Invitation to Fall Meeting 2022

You Are Invited

SEPTLA Fall Meeting 2022

Thursday, November 10
Princeton Theological Seminary, in person and online

  • 10:00-10:30 Refreshments (optional)
  • 10:30-10:40 Welcome and introductions
  • 10:40-12:40 Program: Controlled Digital Lending
    • Featured speaker: Michelle Wu
    • See president’s message in fall newsletter for program description and resources
  • 12:40-1:20 Lunch (gratis)
  • 1:20-2:00 Atla update
    • Presenter: Christine Fruin of Atla
  • 2:00-2:30 Interest Group meetings
    • Cataloging and Metadata Interest Group
    • Research Services Interest Group
  • 2:30-2:40 Break
  • 2:40-3:15 Business meeting
  • 3:15-3:45 Tour of Wright Library (optional)

Please RSVP online by Tuesday, November 1 if attending in person, or by Monday, November 7 if attending virtually. If needed, you can update your response after submitting it, but if you change your status from virtual to on-site after November 1, please email gregory.murray@ptsem.edu and be aware that lunch might not be available.

Online attendees will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the event.

On-site attendees should park in the lot next to the library. Use “25 Library Place” as the address for GPS. From Library Place, turn onto Armstrong Place; at the stop sign, turn right into the parking lot. The meeting will be held in the Theron Assembly Room. Enter the library building through the front entrance; turn left and proceed to the Theron Room straight ahead. There you can pick up a parking pass for the day.

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SEPTLA Fall Meeting 2019 Invitation
Please join us for the SEPTLA fall meeting on Friday, November 1 at Moravian Theological Seminary! Registration will begin at 9:30 am with light refreshments, and the meeting will start at 10 am. Lunch is $10; payable in cash.  Exact change is always appreciated. Please RSVP by Friday, October 18.  Please note in the form whether or not you will need a parking pass, which will be sent via mail. Questions??? Contact Elizabeth Young Miller (millere@moravian.edu).

Schedule (tentative)

  • 9:30 Registration
  • 10:00 Discussion of collection development policies
    • Given your budget, which subject areas are a priority? Have they had to change as your budget changes?
    • Does your policy provide a rationale (i.e., a principle derived from your institution’s faith-background) for the selection of all materials in your collection?
    • Does your policy provide guidance for collection choices at the broad subject level only (i.e., Music), or does it contain guidelines for specific subsections (i.e., Baroque keyboard music)?
    • As digital publications become more desirable and accessible, have you adjusted your policy to specify when electronic versions should be bought, when print ones should be bought, and when both should be bought? Do you now favor digital versions exclusively?
    • How much do you rely on faculty input for new purchases? How much discretion does the librarian have in deciding which items to purchase?
    • Does anybody “commit to retain” any portions of their collection?
    • Based on a comparison of our subject specialties/purchasing priorities, can we hammer out a list of LC subject areas that show strengths
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 Interest Group Meetings (to elect new chairs)
  • 1:30 Business meeting
  • 2:00 Conversation on the value of SEPTLA

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