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e-BOOKS: what's in them for us?
A publishing revolution is underway and books are going e! This seminar,
arranged jointly by SCURL and SLAMIT, will bring together speakers from
major e-book players including suppliers, publishers, librarians and
researchers. The speakers will explore hardware and software issues,
different delivery methods and models, the publisher's perspective and
issues for information professionals.
SEMINAR DETAILS
DATE: Thursday 7 June 2001
TIME: 09.30am(for 10.00am)to 16.00pm
VENUE: Wolfson Suite, Edinburgh University Library, George Square, Edinburgh
COST: GBP 45.00 + VAT
ORGANISERS:SCURL (Scottish Confederation of University and Research
Libraries)and SLAMIT (Scottish group of the Library Association Multimedia,
Information & Technology Group)
SLAMIT contact: Gill Hamilton [log in to unmask] 0131-455 3518
SCURL contact: Catherine Nicholson [log in to unmask] 0141-331 8451
Programme
Session Chairs:
Fred Guy National Library of Scotland
John Powles Glasgow Caledonian University Library
9.30am Registration and coffee
10.00am Welcome Ian Mowat Librarian Edinburgh University Library and Chair
of SCURL
10.05am ebooks overview and EBONI project - Ruth Wilson, Centre for Digital
Library Research, University of Strathclyde
10.35am Questions
10.40am Beyond The PC: New Devices For Our Users Brian Kelly UKOLN
11.10am Questions
11.15am e-books: the commercial perspective Mike Dale NetLibrary
11.45pm Questions
11.50pm e-books: the commercial perspective Mike Dupler Ebrary
12.20pm Questions
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm The publisher perspective (tba)
2.00pm Questions
2.05pm HERON and the academic library perspective - Carolyn Rowlinson
Associate Librarian Stirling University Library
2.35pm The Public Library perspective Martyn Wade Glasgow City Librarian
2.50pm The FE Library perspective Jacqueline Harper Librarian Glasgow
College of Building & Printing
3.05pm Questions
3.10pm Finding the 'Write Stuff': information retrieval in the hybrid
library Gordon Dunsire Sub-Librarian Napier University Library
3.45pm Questions
4.00pm Close
REGISTRATION
It is strongly recommended that you register as soon as possible as the
organisers are expecting this to be a popular event and numbers are
restricted to 60.
Contact Paulette Hill by email ([log in to unmask]) or phone
on 0131-668 8651 indicating that you wish to register to attend the seminar.
Please supply Paulette with your name, full postal address, contact
telephone number and email address (if available). Additionally, please
supply an address to which the invoice can be sent.
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