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There are still some places left at three of the ACORN seminars detailed
below. We are now able to allow more than two representatives per
institution access to these seminars. Please use the booking form below.
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The JISC-funded eLib project, Project ACORN, is holding a series of regional
seminars entitled:
ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC SHORT LOAN COLLECTION:
a "How-to" guide: the costs, the benefits, the issues
Places are still available at the following venues:
20 February - University of West of England, Bristol
26 February - Glasgow University
27 February - Newcastle University
Price: stlg 25.00 to include lunch and refreshments
Drawing on the experience of Project ACORN, the seminar intends to:
* Outline the costs and benefits of Electronic Short Loan Collections in
comparison to their paper alternatives
* Examine the technical options: file formats; security mechanisms; document
delivery systems.
* Advise on the area of electronic copyright clearance and approaches to
rights holders
* Illustrate the importance of getting, and keeping, your stakeholders on
board, including methods of doing so
* Explore training and promotion issues
* Examine evaluation techniques
Intended audience:
* librarians and other institutional staff who are either interested, or
involved, in establishing an electronic Short Loan Collection at their
institution
Numbers will be limited to 30 per venue
PROGRAMME
10.00 - 10.20 Coffee and registration
10.20 - 10.45 Welcome and introduction to the day including ACORN
demonstration
10.45 - 11.30 Why bother? The costs and benefits of electronic Short Loan
Collections
11.30 - 12.00 All aboard! Getting stakeholders on board and ensuring they
stay on board
12.00 - 12.15 Questions and discussion
12.15 - 1.15 Lunch
1.15 - 1.45 Technical Stitches: document formats, system design,
security and digitisation
1.45 - 2.00 Questions and discussion
2.00 - 2.30 Clearing rights and cheering writers: electronic copyright
clearance
2.30 - 2.45 Questions and discussion
2.45 - 3.15 Tea
3.15 - 4.00 Training your users and learning from them: training
methods, promotional activities, and service evaluation
activities
4.00 - 4.15 Questions and discussion
4.00 Depart
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BOOKING FORM
ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC SHORT LOAN COLLECTION:
a "How-to" guide: the costs, the benefits, the issues
Please indicate your first and second choice of venue:
20 February - University of West of England, Bristol
26 February - Glasgow University
27 February - Newcastle University
Surname: ......................................(Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms)
First name: .....................................
Name for delegate badge:
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Organisation:
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Address:
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Postcode:.......................................
Tel no: ........................................
Fax no: ........................................
Email: .........................................
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Please return to:
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or print out and post to:
Melanie Sargent
Pilkington Library
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics
LE11 3TU
Tel. 01509 222357
Fax. 01509 223993
Fee: Stlg 25.00
An invoice and map will be sent with confirmation of booking
DELEGATE NUMBERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 30.
PLACES WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO PER INSTITUTION IN THE FIRST INSTANCE
EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISABLE
Cancellations made over 3 working days before the course will be subject
to an administrative fee of #10.00. Cancellations in the last 3 working
days will be subject to the full fee. Substitution of delegates is
acceptable.
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