You are invited to attend a JISC supported seminar to discuss electronic
business information for HE to be held on 20th May. Full details are
below:
Electronic Business Information for Higher Education: Creating an
Agenda for Action
A seminar identifying electronic business information products and
developing policies for their provision to the Higher Education Sector.
Wednesday 20 May 1998, 9:00am (Registration) for 9:30am till 1:00 p.m,
followed by lunch.
Location: The Policy Studies Institute, 100 Park Village East, London,
NW1.
There is great scope for expanding the use of electronic information in
Higher Education. How can information be delivered to suit course and
research needs?
This seminar:
* Reviews the information available
* Establishes business information needs for research and taught
courses
* Examines access issues
* Sets priorities for the next three years
* Creates an agenda for action.
Speakers include:
Jonathan Eaton, London Business School
Allan Foster, University of Keele
Sheila Webber, University of Strathclyde.
This seminar will be of interest to people who make spending decisions
on business information acquisition and those concerned with integrating
the use of electronic business information into teaching and research;
business librarians; business academic end-users.
JISC funds national services for the UK higher education and research
communities. JISC is working on the creation and continuing development
of the network infrastructure and of content on it.
There is no charge for the seminar but travel expenses cannot be
reimbursed
The programme is as follows:
Programme
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Academics' wants and needs: are they being met?
Sheila Webber, University of Strathclyde
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Product needs as seen by librarians and
information professionals.
Allan Foster, University of Keele
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Coffee
11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Managing access to electronic business
information products.
Jonathan Eaton, London Business School
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Creating an agenda for action. Panel discussion
1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Lunch
Registration Form
Name (as it will appear on the name badge)
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Please register me to attend the Electronic Business Information for
Higher Education seminar. I understand that there is no charge for the
seminar.
Signed:______________________________Date:__________________________
Send your completed form to:
Cathy Watts, JISC Secretariat,
Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QD
Tel: 0117 931 7403 Fax: 0117 931 7255 Email:
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Jan Simpson
BUBL Information Officer
Phone: 0141-548-4752
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