TODAY is the last day to secure a seat at the MCLS annual meeting, to be held on Friday, October 4, at the Marten House in Indianapolis. If you are unable to attend in person, you can also register to attend online via streaming video but time to register to view online is limited as well!

MCLS is excited to bring to you expert speakers on the subject of open access in libraries. The agenda for this program is as follows:

9:30 am Registration

10:00 am Open Spaces, Open Data, Open Access: Transforming Todays Libraries
Lisa Carlucci Thomas

11:15 am MakerSpace Panel Discussion
Steve Teeri - Detroit Public Library HYPE Teen Center
CJ Lynce - Cleveland Public Library TechCentral
Orvella Fields - Indianapolis Public Library LearningCurve

12:30 pm Lunch (included in registration if you attend in-person)

1:15 pm OCLC WorldShare Management Services
Ted Fons - OCLC

2:15 pm The Inevitability of Open Access
David Lewis - IUPUI

3:00 pm MCLS Business Meeting

3:30 pm Adjourn

LEUs are also available for sessions of this program!

Again, you can attend this session in person or via streaming video. The cost to attend is $75 for MCLS members (regardless of how you attend).

For more information on this program and to register (whether attending in person or online), go to: https://members.mcls.org/workshops/viewcourse.html?id=330

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from many great speakers regarding open access for your library and to network with other library staff. The deadline to register for this program is TODAY so please don’t delay. Please forward this information onto anyone that you feel could benefit from attending this program! We hope to see you there!!!


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Heather M. (Thomas) Ladiski, CAP-OM
Executive Assistant/Meeting Planner
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1
Lansing, Michigan 48910-3657

800/530-9019 ext. 133
517/394-2420 ext. 133
Fax: 517/394-2096
NOTE: New email: ladiskih@mcls.org
website:  www.mcls.org