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ALA Midwinter program on electronic resources selection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carole Richter)
Wed Jan 20 20:01:46 1999
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:04:20 -0500
From: Carole Richter <Carole.J.Richter.8@nd.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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Program for Midwinter ALA!
"How To Win Accounts And Influence Librarians"
A joint Program presented by ALCTS Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of
Library Materials and MARS Hot Topics: Panel and open discussion
When: Sunday, January 31st 8:30-10:30
Where: Wyndham Franklin Plaza, N 17th and Race St. -
(room - Philadelphia North)
Topic:
What do librarians value and find essential in considering the acquisition
of an electronic product? What features, pricing and access strategies
will advance or hinder the sale? How do companies communicate with library
users at different levels from advisory/user/focus groups to listservs and
newsletters? Come to a dialog among librarians and vendors about issues
and priorities that affect acquisition decisions.
Panel:
Chuck Hamaker, A.D.Technical Services, UNC Charlotte
Nancy Gibbs, Acting Head of Acquisitions, North Carolina State University
Michele Newberry, A.D.Library Services, Florida Center for Library
Automation
Pat Iannuzzi, Univ. Librarian & Head of Reference, Florida International
University
Co-chairs MARS Hot Topics, Ellen Bosman (Indiana University Northwest) and
Carole Richter (Notre Dame University)
Co-chairs ALCTS DG, Katina Strauch(College of Charleston) and Judy Luther
(Informed Strategies)
