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Apologies for cross posting. UC&R North West presents: E-books: Current Reality and Future Expectations to be held at: The British Council, Manchester on Thursday 2nd June 10.00am - 4.30pm The recent consortial deal in the North West and the current reviews in London suggest that the long touted explosion in e-books has arrived. What is the current state of play? What do we want from e-books and what do our users want? What products are on offer? And what are they like in practice? This one day event will provide answers to all these questions from a team of informed presenters with a wide experience of the issues. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion. Guest speakers: John Akeroyd Head of Learning & Information Services London South Bank University Jo Richler Head of Learning Resources Wigan and Leigh College David Whitehurst Head of Technical Support, The John Rylands University Library The University of Manchester Julie Carroll-Davies Strategic Business Development Director Proquest Learning Andrew Evans Account Manager, UK Academic Libraries OCLC PICA NetLibrary Ronald Jaeger E-Books Marketing Director Dawsons Books Panel Chair: Shirley Ward, UC&R North West Price: £30+VAT UC&R members/students £50 non members Refreshments and lunch included. To book for this event, please fill in the booking form below and return it to: Shirley Ward at [log in to unmask]: BOOKING FORM E-BOOKS: CURRENT REALITY AND FUTURE EXPECTATIONS Thursday June 2nd 2005, 10.00am - 4.30pm at The British Council in Manchester £50 (including VAT) full rate, including lunch and refreshments (£30 reduced rate for students and UC&R members) Name: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Institution: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Address: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Email: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Telephone: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Fax: ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... No. of places:................................ UC&R member....... YES/NO Student........... YES/NO Payment (£50 per person, £30 reduced rate for students and UC&R members) a) Please invoice my institution YES/NO Address for invoice (if different from above): ........................................................................... ........................................................................... ................... OR b) I will be sending a cheque YES/NO Please make cheques available to University College and Research Group North West and send for the attention of Shirley Ward at the address below. FURTHER DETAILS Please indicate any special dietary requirements ........................................................................... ........................................................................... ..................... Please indicate any other special requirements you have ........................................................................... ........................................................................... .................... Please send your form by post or email to: Shirley Ward Subject Librarian Learning Support Centre The University of Bolton Deane Campus Deane Road BOLTON BL3 5AB Email: [log in to unmask] Further information on access to and location of the venue will be sent out with confirmation of your booking. Cancellations with less than 5 working days notice will be charges at the full rate, replacements will be accepted Kind regards, Jane Marshall Jane Marshall Business Information Officer Business Information Service Eddie Davies Library Manchester Business School The University of Manchester +44 (0)161 275 6503 [log in to unmask] Next Training courses in our 2005 series are: 11 May: Managing Intranets and Using Weblogs 17 May: Effective Website Management 24 May: Web Creation and Design www.mbs.ac.uk/bis-training