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Apologies for any cross-posting of this announcement. Attendance by lis-rarebookists will be very welcome. ________________________________________________________ Peter Hoare, 21 Oundle Drive, Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 1BN Tel/fax 0115 978 5297 E-mail [log in to unmask] ________________________________________________________ Historic Libraries Forum Annual Meeting for 2006 "Access for All?" The next annual meeting will be held on Thursday 16 November in the Weston Room, Maughan Library, King's College London, Chancery Lane. 'Access' is an umbrella term for a day which will cover improving access to buildings and collections, security issues, virtual access through websites and email and the importance of access as a factor in securing grants. A map of the venue can be found on the King's College Special Collections page. Nearest tube stations are Chancery Lane, Farringdon and Temple. To book, please print a copy of the Booking Form attached to this email. Programme 10.00 Coffee and networking time. 10.45 Introduction: Peter Hoare, Chairman. 11.15 Accessing older buildings. Cassie Herschel-Shorland from the Centre for Accessible Environments will discuss improvements which can be made for the disabled. 12.00 Widening access. James Anthony, Librarian of Hereford Cathedral, on promoting collections to the community. 12.30 Accessing collections. Sarah-Jane Jenner, British Library Collection Care, will discuss preservation and security issues arising from greater public access. 1.00 - 2.00 Lunch (optional - see booking form). 2.00 Historic Libraries Forum A.G.M. 2.30 Virtual access: two case studies. King's College, Special Collections - Katie Sambrook and Hugh Cahill. Anglesey Abbey - speaker on an award-winning virtual tour for the disabled. 3.30 Fundraising strategy. Francisca Malaree, Development Director, Girton College. 4.00 Tours of the Maughan Library and Foyle Special Collections with Katie Sambrook, Special Collections Librarian, and colleagues.