Jacquie Kavanagh has asked me pass on two messages which might be of 
interest to list members:

From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:ARCHIVES-
[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gil Frances Skidmore
Sent: 11 July 2006 08:52
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Reading University Library Special Collections


Reading University Library: Special Collections

Please pass on our latest news to potential users of our archives and rare 
books. Our new Special Collections Service will be operational from 2 
October 2006. However, we regret that it will not now be possible to 
consult material from University Special Collections for the whole of 
August and September 2006 while they are moved into the new store.

·        Until 28 July – material not in transit can be seen in the MERL 
Reading Room, Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5EX. All requests to the Main 
Library Whiteknights Ground Floor Information Desk (0118) 378 8770 by 
12:00 on Tuesday 25 July

·        August and September – closed

·        2 October – Use of the collections resumes with the opening of 
the new Special Collections Service at Redlands Road run jointly by MERL 
and the University Library

More information, including contacts, at: 
www.library.rdg.ac.uk/colls/special/jointservice





C21st curation 2006 public lectures -podcasts and presentations now 
available

 Following the highly successful inaugural series of C21st Curation public 
lectures last year, SLAIS organised a second series of public lectures by 
eight leading speakers, open to students, professionals and general public 
during April and May 2006. Podcasts and presentations from the series are 
now available online (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
The four evening sessions each attracted an audience of professional 
librarians, archivists, records managers, museum curators, publishers, and 
students. Each session provoked lively discussion and debate. Details of 
the key themes and speakers are given below.
 
Scholarly Communications
 
Astrid Wissenburg, Director of Communications at the Economic and Social 
Research Council
"Scholarly communications and the role of researcher funders"
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site 
(www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
David Brown, Head of Scholarly Communications at The British Library 
"Scholarly communication: trends and developments"
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site 
(www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
 
Digital Resources in the Humanities 
 
Professor Susan Hockey, UCL
"Digital resources in the humanities: why is digital information 
different?"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the SLAIS 
Web site (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
Suzanne Keene, UCL
"Disruptive technologies: are museums immune?" 
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site 
(www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
 
Service Delivery in National Institutions
 
Natalie Ceeney, Chief Executive of The National Archives
"The digital revolution and service delivery in The National Archives"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the SLAIS 
Web site (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes at the Tate
"Digitising delivery at Tate Online"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the SLAIS 
Web site (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
 
Curation and Access for Scientific Data
 
Neil Beagrie, The British Library and JISC  
"Curation and access for scientific research"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the SLAIS 
Web site (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
 
Prof. Michael Wadsworth, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health at UCL
"Data curation in the Medical Research Council: The National Survey of 
Health and Development"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the SLAIS 
Web site (www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).

 
Feedback from those attending the lecture series has been overwhelmingly 
positive. We are extremely grateful to all the speakers who gave their 
time to make the second series of public lectures so enjoyable and 
stimulating intellectually and professionally for the audience. We hope 
making podcasts and presentations from the lectures available online this 
year will be welcomed by those who were unable to attend some of the 
lectures and the many individuals from overseas who asked if this would be 
possible. We would welcome further feedback from those who attended or 
download the lectures and any suggestions on topics for future public 
lecture series.

**************************************************************************
 
Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk
 
Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. 
www.bl.uk/adoptabook
 
The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled
 
*************************************************************************