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Collection Description Focus, Briefing Day 2 *There are only a limited number of spaces available for the workshop so please register soon to guarantee a place* **************************************************************************** Realising the potential of collection-level description: Practitioners and policy makers share experiences British Library, St Pancras, London, Tuesday 14th May 2002 **************************************************************************** Target audience: The event is aimed at information managers who are developing and directing policy, and anyone with an interest in employing collection-level description as a component of their information services Since the first Briefing Day in October 2001, many of the initiatives discussed have moved further along the path from "project" to "service". Many projects within the Research Support Libraries Programme are launching services to provide information about, and enhance access to, important research collections. Work has continued on developing the infrastructure of digital services required to realise JISC's vision of a managed "information environment" in which users can find, access, use and disseminate resources from a range of diverse, quality-controlled collections. New programmes of digital content creation such as NOF-digitise are also placing emphasis on the role of collection-level description in disclosing the existence of the resources their projects are creating. This second Briefing Day focuses on these services and their use of description at collection-level, and the importance of standards in this field. The speakers are drawn from a range of different experiences and institutions offering a truly cross-domain perspective and incorporating the varied work of both practitioners and policy makers. The aim of the day is to provide an overview of how collection level description is contributing to information services, and how the lessons learnt from past and current work can help influence and inform future projects and programmes. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. Further details and a booking form are available at: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/ We look forward to seeing you in May Kind Regards Sara Hassen Events and Marketing Manager UKOLN, University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY Tel: 01225 38 6256 Fax: 01225 38 5105 Email: [log in to unmask] www.ukoln.ac.uk