Are you attending ALA Annual this weekend? Please consider attending the panel program of the LITA/ALCTS Electronic Resources Management Interest Group! Details below. The event takes place on Sunday, June 23, 1-2pm EST.

 

Title of Program

What Does Product Development Look Like? Insights from Vendors and Academic Librarians

Program Description

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.

Speakers

Allen Jones, Director of Digital Library & Technical Services, The New School

Amy Braun, Director of Product Management, and Vince Vessalo, Senior Director of Primary Sources, Gale

Emily Farrell, Library Sales Executive, The MIT Press

Lenny Allen, Global Sales & Marketing Director, Bloomsbury Digital Resources

Michael Rodriguez, Collections Strategist, University of Connecticut

Sara Earley, Vice President of Product Management, EBSCO

 

Regards,

 

Michael Rodriguez (he/him/his)

President, ACRL New England Chapter

Collections Strategist

University of Connecticut Library

369 Fairfield Way U-1005B | Storrs, CT 06269

michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu | 860-486-9325