ICAN
ICAN is the InterLibrary Cooperation & Networking Section of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). Join us if you are interested in interlibrary cooperation and networks. ICAN provides discussions, programs, and planning activities for the effective delivery of quality library services through multitype library networks--local, state, multistate, national, and international.
ICAN offers the personal contact necessary for directors, staff, and board members of multitype networks to develop new ideas, examine issues, and solve problems. Follow this link to list of Executive Committee members.
ICAN Annual 2009 Schedule
Preconference
After the Grant Runs Out: Funding Collaborative Digitization, 7/10/2009, Friday 08:30 am - 05:00 pm, SHER Sheraton BR I
Programs
Future Perspectives: Collaboration and Innovation, 7/12/2009, Sunday 03:30 pm - 05:30 pm, HIL Northwest 1
How do we nurture innovation? How do we advance library services that meet patron needs today and in the future? Join Brenda Bailey-Hainer, President and CEO of BCR, Lorcan Dempsey, Vice-President of Research and Chief Strategist, OCLC, and Veronda Pitchford, Vice-President, Membership and Communications, Urban Libraries Council, in a panel presentation and discussion of the role of collaboration in strategic innovation as libraries strive to respond to the rapidly changing environment in which they now operate.
Moving Mountains: Latest Trends in the Physical Delivery of Library Materials, 7/11/2009, Saturday 08:00 am - 10:00 am, MCP W-196a
Transforming Library Service through Broadband Access: The Role of Regional Library Cooperatives, 7/12/2009, Sunday 01:30 pm - 03:00 pm, INTER Camelot
Discussion Groups
Collaborative Digitization Discussion Group, 7/11/2009, Saturday 03:30 pm - 05:30 pm, HIL Waldorf
Physical Delivery Discussion Group, 7/12/2009, Sunday 08:00 am - 10:00 am, HIL Conference Room 4C
Virtual Library Discussion Group, 7/13/2009, Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, SHER Parlor C
Executive Committee
Executive Committee, 7/13/2009, Monday 08:00 am - 10:00 am, HIL Conference Room 5B
Taskforce Meeting
Taskforce on Regional Library Coops and Broadband, 7/11/2009, Saturday 03:30 pm - 05:30 pm, PALM LaSalle 1
Why should I join ASCLA ICAN?
"For me, attending ALA is a valuable experience primarily because of ICAN. I come home from every conference with a half dozen new ideas from the people and programs at ICAN sessions."—Sara Laughlin, Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority
"ICAN serves as a "think tank" within ALA that is extremely useful for those who manage and implement interlibrary cooperation. Uniquely, it provides the framework for addressing issues in this area from a universal, rather than just a technical perspective."—Laurence Miller, Director, Florida International University Libraries
"ICAN provides a forum to meet and network with colleagues. The problem-solving techniques others are utilizing to address telecommunication issues and the mutual support given by others involoved in cooperative ventures are incomparable resources."—Janet A. Ohles, National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Programs
ICAN members develop and sponsor programs at ALA Annual Conference. Recent programs have covered
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Committees and Discussion Groups
ICAN Committees and discussion groups serve the interest of participants. Current discussion groups
- Interlibrary Cooperation
- Consortium Management
- Virtual Library
- Collaborative Digitization
- Physical Delivery
For current information on ICAN discussion groups and chairs, use the ASCLA Rosters page (see link at left), or the following link:
Publications
ICAN publications include:
- Library Networks in the New Millennium: Top Ten Trends, 2000.
- Strategic Planning for Multitype Library Cooperatives: A Planning Process, 1998.
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Strategic Planning for Multitype Library Cooperatives: Samples & Examples, 1997.
How can I get involved?
It couldn't be easier ... Come to a meeting. All discussion groups and most committees are open and all ALA members are always welcome. PLEASE JOIN US!
Write or call the ASCLA Headquarters Office for a membership application:
ALA/ASCLA
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Toll-Free: (800) 545-2433 Ext. 4398
Phone: (312) 280-4398
Fax: (312) 944-8085
E-mail: ASCLA@ala.org
Current members can join the ICAN listserv by sending an e-mail to sympa@ala.org. In the Subject line, put:
SUBSCRIBE ICAN-L YOUR NAME
For example: SUBSCRIBE ASCLA-L Jane Smith
Do not put anything in the body of the message.