UKeiG Annual Seminar. Web 2.0 in action : Practical implementation in the
workplace
Bloomsbury Suite, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
Thursday, 12th June 2008
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http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/June/AnnualSeminar2008.html
Programme Outline
Chairman: Gary Horrocks
09.15 Coffee and Registration
10.00 Introduction: Gary Horrocks (UKeiG Chair), Deputy Director,
Information Services King's College London
10.15 Blue sky thinking or today's reality? Balancing what is achievable
with what is desirable in Web 2.0 deployment: Mike Watson Ektron Europe
Limited
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Web 2.0 and Enterprise searching: practical problems need practical
solutions: Simon Gittins Vivisimo
12.45 Lunch
13.45 UKeiG AGM
14.15 What practical value does Web 2.0 have for information
professionals today? Dion Lindsay Dion Lindsay Consulting
15.00 Tea
15.20 Web 2.0 in academia: what works and why: Kara Jones University of
Bath
15.50 Panel Discussion: Chair: Gary Horrocks
16.30 Close
Seminar Outline
Web 2.0 is tagged onto a variety of internet-based tools and systems. These
tools can help integrate resources and share knowledge, but in many
instances there needs to be a change in organisational culture for
successful implementation. How do you practically implement Web 2.0 in the
workplace? How do you encourage and enable a library community of users to
participate to enhance the efficiency of your organisation. The aim of the
day will be to highlight and showcase Web 2.0 technologies in action,
focusing on case studies from across the electronic information sector that
show how Web 2.0 is being effectively used within the workplace.
Who should attend
This seminar is open to non-members as well as UKeiG members. The programme
will interest and engage information professionals from all sectors with
responsibility for enhancing organisational efficiency. It will be of equal
interest to students studying library & information science as librarians,
information specialists and library managers and those with responsibility
for improving library services.
Speakers:
Mike Watson Managing Director, Ektron Europe Limited. Mike oversees
Ektron's fast growing operations in Europe, managing a team providing sales,
technical training, support and professional services. He has online
experience in both the information and creative
areas of organizational life. Ektron is a web content management and
authoring solutions which provides a set of social networking tools and
fully supports all Web 2.0 functionality including open API.
http://www.ektron.com
<https://ex1.bham.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ektron.com> .
Kara Jones has worked in academic libraries around the world for over 10
years, and is currently Research Publications Librarian at the University of
Bath. In both this and her previous role as a science subject librarian she
has developed an interest in social technologies and sees weblogs, wikis and
other Web 2.0 tools opening doors for those of us who don't really know our
XHTML from our CSS but still want to develop resources that engage our
library communities.
Simon Gittins is a 20-year veteran of the software industry working
primarily as a technical consultant and systems engineer in the areas of
search engine and document management. Before Vivisimo, he worked at
companies such as Hummingbird, Open Text and Xerox Global Services.
Vivísimo helps organizations find, organize and use the massive amount of
information available in today's world and in developing enterprise search
software to improve workforce productivity, streamline business processes
and raise customer satisfaction. www.vivisimo.com
<http://www.vivisimo.com/> Simon has a degree in Biology from the
Australian National University in Canberra.
Dion Lindsay is an independent consultant in Knowledge Management to
organisations intent on growing. He specialises in the role that KM plays
in leveraging skills and intellectual capital and has worked with health
organisations, £10+ charities and membership organisations.
UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of
Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E
7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014
UKeiG has been awarded the CILIP Seal of Approval for its training courses
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