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There are still places available for this seminar.


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> Publish or perish
> … but don't forget the information professional
>
> - a light-hearted look at the serious matter of current and future
> trends in scholarly communication by Keith Webster
>
> What will be the impact of the changes in technology, publishing and
> higher education on scholarly communication? Will academics publish
> their research on the web, bypassing traditional publishers?  Where will
> this leave traditional players such as publishers, libraries and other
> information providers?
>
> September 26 September 2000,  6 pm
> Dunfermline Room, Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
>
> This event is free to IIS members and concessions; for everyone else the
> fee will be £5 (VAT inclusive).
>
> Please note: this meeting will be followed at 7pm by the AGM of the IIS
> Scottish Branch.
>
> About the speaker:
>
> Keith Webster is a regular writer and speaker on library and information
> matters, including the future of academic libraries. He has been
> Librarian and Director of Information Services at the School of Oriental
> and African Studies, University of London, since September 1999.  He was
> previously Sub-Librarian at the University of Newcastle, and has worked
> in university and government libraries in Aberdeen and Glasgow.  He was
> Manager of the Scottish Library and Information Council between 1991 and
> 1994.
>
> Keith is Honorary Secretary of the Institute of Information Scientists
> and
> is a member of the working group considering the unification of the
> Institute with the Library Association.
>
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> I would like to attend "Publish or perish - but don't forget the
> information professional"
> On September 26 September 2000,  6 pm
>
> Name:
> Institution:
> Email:
>
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> I am: A student or other concession (please remember to bring
> identification)
> An IIS Member
> Not an IIS member and enclose a cheque for £5.00/ will pay on the door.
>
> Please make cheques payable to Institute of Information Scientists
> Scottish Branch.
>
> Please return this form to Clare Whittaker, National Museums of
> Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF , email
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