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The Collective Approach: Reinventing Affordable, Useful, and Fun Professional Development
2016–09–23 | Comments Off on The Collective Approach: Reinventing Affordable, Useful, and Fun Professional DevelopmentTags: academic libraries, conferences, library 2.0, networking, professional development, vendor relationshipsIn Brief: In 2014, a small group of librarians at the University of Tennessee set out to redefine the library conference landscape. Frustrated by the high cost and lack of tangible skills and takeaways at professional organization gatherings, they conceived of a low-cost, high-value symposium where academic librarians might learn, create, and collaborate together. The…