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Conference Announcement: -
New Directions in Library Self Service: Leading Edge Developments in
Customer Service, Automated Stock Sorting and the Use of New RFID
Technology
Monday 20th December 2004
A ONE DAY EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
Organised the University of Central Lancashire, Library and Learning
Resource Services
Conference Background/Aims
This conference will present the latest technologies and applications
now being rolled out in academic and public libraries in Finland, a
country which leads Europe in the use of new technology in library
services. As well as listening to keynote speakers from both academic
and public libraries in Helsinki and Tampere you will have the
opportunity for hands-on use of these new systems.
Who Should Attend
Anybody concerned with improving levels of customer service and
increasing operational efficiency over extended hours, attending this
one
day conference will be time well spent and spare you from the rigours
of
last minute Christmas shopping.
Library Customer Services Managers, Circulation Services Managers and
Library Systems Managers in Public, University and College Libraries.
Outcomes
By the end of this one-day conference you will have up to date
knowledge on the operation and impact of RFID Systems in public and
university libraries. You will also have experienced the very latest
automated systems for the sorting of returned library stocks.
Furthermore, you will have a better understanding of the economic
benefits for libraries of their new technologies.
Keynote Speakers
Implementation at Tampere City Library
Maija Kanerva, Tampere City Library
Implementation at Helsinki University Library
Kirsti Kupiainen, Helsinki University Library
RFID Technology Presentations:
Key Issues to Consider with RFID
Kim Larsen, Printer Labels AS, Denmark
RFID Solutions, including Simultaneous Operations, in Denmark and the
Netherlands
Ole Sundoe, TagVision ApS, Denmark
The Economics of RFID
Ivar Thyssen, P.V. Supa Oy, Finland
RFID Standards and Compatibility with Library Management
Systems
Karen Reece, Talis, United Kingdom
To register for the conference or for more information please contact:
Gail Simpson
Conference and Events Management
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
PR1 2HE
Tel - 01772 892656
Fax - 01772 892977
E-mail - [log in to unmask]
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