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Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association\u2019s next Carterette Series webinar, \u201cCommunication Strategies to Support Collections and Budget Management\u201d. This free<\/strong> event will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at 1:00 PM CDT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As budget management grows more challenging, we will need to communicate as successfully as possible to achieve the best possible outcomes. Communication with departments and administration about budget management and related changes to collections can be crucial to maintain constructive relationships and to improve cooperative planning. Academic libraries often rely on librarian liaisons to communicate directly with departments, but additional communication efforts are sometimes pursued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our library (Minnesota State University Mankato) has recently focused on collections communication across a range of projects and audiences. These projects have included a budget reduction plan and major print deselection project, as well as ongoing, prospective budget management. The audiences have included the entire campus, an academic college, specific administrators, and various departments. The tools have included campus e-mails and news stories, a video, an online dashboard, and more. In this presentation, a panel from one library will run through a series of examples of communication strategies, tools and methods used to engage campus stakeholders with budget and collections management issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the Presenters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Evan Rusch<\/strong> is the Government Documents, Maps, and Reference and Instruction Librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He serves as a library liaison to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heidi Southworth<\/strong> is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She serves as a library liaison to the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nat Gustafson-Sundell<\/strong> is the Collections Librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He serves as a library liaison to the College of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n