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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Please excuse any cross postings:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The ALCTS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group welcomes proposals to be a featured speaker at the groups' meeting during the 2016 ALA Midwinter Conference. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 10th from 1:00 – 2:30 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Each speaker will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation followed by questions and group discussion. All topics related to collection evaluation and assessment are welcome. The proposed topics for presentations include but are not limited to the following: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• Collection analysis tools review or comparison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• Comparison of print and electronic assessment methods<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• How to determine user satisfaction with collections<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• How to measure the value of our collections (Not just monetarily or through CPU)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• eBook Assessment and Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• Data visualization tools or projects<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If you are interested in being a presenter, please email a brief proposal (500 words or less) to the interest group chair, Wenli Gao, <a href="mailto:wgao5@uh.edu">wgao5@uh.edu</a> by October 30, 2015 and presenters will be selected by November 6, 2015. Please be sure to include the following information with your proposal:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Name<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Title/Position<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Institution<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Contact Information<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Proposed Title of the Talk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wenli Gao<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Wenli Gao, Communication, Sociology, and Anthropology Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Liaison Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:red'>University of Houston <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>713-743-8370<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:wgao5@uh.edu">wgao5@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>