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UKOLUG Meeting
**Current Awareness Services**
Wednesday 19th May 1999, 09.30 - 16.30
Aston University, Birmingham
This seminar will look at current awareness services from the perspective of
the library manager. It will focus on the strategic role of current awareness
services, on the different types of service (from mediated to self service),
on the available tools and techniques, and on the management issues involved.
The particular emphasis will be on electronic services and techniques that
combine high quality of service with an efficient and affordable operation.
**Programme**
09.30 Coffee and registration
10.00 Welcome and introduction. (Terry Hanson, Portsmouth University)
10.15 Demonstrations and discussion of some current awareness techniques
from leading suppliers. Part 1. (Terry Hanson)
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Demonstrations... Part 2
12.15 Lunch
13.30 Case Study 1 (Sarah Cage, National Poisons Information Service,
Birmingham Centre)
14.05 Case Study 2 (Terry Hanson)
14.40 Case Study 3 (Dave Huddart, Albright & Wilson)
15.15 Tea
15.40 Self service Current Awareness - Intelligent Agents, Push
Technology, Personalised News, etc. (Terry Hanson)
16.10 Discussion
16.30 Close
**Cost (including lunch and refreshments)**
UKOLUG members 90UKP + VAT (105.75UKP); others 120UKP + VAT (141UKP)
Current Awareness Services 19th May 1999
Please complete and return this form, by 7th May 1999, to Christine Baker,
The Old Chapel, Walden, West Burton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4LE. Tel.
& Fax (01969)663749. Email: [log in to unmask]
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