Tenn-Share held its 2011 Conference at Nashville Public Library on Friday, October 28.
The Conference theme of “Tenn-Share Delivers” reflects the latest Share Your Stuff initiative: the Request For Proposals seeking a statewide courier for interlibrary loans (ILL). In the General Session, David Atkins will report on the results of the RFP process.
This emphasis on interlibrary loan brings Tenn-Share back to its roots. A past benefit of Tenn-Share membership was group access to OCLC for ILL (GAC). One breakout session will look at starting a new GAC for libraries that do not use OCLC for interlibrary loan. Another session will cover some recent developments in the tools and methods of modern ILL service.
Eric Forte, Member Consultant at OCLC, will give the keynote address on OCLC's Perceptions of Libraries, 2010 report, a sequel to the 2005 Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources. The address will be followed by a panel discussion led by Dr. Steven Smith, Dean of Libraries, UT Knoxville.
The Conference is the day after Tenn-Share’s popular DataFest, a free event showcasing electronic database vendor demonstrations. A school library collection fair runs both days, bringing in more than 15 vendors of school library books.
9:00 am to 9:25 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Ingram Content Group |
9:30 am to 11:30 am Auditorium |
General Session Tennessee Resource Sharing Award TEL Trainer of the Year Award Share Your Stuff Keynote Address by Eric Forte, Member Consultant at OCLC Panel discussion on Perceptions of Libraries, 2010 |
For Interlibrary Loan workshops: |
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11:30 am to 12:15 pm | Lunch Sponsored by Gale Cengage |
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm |
Getting started with OCLC interlibrary loan and Group Access Capability (GAC) An OCLC trainer will lead this session and answer your questions about how you can participate in interlibrary loan (ILL). Tenn-Share is considering re-instituting the GAC benefit, which would allow Tenn-Share member libraries to use OCLC for ILL without having to be OCLC members. Find out what this means for your library, and let Tenn-Share know if this is a benefit you would use. Get a look at the new portal that provides free training in the OCLC resource sharing software. |
1:30 pm to 1:45 | Break |
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm |
OCLC interlibrary loan, level 2: an update on tools and methods An OCLC trainer will lead this session and present the latest innovations. Topics will include the WorldCat knowledge base, Article Exchange, and disintermediation. |
11:30 am to 12:30 pm | Lunch Sponsored by Gale Cengage |
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm |
WorldCat Local Quick Start, ContentDM Quick Start: Modernize your catalog’s public interface in one half day or less. Besides enjoying a deep group discount, the Tenn-Share member libraries participating in the group subscription to FirstSearch may configure a localized view of WorldCat that serves as a “next-gen” interface to their own catalog. They can also start a digitization project with ContentDM. Come see examples of public and academic library configurations, and find out how to join the group. Session leaders are David Hajdik, Distance Learning and Reference Librarian; Kyle Cook, Nashville Public Library; DeAnne Luck, Tenn-Share Database Coordinator. |
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm |
Volunteer Voices |
1:30 pm to 1:45 | Break |
1:45 pm to 2:45 pm |
Ebook issues Notice: these issues will be closely examined also in a preconference on October 24. |
If you want to park in the garage attached to Nashville Public Library, here are a couple of tips:
The Convention Center is expecting 650 people on Sept 12 and 13, so parking for the DataFest and Collection Fair could be affected.
Find area hotels convenient to the Nasville Public Library.
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