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Managing E-Resources – Issues and Challenges
Thursday 27 October 2005
British Library of Political and Economic Science, LSE, London WC2
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This one-day seminar will highlight the issues and challenges posed by the
increasingly diverse and extensive range of e-resources managed by libraries
and will also explore the skills needed to manage them effectively. It will
also cover related topics such as budgetary control, purchasing decisions
and collection management, as well as considering the user perspective and
the role of publishers, traditional library vendors and aggregators. Four
speakers will provide practical insights into the diverse and demanding
range of activities associated with the management of electronic collections
in the library environment.
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This seminar is aimed at librarians, information specialists, publishers,
subscription agents, and those working elsewhere in the world of information
supply who wish to know more about the strategic and practical issues
surrounding the acquisition and management of e-resources in a library
environment. There will be an opportunity for informal group discussion in
which to share experiences of the topics raised in the presentations,
together with a tour of the LSE Library.
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PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.20 Welcome and introduction by the Chair and UKSG Representative
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison and Academic Services, University of
Newcastle
10.30 Strategic overview: the politics of e-access and e-funding in the
library environment
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison and Academic Services, University of
Newcastle
11.15 Managing E- Resources in the Library – a practitioner’s view
Steve Glover, Medical Librarian, Christie Hospital NHS Trust
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Living up to expectations 1 – local support and promotion
Frank Black, Information Services Manager, Wiltshire Libraries & Heritage
13.45 Living up to expectations 2 – an intermediary’s view of customer
support
Esther Conway, Solutions Consultant, Thomson Learning Library Reference
14.30 Tea
14.50 Library Tour: Group 1
and
Workshop: Group 2
15.40 Library Tour: Group 2
and
Workshop: Group 1
The workshops will be led by:
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison and Academic Services, University of
Newcastle
Diane Thomas, Sales Manager UK & Eire, Thomson Learning (EMEA)
16.30 Summary by the Chair and close of seminar
Fee
UKSG members £85.00 + £14.88 VAT (total £99.88)
Non-members £105.00 + £18.38 VAT (total £123.38)
The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
Venue
British Library of Political and Economic Science
Conference Room R301
Lionel Robbins Building
10 Portugal Street
London
WC2A 2HD Tel.: 020 7955 7229
A location map will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By 17 October Full refund
From 18 to 21 October inclusive 50% refund
From 22 October No refund
Bookings
To make a booking please visit www.uksg.org <http://www.uksg.org/> or for
further information please contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator
15a Stile Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8AG
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 744279 Fax: +44 (0)1865 742164 E-mail:
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Thanks
Karen Sadler
UKSG Administrator
Tel. +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax. +44(0)1865 742164
www.uksg.org
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