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<h1 style="margin:0in;line-height:24.4pt"><strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Call for Proposals: 2024 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge</span></strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Applications due December 29, 2023</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#202020"><br>
2024 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge<br>
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:firebrick">(NEW IN 2024: Sunday thru Wednesday)</span></strong><span style="color:#202020"><br>
Sunday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024 <br>
Timberline Lodge<br>
One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood<br>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/acquisitionsinstitute.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ba478ca9d3e95f4257b1f7efe&id=0a62ace041&e=b08b7899c3__;!!C5qS4YX3!EAtUFNLCbWCfdgboPUZD-Mc37mSHycSAndV9jNlRyAMsx5QdLKW_NDNLfWDOq_i98YYu24iVDPyxKptc2zaf$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">www.acquisitionsinstitute.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong id="m_7062651932515907015docs-internal-guid-4a377340-7fff-f427-6d11-65a5d32560d4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020"> </span></strong><span style="color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North America on acquisitions and collection development, held at Timberline Lodge. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
A three-day conference focusing on the methods and innovation of building and managing library collections. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
A small (capped at 80 attendees), informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#202020">The planning committee is seeking submissions on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion, whether the presentation leans more toward the practical
"here's what we did" sessions or toward the more abstract "here's what we think" sessions. The committee may also seek to achieve balance in the program by bringing individual proposals together to form panels, or by recommending that a proposal be converted
to a table talk. We invite you to indicate whether or not you'd be interested in these opportunities on the submission proposal form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">Topics we and/or prior year's attendees are interested in include (in no particular order):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Assessment tools, methods, and projects (e.g., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies; GreenGlass, altmetrics)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Collection strategies including new models for selection and managing liaison programs <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Public library and/or small academic library perspectives in acquisitions and collection development <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Sustainable models for publishing/pricing <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Effective management of collections with constrained resources <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Vendor and publisher evaluation, including business skills to determine financial viability <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Diversity, inclusion, representation, and social justice in acquisitions and collections <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Negotiation skills and how to use them, including during library-vendor and library-publisher meetings <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Innovative vendor-librarian relationships and/or partnerships <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes (e.g., onboarding new acquisitions and/or collections staff) <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Using data visualization techniques to tell our stories (e.g., budget, collections, staff successes, etc.) <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Impacts of Open initiatives on acquisitions and collection development <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Data curation, including Big Data, and management and other new roles for subject and technical services librarians <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
How Generative AI impacts our work<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 29, 2023.</span></strong><span style="color:#202020"> Proposals should identify three or fewer presenters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020"><br>
<strong id="m_7062651932515907015docs-internal-guid-4a377340-7fff-f427-6d11-65a5d32560d4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please use our <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/acquisitionsinstitute.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ba478ca9d3e95f4257b1f7efe&id=6b4bae6d34&e=b08b7899c3__;!!C5qS4YX3!EAtUFNLCbWCfdgboPUZD-Mc37mSHycSAndV9jNlRyAMsx5QdLKW_NDNLfWDOq_i98YYu24iVDPyxKlkkf_WQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89;font-weight:normal">2024
proposal submission form</span></a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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COVID-19 Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">In the interest of keeping everyone safe, the Institute will adhere to local, state, and federal health and safety protocols related to COVID-19. More detailed information about these protocols will be shared as the event approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Important Dates</span></u></strong><span style="color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">Fri 12/29/23: Proposals due<br>
Mon 1/22/24: Review of proposals complete, and presenters notified<br>
Fri 1/29/24: Presenters confirm commitment to present<br>
Early February: Registration scheduled to open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020"> ________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">The 2024 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Planning Committee is:<br>
Damon Campbell, University of Oregon<br>
Selena Chau, University of California, Santa Barbara<br>
Randyn Heisserer-Miller, Colorado State University<br>
Elsa Loftis, Portland State University<br>
Kasia Stasik, Harrassowitz<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89;font-weight:normal">planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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