APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING
Just under a month to go until this year's NAG Conference at the
ever-popular venue of Robinson College, Cambridge.
The full brochure follows (and is also attached as a Word document for the
benefit of those whose systems will not reproduce the fancy typography!).
All enquiries to NAG HG (Tel/Fax: 01782 750462 Email: [log in to unmask]),
please - or go to the NAG Website ( www.nag.org.uk ) where you can book
online.
Chris Hall
NAG Secretary
NATIONAL ACQUISITIONS GROUP
Annual Conference
WIDENING HORIZONS
Robinson College, Cambridge
17 - 19 September 2003
Cost
NAG Members: £350 (Ex. VAT)
£411.25 (Inc. VAT)
Non-Members: £395 (Ex. VAT)
£464.13 (Inc. VAT)
Day Delegates: Members £135 (Ex. VAT) £158.63 (Inc. VAT)
Non-members £150 (Ex. VAT) £176.25 (Inc. VAT)
Closing date for applications Friday 29 August 2003
Acknowledgement will be made by email/fax on receipt of registration.
Invoices and joining instructions will be sent out by 5 September.
If not received by 8 September please contact NAG Administration on (01782)
750462
Conference Organiser: Janet Allan
Outline
This year's programme seeks to present a range of views of the current
agenda, and to demonstrate the relevance of developments in one area to the
sector as a whole. There are different perspectives on promotions, pricing,
lifelong learning and inclusiveness plus a look at common standards and the
relationships which bind the sector together. Further session and speaker
details will be posted on our website at www.nag.org.uk as they become
available.
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2003
13.30-15.00 Registration
15.00 Welcome and opening of Conference Jo Grocott, NAG Chair; Peter Fox,
University Librarian
15.10 Keynote address Andrew Green, Librarian, National Library of Wales
15.50 Tea
16.20 -17.00 Getting more readers (but isn't it hard?) Tim Godfray, Chief
Executive, Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland Limited
18.15 New delegates' reception
18.45 NAG Directory launch and reception for all delegates
19.30 Conference Dinner with guest speaker, Andrew Motion
21.30 Annual Quiz
THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2003
9.30 Acquisitions management systems in a changing environment Janet
Broome, SIRSI
10.15 NAG Annual General Meeting
10.45 Coffee
11.15 Establishing a new novelist Tony Lacey, Publishing Director, Penguin
UK
12.00 Outsourcing here now and the future Diana Edmonds, Managing
Director, Instant Library
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Workshop sessions. Outlines on website. Allocation will be on a
'first come, first served' basis. Please indicate order of preference on
reverse of registration form.
15.45 Tea
16.00 Choice of Tour: Trinity College (Wren Library); Cambridge
University Library ; Cambridge University Press
19.30 Dinner and entertainment
FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2003
9.15 Workshop sessions, full details on website. Allocation will be on a
'first come, first served' basis. Please indicate order of preference (1 =
1st choice) on reverse of registration form.
10.45 Coffee
11.15 INSPIRE-ing learning in partnership: cross-regional and UK roles for
academic, national and public libraries. Mary Heaney, Director of Learning
Centres, University of Wolverhampton
12.00 Acquisitions management: future practice, best practice Bob
Nardini, Senior Vice President & Head Bibliographer, YBP Library Services
Cathy Boylan, Marketing Manager, Europe, YBP Library Services
12.45 Summary discussion and close of Conference
13.00 Lunch
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
Please photocopy as needed and, using one registration form per delegate,
return to:
NAG Administration , 12 Holm Oak Drive, Madeley, Crewe. CW3 9HR
Tel/Fax: 01782 750462 Email: [log in to unmask]
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I wish to attend as (please tick as appropriate):
Full residential delegate: 17th - 19th September
Day delegate - Wed. 17th Thurs 18th Fri 19th
Other Please contact the NAG office for pricing details
Special dietary needs e.g. Vegetarian/Vegan
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WORKSHOP TITLE - All run on both days Thursday pm Friday am
Libraries - Making them accessible to disabled people Kirsty White,
Disability Awareness Training Organiser, Cambridge University Disability
Resource Centre Disability Awareness Training Officer, University of
Cambridge.
Servicing guidelines - Jane Butler, Senior Librarian, Stock Promotion and
Management, Wakefield LIS.
What's going on in copyright - Graham P Cornish, Copyright Consultant,
*opyright Circle.
"RIP ISBNs - long live DOIs" - persistent digital identifiers for
e-publishing - Richard Hollis, Sales Director, TSO
Negotiating and influencing skills or How to get what you want without
making enemies - Jo Norry, Leeds Metropolitan University and Wendy Luker,
Lancaster University
Please indicate your order of choice of workshop session, 1-5 on the
appropriate day(s)
TOURS
Places are limited. Only one tour is possible. Please indicate order of
preference (1 = 1st choice).
Cambridge University Press (limited to 20, librarians only)
Trinity College (Wren Library) Cambridge
University Library
FRIDAY LUNCH - Please indicate your requirements
No lunch Packed Lunch
Served Lunch
TRAVEL FROM/TO CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION OR COLLEGE CAR PARK
Shuttle services will be provided by minibus/taxi from the station and
college car park in time for registration on Wednesday and for return on
Friday. To allow us to estimate peak demand please indicate below your
approximate time of arrival on Wednesday/departure on Friday (the car park
is approximately 500 yards from the college).
Arrival: Wed 17 September ...................... Departure: Fri 19
September ..........................
CAR PARKING
You are encouraged to travel by train as parking facilities are limited and
PERMITS ARE REQUIRED IN ADVANCE. Please indicate if a permit is required as
these will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis and sent out
with joining instructions. Requests for replacement permits will attract a
charge of £3 per day plus an administration fee of £15.
ADMINISTRATION AND FEES
* The full conference rate includes accommodation for the nights of
17th and 18th September plus meals as indicated in the programme. Day rates
include refreshments and lunch only. Additional accommodation/meals can be
arranged by request at a supplementary cost, please contact the NAG office
for details.
* No fees will be refunded for cancellations received after the
closing date of Friday 29 August 2003. An administration charge of £25 will
be levied for cancellation of processed applications prior to this date and
£15 for invoicing amendments this includes late advice of purchase order
number if required by your organisation.
* Payments should be made in favour of 'National Acquisitions Group'
for the fee plus VAT as appropriate.
* The Group will endeavour to accommodate delegates with disabilities
whenever possible. Please indicate the precise nature of your requirements
on/with the registration form.
Joining instructions will be sent out as soon as possible after receipt of
registration form but if not received by 8 September please contact NAG
Administration on [log in to unmask] or 01782 750462.
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