Still places available at this event next Monday

 

Upcoming Sekforde Arms Meeting 10 October - Library systems consortia - a strategy for development and survival?

Speaker: Will Blackburn, Business Development Manager, Civica UK Limited

Time:       6.30pm
Venue:     The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street London EC1
Map:       http://digbig.com/3pmf    

Libraries of all types are under pressure to adapt in the current economic climate. Increasingly they are joining consortia to cut costs, streamline operations and have stronger voices when dealing with systems suppliers, publishers and database aggregators. But do consortia provide an effective alternative to outsourcing? And to what extent do they benefit users?

Will’s presentation will look at issues, such as governance and integration, that affect libraries of all types and encourage further debate.

Will Blackburn has worked in library supply since graduating in 1998, having read Publishing at university. Since joining Civica six years ago, he has worked on a range of Library transformation and system integration projects.

This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.
 
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As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming: [log in to unmask] It would be helpful to us if you could tell us how you found out about this event. There will be a small charge (£5) for anyone who is not a Cilip member.

This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.

 

Future Sekforde Arms dates for your diary

 

Monday November 14th November. Tracy Kent (University of Birmingham): Top tips for event organisers.

Monday January 9^th. Charles Oppenheim (Univ. Of Loughborough): What’s happened to copyright law?