ASERL Collection Development Initiative

Heath Martin, Director of Collections for UK Libraries, has been named co-chair of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) Collection Development Initiative.  Heath joins Connie Stovall, Assistant Director for Collection Management at Virginia Tech University, in the leadership role and his term will run from July 1, 2013, until June 30, 2015. 

The ASERL Collection Development Initiative, founded in 2005, identifies and negotiates collaborative purchasing/license agreements to benefit ASERL libraries and brings ASERL libraries and collection development leaders together to share knowledge and best practices concerning emerging issues in collection management, scholarly communication, and other related areas.