Welsh Libraries Conference
Challenges 2000
23-24 March
Hotel Metroplole, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
This is an important Conference for the Welsh library and information
community at the beginning of a new millennium. It provides an ideal
opportunity for librarians from all sectors to look at and discuss examples
of current initiatives, and also look at future opportunities to develop
services in Wales.
Programme
Thursday 23 March
10:00 - 10.45 Registration and Coffee
10:45 Official Welcome by the WLA Chair
10:50 LA Presidential Address
Globalisation and Distinctiveness: contradictory or complementary ideas?
Graham Cornish
11:30 One customer; many libraries
Alan Watkin, Chief Leisure, Libraries and Culture Officer, Wrexham
County Borough Council
12:15 Lunch
1:45 Keynote Address
Tom Middlehurst, Welsh Assembly Secretary, Post-16 Education and Training
2:30 Objective One Funding, Libraries & ICT Infrastructure in Ireland
Speaker tbc
3:10 Tea
3:35 Cooperative development of networked learning resources
Prof Bruce Royan, SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
4:15 NEWLIS (Newport Library and Information Services): the challenges
of learning together in Newport?
Janet Peters, Head of Library and Learning Resources, University of
Wales College, Newport
4.50 Discussion
5.10 Networking Wales Group Meeting
6.30 Powys County Council Reception and Celebrating 150 Years of Public
Libraries.
7.30 Conference Dinner
Guest Speaker: Dr Lionel Madden, Chairman, LISC (Wales)
Friday 24 March
10:00 Hybrid Libraries: Frankenstein or Shangri-La?
Chris West, Director of Library and Information Services, University of
Wales Swansea
10:45 Coffee
11:15 Meeting the Challenge of Opportunity
Dr Bob McKee, Chief Executive of the Library Association
12:00 UFI / Learndirect in Wales
Speaker tbc
12:45 Cinio / Lunch
2:00 Access Roads to Learning
Andrew Green, Librarian, National Library of Wales
2.45 The Challenge Of The People's Network: Today libraries, tomorrow
the world...
Chris Batt, Chief Network Advisor, People's Network
3.30 - 4:00 Tea and depart
Conference fees start from £60 for a day delegate. However for full
details and a booking form contact Huw Evans on 01970 622 174 or
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Swyddog Gweithredol / Executive Officer
Cymdeithas Llyfrgelloedd Cymru / Welsh Library Association
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth SY23 3AS
Tel: 01970 622174 Fax: 01970 622 190
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.llgc.org.uk/wla/
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