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I am forwarding this message on behalf of the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Planning Committee. Excuse posting to multiple lists. Please forward to anyone/group that you believe may benefit from receiving this information.

Thank you! - heather

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The registration deadline is approaching fast for the 4th Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference to be held June 8 and 9 in Oak Brook, IL! Register by May 26 to get the early registration rate. The $95 registration fee will increase to $125 after May 26. The registration fee includes all sessions, as well as the reception on Thursday, and breakfast and lunch on Friday.

Schedule in brief:

Thursday, June 8, 2017

· 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.—OCLC Resource Sharing Update

· 1:45 to 3:30 p.m. (including break)—Lightning rounds

· 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.—The Contemporary Academic Library Resource Sharing Mission: Fragmentation or Evolution?

· 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.—Opening reception and trivia contest

· 6:00 p.m. and later—Dine-arounds or dinner on your own

Friday, June 9, 2017—8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

· Keynote address: History Has Its Eyes on You: Lighthouse and Libraries Weathering Storms of Change

· Corey Seeman, Director of Kresge Library Services (Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) and manager of A Library Writer’s Blog

· Three tracks of concurrent sessions

· Breakfast, lunch, and breaks included

Concurrent Sessions:

· CARLI’s Patron Driven Acquisitions Project for Print Materials: A Review of a Consortial Project

· Strength in Numbers: Demonstrating Value During Times of Change

· Strengthening Workflows: Developing an Improved Staffing Model to Weather the Winds of Change

· Trying to Jump-Start Collaborative Collection Development: Finding Simple Methods for Effective Cooperation

· And many more! See the conference website for a full list.

Join your resource sharing partners in harnessing the winds of change!