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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Are you attending ALA Annual in June? Please consider attending the
<a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=519076">
panel program of the LITA/ALCTS Electronic Resources Management Interest Group</a>! Details below. The event takes place on Sunday, June 23, 1-2pm EST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Title of Program</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
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What Does Product Development Look Like? Insights from Vendors and Academic Librarians<br>
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<b>Program Description</b><br>
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Librarians know how to evaluate and acquire products, whether databases, books, journals, digital archives, or software services. But how do vendors decide whether a new product is needed? What do product development processes look like? What exactly is a profit-loss
statement? How can librarians influence vendor decisions to develop new products and improve existing ones? Attend this interactive panel discussion to learn from the horse’s mouth how vendors decide on and develop products! This panel also features insights
from academic librarians who work with vendors to influence development directions.<br>
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<b>Speakers</b><br>
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Allen Jones, Director of Digital Library & Technical Services, The New School<br>
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Amy Braun, Director of Product Management, and Vince Vessalo, Senior Director of Primary Sources, Gale<br>
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Emily Farrell, Library Sales Executive, The MIT Press<br>
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Lenny Allen, Global Sales & Marketing Director, Bloomsbury Digital Resources<br>
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Michael Rodriguez, Collections Strategist, University of Connecticut<br>
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Sara Earley, Vice President of Product Management, EBSCO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Michael Rodriguez </span></b>(he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President, ACRL New England Chapter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collections Strategist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Connecticut Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">369 Fairfield Way U-1005B | Storrs, CT 06269<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu</span></a> |
<a href="tel:860-486-9325">860-486-9325</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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