The PAN Forum will take place at the June 2026 ALA Annual Meeting in Chicago at the Chicago Hilton, Continental A.
PAN is a free and open platform for sharing information about shared print programs. Anyone interested in shared print is welcome to attend and participate. If you are coming in person there is no need registration needed.
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) supports PAN to foster opportunities for libraries and consortia to exchange information, expertise, and best practices related to shared print and the collection lifecycle.
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Date: 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Central Friday, June 26, 2026.
Location: Chicago Hilton, Continental A (hotel map) and Online
For anyone not able to make it to ALA, the forum will be livestreamed on Zoom and recorded. [registration link for Online ]
Agenda [PDF]
9:00-9:05 Welcome & Announcements (Matthew Revitt, Maine Shared Collections & EAST)
9:15-9:35 Updates & Announcements
Shared Print Partnership Update (Laura Aydelotte, Program Coordinator, Shared Print Partnership and Miranda Bennett, Director of Shared Collections, California Digital Library)
9:35-10:45 Regional Reports
Preserving the Record: CRL’s Print Collections and the JSTOR Archive (Marie Waltz, Head of Access Initiatives, Center for Research Libraries)
MI-SPI: The Next Chapter (Sarah Beaubien eLicensing and Collection Resources Manager, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services)
CARLI: Access to Last Copy Materials in Illinois (Laurie Blandino, Director, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois & Elizabeth Clarage, Director of Collections Services, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois)
10:45-11:25 Shared Print in Times of Emergency
From Closure to Stewardship (Amy Wood, Director for Collections Access and Technology, Center for Research Libraries)
Emergency Housing (Sara Amato, Program Manager, Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust)
11:30 Adjourn