ALA Annual PVLR Forum: Branding : Claiming the Reader's Mind Space

["Amy McColl" <amccoll1@swarthmore.edu>]

Please join us at the Publisher-Vendor-Library Relations Interest Group's
Open Forum at Annual 2008 in Anaheim, CA:

Branding : Claiming the Reader's Mind Space

Monday, June 30, 2008
8 - 10 AM
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 213C

In an increasingly competitive environment, publishers,
aggregators, consortia, distributors, search engines, and
libraries must all seek to maintain and/or increase name
recognition among their users.  Branding initiatives are
expensive, but in terms of continued relevance and commercial
success, they are crucial to all entities in the chain.  How do
these organizations approach the task? Are there ways to
cooperate rather than compete?  What is the effect of branding on
the reader experience? Come hear what publishers, vendors and
libraries are saying about this topic in an open forum where the
follow-up discussion is sure to be provocative.

Panelists:

Emily Alford, Reference and Technology Librarian, Michigan State University
Evelyn Elias, Director for Wholesaler & Bookstore Sales, Taylor & Francis
Scott Bernier, Senior Director of Marketing, EBSCO Publishing
Jenny Walker, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Credo Reference
J. Michael Williams, Manager of Member Outreach & Communications, SOLINET

Moderator: Beth Bernhardt, Electronic Journals/Document Delivery
Librarian,  UNC-Greensboro

All are also welcome to attend the PVLR Business Meeting:

Saturday, June 28, 2008, 1:30-3:30, Doubletree Guest Suites,
Tuscany A/B

Outgoing Chair:
Amy M. McColl, Swarthmore College Library
amccoll1@swarthmore.edu

Incoming Chair:
Ann-Marie Breaux, YBP Library Services
abreaux@ybp.com