ADVANCED BUSINESS OF ACQUISITIONS PRECONFERENCE

"Rethinking and Transforming Acquisitions Preconference"
    ALCTS Business of Acquisitions Advanced Institute
         Sponsored by the ALCTS Acquisitions Section

         ALA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

            Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27, 1997
                  [1.5 days, ending noon on Friday]

    Web site: http://www.readmore.com/about/boa/boa.html

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
This advanced institute will discuss key aspects of the
ever-changing library acquisitions environment and help those involved in
the business of acquisitions update skills and gain new knowledge.
Through speaker presentations, hands-on sessions, and small discussion
groups, attendees will find a number of ways to learn and participate.

AUDIENCE:
The institute is designed for experienced acquisitions and
serials librarians and heads of technical services, but even those new to
acquisitions could profit from attending.  Because of the topics covered,
this institute may also appeal to experienced acquisitions and serials
paraprofessionals, collection development and interlibrary loan
librarians, automated system developers, book and journal vendors,
document delivery service providers, and both traditional and electronic
publishers.

PROGRAM OUTLINE:

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1997

8:00am-9:00am   Registration and continental breakfast
9:00am-9:15am   Welcome -- Julia Gammon and Cindy Hepfer, Institute Co-chairs
9:15am-10:15am  Library Deliverance
                     Michael Keller, Stanford University
10:15am-10:45am Break
10:45am-11:45am Frontline Formulas, first presentation
11:45am-1:15pm  Lunch
1:15pm-2:15pm   Frontline Formulas, second presentation
2:15pm-2:30pm   Break
2:30pm-3:30pm   Informal Discussion Groups
3:30pm-4:00pm   Break
4:00pm-5:00pm   Rethinking and Transforming Acquisitions: The Acquisition
                      Librarian's Perspective
                      Carol Pitts Diedrichs, Ohio State University

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1997
8:00am-8:30am   Refreshments
8:30am-9:30am   Frontline Formulas, third presentation
9:30am-10:00am  Break
10:00am-11:00am How Electronic Content and Technology Are Changing the
                                      Business of Acquisitions
                      Clifford Lynch, University of California, Berkeley
11:00am-11:30am Wrap-up: Ideas Transform Professions
                      Gary Shirk, Yankee Book Peddler

FRONTLINE FORMULA WORKSHOPS (choice of three):
      EDI for Serials and Books: The Current Perspective
      Electronic License Prices:  The New Frontier
      Electronic License Policy:  The Eternal Frontier
      Managing Human Resources in Acquisitions
      Outsourcing for Acquisitions: An Introduction
      Tools and Strategies for Achieving Consensus

INFORMAL DISCUSSION GROUPS (choice of one):
     Document Delivery: The Options, the Choices
     Getting Published: A Primer for Acquisitions and Serials Specialists
     Lifelong Learning for Acquisitions
     Turning the Tables: Acquisitions Provides Outsourcing Services
     Vendor Evaluation in the Outsourcing Environment
     The Web Presence/Presents of Acquisitions: Truths and Possibilities

PLENARY SPEAKERS:
       Michael Keller        (Stanford University)
       Carol Pitts Diedrichs (Ohio State University)
       Clifford Lynch        (University of California)

OTHER FACULTY:
      Bob Boissy, The Faxon Company
      Mary Beth Clack, Harvard University
      Trisha L. Davis, The Ohio State University
      Tina Feick, B.H. Blackwells Periodicals
      Julia Gammon, University of Akron
      Marilyn Geller, Readmore Automation
      Daniel Halloran, Academic Book Center
      Chuck Hamaker, Louisiana State University
      Cindy Hepfer, State University of New York at Buffalo
      Sandy Hurd, EBSCO Information Services
      October Ivins, University of Texas at Austin
      Anna Belle Leiserson, Vanderbilt University
      Ann S. Okerson, Yale University
      Ann L. O'Neill, University of South Carolina
      Gary Shirk, Yankee Book Peddler
      Karen Wilson, Stanford University
      Barbara Winters, Wright State University

REGISTRATION AND COSTS:
Registration begins in January 1997. Contact Yvonne McLean at
the ALCTS Office for further information:  (800) 545-2433, ext. 5032
or ymclean@ala.org.

    ALCTS members: $135
    ALA members (who are not also members of ALCTS): $185
    ALA/ALCTS non-members: $235

CORPORATE SUPPORT:
ALCTS gratefully acknowledges the support of the following vendors:

        Academic Book Center
        Baker & Taylor
        B.H. Blackwell Ltd.
        Blackwell North America, Inc.
        The Book House
        EBSCO Subscription Services
        The Faxon Company, Inc.
        Readmore, Inc.
        Swets & Zeitlinger, Inc.
        Yankee Book Peddler

CO-CHAIRS:

        Cindy Hepfer
        hslcindy@acsu.buffalo.edu

        Julia Gammon
        jgammon@uakron.edu