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                  Promoting books and reading ? workshop
          Wednesday 4th April 2001 in Birmingham, 10.30am ? 4 pm

This is your chance to have your say on good practice in promoting books
and reading across the library, publishing and bookselling sectors.

The workshop will provide the opportunity both to hear speakers from all
the sectors, and to discuss draft guidance for good practice in
collaborative promotional projects, before this is distributed to
practitioners in all the sectors.

The day is part of the final output of a BNBRF-funded research project
being undertaken at the University of Central England in Birmingham (UCE)
which has sought evidence of good practice in this area, and the views of
practitioners from all the sectors.

Speakers will include:

David Lindley       Books for Students
Chris Meade         Booktrust
Guy Pringle         Guisemarketing (Freelance publisher)
Jonathan Douglas    Library Association
Genevieve Clarke    National Literacy Trust
Linda Bennett  Waterstone's

It is hoped that as many practitioners as possible from all sectors of the
book world will take the opportunity to contribute to this research, in
order to make the guidance booklet as effective as possible.

The cost of the day will be £25 which will cover workshop materials as well
as tea/coffee mid-morning and afternoon and a light buffet lunch (including
vegetarian option).

Draft guidance will be issued to paid-up delegates in the week preceding
the workshop.

Please book now to ensure a place, as these will be allocated strictly on a
first come, first served basis. If you would like to know more about the
day, please contact Stella Thebridge as below.   If you prefer to have a
booking form sent to you or a colleague, please contact Trish Ellis
(details at the foot of the form below).


Promoting books and reading workshop
Wednesday 4th April 2001
at UCE, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU
10.30am ? 4 pm

BOOKING FORM

Please book me a place on the above workshop.

NAME________________________JOB TITLE________________________

COMPANY NAME/ LIBRARY AUTHORITY___________________________

ADDRESS_____________________________________________________



WORK TEL____________________EMAIL___________________________

Payment details

EITHER:  I enclose a cheque for £25 made payable to "UCE in Birmingham"

OR:  Please invoice:




I understand that in the event of my cancelling the place, an
administrative fee of £10 may be payable.

Signed:_____________________________  Date:______________

On receipt of your booking, confirmation of your place will be sent to your
address above, including the full programme for the day and instructions
for getting to UCE.

Please note any further information you would like from us or to give us:





Please return these details to:
Trish Ellis, CIRT Administrator, UCE in Birmingham, Perry Barr,
Birmingham, B42 2SU.  Tel: 0121-331 5619;  Fax: 0121-331 5675;
Email:  [log in to unmask]


[N.B. I regret that my email sometimes refuses to allow a return message to
be sent.  If you send a new message either to the UCE address or the
alternative 'Yahoo!' address below, this should work - apologies for this
inconvenience.]

(Mrs) Stella Thebridge
Research Fellow
Centre for Information Research (CIRT)
School of Information Studies
University of Central England in Birmingham (UCE)
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2SU
Tel: 0121-331 6732  Fax: 0121-331 5675
email: [log in to unmask]
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