from: cory.tucker_at_unlv.edu
ALCTS-CMDS Forum at ALA
Below is a Forum sponsored by the ALCTS-CMDS Collection Assessment Committee
Title: Keeping the Best in Challenging Economic Times: Evaluating and Assessing
Collections for Cancellation Decisions
Description: Academic libraries are facing difficult economic times and many
libraries will experience budget cuts. In these economic times, it is vital that
libraries make well informed decisions on which resources to cancel. This
program provides three current examples of serials cancellations projects at
academic libraries. The program will provide information on using evaluation and
assessment of library collections to make the best possible decision for journal
and database cancellations.
Speakers:
Gerri Foudy, Manager of Collections and Scholarly Communications at the
University of Marlyland at College Park
Paul Metz, Director of Collection Management at Virginia Tech University
Greg Raschke, Associate Director for Collections and Scholarly Communication at
the North Carolina State University Libraries
Date and Location:
Sunday, July 12th from 3:30pm-5:30pm at the InterContinental Hotel in the
Seville East room.
Cory Tucker
Head of Collection Management
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Phone: (702)895-2133
Fax: (702)895-2284
Email: cory.tucker_at_unlv.edu
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Received on Sat Jun 13 2009 - 03:01:36 EDT