January 11, 2008
Save the Date for the 39th Annual ILL Conference in Colorado
Mark your calendar for the 39th Annual Interlibrary Loan Conference, "All Aboard the Wagon Train: Innovations in Resource Sharing," to be held May 1-2, 2008, at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado.
The schedule of speakers and events is continually growing and includes:
- Keynote speaker, Brewster Kahle, U.S. Internet entrepreneur, activist and digital librarian, who will be discussing Internet Archive and the Open Content Alliance
- Researcher and library consultant, Pat Wagner, of Pattern Research, Inc.
- George Burke from Bookswim, the online book rental library club that lends paperbacks and hard covers directly to your house without the need to purchase them
Several conference programs are already scheduled — Copyright Basics 101, Rethinking Resource Sharing (OCLC) and the Texas ILL Study Unveiled. In addition, attendees are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to interact with vendors and OCLC during the day.
Registration for the two-day event is affordable at only $85. Watch for conference details, information on scholarship opportunities and hotel information on the conference Web site.
