Join us to network with your Resource Sharing colleagues, learn about some updates in the field, and tour Cornell University’s Africana Research Center and Library.Location:

Finger Lakes Library System, 1300 Dryden Road, Ithaca &

Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Rd., Ithaca

The cost of the conference is $20 and includes lunch. Register at the bottom of this page.

Schedule:

9:30am-10:00am

Light breakfast & Networking

10:00am-10:50am

CrossLink with Mark Sullivan

CrossLink aims to improve the efficiency and lower the cost of resource sharing while promoting the interoperability among different systems using a customized discovery system and ISO18626 to broker requests. This session will go over the current status of the development of CrossLink, the different modules being built, and the plans for the future of resource sharing.

11:00am-11:50am

We can still get it: Adventuring outside the norm with Sarah Shank

Has your library been thinking about changing up their Resource Sharing practices? Come hear Ithaca College’s story about becoming the first North American library to migrate away from Worldshare to Rapido. Why would anyone choose to make this kind of switch? How does one prepare for the ‘unknowns’ associated with a brand-new product? What were some of the biggest struggles faced while transitioning to a brand-new product? How long does transitioning take? In this presentation you will learn the answers to these questions (and more).

12:00pm-12:50pm

Empire Library Delivery with Maria DeGaetano

Maria will provide an update to the Empire Library Delivery’s (ELD) policies and procedures. ELD makes resource sharing connections among all types of libraries affordable and streamlined. ELD provides return on investment for libraries by providing a convenient, affordable, and tailored delivery service to institutions, thereby supporting increased statewide resource sharing among ELD participants. By bundling shipments of library materials, ELD assists libraries in quickly getting items into the hands of users.

1:00pm-1:30pm

Catered lunch

1:30pm-1:45pm

Head to the Africana Studies and Research Center

2:00pm-3:00pm

Tour and presentation at the Africana Library

with Kofi Acree and Patricia Abraham

Learn more about the history of the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library; their collection and their ILL lending practices; the librarian’s liaison work on campus; and some of their special projects, including a quilting exhibit curated by Patricia, Ties That Bind: Quilting at the Clarke Africana Library and a display that will be at the library commemorating the Willard Straight Hall Student Occupation commencing on April 19, 1969, which led to the establishment of an Africana Studies curriculum at Cornell.

Register @ SCRLC