Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for cross posting.
The 2008 Health Libraries Group Conference is to
take place from 21st July to 22nd July 2008 at
the magnificent Cardiff City Hall. The
Conference venue itself is stunning and is
conveniently located in the centre of Cardiff
alongside the Welsh capital’s historic sites, a
network of shopping areas, parks and social and
cultural venues. Transport links are excellent
and once in the city centre its compact layout
means that most trips can be undertaken on
foot. The range of accommodation is what you
would expect from a university and capital city –
student accommodation to luxury hotels. The
social highlight of the Conference will be a
dinner in the Millennium Stadium, the home of
Welsh rugby and the largest covered stadium in
Europe. For general information on Cardiff take
a look at <http://www.visitcardiff.com/>http://www.visitcardiff.com/ .
Details of how to register for the Conference and
accommodation will follow shortly.
We are now making a call for abstracts. Authors
are invited to submit abstracts by Friday 16th November 2007.
Conference Title: Impact and Influence: Evolving to Succeed
Change in terms of technology, roles and
institutional structures, etc. has never been
more rapid, across all the sectors of the health
information profession. More than ever we need
to think strategically, demonstrate impact on
health care, education and research and influence
key decision makers. The central theme of the
2008 HLG Conference is making change work for us.
We are looking for abstracts across THREE interlinking themes:
* Advancing Practice Through Research
* Reshaping Services
* Strategic Perspectives
You can find more information below on the
themes, with examples. However, these are just
examples, so please do not hesitate to contribute with other subjects.
We are looking for FOUR types of contribution
(and please feel free to enter for more than one).
* Oral Presentations – 20 to 30 minutes including 5 minutes for questions.
* Project Showcases – 10 minutes including
questions. Short sessions where you can
introduce or update your colleagues on your project / research.
* Posters – poster size to be announced.
* Interactive Workshops – 90 minutes to
impart your specialist knowledge by leading
groups through discussions and
activities. (Delegates will be pre-booking onto workshops.)
Thinking about speaking at a conference for the
fist time? Then our Project Showcase sessions
could be just right for you. Presenting at a
conference can be daunting, but at HLG we provide
a very supportive environment, good networking
opportunities and a chance to relax at social events.
The closing date for abstract submissions is
Friday 16th November 2007. The meeting to review
submissions will take place on 22nd November and
our target for informing potential presenters is 31st December 2007.
Please send your abstract submissions via email
to both Pauline Blagden, Conference Director,
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and Michelle Wake, Programme Director,
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provide the following information:
Author/s:
Name of presenter at the Conference (if known):
Contact details of author/s (email addresses, postal addresses and telephone):
Contact details of presenter at Conference (if different to above):
Which theme you wish to submit against:
Type of contribution:
Audio-visual requirements (e.g. PowerPoint, Internet access, overheads, etc.):
Abstract: (A maximum of 400-500 words):
Themes:
1. Advancing practice through research. Examples:
* Using research in practice
* The research base
* Evidence Based Librarianship
* Evidence Based Medicine
* Impact studies
* Performance measurement for information services
* Obtaining research funding
* Training needs for health information staff
* Information literacy
* Presentation skills
2. Reshaping services. Examples:
* IT
* Open Access
* Institutional repositories
* The e-Library
* Digital resources
* Digitisation
* Supporting Virtual Learning Environments
* The hybrid library service
* E-publishing
* Infrastructure
* Widening participation
* Supporting remote users
* Physical library space design
3. Strategic perspectives. Examples:
* Making business cases
* Service level agreements
* Leadership skills
* Management skills
* Successful negotiating
* Competitive intelligence
* Micro-politics
* Collaboration
* Marketing ourselves and our services
* Advocacy
* Outreach
* Personal continuing professional development
* Different methods of staff development
* Developing non-traditional roles (e.g. Records Managers)
* Ethics and legislation
Michelle Wake
Head of Library and Information Services
The School of Pharmacy
University of London
29-39 Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7753 5833
