[OPLINLIST] Rethinking Resource Sharing Forum IV--Columbus Ohio

[SWON Libraries]

*This announcement has been posted to several lists.  Our apologies for 
any duplication.
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*Greetings to the Ohio area library community,

The Rethinking Resource Sharing group will be meeting in Columbus, Ohio 
in May.  If you have considered getting involved in this exciting 
movement, now may be the time to find out more.

The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative is an ad hoc group that 
advocates for a complete rethink of the way libraries conduct resource 
sharing in the context of the global internet revolution and all of the 
developments that have arisen from that.

The initiative started in the U.S. in 2005 with a white paper written by 
a group of librarians, product vendors and library technology 
specialists. While working on revising resource sharing technical 
standards, they began to feel as though they were trying to improve a 
protocol that was becoming increasingly obsolete. It was rather like 
refining the typewriter protocol when the world had already moved on to 
the computer. And more importantly, resource sharing practices and 
policies continued to be library-centric while the rest of the world had 
already moved on to being consumer-centric.

Thus, the group felt it was time to wipe the slate completely clean and 
start over with some new concepts. A white paper was written and a 
revolution born!

The participants in the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative hope that 
you will join us in advocating for a revolution in the way libraries 
conduct resource sharing. The initiative enjoys a joint custody 
arrangement including partnerships among a number of organizations. Feel 
free to contact any of the members of the Steering Committee to find out 
how to get involved.


The Rethinking Resource Sharing Forum IV will be held in Columbus May 
13-14.  The link below includes the agenda for the event.  More details 
will be posted as they become available.

http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/forum09/agenda.html

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