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UK Serials Group
www.uksg.org

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UKSG InForum
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Monday 21 July 2003

CILIP, London, WC1

A morning discussion group for special librarians

We all lead increasingly busy lives, rarely allowing ourselves (or being
allowed to take?) time to meet and talk with fellow professionals on issues
of mutual concern and interest.  If you are working in professional
isolation within your own organisation or would benefit from meeting people
from other sectors, this session is for you.  It is an opportunity to
exchange ideas and experience and extend your personal and professional
network.

Rediscover the human face of librarianship.  Refresh your knowledge, find
solutions to your problems, and step back for a morning to see the wood
emerge from the trees.

This is not a lecture, not a workshop and not a training course.  It is an
opportunity to brainstorm topics of mutual interest with colleagues.

Following on from the September meeting which addressed e-journals, and the
December meeting which considered the minefield of licensing, it seems
timely to spend some time considering the role of serials agents.  Who are
the Agents?  What do they do?  What are the benefits of using one as opposed
to not?

An invaluable opportunity to air and share your views

Programme
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09.00   Registration and coffee

09.30   Introductions
Lyndsay Rees-Jones
Workplace and Solo Adviser, CILIP

09.35   Serials agents – evolution or extinction?

·     What are serials agents?
·     What role do they fulfil?
·     Do they provide additional support, or create headaches?
·     If an agent is a good thing, how do you compare them?

12.00   Summary and conclusions, followed by lunch

For further information on content, please contact:
Lyndsay Rees-Jones, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Tel: 020 7255 0635  [log in to unmask]

Fee
        UKSG members                            £30.00 + £5.25 VAT (= £35.25)
        Non-members                             £40.00 + £7.00 VAT (= £47.00)
        The fee includes lunch and refreshments.
Venue
        CILIP
        7 Ridgmount Street
        London
        WC1E 7AE                                        Tel.: 020 7255  0500
        A map will be sent with confirmation of booking.

Cancellations
        By 11 July 2003                         Full refund
        From 15 July 2003 inclusive             50% refund
        From 16 July 2003                       No refund

Bookings
To make a booking please contact:
        Karen Sadler
        UKSG Administrator
        Tel.:      +44 (0)1865 744279
        Fax:       +44 (0)1865 742164
        E-mail:    [log in to unmask]
        For postal bookings, please telephone first.



Karen Sadler
UKSG Administrator
Tel.  +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax. +44 (0)1865 742164
www.uksg.org