CDL-ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group

From:
"Reeta Sinha" <rsinha_at_ybp.com>

The *ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group* 
invites suggestions for discussion topics and/or proposals for 
presentations related to any aspect of collection evaluation and 
assessment. This Interest Group will meet at the ALA Midwinter Meeting 
in Dallas on Sunday, 22, 2012 from 1:30-3:30PM.

The charge of the CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest 
Group is:

To identify and promote useful qualitative and quantitative assessment 
measures that provide management information for the assessment of 
library collections both in the local setting and on the national and 
international level. To promote better utilization of existing 
assessment measures available from vendors or publishers, as well as 
those developed by libraries. To provide guidance to collection managers 
using assessment information to improve the management of electronic, 
print, and other library resources.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  * Best practices for collection evaluation
  * Comparison of locally developed and commercially produced collection
    evaluation tools
  * Evaluation of materials acquired via a demand-driven acquisitions
    service (eBooks or print)
  * Collection evaluation in a consortial environment
  * Evaluation and assessment of eBook collections
  * Collection evaluation and assessment in public libraries
  * Collection assessment of special collections (for example,
    subject-specific collections, e-resources) or with specific
    objective (such as to digitize a collection of materials or to move
    print materials to offsite storage)


Presentations should be15-20 minutes in length to allow for questions 
and discussion time.

To submit a discussion topic or proposal, please email a brief 
description of your proposed topic by *Monday, November 7, 2011* to 
Reeta Sinha (rsinha_at_ybp.com <mailto:rsinha_at_ybp.com>), chair of the 
Collection Assessment Interest Group.

If you have questions about this call for speakers please contact Reeta 
Sinha, Joshua Barton (_bartonjp_at_mail.lib.msu.edu 
<mailto:bartonjp_at_mail.lib.msu.edu>_) or Hilary Wagner 
(_Hilary.Wagner_at_Rasmussen.edu)_.

Thanks,

Reeta

Reeta Sinha, MSLS

Sr. Collection Development Manager

YBP Library Services, /a Baker & Taylor Company/

rsinha_at_ybp.com