<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:16px">The <span class="gmail-il">ALCTS</span> <span class="gmail-il">CMS</span> <span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> <span class="gmail-il">Management</span> <span class="gmail-il">and</span> <span class="gmail-il">Electronic</span> <span class="gmail-il">Resources</span> <span class="gmail-il">Interest</span> <span class="gmail-il">Group</span> (CMERIG) is seeking lightning talk proposals for our meeting to be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from 3:00-4:00 pm during the ALA Midwinter 2017 conference in Atlanta, Georgia.</div><div style="font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="font-size:16px">We are looking for presentation that discuss new e-resource workflows created <span class="gmail-il">and</span>/or implemented by libraries. Workflows are an important part of getting work done in a consistent <span class="gmail-il">and</span> timely fashion. There are a number of unique <span class="gmail-il">collection</span> <span class="gmail-il">management</span> challenges throughout the e-resource life cycle which necessitate the development of specialized workflows. Example workflow topics include:</div><div style="font-size:16px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Trialing & selecting new e-<span class="gmail-il">resources</span><br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Licensing & negotiation<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Proxying<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Perpetual access & archiving practices <br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Title transfer <span class="gmail-il">management</span><br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Troubleshooting<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Discovery<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Record loading (EDI, EOD, MARC)<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Managing platform changes<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Ensuring accessibility of e-<span class="gmail-il">resources</span><br></li></ul></div><div style="font-size:16px">The meeting is scheduled to last one hour with time for several short (5-10 minute) presentations (including Q&A). The remaining time will be reserved for administrative business. We request that the following information be included in each proposal: <br></div><div style="font-size:16px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Name, job title, contact information <span class="gmail-il">and</span> affiliation of presenter(s)<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Title of presentation<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Abstract (50 words)<br></li></ul></div><div style="font-size:16px">Please send your proposal to Sunshine Carter at <a href="mailto:scarter@umn.edu" target="_blank">scarter@umn.edu</a> by Monday, November 28, 2016. Presenters will be notified of selected presentations by December 5, 2016.<br></div><div style="font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="font-size:16px">Sincerely,</div><div style="font-size:16px">Sunshine Carter (Chair)</div><div style="font-size:16px">Michael Fernandez (Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect)</div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">--<div>Sunshine J. Carter</div><div>Electronic Resources Librarian & ERM Unit Manager</div><div>University of Minnesota Libraries</div><div>309 19th Avenue S.</div><div>Minneapolis, MN 55455</div><div>Tel: 612-625-5615</div><div><a href="mailto:scarter@umn.edu" target="_blank">scarter@umn.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
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