<font size=2 face="sans-serif">On behalf of the Conference Program Committee,
we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Great Lakes Resource
Sharing Conference. The event will be held in Toledo, OH at the Hilton
Garden Inn at Perrysburg on Friday, June 6, 2014.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">This conference is an opportunity for
individuals working in resource sharing to gather information and communicate
with other colleagues.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><b>We invite program proposals from September
16, 2013 to January 17, 2014.</b></font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Accepted program proposal submissions
should be 45 minutes in length including time for questions. Proposals
might focus on any of the following areas:</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Resource
Sharing Best Practices</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Regional
collection development projects</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Statistics
– local, regional, impact on collection development</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Assessment</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Tips
and Tricks</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Marketing
Services</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Managing
Student Workers</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Electronic
Resources and Resource Sharing</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Workflow
improvements</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Coordinated
collection development</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Training
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">· Purchase
on Demand</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please submit a 150-200 word proposal
for your presentation at </font>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xY9A-fiMA2BmzgkauKiqRra6WZADUntYH5rHJOreZWU/viewform"></a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xY9A-fiMA2BmzgkauKiqRra6WZADUntYH5rHJOreZWU/viewform"><font size=2 face="sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xY9A-fiMA2BmzgkauKiqRra6WZADUntYH5rHJOreZWU/viewform</font></a>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Program proposals will be reviewed by
the program committee and those presenters who are selected will be notified
by February 14, 2014.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please direct any questions to Lorna
Newman at </font><a href=mailto:lorna.newman@uc.edu><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>lorna.newman@uc.edu</u></font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
.</font>
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Randy Dykhuis
<br>
Executive Director<br>
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)
<br>
1407 Rensen Street<br>
Lansing, MI 48910
<br>
Phone: (800) 530-9019 x119<br>
Fax: (517) 492-3879<br>
Cell: (517) 927-5121<br>
E-mail: dykhuisr@mcls.org<br>
Twitter: @mclsrandy <br>
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