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