{"id":18569,"date":"2026-01-22T20:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/?p=18569"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:15:44","slug":"call-for-proposals-2026-oclc-resource-sharing-conference-virtual-web-series-wednesdays-beginning-in-march-deadline-fri-jan-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/call-for-proposals-2026-oclc-resource-sharing-conference-virtual-web-series-wednesdays-beginning-in-march-deadline-fri-jan-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: 2026 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Virtual Web Series (Wednesdays, Beginning in March)&#8211;Deadline Fri., Jan. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(via OCLC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re excited to announce the 2026 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (RSC26) virtual web series. Each year, RSC unites the global resource sharing community, letting us connect, collaborate, and share innovative ideas, best practices, and creative solutions.\u202f&nbsp;<br>\u202f&nbsp;<br>The RSC26 Program Committee\u2014comprised of ILL professionals and OCLC staff\u2014invites you to contribute by sharing your ideas and expertise. We\u2019re especially interested in proposals that address topics such as:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Configurations, custom holdings, system settings\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-departmental collaboration &#8211; ILL, circulation, collections, reference\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistics and reporting\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copyright\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing digital content&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automations\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ILL\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please share your insights, ideas, and expertise with your fellow ILL professionals by submitting a presentation proposal using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.oclc.org\/t5\/rsc-submit-a-proposal\/ct-p\/rsc-proposals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>. If your idea doesn\u2019t fit one of the listed formats, please submit it anyway\u2014we\u2019d like to work with you to explore possibilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The web series will be scheduled on Wednesdays, beginning March 4 with a kickoff session presented by Atlas Systems and OCLC staff. Community presentations will follow, starting March 11 with a panel presentation for those new to ILL.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program committee will be accepting proposals for:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full presentations (60 minutes; up to 3 presenters)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panel presentations (60 minutes; 3-4 presenters)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightning talks (20 minutes)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workshops (60 minutes; interactive, technical; up to 4 presenters)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline to submit a proposal is <strong>Friday, January 23<\/strong>.\u202fPlease contact Carmen Byg, Community Manager, at <a href=\"mailto:bygc@oclc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bygc@oclc.org<\/a> if you have questions.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via OCLC) We\u2019re excited to announce the 2026 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (RSC26) virtual web series. Each year, RSC unites the global resource sharing community, letting us connect, collaborate, and share innovative ideas, best practices, and creative solutions.\u202f&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;The RSC26 Program Committee\u2014comprised of ILL professionals and OCLC staff\u2014invites you to contribute by sharing your ideas and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,18,25,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls-and-requests","category-conferences-and-meetings-non-hsli","category-library-associations-non-hsli","category-oclc","category-webinars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18569"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18582,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18569\/revisions\/18582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}