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Moving Mountains: A Symposium Exploring Library Courier Services
Held Sept. 14-15, 2006 Denver, CO.

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Thursday | Friday

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Pictures from the Symposium

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
8:00 - 8:30am Registration & continental breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome –Eugene Hainer, Colorado State Library - PHOTO
8:45 - 9:15

The Courier Landscape:  An Overview of Existing Couriers
Brenda Bailey-Hainer, Bibliographical Center for Research
9:15 - 10:45

Existing Models:  A Panel Presentation
Bill DeJohn, MINITEX
Donna Longo DiMichele, Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services
Nancy Nathanson, Orbis Cascade Alliance
Susan Burton, Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Info. Network

10:45 – 11:00                        BREAK
11:00 - 12:00

Keeping It Funded:  Models for Cost Sharing
Bruce Smith, South Central Library System, Wisconsin - PHOTO
Valerie Horton, Colorado Library Consortium - PHOTO

12:00 – 1:00pm                      LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15

Trends in the National Courier Industry:  A Panel Presentation
Becky Atcheson, U.S. Cargo and Courier Service
Dick Countryman, American Courier - PHOTO
Mike Cooney, Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc. - PHOTO

2:15 - 2:45

Delivery 2.0
Lori Bowen Ayre, The Galecia Group

2:45 - 3:30

Dreaming Big: Ideas for Improving Courier Services
    (small group discussions) - PHOTO

3:30 – 3:45                          BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 Report out from Groups:  Identifying Themes & Actionable Items
5:00 - 6:00

Reception with Vendors

6:00 - Dinner on your own
Friday, Sept. 15, 2006
8:00 - 8:30am

Continental breakfast
8:30 - 8:35

Welcome – Valerie Horton, Colorado Library Consortium

8:35 - 9:20

Topical Breakout Discussions (sessions repeat)

   1. Best Practices and Policies – Documenting What We Know
Facilitator:   Marlene Heroux, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
   2. Growth, Sustainability, Risk Management
Facilitator:  Bruce Smith, South Central Library System (WI)
   3.  Making it Easier for Constituencies - Statistics, Labels, etc.
 Facilitator:  Anita Cook, OhioLINK
   4. Assessment and Evaluation of Courier Services
 Facilitator:  Nancy Nathanson, Orbis Cascade Alliance
   5. Integrating ILS and delivery
 Facilitator:   Michael R. Colford, Boston Regional Library System
9:20 - 10:05

Repeat of Topical Breakout Discussions

10:05 – 10:15                           BREAK 

10:15 - 11:15

Report Out from Discussions
11:15 - 12:15

RFPs, Contracting, & Start-up Considerations:  A Panel Presentation
   Sharon Brettschneider, Connecticut State Library
   Bonnie Juergens, Amigos Library Services, Inc.
   Marty Koehler, Velocity Express

12:15 – 1:15pm                            LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15

Innovation: A Panel Presentation
   Home Delivery, Sarah McHugh, Montana Library Network, and Cheryl Snowdon, OCLC
   Integrating RFID and ILS with Delivery:  Don Kaiser, CARL Business
Initiatives, The Library Corporation

2:15 - 3:30

Discussion on Next Steps, Assignments, and Wrap-up

  • Potential multi-state/regional link-ups
  • Documenting best practices, courier directory, sample contracts
  • Post-symposium publication through ASCLA

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