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Apologies for cross posting JIBS User Group are pleased to announce that booking for this event is now open: New dawn : the changing resource discovery landscape Monday February 25th 2013 (10am- 4 15pm; registration from 9.30am with refreshments) Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) London<http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/location/> Are discovery tools the Holy Grail or a poisoned chalice for libraries? This event explores the experiences of implementing new systems, their technical challenges, and asks how and if resource discovery tools have changed the experiences of students, librarians and academic staff. What are the implications for library management systems and information skills training? Ken Chad will give the Keynote presentation, with an overview of the landscape, plus a look at what the future might hold. Colleagues from universities that already have a discovery service will present a series of case studies to highlight their experiences. Delegates will be able to share ideas and learn from the experience of others. Provisional outline programme for the day: 0930 Registration and refreshments 1000 Welcome and housekeeping (Fiona Bowtell, JIBS chair), Elizabeth McHugh Chair for the day: introduction to the day 1015 Keynote Speaker (Ken Chad) Overview (confirmed) 1100 Case Study - EBSCO Discovery Service - Emma Crowley/other, Bournemouth (confirmed) 11.30 Comfort break 1140 Case Study - Summon - Emma Coonan/Isla Kuhn - University of Cambridge (Medical/Health) 1210 Case study - EBSCO Discovery Service - Paul Stainthorpe - Lincoln University 1240 Lunch 1320 JIBS AGM 1340 JIBS student dissertation prize giving. Short presentation of the winning project 1355 The librarians' perspective: what are the considerations and constraints when choosing a system? Elizabeth McHugh (UHI) 14 10 Case study - Summon V EDS Adam Edwards, Middlesex University. 1440 Comfort break and tea 1500 Case study - Ex Libris Primo/Alma tbc 1530 Case Study - Summon - Matt Borg, Sheffield Hallam 1600 Discussion forum 1615 Close To book please visit the JIBS website: http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/intro.html Please note that JIBS member institutions can send one free delegate. Non-members will be charged at our standard rate of £100 per delegate. Member institutions may send additional delegates at a rate of £50 per delegate. Booking closes on Friday 15th February 2013. Cancellation date is Monday 18th February. Booked places not cancelled will be invoiced. Fiona Bowtell JIBS User Group Chair Learning and Teaching Librarian (MCT) Open University Library Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA 01908 654798 [log in to unmask] -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG