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> 3rd Scottish annual e-books seminar,
> Mostly harmless?: the benefits and problems of e-book integration
>
> Are you still nervous about e-books? Are you concerned with the issues
> that they raise when integrating them in to your collections and services?
> If so, you will want to attend the 3rd Scottish annual e-books seminar to
> be held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 24th September 2003.
>
> Our seminar will once again bring together speakers from the major e-book
> players, including librarians, researchers, user groups and publishers.
> Speakers will be exploring the challenges of e-book integration, issues of
> access, content availability and promotion.
>
> We are delighted to welcome Colin Galloway of Glasgow University who will
> chair the seminar and also give a presentation on the work of the Scottish
> e-books Content Working Group. Ian Jennings from the netLibrary Users
> Group will outline how the Group influences netLibrary's e-book service.
> Jamie Cuthbertson and Kim Main from the Royal National Institute for the
> Blind will explain the issues affecting our visually impaired customers
> when accessing electronic texts. Ann Wales will demonstrate how e-books
> have been successfully integrated into the NHS e-library and John Fox from
> North Lanarkshire will explain the use of e-books to promote life-long and
> e-learning with the Login to Learn project. For full details of all the
> speakers and presentations see the event details and program at:
> http://www.slainte.org.uk/Eventsca/0309/03092400.htm
>
> As usual we hope to have demonstrations from e-books suppliers over the
> lunch break.
>
> SEMINAR DETAILS
> DATE: Wednesday 24 September 2003
> TIME: 10.00 (for 10.30) to 16.00
> VENUE: Wolfson Suite, Edinburgh University Library, George Square,
> Edinburgh
> COST: GBP 60.00 + VAT (GBP70.50)
>
> REGISTRATION
> It is strongly recommended that you register as soon as possible as the
> organisers are expecting this to be a popular event and numbers are
> restricted to 60. Last year the event was sold out within 4 weeks of
> being announced. The meeting is open to all information professionals
> regardless of location.
>
> Contact the Scottish Library and Information Council by email
> ([log in to unmask]) or phone on 01698 458888 indicating that you wish to
> register to attend the seminar. Please supply the Scottish Library and
> Information Council with your name, full postal address, contact telephone
> number and email address (if available). Additionally, please supply an
> address to which the invoice can be sent.
>
> ORGANISERS
> SCURL http://scurl.ac.uk
> Contact: Catherine Nicholson [log in to unmask] 0141-331 8451
> MmITS <http://www.slamit.org.uk>
> Contact: Gill Hamilton [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> 0131-226 4531
> SLIC <http://www.slainte.org.uk>
> Contact: [log in to unmask] 01698 458888
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