3/16/2010 11:38 AM >>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Dan Specht VP Sales and Marketing Atlas Systems (757) 467-7872 ext 401 [log in to unmask] Bloggers Expand Access to Resource Sharing Conference 2010 ILLiad Conference March 24-26 to get broad coverage on blogs and Twitter VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - March 16, 2010 - Atlas Systems <http://www.atlas-sys.com/> , the leading provider of time-saving solutions for libraries, today announced that the upcoming Resource Sharing/ <https://www.atlas-sys.com/conference> ILLiad Conference will expand its reach through real-time blogging and tweets. Two librarian bloggers will be updating throughout the conference to be held in Virginia Beach (Virginia) on March 24-26, 2010. Librarians interested in following the conference can do so at http://oelibrarian.wordpress.com/ and http://librarian-in-a-box.blogspot.com/. The official Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/> hashtag for the conference is #illiad10. This year's conference features broad programming on trends in resource sharing as well as detailed sessions for ILLiad users. For more information or to register for the conference, visit https://www.atlas-sys.com/conference/. Program Highlights * Text Messaging (BAM!)-A quick, low cost way to bump your customer service up a notch. * Mentoring & Training Students: Goals, games, & group activities to help them succeed as library employees * Borrowing is a Business: Cultivating a collection as a revenue stream for academic libraries * Wondering A'loud: Visioning the future of resource sharing and delivery * ILL for Archives and Special Collections: Enhancing access to unique and rare materials * Getting It System Toolkit: The GIST of making better informed decisions about borrowing, buying, or downloading for users, ILL and acquisitions workflow. About Atlas Systems Atlas Systems is a software development company founded in July 1995 with the mission of developing library automation to "promote library excellence through efficiency." Atlas is best known for the ILLiad Resource Sharing Management Software, in use in over 1,100 libraries and now distributed exclusively by OCLC. For more information, visit www.atlas-sys.com <http://www.atlas-sys.com/> and follow Atlas Systems on Twitter at @ <http://www.twitter.com/atlassystems> atlassystems. -30- Judy Michaelson, MLS JAM Marketing, LLC 2409 Warrensburg Rd. Delaware, OH 43015 Ph: 740.362.3700 Fx: 740.369.0488 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] URL: <http://www.jammrkt.com> www.jammrkt.com Short-term strategy for long-term results