SUNY Borrowing Taskforce Pre-Conference

SUNY Borrowing Task Force Pre-conference is FREE with registration!

Description: The SUNY Borrowing Task Force is sponsoring this pre-conference
to help reinvigorate discussions on how to improve SUNY¹s libraries¹
collections through data analysis, purchase on demand, and resource sharing.
The pre-conference will include speakers from acquisitions and ILL to
discuss how their institutions have implemented purchase on demand programs.


Abstract: The SUNY Borrowing Task Force is pleased to announce a
pre-conference sponsored by the SUNY Borrowing Task Force and the SUNY
Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS). As a participant in this
one day program, you will work collaboratively with other participants to
envision the future of SUNY resource sharing and its potential as a
component of collection development.  During these difficult economic times,
it is more important than ever that SUNY institutions work together to
maximize purchasing power for the purpose of expanding information access
for all SUNY constituents.

This program will set the stage for the ongoing development of systemic
strategies to increase and broaden the SUNY collection. Workshop sessions
are designed to provide participants with an understanding of consortia
resource sharing strategies. Participants will learn about the emergence of
new models for collection development and resource sharing from two
acknowledged experts in the field. Julia Gammon, Head of Acquisitions at the
University of Akron Library, will address her experience with OhioLINK. This
consortium has developed highly successful cooperative collection
development and resource sharing models to reduce unnecessary duplication,
stretch budgets, strengthen the aggregate statewide collection, and share
library resources. Sherry Buchanan, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at the
Portland State University Library, will share her research on just-in-time
interlibrary loan and acquisitions. Her presentation will offer insights on
achieving the best possible balance between access and ownership. The
workshop will also include a synopsis of SUNY Borrowing Task Force
activities to date and a working lunch structured by functional groups. The
workshop will end with a group discussion moderated by SUNY Borrowing Task
Force members, with focus on defining and shaping the scope of future
planning discussions with involvement from all sectors of the SUNY
community.

The Task Force is seeking participation from a wide range of SUNY libraries
from community colleges, university and technology colleges, and university
centers and doctoral degree granting institutions. Examples of participants¹
institutional roles include: library administrators; collection development
librarians; acquisitions librarians; and interlibrary loan and access
services librarians. Team applications are also encouraged to create an
experience that allows participants with varied expertise and professional
backgrounds to explore SUNY resource sharing issues together.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided (sponsored by the SUNY Office of Library Services)