NISO Collaborative Library Resource Sharing Forum Will Address Standards, Developments, and New Models for Cooperating NISO will host a two-day forum on "Collaborative Library Resource Sharing: Standards, Developments, and New Models for Cooperating" on October 6-7, 2008, in the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta. Participants will explore areas where collaborative effort and standards can help improve library efficiency through resource sharing. This includes the areas of interlibrary loan, physical resource management, collaborative storage and preservation, and related open source developments. New developments in each of these areas will help to improve efficiency in library resource sharing and hopefully improve user outcomes and satisfaction. Confirmed speakers and topics include: ** Matt Goldner (OCLC), Opening Keynote ** Margaret Ellingson (Emory University), Current Resource Sharing Environment ** Cecelia Boone (MINITEX), Union Lists in Support of Resource Sharing ** Valerie Horton (Colorado Library Consortium), Physical Delivery ** Rob Walsh (Envisionware) and Paula Kelsall (Library & Archives Canada), Resource Sharing Standards Update ** Ted Koppel (Auto-Graphics), Gail Wanner (SirsiDynix), and Rob Walsh (Envisionware), Vendor Roundtable ** Gail Wanner (SirsiDynix), Rethinking Resource Sharing ** Evan Simpson (Brandeis University), Open Content Alliance – A New Approach to ILL ** Adam Wathen (Kansas State University Libraries), Improving Library Workflow Efficiencies Additional topics expected to be addressed include: New Services Models, Open Source Resource Sharing Systems, Exchange of E-Journals, and Copyright and Fair Use -- The Section 108 Study Group. If you are looking for ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency through collaborative resource sharing, you won't want to miss this seminar. Visit the event webpage (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/resshar08/)for the agenda, hotel information, and to register. Early bird registration ends on September 17. Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512 |