CDL: ALA Preconference - Challenges with Managing Streaming Media and other Digital Content for Academic Libraries

From: John P. Abbott <abbottjp_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:42:19 -0400
To: COLLDV-L_at_USC.EDU
ALA Preconference - Challenges with Managing Streaming Media and other 
Digital Content for Academic Libraries - Press Release
From:
"Downey, Maria" <mdowney1_at_kent.edu>


Challenges with Managing Streaming Media and other Digital Content for 
Academic Libraries, a preconference from the Association for Library 
Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), will address new issues and 
trends in the acquisition, management and licensing for streaming media 
and other digital distribution conduits. Join your colleagues from 8:30 
a.m.  4 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the American Library 
Association (ALA) Annual Conference in San Francisco. This preconference 
is intended for individuals who manage the collection, acquisition, 
selection and licensing for streaming media, datasets and games in 
academic libraries. Registration is now open through the 2015 ALA Annual 
Conference website <http://alaac15.ala.org/register-now>.

The following topics will be covered:

  * Selection
  * collection development
  * acquisition models
  * issues in acquisitions and workflow management
  * delivery systems and platforms
  * standard licensing models and scenarios for various types of digital
    media
  * distribution rights
  * emerging digital resources

Speakers:  deg farrelly, Media Librarian, Arizona State University 
Libraries; Cindy Kristof, head, copyright and document services, Kent 
State University Libraries; Films on Demand, Wendy Collins, vice 
president, digital strategy, Infobase Learning; Olivia Humphrey, chief 
executive officer, Kanopy; David Parker, VP Editorial and Licensing, 
Alexander Street Press; Diane Robson, UNT Media Library;

Register through the ALA Annual Conference web site 
<http://alaac15.ala.org/register-now>. Add the preconference to your 
conference registration, or register for the preconference alone. The 
price of this full-day preconference is: $219 for ALCTS members (use 
special code ALCTS2015); $269 ALA for members, $319 for non-members. A 
continental breakfast and light refreshments during breaks will be 
provided. Event Code: ALC1.

For questions or comments related to this event, contact Julie Reese, 
ALCTS Continuing Education and Program Manager at 1 (800) 545-2433, ext. 
5034 or jreese_at_ala.org <mailto:jreese_at_ala.org>.

This preconference was developed by the ALCTS CRS Acquisitions and ALCTS 
AS Organization & Management Committee and is cosponsored by the ALCTS 
AS Research & Statistics Committee.

See the ALCTS conference website <http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ac>for 
information about other ALCTS events, including preconferences on best 
practices for cataloging videos, real world linked data, coding for 
efficiencies for cataloging and metadata, and cataloging special formats 
for childrens materials.

ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.

Kay Downey, Collection Management Librarian

University Libraries

Kent State University

1125 Risman Drive

Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

330 672 5000

mdowney1_at_kent.edu <mailto:mdowney1_at_kent.edu>

Kay Downey, Collection Management Librarian

University Libraries

Kent State University

1125 Risman Drive

Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

330 672 5000

mdowney1_at_kent.edu <mailto:mdowney1_at_kent.edu>
Received on Fri May 22 2015 - 03:08:19 EDT