Moving Mountains and Crossing Rivers Symposium

Following on the success of the Moving Mountains Symposium held in September 2006, The Moving Mountains and Crossing Rivers Symposium will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 25th and 26th, 2008.  The symposium is being held to explore all areas of library courier services.  For more information on the symposium, or to register  go to http://www.swonlibraries.org/movingmountains2008. Please note that the conference fee includes all lodging and meal costs.

Highlights from the conference website:

Due to the overwhelming success of the first Moving Mountains Symposium in 2006 we are coming together again this year to discuss the physical delivery of library materials. Join us and find out what is happening with delivery systems throughout the country.

Some of the topics that we will explore include:

• Trends in courier services
• Best practices of existing courier systems
• Funding the service
• Rural delivery
• How to start a courier service
• Understanding contracts
• Training staff to negotiate courier services
• Marketing your service

 

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