Dear LIS-ELIB subscriber,
Some months ago, I announced three library management
courses, as part of the International Summer School on the Digital
Library, which will be held at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, in
August 2003. The courses focus on:
- Library vision and strategy (2 days, 11-12 August)
- Change management (3 days, 13-15 August)
- Management of electronic resources and e-publishing (3 days, 25-
27 August)
The full programme of all three courses is now available via the
course website at http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/. Top speakers,
experienced course directors, and an excellent organisation will
guarantee you high-quality and challenging courses. Further
information is available in the press release below and via the
course website mentioned above.
Registration should take place before 1 June.
Kind regards,
Jola Prinsen
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Library management courses at Tilburg University, the Netherlands,
August 2003
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In August 2003, three library courses will be held at Tilburg
University in the Netherlands. The courses focus on:
- Library vision and strategy (2 days)
- Change management (3 days)
- Management of electronic resources and e-publishing (3 days)
The full programme is now available via
http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/. Registration, preferably before 1
June 2003, is possible via http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/form.htm.
1. Leaders’ Visions on the Library of the Future
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Eight leaders in the international library, ICT and academic world
will present their vision on the future: how will the library world look
in three to five years time?
When and where
Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Sunday evening 10 up to and
including Tuesday 12 August 2003.
Target group
Directors, other senior managers, and those aspiring to these
positions, from academic/research libraries, computer centres, and
publishing houses.
Subjects
IT developments relevant to libraries, the future of electronic
publishing, e-learning, and e-science, supporting collaborative
work, better focused services (customisation and personalization),
keeping up with the customer (user behaviour, usage, and
statistics), the problems of e-only and digital archiving, surviving is
co-operating, organisational and staff development, and strategic
planning in the 21st century.
Programme
- Cyberinfrastructure and new knowledge environments for
research and education (Daniel E. Atkins, Professor School of
Information and Director Alliance for Community Technology,
University of Michigan, USA)
- Trends in the information business (lecturer to be confirmed)
- The future of e-publishing (Clifford Lynch, Executive Director,
Coalition for Networked Information, USA)
- Libraries and e-learning (Prof. Mel Collier, Library Director,
Tilburg University Library, NL and Research Professor,
University of Northumbria, UK)
- The future role of national libraries (Lynne Brindley, Chief
Executive, The British Library, UK)
- University libraries and organizational change (Jan Wilkinson,
University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection,
Leeds University Library, UK)
- Toward the creation of an intentional future: a corporate
perspective (Eugenie Prime, Manager, Corporate Libraries,
Hewlett Packard Company, USA)
- The road ahead: creating digital library capabilities to support
research (Rick Luce, Research Library Director, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, USA)
Website
http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/course1/
2. Change: Making it Happen in your Library
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The course aims to identify new opportunities for libraries, to
support librarians in developing a vision, and to provide librarians
with tools to initiate a change in their own organisation.
When and where
Tilburg University, the Netherlands, Tuesday evening 12 up to and
including Friday 15 August 2003.
Target group
Library managers/directors, deputy librarians/directors, and other
senior managers involved in strategic change in academic and
research libraries.
Subjects
The changing outside world, library vision, new ways of supporting
research and learning, strategic planning, models and frameworks
for change management, managing the process of change,
organisational change, managing resistance, communication,
human resource aspects of change, human resource management,
and improvement programmes.
Programme
- The context for change (Andrew Green, Librarian, National
Library of Wales, UK)
- Visioning and strategic planning for libraries (Eugenie Prime,
Manager, Corporate Libraries, Hewlett Packard Company, USA)
- Change management theory and tools: practical sessions on
tools and techniques, and a lot of tips (Lucy Jeynes, Director,
Larch Consulting, UK). Attention will be paid to frameworks for
change, key roles in the change process, communications,
and people and change (library staff, managing resistance,
reward structures)
- Course case study: facilitated workshop sessions, with the
opportunity to learn from one another's experience
- Real-life case studies of change processes in libraries by
Graham Bulpitt (Director, Sheffield Hallam University, Learning
Centre, UK), Dr. Alice Keller (Head, Collection Development,
ETH Library, CH), and Deborah Shorley (Librarian, University of
Sussex, UK)
Website
http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/course2/
3. Libraries, Electronic Resources, and Electronic Publishing
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The course aims to support university and research libraries in the
current transitional phase and to identify new roles and
opportunities for them.
When and where
Tilburg University, the Netherlands, Sunday evening 24 up to and
including Wednesday 27 August 2003.
Target group
Library managers/directors, IT or systems librarians, licensing
officers, digital library project managers from academic and
research libraries, and publishers.
Subjects
Changes in the information chain, new roles for publishers, the
library as an information gateway and publisher, the economics of
journal publishing, copyright, licensing and library consortia, the art
of negotiation, electronic pre-prints and document servers,
preservation and digital archiving.
Programme
- Trends in e-publishing and comparisons of the cost and use of
electronic and print journal collections (Donald W. King,
Research Professor, University of Pittsburg, USA)
- Trends in IT and electronic publishing (Teun Nijssen, Senior
Project Manager, Tilburg University, Computer Centre, NL)
- Legal issues in e-publishing: copyright and licensing
(Emanuella Giavarra, Copyright lawyer, Chambers of Mark
Watson-Gandy, UK)
- Electronic publishing in practice (Jonathan Clark, Director
ScienceDirect, Elsevier, NL)
- Permanent archiving of electronic publications (Johan
Steenbakkers, Director Information Technology and Facility
Management, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, NL)
- International library consortia and the information industry:
recent developments and future prospects (Arnold Hirshon,
Executive Director, NELINET, USA)
- The art of negotiation (Alicia Wise, Head of Development, JISC,
UK)
- Open Archives Initiative protocol and its applications for library
services (including workshop) (Herbert Van de Sompel, Digital
Library Research & Prototyping, Los Alamos National
Laboratory Research Library, USA)
- The future of e-publishing and the role of universities in the
value chain (Hans Roosendaal, Professor of Scientific
Information, University of Twente, NL)
- The future role of libraries (Hans Geleijnse, Director of
Information Service and Systems, European University
Institute, IT)
Website
http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/course3/
Registration
Registration, preferably before 1 June 2003, is possible via
http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/form.htm.
Organisation
The course is organised by Ticer B.V., known from the International
Summer School on the Digital Library, in cooperation with Tilburg
University and the European University Institute in Italy.
Contact
Ticer B.V., Jola Prinsen, P.O. Box 4191, 5004 JD Tilburg, The
Netherlands, tel.: +31 – 13 – 466 8310, fax: +31 – 13 – 466 8383,
e-mail: [log in to unmask], http://www.ticer.nl/
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