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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">NOTSL is seeking presentation proposals on the topic of vendor management for our Spring meeting, May 1, 2026 in Parma, Ohio.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">We would love to hear about your experiences as you deal with all the changes in the vendor community. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Topics may include but are not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Maintaining good relationships with existing vendors</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Evaluating vendor service</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Switching to new vendors</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Differing purchasing models for electronic resources</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos">License agreement approvals</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Presentations can be made by individuals or groups of librarians. They should be 45-60 minutes in length.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Please send presentation proposals to the program committee:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Robin Buser </span><a href="mailto:rbuser@cscc.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:#467886">rbuser@cscc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Masha Stepanova </span>
<a href="mailto:Stepanova.6@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:#467886">Stepanova.6@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Cara Mia Calabrese </span>
<a href="mailto:cmcalabr@iu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:#467886">cmcalabr@iu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#C00000">Leslie Kimble<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Warren-Trumbull County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">444 Mahoning Avenue NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Warren, Ohio 44483-4692<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">330-395-6568<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:kimblel@wtcpl.org"><span style="color:#2E74B5">kimblel@wtcpl.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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