Please note that this meeting is open to EVERYONE, not just members of UMSLG.
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL LIBRARIANS GROUP
ANNUAL OPEN FORUM: MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 1998
Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse Street,
London, SW3 6LY.
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS: THE CURRENT ISSUE
Over the last few years, a huge number of full-text electronic journals
have been made available, with the potential to greatly enhance
communication and information dissemination. However, they also present a
number of challenges, including arrangements, archiving and access for
different user groups.
This Open Forum will look at electronic journals from a number of
perspectives, including librarians, publishers and users.
Programme:
10.30 - 11.00 Registration and coffee
11.00 - 11.30 Electronic journals: setting the context
Bernard Naylor, University of Southampton
11.30 - 12.00 The National Electronic Site Licence Initiative
Paul Harwood, SWETS
12.00 - 12.15 Discussion
12.15 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.00 The publishers' perspective
Ian Bannerman, Blackwells
2.00 - 2.30 The librarian's perspective
Kath O'Donovan, University of Sheffield
2.30 - 3.00 The user's perspective
Miguel Seabra, Imperial College School of Medicine
3.00 - 3.45 Panel Discussion
UMSLG members will receive booking forms automatically. Anyone who is
interested should contact Louise Jones.
Louise Jones, Clinical Sciences Librarian/Sub-Regional PGME Library
Advisor, University of Leicester
Tel: 0116 252 3100
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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