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**Apologies for cross-posting** The practicalities of Web 2.0: essential information for information professionals to be held at Kings College London, Guys Campus, London Bridge, London Wednesday, 19th March 2008, 9.30 16.30 Course Outline Getting to grips with Web 2.0 is not an easy task, since its difficult to even find a standard definition to use! You can be forgiven for doubting that it even exists in fact, or if it does, will it really make any kind of difference to what you do as an information professional, and how you serve the different client groups that you have. Rather than spend a lot of time wondering and worrying about the theoretical aspects perhaps the best way to view the use of Web 2.0 is to consider practical aspects what exactly can information professionals do with these tools? The course will include: A session to ground the concept of Web 2.0 in terms of practicalities. How to use a variety of different tools, both in order to save you time and effort in your daily work, but also how to use them to help clients. Some of the tools covered will be start pages, building your own search engines, creating websites without technical knowledge, utilizing community knowledge with social networking tools, and keeping colleagues up to date with weblogs and bookmarking tools. The course will have a strong practical element, and delegates will go away having created tools that they will then be able to immediately pick up when back and work and start to use. Who should attend: Information professionals who are involved in current awareness services, selective dissemination of information, those who need to research subject areas and keep up to speed on them and professionals who offer quick reference services. In fact, anyone who wants to save time and work more effectively! A technical background or knowledge is certainly not required or needed. Delegates should have access to personal email accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail since they will need to register with various tools before using them. **** N.B. Places on this course are strictly limited because of access to PCs so please book early to avoid disappointment **** Course Presenter: Phil Bradley Phil Bradley is well known as a librarian and internet consultant who has close ties with both CILIP and UKeiG. Phil is closely involved with developments in Web 2.0 technologies and his book How to use Web 2.0 in your library has recently been published by Facet Publishing. To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/> The practicalities of Web 2.0: essential information for information professionals Kings College London, Guys Campus, London Bridge, London Wednesday, 19th March 2008, 9.30 16.30 Costs (including lunch and refreshments): UKeiG members £150 + VAT (£176.25); others £180 + VAT (£211.50) Please complete and return this form by 12th March 2008, to Christine Baker, Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH. Tel & Fax 01969 625751. Email: [log in to unmask] Name(s).. Organisation .. Address .. . . .. . Post Code .. . . Tel Email *I am/am not a member of UKeiG (*please delete as necessary) *I enclose a cheque for .made payable to UKeiG *Please invoice me/my organisation [* please delete as necessary] A cancellation fee of £25.00 + VAT is payable. No refunds after 12th March 2008 Please specify any special dietary requirements Please tick if a CPD certificate is required. Data Protection Act 1998 Please tick if you do not wish your name and affiliation to appear on the delegate list. If you are not a member of UKeiG, please tick if you do wish to receive information about future courses and other UKeiG activities UKeiG accepts firm bookings by post, fax, email and through the UKeiG Web site. All fees are payable in full prior to the date of the course. Cancellations received less than 7 working days before the start of the course will be subject to the full fee. For non-attendance at a course there will be no refunds and the full fee will be payable. Substitutions may be made at any time without additional cost. UKeiG reserves the right to cancel a course if insufficient bookings have been received. Delegates will be offered an alternative date or a full refund of the course fee. UKeiG reserves the right to make changes to the programme. UKeiG will not be liable for any consequential loss of travel or accommodation fees due to cancellation of the course. UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014.