The Discovery to Delivery Conference Committee has announced Friday, Oct. 2, as the date for its 2026 resource sharing event. Also known as D2D, the conference is hosted by the Academic Libraries of Indiana and the Indiana State Library and focuses on library resource sharing, interlibrary loans and institutional collaboration. The free one-day conference is open to all Indiana libraries - public, academic, school, special and institutional.
The 2026 theme is "Sharing on a Budget." The committee is soliciting proposals for breakout sessions and poster sessions. Presentations should be approximately 30-35 minutes in length with an additional 10 minutes at the end of each session for questions and discussion.
Suggested proposal topics include, but are not limited to: interlibrary loans and acquisitions; best practices; collaborations and partnerships; copyright compliance; customer service; e-resources licensing and e-books; Evergreen Indiana; Indiana Share; marketing interlibrary loan services; patron-driven services; professional development; staff training; statistics; and future visions for resource sharing.
Sessions are eligible for LEUs for Indiana library staff.
Those interested in submitting a proposal should fill out the proposal submission form. The submission deadline is Wednesday, July 15, at 4 p.m. ET.
This year's conference will be hybrid, featuring on-site and Zoom options. The conference will be held at the Indiana University Indianapolis University Library, located at 755 W. Michigan St. in Indianapolis, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registrations open at 9:00 am ET, August 3rd. FYI https://isl.libcal.com/event/16643763?register