CDL-Acquisitions Institute at timberline Lodge

From:
Nancy Slight-Gibney <nsg_at_uoregon.edu>
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The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge*
Saturday, May 19 through Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Timberline Lodge
One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood
_www.acquisitionsinstitute.org_
Questions or to submit: _planning_at_acquisitionsinstitute.org_ 
<mailto:planning_at_acquisitionsinstitute.org>
*Call for Papers*
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* Since 2000, the pre-eminent Western North America conference on 
acquisitions and collection development held at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and 
glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building 
and managing library collections to be held May 19-22, 2012.
Please visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at: 
_http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/_for more information
/WHAT TOPICS are we looking for? /
The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of 
library acquisitions and collection management.  Presenters are 
encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are 
well received.  The planning committee may wish to bring individual 
proposals together to form panels.
The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
.All aspects of managing and directing acquisitions and/or collection 
development operations
.Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs, networked integrated 
library systems, etc.
.Evolving consortial roles in collection development and acquisitions
.Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, 
successes
.The future of scholarly communication--its impact on acquisitions and 
collection development
.Data curation and management and other new roles for subject librarians 
and technical services specialists
.Web 2.0 applications and implementation in collection services
.Patron-driven acquisitions, purchase on demand, streaming content, and 
other user-centered collection services
.The development and management of digital collections, electronic resources
.The impact of discovery services on collection and content access and usage
.External and internal factors driving a library's collection management 
decisions
.Assessment tools, methods, and projects-- (i.e., linking collections 
with learning outcomes; usage studies)
.Return on investment studies---how do we demonstrate our impact?
.Acquisitions and collection development: the small academic library or 
public library perspective
.The future of print:  what are the collection management issues?
The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 30, 2011.
To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
_planning_at_acquisitionsinstitute.org_ 
<mailto:planning_at_acquisitionsinstitute.org>

-- 
Nancy Slight-Gibney
Director, Library Resource Management and Assessment
University of Oregon Libraries