Resource Sharing 2.0: Future Directions in Resource Sharing Seminar
March 13, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Pyle Center—Madison

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Powerpoint Presentations
Brenda Bailey-Hainer: Rethinking Resource Sharing: Inspiring Librarians, Empowering Users

Mark Beatty: If It's Social Then It Must Be About the Patrons (has additional slides of group topics: Articles; ILS Systems/interfaces; User needs/interfaces; Policies; Delivery; Wrap-up of the day)

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Schedule

9:00	Welcome to Resource Sharing 2.0: Future Directions in Resource Sharing Seminar
9:30-10:30	Brenda Bailey-Hainer— Re-thinking Resource Sharing: The Movement
10:45-11:45	Mark Beatty — What Can We Do NOW? enhancing user experiences and preparing to lead the future of resource sharing
11:45-12:15	Brenda Bailey-Hainer —Strategies for Specific Functional Areas: Setting *small group discussions to develop issues and suggestions
12:15-2:00	Lunch & Small group discussions
2:15-3:15	Small group highlight reports
3:15-4:00	Closing remarks

* Small groups – will have pre-assigned facilitator AND WiLS staff member as recorder
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Brenda Bailey-Hainer, Executive Director of BCR
Brenda Bailey-Hainer has been the Executive Director of the BCR network since July 2006. Prior to that time Brenda spent was the Director of Networking and Resource Sharing at the Colorado State Library. Brenda also heads the Steering Committee for the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative, an ad hoc group that advocates retooling the way libraries conduct resource sharing to incorporate global and technological advances. (see Brenda's Resource Sharing Innovative Ideas presentation).

In 2008, BCR is promoting rethinking resource sharing with three Innovation Awards worth $1000. For details, submission, and deadline information see Innovation Awards.

Mark Beatty, WiLS
Mark Beatty is Training and Automation Librarian for Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) and is the current elected President of LITA, the Library and Information Technology Association division of ALA. At WiLS he serves primarily as trainer and consortial wrangler for interlibrary loan, eBooks, and virtual reference services. Mark is also the chief coordinator for AskAway, a Wisconsin virtual reference consortium.
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