CDL-Call for Papers - The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge

	
From: 	Stacey Devine <stacey-devine_at_northwestern.edu>



*Call for Papers *
The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
Saturday, May 18 through Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Timberline Lodge (One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. 
Hood)
_www.acquisitionsinstitute.org_
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North 
America 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 18-21, 2013.
Please visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at:
_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, integrated or unified 
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, 2012.
To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
planning_at_acquisitionsinstitute.org
/The //_Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge_/ 
<http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/> planning committee consists of:
Kristina DeShazo, Oregon Health & Science University
Stacey Devine, Northwestern University
Nancy Slight-Gibney, University of Oregon
Scott Alan Smith, Alibris.