<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Candara;
panose-1:2 14 5 2 3 3 3 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Century Gothic";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";
panose-1:3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Lucida Sans";
panose-1:2 11 6 2 3 5 4 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Posted on behalf of the NOTSL Board; please pardon any duplication.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NOTSL will hold its Spring Meeting, “Connections That Matter: Exploring Library-Vendor Partnerships”, on Friday, May 1, 2026 at CCPL Parma-Snow Branch in Parma,
OH.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hannah Rosen, Director of Strategic and Professional Development, OhioNet, will present “Library Licensing ABCs: Accessibility, Bots, and Consolidation”. Libraries
are constantly navigating a shifting licensing landscape. This presentation will discuss some of the most pressing issues to affect library licensing this year: accessibility expectations, AI bots, and consolidation, both within libraries and publishers/service
providers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kevin Bauer, Acquisitions Librarian, The Ohio State University, will present “Direct from the Director: Licensing Films from Directors and Small Distributors.”
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F9F9F9">Discovering films is easier than ever but acquiring access directly from directors and small distributors can be more complicated. This presentation will cover
how to successfully license, purchase and provide access to films acquired directly from directors or small distributors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Louise Kidder, Head of Acquisitions & Resource Sharing, University of Houston, will present “Farewell & Welcome: A Challenging Change in Subscription Services.”
This session will provide </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F9F9F9">discussion of a complex and collaborative subscription agent service transfer project, including steps taken, impacts of the project
on the work of the department, and lessons learned</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Public Libraries and Vendors” will feature a panel of public library acquisitions librarians who will discuss their relationships with vendors. The panel includes:
Emily Keller, Reference Librarian, Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library, Megan Villano, Library Collections Director, Stark Library, Sandy Jelar Elwell, Acquisitions Manager, Cleveland Public Library, and Wendy Bartlett, Collection Development and Acquisitions
Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Claire Eichmann, Senior Collection Development Manager, GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO will present “How to Buy Books – Because You’d Be Surprised How Difficult
It Can Be”. This presentation will provide </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F9F9F9">a book vendor's perspective on the current eBook and print landscape, collection development tools for new title
discovery, and the future of book buying.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration is now open for “Connections That Matter: Exploring Library-Vendor Partnerships.” All are welcome; membership is conferred on all attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visit NOTSL’s
</span><a href="http://www.notsl.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (</span><a href="http://www.notsl.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">www.NOTSL.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
or </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connections-that-matter-exploring-library-vendor-partnerships-tickets-1985163036080?aff=oddtdtcreator"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Eventbrite</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
for full program information and to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>