Join us for two presentations. Presentation 1, "Resource sharing in the Québec University Library Partnership" and presentation 2, "Making sense of all your data: Working with statistics across systems."

Presentation 1 lightning talk
Resource sharing in the Québec University Library Partnership 
11:00 – 11:30 am, EDT

The Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec ( Quebec University Library Partnership, PBUQ) implemented a new way to provide resource sharing as a consortium. This has resulted in the creation of a Network Loan system for physical items as well as the implementation of Tipasa. In this session, we will share our experience of collaboratively configuring group circulation in WMS, and Tipasa functionalities. We will also go over the partnership with OCLC to enhance resource sharing experience among our members. The PBUQ consists of diverse academic institutions, including research-oriented, and specialized libraries of varying sizes, operating in two languages across Quebec. We will discuss our key challenges and achievements in this context. 

Learning outcomes: 

• Revitalization of print collections through a collaborative resource-sharing network that maximizes access to scholarly materials while optimizing space and budgetary constraints 
• Improved user experience for borrowing print material from other group academic libraries 
• Harmonized circulation/ILL policies to enhance resource sharing efficiency through group collaboration 
• ILL challenges with the implementation of a new system 

Speakers:

• Maryvon Côté, Acting Senior Director, Collection Development, Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery, McGill University 
• Sarah Samson, Head of the Product Management, Steering and Coordination Section, and WMS Product Manager, Université Laval
• François Charbonnier, Product Manager, Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ)

Presentation 2 lightning talk
Making sense of all your data: Working with statistics across systems 
11:30 am – 12:00 pm 

The City University of New York (CUNY) relies on multiple resource sharing solutions to meet user information needs. How library users interact with resources and submit information requests helps shape library processes for interpreting statistics, ensuring that resource sharing services remain accessible, discoverable, and user friendly. With 21 library institution zones sharing collections and operating a robust inter-campus lending system within its consortium, ensuring uniformity in data reporting is essential. This session presents an overview of how we reconcile data from all our resource sharing programs to get a more accurate and descriptive picture of all our resource sharing activities. Collective reporting ensures we can present our data to administrators and non-specialist stakeholders more clearly and advocate for our services better. 

Speakers:

• Tokunbo Adeshina, Access Services Librarian, Bronx Community College (CUNY) 
• J. Silvia Cho, Resource Sharing Librarian and Assistant Professor, CUNY Graduate Center 

Open discussion
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.