Good morning! 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 *********************************************** Please help spread the word by forwarding on to library staff who might be interested. (Please excuse any cross-posting) [cid:image001.png@01D2D4A6.CBC52400] The registration deadline is approaching fast for the 4th Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference<http://glrsc.org/> 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<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__glrsc.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=LAuZKCT8YoFAsBwCLioNto6R2n5k_CXQwWdSnociW_4&m=fPKdmD5N_pSQxy4pYch8Dl4cW1bf7lOTEIiGh-wNJ28&s=qb9B_3tTGMekLxOZNPV6DMaNG2PZACMJ32tUC7wgQQg&e=> for a full list. Join your resource sharing partners in harnessing the winds of change!