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CILIP University College and Research Group (Wales Section) invite you to the following event:
Role redefinition, the librarian and the changing information environment
Location:
Colchester Avenue Campus, University of Wales, Institute, Cardiff UWIC
Date:
Monday 27th March
Cost:
£25 (including VAT)
Programme:
10.30am Registration and coffee
10.45 Welcome and introduction
11.00 Wendy Bastable: "Indispensable Information Professionals: the new academic librarians"
11.40 Coffee
12.00pm Neil Allen: "Customer support at University of Hertfordshire: developing self service and independent learning"
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Alice Percival: "The interdisciplinarity challenge: establishing the BRASS Centre's Information Unit"
3.00 Tea
3.15pm Steve Lee: "Building an individual library service for each academic or research user" - breakout/brainstorming session at end of talk
4.15 Close
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Speakers:
Wendy Bastable
Job Title: Senior Academic Resource Librarian, University of Wolverhampton
Place of work: Wolverhampton University
Talk: "Indispensable Information Professionals: the new academic librarians"
Content: historical perspective; comparison of how role has changed; organisational structure
Neil Allen
Job Title: Assistant Director & LIS Campus Manager
Place of work: Hatfield de Havilland Campus Learning Resources Centre,
University of Hertfordshire
Talk: "Customer support at University of Hertfordshire: developing self service and independent learning"
Content: How have we rolled out self service here at UH, how has our integrated Help Desk service evolved and how has the development of Help Desk Information Officer skills impacted on the traditional role of specialists (who we call either Faculty Information Consultants, Computing, Media or Information Consultants)
Alice Percival
Job title: Information Manager/Senior Research Associate
Place of work: Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society
(BRASS)
Cardiff University
Talk: "The interdisciplinarity challenge: establishing the BRASS Centre's Information Unit"
Steve Lee
Job Title:
Place of work: Glamorgan University
Talk: "Building an individual library service for each academic or research user"
Content: Using electronic ordering systems and using electronic new book info to service academics needs and with the time saved getting out of libraries and meeting staff on their territory. Finding out about their research interests and then supplying them with info and services to meet their expressed needs on a tailored basis.
If you would like to attend please complete and return the form below to:
Helen Thomas
Information Advisor
Library Division
Colchester Avenue Library
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, CF23 9XR
Tel: 029 2041 6241
Email: [log in to unmask]
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