*Apologies
for multiple/cross postings*
Session
One: ALCTS webinar: Buying Library Materials on the Out-of-Print Book Market
Date:
October 6, 2010
Description: The
out-of-print market offers advantages to libraries that are willing to tap into
this source of millions of books. This webinar will explain how the
distinctions between the print and out-of-print marketplace are blurring. The
presentation will show how the out-of-print market offers potential
cost-savings and allows libraries to build retrospective collections, and
replace missing items. In some cases, purchasing the out-of-print book may be a
cost effective substitute for interlibrary loan.
Session Two: ALCTS
webinar: Maximizing Revenue from Selling Withdrawn Books and Unwanted Gifts
Date: October 27, 2010
Description:
This webinar will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of four methods of
selling withdrawn books and unwanted gifts—book sales, sales to dealers,
consignments to Internet vendors, and selling directly on the Internet. The
session will provide tips for maximizing revenue and minimizing staff costs.
Many libraries could increase revenue, some significantly, by understanding the
various options.
Presenter: Bob
Holley, a Professor of Library and Information Science at Wayne State
University, has been involved in the out-of-print book market for the last five
years since he co-authored the first statistical study on pricing and
availability of out-of-print materials on the Internet. He has run or helped
with book sales for four different library organizations. He is also a
small Internet book vendor and can share his insights on selling materials.
Please
see Fees below for special package pricing.
Time:
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, noon
Mountain, and 11am Pacific Time.
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To
Register, complete the online registration form at http://www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/reg/webinar.cfm
for the session(s) you wish to attend.
Single
session fees:
Group
Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $99
Individuals
- ALCTS Members: $39; Non-Members: $49
Special
package rate for Oct. 6 & 27 webinars:
Group
Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $182
Individuals
- ALCTS Members: $62; Non-Members: $82
Participants
outside the United States may register at the ALCTS member rate.
The
one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording.
For
questions about registration, contact Tom Ferren, ALA Senior Registration
Coordinator at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4293 or tferren@ala.org.
Posted
on behalf of the ALCTS-CE Committee.