“Dismantling Print Reference at Academic Libraries”

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

11:00am central / 12:00pm eastern

Zoom: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/82169579277

 

Join your colleagues from Tennessee academic libraries for an informal and interactive discussion about the future of print reference collections.  Participants are invited to share their experiences reviewing materials, analyzing usage data, weeding and removing items, and determining critical items to retain in reserve or circulating collections.  We’ll also hear from colleagues who have repurposed print reference collections stacks for other uses.

 

This moderated drop-in session is open to all and sponsored by the College and University Libraries Roundtable of the Tennessee Library Association.  The group, soon to be recast as the Academic Libraries Roundtable, is looking to revitalize the role of academic libraries in TNLA to create a forum for statewide networking, professional development, scholarly exchange, and continuing education. The October 11 event is the first in a series of informal zoom drop-in discussions of topics of interest to academic libraries across the state.

 

Advance registration is not required. Moderators will also gage interest in the scheduling and content of future drop-in zoom events, as well as session ideas for the TNLA annual conference scheduled for April 2-4, 2024, in Franklin.

 

 

TNLA Academic Libraries Roundtable

Executive Board, 2023-24

  Becky Frank, chair, Volunteer State University

  Presley Dyer, vice chair, Tennessee State University

  Kelly Tilton, past chair, Motlow State Community College

  Lydia Gwyn, east TN representative, Eastern Tennessee State University

  Rob Bell, middle TN representative, Tennessee State University

  Erik Nordberg, west TN representative

  Susan Jennings, at-large representative, Chattanooga State University