February 29, 2008
Don't Forget to Register for Colorado ILL Conference
Register now for the 39th Annual Interlibrary Loan Conference, "All Aboard the Wagon Train: Innovations in Resource Sharing," scheduled for May 1-2, 2008, at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado.
The schedule of speakers and events includes:
- Keynote speaker, Brewster Kahle, U.S. Internet entrepreneur, activist and digital librarian, who will be discussing Internet Archive and the Open Content Alliance
- Welcome remarks from Bill Knott, County Librarian, Jefferson County Public Library
- Researcher and library consultant, Pat Wagner, of Pattern Research, Inc.
- George Burke from BookSwim, the online book rental library club that lends paperback and hardcover books directly to your house without the need to purchase them
- Nancy Sensel, University of Denver Law Library Interlibrary Loan/Access Services Coordinator
- Katie Birch, OCLC
Several conference programs are already scheduled — Copyright Basics 101 and Rethinking Resource Sharing (OCLC). BCR Executive Director, Brenda Bailey-Hainer, and Heather Clark, BCR member services librarian, will report on the "State of Loans in the Lone Star State," a review of a recently completed Texas ILL study.
In addition, the Colorado Interlibrary Loan Committee is accepting nominations for the 2008 Colorado Excellence in Resource Sharing Award. This newly created award recognizes the latest innovative trends implemented by Colorado interlibrary loan practitioners in both interlibrary loan and document delivery services. Nominations are due April 4. See the Nominating application form for details.
Registration for the two-day event is affordable at only $85. Conference details, scholarship opportunities and hotel information are available on the conference Web site.
