DALLAS, TX,– Amigos Library Services, in conjunction with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, will present a one-day online conference “What’s Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing” on Thursday, November 15. The conference will cover a variety of topics, including marketing interlibrary loan to students, the cost of ILL, free web tools for streamlining ILL as well as e-books and ILL.

Cyril Oberlander, winner of the 2012 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award, will begin the conference with his keynote address “The Future of Interlibrary Loan- Valued Role in Transforming Libraries”. He will discuss what libraries will experience looking forward to the next five years, and what it will mean for their services, roles, skills, and expectations.
Three concurrent sessions will run throughout the day. Among the scheduled sessions are:

• The Cost of ILL: Real Numbers for Better Decision Making, presented by Lars Leon, University of Kansas
• E-books and ILL: Turbulent Waters, presented by Linda Frederiksen, Washington State University Vancouver
• Campus Book Delivery via Bicycle, presented by Molly Murphy, University of Oklahoma
• Marketing Interlibrary Loan to Students: Promoting and Expanding Services, presented by Kristen Palmiere, University of Texas at Dallas
• The Get It Now Experience, presented by Tim Bowen of the Copyright Clearance Center
• Rising to the Challenge of International Resource Sharing, presented by Tina Baich, Indiana University-Purdue

For the full schedule and registration, click here. Early bird registration ends November 1, 2012.

About Amigos Library Services
We are one of the largest consortia of libraries and cultural heritage institutions in the United States. For more than 35 years, Amigos members have collaborated to obtain affordable services and shared library resources and knowledge. Through membership in Amigos, we collectively gain access to the latest innovations and services in the library community; pursue opportunities for continuing professional education; leverage our buying power; and preserve our rich cultural heritage. This collaboration strengthens each member’s ability to serve and lead its community in the creative and effective use of information resources.
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