston Conference, which is quite nearby.
See: http://www.katina.info/conference/
Eleanor Cook
==#3==
From:
"Virginia Ballance" <vballance_at_cob.edu.bs>
The Charleston Conference - held in November in soggy South Carolina.
VCB
Virginia Ballance, BA (Hons.), MA, MLS, AHIP
==#4==
From:
"Patricia Pettijohn" <ppettijohn_at_nelson.usf.edu>
I highly recommend the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge in
Oregon. The content of the presentations is usually of great
interest
to collection development librarians, and timely. There is a panel
discussion with vendors, but no tradeshow. Because it is a small
conference, it seems to encourage greater depth of discussion of the
presentations. There is a warm, friendly atmosphere, and a relaxed
attitude among participants, and the conference is held in a gorgeous
setting--and at a reasonable cost. There is no rushing about looking
for the right room, or problems with conflicting schedules, and no
transportation woes. You are on top of a mountain. Group meals are
included, there is one schedule, with no conflicting events. The
food
is fabulous. At night, you talk, you schmooze, you meet
colleagues at
the Blue Ox bar, you read aloud your favorite poems or passages of
prose. You can ski, hike, swim in the heated pool or soak in the
outdoor
hot tub while snow melts around you. The history of Timberline
Lodge is
fascinating, and the ambience unique. I haven't been in several
years,
but it is still my favorite conference.
Although the conference is small, and the number of participants
limited, it is not a regional conference. It does seem to draw
heavily
from the Western and Midwestern states for both presenters and
participants, but not exclusively by any means. I noted that you
were
from the South-- I am from Florida, and while they give a prize
to the
participant that has travelled farthest to attend, in three years I
never won.
Here is a link to information.
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/aitl/
Patricia Pettijohn
Head, Collection Development & Technical Services
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
140 7th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-873-4407
ppettijohn_at_nelson.usf.edu
Received on Fri Apr 03 2009 - 10:05:44 EDT