Web 2.0 policy and practice ALISS One Day Summer Conference SOAS Room G50 Philips Building (Russell Square campus) 13th August 9.30-4.30 On 13th August ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences) will be holding a one day conference on the topical issue of Web 2.0 and libraries. It will include presentations from ongoing projects and practical tips from practitioners. The speakers will include: Web 2.0 at the British Library - Adrian Arthur Head of Web Services and Sally Halper Lead Content Specialist - Business & Management. Libraries and social software: lessons from the LASSIE project. Jane Secker LSE Centre for Learning Technology. http://clt.lse.ac.uk/Projects/LASSIE.php Croydon College & FE 2.0 Thomas Butler Library Operations Manager Feeds & Start Pages: Keeping Yourself & Your Users Up-To-Date. Matt Lingard, Learning Technologist in the LSE Centre for Learning Technology A del.icio.us taster: case studies from the Institute of Education. Gwyneth Price, Collection Development Services Librarian at the Institute of Education and a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education. Enhancing social tagging with a knowledge organization system Brian Matthews Leader, Scientific Applications Group STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_rep_pres/etfd.aspx Cost: £75 ALISS Members, Non-Members £95. This will include a buffet lunch plus mid morning and afternoon tea/coffee. Registration: Places are limited. To register contact: Heather Dawson, ALISS Secretary, LSE Library, 10 Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HD. [log in to unmask] Completed forms can be e-mailed to [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences) Membership Form I wish to attend the August one day conference  member  non-member (please indicate as appropriate) Name_______________________ Institution_______________________ Address_________________________ City / Town_____________________ Postcode________________________ Country_________________________ Email address____________________ Telephone_______________________ Fax____________________________ Invoice address and contact (if different) Please indicate any purchase number required.__________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Any special dietary requirements ------------------------------------------ -------------------- Cancellations must be made within 1 week of the event. If less than one week’s notice is given participants will be invoiced for the full cost. Provisional Conference Programme 9.30-10.00 Coffee and registration 10.00-10.15 Welcome and Introduction to the day. 10.15-11.00 Libraries and social software: lessons from the LASSIE project. Jane Secker LSE Centre for Learning Technology 11.00-11.45 Web 2.0 at the British Library Adrian Arthur Head of Web Services. Sally Halper Lead Content Specialist - Business & Management. 11.45-12.00 Coffee 12.00-12.45 A del.icio.us taster: case studies from the Institute of Education Gwyneth Price Collection Development Services Librarian at the Institute of Education Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education. 12.45-1.45 Lunch. 1.45-2.30 Croydon College & FE 2.0 Thomas Butler Library Operations Manager 2.30-3.15 Feeds & Start Pages: Keeping Yourself & Your Users Up-To-Date. Matt Lingard, Learning Technologist in the LSE Centre for Learning Technology 3.15-3.30 Coffee 3.30-4.15 Enhancing social tagging with a knowledge organization system Brian Matthews Leader, Scientific Applications Group STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 4.15-4.30 Round-up and final questions.