SHARES Advisory Groups
SHARES Executive Group
The SHARES Executive Group represents the interests of all participants in SHARES. It advises OCLC Research and the OCLC Research Library Partnership on long-term planning for SHARES services, identifies needs for new or revised policies for resource-sharing activities, develops ideas for program enhancements and addresses strategic directions.
Eight participants are elected by the SHARES liaisons and serve for two years; three of the seats are allotted to members from museum, law, and non-North American institutions. Every year four representatives are elected.
| Name | Institution | E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Baylor |
Frick Art Reference Library | baylor@frick.org |
| Juan Fernandez |
Fordham University Law Library | jfernandez@law.fordham.edu |
| Ron Figueroa |
Syracuse University | rfiguero@syr.edu |
| Merrie Fuller |
University of Michigan | merrie@umich.edu |
Travis Goode |
University of Texas at Dallas | travis.goode@utdallas.edu |
| Carl Jones |
University of Edinburgh | carl.jones@ed.ac.uk |
Elise Thornley |
Binghamton University | thornley@binghamton.edu |
Richard Zwiercan |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas | richard.zwiercan@unlv.edu |
Working Groups
SHARES Participants have frequent opportunities to come together with peers to find solutions to commonly held collection sharing challenges. Calls for volunteers go out on the SHARES-L discussion listserv least each time a new effort is launched.
Active Working Groups
SHARES Best Practices Working Group
SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group
Past Working Groups
SHARES ILL Practitioners Council
SHARES Packaging and Shipping Task Force
SHARES 2020
Throughout 2020, the SHARES Executive Group invites all SHARES participants to come together in conversation and action around four themes, starting with Making ILL Materials Accessible.
Policy Rethink
In 2018 and 2019, the SHARES Executive Group engaged with all SHARES participants in rethinking SHARES policies and values.