CDL: ALCTS ALA Annual virtual preconference: “Local Collections, Collective

ALCTS ALA Annual virtual preconference: “Local Collections, Collective 
Context: Managing Print Collections in
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ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>


"Apologies in advance for duplicate postings."

*ALCTS ALA Annual virtual preconference: “Local Collections, Collective 
Context: Managing Print Collections in the Age of Collaboration."*
(June 4-6, 2012 )

All sessions begin at 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central and 11 a.m. Pacific 
time.

Emerging shared print initiatives are making it possible for libraries 
to manage local collections in a collaborative environment. While there 
are many potential benefits to shared collection management—providing 
access to more comprehensive collections than a library could build on 
its own, ensuring preservation through distributed responsibility and 
freeing up stacks space for other uses—this opportunity presents many 
challenges as well. How does an individual institution responsibly 
manage its collection to participate in a regional or national 
collection? How do libraries make decisions about local collections in 
the context of consortial, regional and national priorities?

This virtual preconference should be attended by any library staff 
interested in learning about shared print collection management. Learn 
about several elements of shared collection management.  Learn 
strategies applicable in their own institutions, consortium or 
collective, for topics such as: sharing commitments to retain materials 
to support resource sharing; identifying common bibliographic issues 
that inhibit effective shared collection management; using collections 
data to support collaborative decision-making; creating a shared 
collection management plan; and communicating and providing outreach to 
users and other local constituents.

*Monday, June 4*

*“Shared Collection Management: Collaborative Decision-Making”* 
presented by Doug Way, Grand Valley State University; Dr. Barbara J. 
Cockrell, Western Michigan University; Rick Lugg and Ruth Fischer, 
consultants, Sustainable Collections Services.

*Tuesday, June 5*

*“Shared Collection Management: Bibliographic Aspects”* presented by 
Constance Malpas, OCLC, and Lizanne Payne, library collections consultant.

*Wednesday, June 6 *

*“Shared Collection Management: Planning and Communication”* presented 
by Samuel Demas, Sam Demas Collaborative Consulting and Robert Kieft, 
Occidental College.

For more information visit the "Local Collections 
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ala/ac/12/collaborationage>" page on 
the ALCTS website.

Registration is now open.  Individual sessions for each preconference 
are $39 for ALCTS members, $49 for non-members, $99 for groups and, as 
always, free to LIS students.  A discounted rate is available if you 
want to register for all the sessions included in each preconference:  
$95 for ALCTS members, $118 for non-members and $258 for groups.  
Register through ALA Online Learning 
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>.

If you have any questions, please contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Continuing 
Education, jreese_at_ala.org <mailto:jreese_at_ala.org>.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS CE Committee and the ALCTS Preconference 
Committee.