Gettin’ the Goods: collection development

The ALIA CYS Committee has brainstormed the issues that surround Collection Development for people working with children and youth. So far the preliminary seminar schedule looks like this:

09.30-10.00 Registration and Morning Tea

10.00-10.15 Welcome

10.15-10.40 Local Government Procurement

10.40-11.05 How to be a good customer

11.05-11.30 Outsourcing: how it works at my library

11.30-12.00 Outsourcing: from the suppliers perspective

12.00-13.00 Collection Development Panel

13.00-14.00 Lunch B.Y.O.

14.00-15.00 Workshopping Collection Challenges

15.00-15.30 Group Reports and Discussion

15.30-16.00 The Future of Children’s and Youth Collections

Do you have any other collection development issues that are important to you that we may have missed?