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****The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline LodgeSaturday May 19 – Tuesday
May 22, 2018; Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, OregonREGISTRATION IS OPEN
<http://acquisitionsinstitute.org/register-for-the-2018-acquisitions-institute/>We’re
so excited to share our 2018 Program
<http://acquisitionsinstitute.org/2018-program/> with you! We had what we
think is a record number of proposals this year and from them have chosen a
program we hope will both educate and inspire you. From a panel discussion
between librarians and publishers on diversity, inclusion and equity in
scholarly publishing and acquisitions, to the triumphs and tribulations of
leading workplace culture change, to deciphering and visualizing data,
there's a little something for everyone. Check out the program page for
much more!We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker this year
is Thomas Padilla, Visiting Digital Research Services Librarian at the
University of Nevada Las Vegas. He publishes, presents, and teaches widely
on digital scholarship, digital collections, Humanities data, data
curation, and data information literacy. In his talk, he will advance the
argument that conditions of uncertainty and a speculative orientation to
collections constitutes a disposition that empowers libraries and the
communities they serve. As the poet a. maxwell reminds us, uncertainty is
not the same as not knowing – uncertainty indicates the presence of
alternatives. This talk is a call to embrace those alternatives.About The
Acquisitions InstituteSince 2000, we are the pre-eminent conference located
in Western North America on acquisitions and collection development held at
Timberline Lodge. We are a small, informal and stimulating gathering in a
convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting, focused on the methods
and innovation of building and managing library collections. Timberline
Lodge is located on the slope of Mt. Hood, about an hour east of Portland,
Oregon. Read more about us at http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org
<http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org>, contact us as
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<[log in to unmask]>.About Timberline LodgeThe Timberline
Lodge conference facility offers a relaxed atmosphere for librarians,
vendors, and publishers to discuss issues of concern. Plan to come and
listen to one another in this small conference (enrollment is limited to
85) with its rustic resort setting and the finest of people and
conversations. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience and there
are plenty of opportunities for informal discussion outside the scheduled
program. Plan to enjoy the good food, the beautiful mountain scenery, snow
sports and swimming, and favorite readings. Explore the Timberline Lodge
<http://www.timberlinelodge.com/> web site for a sense of the historic
character of the lodge. We have reserved the entire suite of rooms for the
Institute.________________________________________The Acquisitions
Institute at Timberline Lodge Planning Committee isLindsay Cronk,
University of Rochester;Kristina DeShazo, Oregon Health & Science
University;Stacey Devine, Library of Congress;Kerri Goergen-Doll, Oregon
State University;Kim Maxwell, MIT;Nancy Slight-Gibney, University of
Oregon; andScott Alan Smith, Librarian at Large*