> The University of Northumbria is currently undertaking a review of UKOLN > (The UK Office for Library and Information Networking) with funding from > Resource. Professor Mel Collier of Northumbria's Information Management > Research > Institute (IMRI) leads the review team. > > UKOLN is an important national centre for network information management, > providing services to the library, information and museum sectors. It is > vital to ensure that the appropriate structure, management and controls > are > in place to cope with an increasingly complex programme and multiplicity > of > funding sources. The review, therefore, aims to > > * identify how UKOLN helps fulfil the Resource and JISC missions; > * develop with UKOLN and others a three-year work programme; > * recommend ways in which advice from related sectors may be > channelled effectively into UKOLN's work; > * see how UKOLN's mission and programme relate to other sectors, > such > as museums, archives and heritage; > * make recommendations on financial systems related to UKOLN's work > for funding agencies. > > Colloquium > Part of the review process involves a one-day colloquium enabling > stakeholders and interested parties to discuss the issues and thereby > inform > the review. This will be held at Collingwood College, University of > Durham > on March 7th, 2001. The programme is: > 10.30 Registration, coffee/tea > 11.00 Presentation by UKOLN team > 12.00 Presentation by review team > 12.30 Discussion of issues arising > 1.0 Lunch > 2.0 Break-out groups > 3.0 Feedback and plenary session > > Who should attend? > Senior managers and those at the operational level in public libraries, > academic libraries and the museums, archives and heritage sectors. > > How to book a place? > Please reply by e-mail to IMRI's administrator, > mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following information: > Name: > Institution: > Job title: > e-mail address: > Telephone number: > > Please note that there is no charge for the colloquium but that places are > restricted to 50. > > > > > Maureen Dickson > Administrator > Information Management Research Institute > School of Information Studies > Room 004, Lipman Building > University of Northumbria at Newcastle > Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8 ST > Tel: 0191 227 3222 > Fax: 0191 227 3671 >