1. Concept to Concrete: Building a local Interlibrary Loan special interest group in a metropolitan area Friday, May 1, 2015 Colorado ILL Conference Presented by: Jan Brooks, Johnson College Community College Ellie Kohler, Rockhurst University Kari Sime, Johnson County Library

2. Reminder: This is the proposal Today’s interlibrary practitioners have a wide variety of skills and deal with libraries across the country every day, yet we often work in isolation. In the Kansas City area, a group of ILL practitioners saw a need in their local area for a platform to provide a free exchange of ideas and best practices, encourage collegiality and mentorship, and foster collaboration within the local community. In 2013, with the support of the Mid America Library Alliance, a local alliance that offers professional development training and provides courier services, ILL departments created an ILL special interest group. This presentation will discuss how easy, and how difficult, it is to create a special interest group as well as discuss the challenges of working without funding.

3. Why a SIG?

4. Meet Jen

5. So why a SIG? For the group! Collaboration Sharing Best practices Leadership opportunities

6. Ok, the real reason: It’s personal

7. How we did it… with no budget

8. Technology Online meetings Online documentation Email Blog

10. MALA: Mid American Library Assn Email address Facebook posts Newsletter “Featured” on Website malaillsig@mid-americalibraryalliance.org

11. Getting the Word Out http://malalibraryloan.wordpress.com

12. Mentor List Untapped talent everywhere Promote libraries Make connections People love to share expertise

13. Print Resources List

14. Member Spotlights Meet Kate, future ILLSIG Chair Her patronus is a housecat She’s loaned a book to DLC!

15. Events

16. Future Events

17. Future in Flux What will we look like next year? Or in 5 years How much should we push our vision? All our committee members are leaving! Local vs regions

18. The MALA Issue January 2015 Pros and cons Fee vs free Sponsorship vs self-directed

19. MALA Issue Today Unconference Go ahead as planned (free conference) Assess after conference Decide whether to become an independent group

20. Attracting Participation Committee positions Event attendees Blog traffic

21. Lessons learned

22. Thank you! Questions? malaillsig@midamericalibraryalliance.org