C21st Curation: access and service
delivery
Public Lecture Series 26 April - 11 May
2006
University College London School of Library, Archive and Information
Studies
Chadwick Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London
WC1
Following the highly successful inaugural
series of C21st Curation public lectures earlier this year, The University
College London School of Library, Archives, and Information Studies is pleased
to announce details of a second series of public lectures for 2006.
The lectures by eight leading speakers, will be open to
students, professionals and general public and will be held in the Chadwick
lecture theatre in University College London, from 6.00 -7.15pm. Each event will
be followed by a reception sponsored by Tessella, to which speakers and the
audience are invited.
The dates, sessions, and speakers, in the series
will be:
26 April
2006
Scholarly Communication
David Brown (British Library) and Paul Ayris
(UCL)
3 May
2006
Digital Resources in the
Humanities
Prof
Susan Hockey (UCL) and Suzanne Keene (Institute of Archaeology)
10 May
2006
Service Delivery in National
Institutions
Natalie Ceeney (The National Archives) and Jemima Rellie (Tate)
17 May
2006
Curation and Access for Scientific
Data
Neil Beagrie (British Library) and Prof. Mike Wadsworth (UCL)
Please
advertise the lecture series widely amongst professional organisations in the
museums, library, archive, scientific research,information and academic sectors,
current staff, students, and interested
individuals.
Background
We wish to raise awareness and
interest in digital curation amongst current students, professionals, and the
general public though this series of high profile public lectures.
The
future of an Information Society and the knowledge economy will be built around
electronic access to information. The enormous benefits of electronic
information and resources for innovation and communication are already being
realised in schools, universities, homes, business, industry, and government. A
growing and significant part of the record and culture of the UK is now in
digital form. The lives of staff working in our institutions, current students,
and private individuals will increasingly be impacted by these trends and
associated issues.
Notes to
editors:
1) The School of
Library, Archives, and Information Studies University College London is a
leading centre for research in knowledge organization, archives and records management, especially electronic records, digital technologies in the
humanities, preservation management and the history of the book.
2) Tessella Support
Services plc specializes in the application of innovative software solutions to
scientific, technical and engineering problems, and its offices in the UK, US,
and the Netherlands have built long-term relationships with organizations at the
leading edge of the scientific and engineering world (www.tessella.com
).
3) Further
information about the lecture series can be obtained from the
organisers:
Neil Beagrie (British Library) email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0709 204
8179
Andrew Flinn (UCL) email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0207 679
2481
Helen Forde (UCL) email [log in to unmask]
tel 01295 811247
Elizabeth Shepherd (UCL) email [log in to unmask] tel: 0207 679
2945
Geoffrey Yeo (UCL) email [log in to unmask] tel: 0207 679
2481
4) Directions and
a map to UCL and the Chadwick lecture theatre (on right of Main Entrance from
Gower Street) are available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/
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Dr Elizabeth Shepherd PhD, MA, BA, DMS, DAS, Registered Practitioner of the
Higher Education Academy (ILTM), RMSA
senior lecturer in archives and records management
School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
tel: +020 7679 2945
fax: +020 7383 0557
Please note that Elizabeth works part-time. Her usual work days are
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
