The ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group is seeking proposals for speakers at the 2016 ALA Midwinter Conference meeting.  The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 1:00 – 2:30 PM in the Orange County Convention Center, Room W105A.

Each speaker will be allotted time for their presentation followed by questions and group discussion. All topics related to electronic resources are welcomed. Proposed topics may include but are not limited to:

Experiences with negotiating text data mining rights

Using evidence based acquisitions programs

Assessment of electronic resource usage

User engagement with electronic resources

Licensing and delivering video and audio streaming rights

Collaborating with peer institutions to acquire and deliver electronic resources

If you are interested in presenting to ERIG, please send a brief description of your proposed presentation to the interest group chairs, Martin Knott (amuro@umich.edu) and George Stachokas (george.stachokas@auburn.edu) by May 16, 2016 and presenters will be selected by May 20, 2016.  Please be sure to include the following information with your proposal:

Presentation Title

Name

Title/Position

Institution

Contact Information

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Martin L. Knott
University of Michigan Library
Head, Electronic Resources and Database Management Section
(734) 763-9529
amuro@umich.edu