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Join the ILL Special Interest Group Committee

Come join us!  The ILL Special Interest Group is looking for new members.  This is your chance to interact with ILL staff, take a leadership role, and make a difference in the ILL community.  Plus, it’s darn fun! Do you meet … Continue reading

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Happily Sharing Knowledge, Expertise, and Library Resources

We’re excitedly anticipating a day of collaboration, discussion, and learning about interlibrary loan and resource sharing.  Here’s the great thing about an unconference–the discussion will be what we, the participants, determine it will be! Here’s what is planned so far:  … Continue reading

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Announcing the First SIG unConference Ever!

The Special Interest Group Exec Committee invites you to participate in our very first SIG unConference–ever! (And hopefully not our last, but that depends on you.) August 7, 2015 UMKC Miller Nichols Library and Learning Center Kansas City, MO Details … Continue reading

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Meet Mike Zakoura from Johnson County Library

Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Osawatomie, KS, about one hour south of the Johnson County, KS, central library, where I work in ILL. After graduation from the University of Kansas in journalism, radio-TV sequence, I … Continue reading

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Meet David Cox from Kansas City Public Library

David grew up outside of Springfield, Missouri in the small town of Strafford. He has worked at the Kansas City Public Library since 1990. He joined the ILL department in 1998 and has been the Interlibrary Loan Team Leader for the last three … Continue reading

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Member spotlight – Kate Coleman

Tell us a bit about yourself. A little “introduction to you. My name is Kate Coleman and I’m the Vice-Chairperson of the MALA ILL Special Interest Group (SIG). I have worked in libraries since I was 18 years old and … Continue reading

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Got questions? Our mentors have answers!

Do you have a burning ILL question?   Your peers are here to help!   Give us a call!   Copyright Jen Salvo-Eaton UMKC Miller Nichols Library (UMK) salvoeatonj@umkc.edu  Phone: 816-235-2225   Finding alternatives for non-circulating items and special formats Gabrielle … Continue reading

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Don’t miss out on your local OCLC Member Forum! It’s free!

Looking for a chance to  hear OCLC news in the company of other ILL experts?  Check out http://www.oclc.org/en-US/events/member-forums.html to register for the first annual OCLC regional forum. Join us for the Kansas forum on November 17 at Johnson County Community College in Kansas City from … Continue reading

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SIG Social a Success!

Interlibrary Loan experiences and ideas were shared liberally at our first SIG social event at McCoy’s Public House. It was great fun to get together to meet ILL folks from around the Metro Area! We were reminded how much we … Continue reading

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Please Join Us …

For our very first MALA Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Group Happy Hour! The SIG committee is hosting a social time- -and anyone interested in sharing resources with other MALA libraries is welcome. Meet us on the Patio at McCoy’s Public … Continue reading

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