**with apologies for
cross-posting**
With just over 5 weeks to go, we’d like to draw your
attention to all that will be happening at our Conference in York on 14th and 15th September
– and to alert you to the opportunities still remaining to attend as a
delegate, a sponsor, or an exhibitor.
With a wide range of speakers and delegates already set to
participate, we can offer you the opportunity to network with librarians from
all sectors, and a variety of commercial organisations.
Our theme is "Back to
the Future: going back to basics in order to secure the future for libraries",
and on the serious side, the topics we are covering include
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Books right here, right now:
solutions for improving access to core/ key texts
o
Library Champions Project - engaging
students in decisions for acquisitions
And those are just the sessions. We also have
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The presentation of this year’s
NAG Award (sponsored by Nielsen Book), and a session from last year’s
winner
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A Key Note speech from Neil MacInnes, Head of Library and Information
Services at Manchester City Council
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Drinks reception and Gala Dinner
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After-dinner entertainment in the
form of singer/songwriter Gareth
Davies-Jones (who is also participating the Seam Project session)
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More after-dinner entertainment in
the form of a repeat of last year’s popular casino
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After-conference entertainment (of a
more serious kind) in the form of a tour of the Library & Archive of the
There really is something for everybody at NAG’s
Conference, no matter what your organisation, or your rôle within it. Feedback
from last year included -
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Wide range of interesting topics
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The content I saw was very relevant and
informative.
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Some great content and inspiring
subjects.
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One of the best things from NAG is
talking to colleagues & suppliers & this conference was as good &
useful as always.
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Overall excellent – brilliant
networking.
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Thought the presentations were for
the most part of interest to both public & academic colleagues, a good mix
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Interesting and useful papers. Great
networking opportunity
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Excellent conference and valuable
networking opportunity
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Enjoyed the conference, some good
ideas to take back to the day job
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Excellent opportunity to network and
to question colleagues about their experiences with suppliers, publishers and
vendor systems and discuss possibilities for innovation/service improvement.
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As a first time attendee I found it
very useful and hope to return in future.
We have kept our prices at a competitive level for our members, and our rate for the
full Conference is £375 +VAT (£475 +VAT for non-members). We also
have a day delegate rate of £175 + VAT (non-members £225 + VAT) per
day.
Please
book for Conference here, and if you have any
enquiries, please email us at [log in to unmask]
If you
would like to enquire about sponsorship and exhibition
opportunities, please email us at [log in to unmask], and we will send you a
list of what is available.
If you
are not yet a member of NAG, but would like to join, there is more information
at http://www.nag.org.uk/about/ and a membership application form at http://www.nag.org.uk/nag-membership/application-for-nag-membership/
Please complete the membership application form before booking for
Conference, to ensure that you receive the member rate.
Judith
Judith Rhodes, LL.B. (Hons.), Dip. Lib., MCLIP.
Administrator
National Acquisitions Group
WF1 2SQ
Please note our new e-mail address
Please use email to contact us wherever
possible, as we will generally be able to respond more quickly to this than to
a phone message.
However, if you do wish to speak to
somebody personally, the numbers are 01924 383010 and 07587 133012