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Summit Invitation

Dear Directors of Ohio’s Libraries:

In many respects all Ohio libraries share the same customers.  Many school library users become university library users.  Many students use the public library as well as their school or university library.  Public library customers want resources from academic libraries.  As leaders, we seldom have an opportunity to interact with each other as a multi-type library community.  The Library Partnership Summit will provide that opportunity.

At the Library Partnership Summit, leaders of Ohio's library communities will identify opportunities for shared projects and initiatives.  The Summit begins with a panel discussion that will outline opportunities (and challenges) for collaboration, followed by small group discussions.  In these groups you will identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the library community as a whole.  Included in this will be a discussion of "Where do we go from here?" so we can decide how to maintain the momentum that this Summit is sure to generate!

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the statewide Library Partnership Summit on May 21, 2007.  This Partnership Summit will include directors from academic and public libraries and K-12 library leaders.  This Summit is being planned collaboratively by the State Library, OHIONET, OhioLINK, OLC, OPLIN, and INFOhio.  This effort is also being supported by ALAO, OCLIS, OELMA, Kent State University and the Regional Library Systems.

The financial support of several partners will help keep the cost of attending minimal in order to include a wide range of participants and viewpoints.  A successful Summit will foster ongoing conversations and projects which will help us all in the future.

The Library Partnership Summit will be held in Columbus.  Below is a preliminary agenda.  Invitations will be mailed to Directors in early spring.  Please be sure to RSVP to reserve your spot.

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Jo Budler, State Librarian

Background Information

Ohio Library Organizations

Ohio Library Organizations: Putting it all Together

Schedule

The Ohio Library Partnership Summit will take place on Monday, May 21, 2007 at the Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Summit will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will follow this agenda: 

9:30a.m.
 

Opening remarks by Bill DeJohn.
Mr. DeJohn is the Director of the MINITEX Library Information Network in Minnesota.

The MINITEX Library Information Network (MINITEX) is a publicly supported network of academic, public, state government, and special libraries working cooperatively to improve library service for their user. Mr. DeJohn will talk about the models of cooperation that Minnesota has implemented and the valuable services that the librarians are able to provide to their customers because of this multi-type collaboration.

10:30a.m.

Overview of the current state of library partnership in Ohio.

This session will review our statewide programs including virtual reference, statewide databases and resource sharing with an emphasis on our successes and our challeges.

(Background information documents are listed below.)

12:00p.m.
 

Working lunch in discussion groups

Facilitated discussion groups will provide opportunities to network, share ideas, brain storm about opportunities for additional resource sharing among all libraries.
1:30 p.m.
 

Reporting back

Discussion groups will present ideas and committments made to share resources in order to improve library services for all Ohioans.
2:30 p.m.
 

Wrap up

What's next? How can we continue the dialog, develop strategies, and implement resource sharing initiatives?

The Summit should be completed at about 3:00 p.m.

Directions

Link to the Fawcett Center

The Fawcett Center is situated just 15 minutes northwest of Port Columbus International Airport and within a 10-minute drive of downtown Columbus. The Fawcett Center is conveniently located for easy access to all of the Columbus area's many attractions.
Points of interest in the Greater Columbus area include the Ohio Theater, the Martin Luther King Center, the Columbus Zoo, the Ohio Center of Science and Industry, the Wexner Center, and the newly renovated State Capitol Building.

From the East & Port Columbus International Airport
  1. Take 670 West to State Route 315 North.
  2. Follow State Route 315 North to the Lane Avenue exit.
  3. Go East (a right turn) on Lane Avenue.
  4. Take Lane Avenue to Olentangy River Road (second traffic light).
  5. Turn North (a left turn) on to Olentangy River Road.
  6. The Fawcett Center is the firstdriveway on the East (right) side of Olentangy River Road.
From the North
  1. Take either I–71 or State Route 23 South to I–270 West.
  2. Take I–270 West to State Route 315 South.
  3. Follow State Route 315 South to the Lane Avenue exit.
  4. Go East (a left turn) on Lane Avenue.
  5. Take Lane Avenue to Olentangy River Road (second traffic light).
  6. Turn North (a left turn) on to Olentangy River Road.
  7. The Fawcett Center is the first driveway on the East (right side of Olentangy River Road.
From the South
  1. Take either I–71 North to State Route 315 North, OR State Route 23 North to I–270 West to State Route 315 North.
  2. Follow State Route 315 North to the Lane Avenue exit.
  3. Go East (a right turn) on Lane Avenue.
  4. Take Lane Avenue to Olentangy River Road (second traffic light).
  5. Turn North (a left turn) on to Olentangy River Road.
  6. The Fawcett Center is the first driveway on the East (right) side of Olentangy River Road.
From the West
  1. Take I–70 East to State Route 315 North.
  2. Follow State Route 315 North to the Lane Avenue exit.
  3. Go east (a right turn) on Lane Avenue.
  4. Take Lane Avenue to Olentangy River Road (second traffic light).

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