Presentation: Making an Impact on Your Collection Policies in a Post-Pandemic Era

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Presented at the Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium on May 30, 2024, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.
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Collection Development Policies are essential documents in all libraries. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed library user behavior and, subsequently, collection decisions. All library staff can play a role in ensuring these policies are effective and support the library’s mission. Learn why and how to develop and influence your library’s CDP in the modern era.

Poster: Saving change through ch-ch-changes: how a small academic library saved a bunch by challenging the status quo

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Poster presentation prepared and presented by Library Director Anne Mackereth and Public Services Librarian Krista Jacobson during the October 2015 Minnesota Library Association's annual conference at the St. Paul River Centre in St. Paul, MN.
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Like most academic libraries, we have faced a shrinking budget and increased resource costs.  This poster presents a few changes we made to continue serving our primary customers, our students, at the same service level while saving money.

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