Registration for the Open Source in Libraries conference is now open at the OpenLibraries.eu web site
http://www.openlibraries.eu/index.php?option=com_jforms&view=form&id=1&Itemid=2
A reduced conference fee of £245 (ex VAT) is available for those that register before 9th April 2009
Please see the call for supplementary papers press release below. To respond to this call for please go the application form on the OpenLibraries.eu website:-
http://www.openlibraries.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4
I look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Ken
Ken Chad
CEO, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
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NEWS RELEASE: 9th March 2009
Call for papers: ‘Breaking the Barriers’. A major European conference on Open Source Software (OSS) solutions for libraries. 18th May 2009. London
Due to the intense interest in this conference we are making a supplementary call for papers to expand the conference programme. We are seeking people to present short papers on their chosen aspects of open source solution for libraries.
The conference keynote speaker will be Charles Leadbeater. Charles is a leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and drawn on that experience in writing his 2008 book ‘We-think: the power of mass creativity’, which charts the rise of mass, participative approaches to innovation from science and open source software, to computer games and political campaigning. In 2005 Charles was ranked by Accenture, the management consultancy, as one of the top management thinkers in the world.
Additionally, Bob Molyneux, Vice President in charge of Business Development for Equinox Software (http://www.esilibrary.com/) will present on “The State of Evergreen” and provide an introduction to the Evergreen ‘Superconsortium’, speculating about the future evolution of Evergreen and the Superconsortium. Equinox software provides support and development services for Evergreen, one of the key open source library systems.
Other speakers will cover:
· An overview and analysis of the current market for open source library applications and components in Europe
· Support and development for open source solutions
· Implementing a Koha open source library management system (case study)
The conference will be held at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London on Monday 18th May 2009.
Anyone interested in submitting a paper should complete the online form available at http://www.openlibraries.eu/
There is more information including conference registration details at: http://www.openlibraries.eu/
You are also welcome to contact either:-
Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Tel:
16 Regency Court
Brentwood. Essex. CM14 4LU. UK
Or
Grace Bays, PTFS Europe
Tel:
54 Well Lane, Horsell
Woking. Surrey. GU21 4PP. UK
Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Global web-based companies like Google and Amazon are transforming the ways in which the ‘library function’ is being delivered. We help organisations, including ‘conventional’ libraries and businesses serving libraries, meet the challenge.
Ken gained his MA from the Information Science Department at City University in London. He has over 20 years experience in the library software business and has worked with a wide range of academic, research, college, public, corporate and national libraries in the UK and throughout the world. Before setting up his consultancy business in 2007, Ken was Executive Director and Board member at Talis, a library software business based in the UK. His consulting activities include work on projects for the UK's JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) and SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) as well as strategy development for major libraries. He has published articles and presented widely on the strategic impact of technology driven change on libraries.
PTFS
PTFS Europe is implementing and supporting open source library management systems as well as distributing and supporting the software products of PTFS, Inc., the leading provider of digital archiving solutions in North America. PTFS Europe is able to provide the full range of services needed to implement a library or digital archival solution, ranging from initial help defining the scope of the opportunity through to project management, installation, configuration, data conversion, scanning and digitisation, training and ongoing customer support. The aim of PTFS Europe is to offer users the advantages of the freedoms offered by open source software with the benefits of getting implementation and ongoing support services from a high quality commercial organisation.
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