The ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group welcomes proposals for presentations at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 28th from 1:00 – 2:30 PM. We will be altering the format of the meeting to include up to two twenty minute presentations followed by a series of lightning talks.
For the traditional presentations, each speaker will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation followed by questions and group discussion. For the lightning talks, each speaker will have 5-7 minutes to present with Q&A as time allows. All topics related to collection evaluation and assessment are welcome. The proposed topics for presentations include but are not limited to the following:
- Review or comparison of collection analysis tools
- Comparison of print and electronic assessment methods
- How to determine user satisfaction with collections
- How to measure the value of our collections (not just monetarily or through CPU)
- eBook Assessment and Management
- Data visualization tools or projects
If you are interested in being a presenter, please complete the online proposal form by April 30th or email a brief proposal (500 words or less) to Gabby Wiersma, gabrielle.wiersma@colorado.edu, including the following information:
- Name
- Title/Position
- Institution
- Contact Information
- Presentation Title
- Traditional 20 minute presentation or 7 minute lightning talk
We will select and notify presenters during the first week in May.
Thank you,
Gabby Wiersma
Chair, ALCTS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group
Head of Collection Development
University of Colorado Boulder
303-492-4316
gabrielle.wiersma@colorado.edu
Wenli Gao
Vice-Chair, ALCTS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group
Communication, Sociology, and Anthropology Librarian
University of Houston
713-743-8370
wgao5@uh.edu