CFP: 2026 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge (May 17-20, 2026 – On Mt. Hood Oregon)

Call for Proposals: 2026 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline LodgeProposals due December 30, 20252026 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline LodgeSunday, May 17 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026Timberline LodgeOne hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hoodwww.acquisitionsinstitute.orgGreetings!We’re excited to announce the call for proposals for AITL 2026: our small, informal, and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting, focused on the methods and innovation of building and managing library collections.What is The Acquisitions Institute?Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North America on acquisitions and collection development, held at Timberline Lodge.A three-day conference focusing on the methods and innovation of building and managing library collections.A small (capped at 80 attendees), informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting.What topics are we looking for?The planning committee is seeking submissions on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion, whether the presentation leans more toward the practical “here’s what we did” sessions or toward the more abstract “here’s what we think” sessions. The committee may also seek to achieve balance in the program by bringing individual proposals together to form panels, or by recommending that a proposal be converted to a table talk. We invite you to indicate whether or not you’d be interested in these opportunities on the submission proposal form.Topics we and/or prior year’s attendees are interested in include (in no particular order):Assessment tools, methods, and projects (e.g., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies)Collection strategies including new models for selection and managing liaison programsGovernment, special, and academic library perspectives in acquisitions and collection developmentSustainable models for publishing/pricingEffective management of collections with constrained resourcesVendor and publisher evaluation, including business skills to determine financial viabilityDiversity, inclusion, representation, and social justice in acquisitions and collectionsNegotiation skills and how to use them, including during library-vendor and library-publisher meetingsInnovative vendor-librarian relationships and/or partnershipsStaffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes (e.g., onboarding new acquisitions and/or collections staff)Using data visualization techniques to tell our stories (e.g., budget, collections, staff successes, etc.)Impacts of Open initiatives on acquisitions and collection developmentData curation, including Big Data, and management and other new roles for subject and technical services librariansHow Generative AI impacts our workThe DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 30, 2025. NOTE: Maximum of three presenters per proposal.Please use our 2026 proposal submission form.https://forms.gle/xRKZCEuBi2nK8DUi6Important DatesFri 12/30/25: Proposals dueMon 1/19/26: Review of proposals complete, and presenters notifiedFri 1/23/26: Presenters confirm commitment to presentEarly February: Registration scheduled to open ________________________________________The 2026 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Planning Committee is:Arthur Aguilera, University of Colorado, BoulderDamon Campbell, University of OregonSelena Chau, University of California, Santa BarbaraAllyson Rodriguez, EBSCOKasia Stasik, Harrassowitzplanning@acquisitionsinstitute.org  Read original article: Read More