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Collection Development Symposium

In Person

Session: Collection Symposium

Embracing Healthy Habits to Create Sustainable Library-Vendor Relationships: A Panel Discussion for Librarians, Publishers, & Vendors

Thursday, May 18, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Location: 140CD
If you are in a library-vendor or library-publisher relationship, you won’t want to miss this panel of experienced librarians and vendor/publisher representatives as they share their wisdom and practical guidance on embracing healthy habits to create an effective, sustainable, and mutually rewarding relationship that serves the shared goal of providing information to users.

Library-vendor relationships, because they are both transactional and personal, can be especially tricky to navigate. Baggage from previous relationships, staff changes, personality differences, cultural differences between academia and industry, and more can get in the way. The panelists will share their insights and tips on how you can address these and other challenges as they arise, repair broken relationships, and start off right to build sustainable partnerships. There will be time for audience questions and contributions.

This session was developed by the 2023 Collection Development and Resource Sharing Special Program Committee members Shannon Gordon, Customer Consultant, ELSEVIER, and Jean Gudenas, AHIP, Director of Information Resources and Collection Services, Medical University of South Carolina.