Welcome to the 2nd Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference to be held at
Loras College, Dubuque, IA on April 11, 2008!

If you're looking for an opportunity to share what you've accomplished in interlibrary loan or how you’ve accomplished it , please share your knowledge with others! The second Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference Committee is seeking proposals for 50 minute presentations (40-45 minutes for the presentation with 5-10 minutes for questions). The presentations can be about any aspect of interlibrary loan including:

• Work flow issues • State-wide systems • OCLC • Audiovisual lending • ARIEL • ILLiad • Copyright • Auto-deflection • IFM

• Policy directory maintenance • Rising mailing costs • Public Library policies • Customizing web pages • Purchase on demand • ILL Blogs • Personnel management

• Alternatives to OCLC • Distance learners • Document Delivery • Statistics and record-keeping • Direct requests/unmediated requests • Custom Holdings • Customer Service

Information about the conference including specific information for presenters is available at: www.dalinc.org/midwestill/present.html. Fill out the proposal form and submit to joyce.meldrem@loras.edu by Friday, December 14, 2007 for consideration. The proposals will be blind-peer reviewed and you will be notified of your status by February 1, 2008.

Fill out the proposal form and submit to joyce.meldrem@loras.edu by December 14, 2007 for consideration. The proposals will be blind-peer reviewed and you will be notified of your status by February 1, 2008.

Questions? Contact Joyce Meldrem