<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Please join the Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries IG (ALCTS CMS) at ALA Midwinter for the session “Collaborating Ebooks Collections: Lessons Learned & Best Practices.”<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Many librarians work with consortia and third party content suppliers to acquire ebooks through collaboration. Collaboration often means arriving at compromise both among members and among the collaborating partners. Come listen to a panel of speakers representing members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance and PALCI discuss their consortia initiatives and review how collaborations came together, the lessons learned, and next steps for the future.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Speakers:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Serin Anderson, Collections and Budget Coordinator, University of Washington Tacoma<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Jill Emery, Collection Development & Management Librarian, Portland State University<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Jill Morris, Associate Director, PALCI<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Where: Hyatt, Centennial F<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">When: <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Saturday, February 10, 2018</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Time: <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">3:00pm-4:00pm</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2018/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=336079" target="_blank">Add the session to your schedule.</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Beth Bernhardt and Ann Roll, Co-chairs, Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries IG<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> </p></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Beth R. Bernhardt</div>
<div>Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications</div>
<div>University Libraries</div>
<div>University of North Carolina Greensboro</div>
<div>PO Box 26170</div>
<div>Greensboro, NC 27402</div>
<div>336-256-1210</div><div><img alt="FullName UNCG Logo combined with 125th mark" src="https://uncgcdn.blob.core.windows.net/email/UNCG_full_125th.png"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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