Due to popular demand the following UKeiG meeting is being run again...
Developing and managing e-book collections
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to be held in the
Netskills Training Suite, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle.
Tuesday, 11th April 2006, 9.30 - 16.30
Course Outline
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This course opens the door to a new electronic format. In the last six
years, there has been an unprecedented growth in the publishing of e-books
with an increasing array of different types available for all sectors. The
programme will give you the opportunity to explore a range of different
e-books including a range of commercially-published and free reference
works, monographs, textbooks, and fiction. Examples will include
individual titles and also collections of e-books, such as those offered
by NetLibrary and Oxford University Press. The course will also facilitate
consideration of the new opportunities e-books offer for librarians and
users, and the significant collection management and promotional issues
which challenge information and library staff.
The course is designed to offer:
* an understanding of the meaning of the term 'e-book'
* a familiarity with a range of commercially-produced e-book from
publishers and aggregators
* a familiarity with range of free e-books
* an understanding of the nature of e-books (e.g. reference, textbook)
* an appreciation of the advantages and disadvantages of the medium
* an appreciation of the collection management issues associated with
bibliographical control, selection, acquisition, access, licensing, and
archiving
* a familiarity with the different ways of promoting awareness and use of
the format
In addition to talks by the presenters, the course includes two practical
exercises. The first allows delegates to explore examples of online
e-books in a structured way. The second comprises an activity in which
delegates will be divided into small groups to examine the major
collection management, and marketing and promotion issues. A plenary
session led by the course presenters will then be held to enable delegates
discuss their findings in the light of current research, practice, and the
work of the JISC e-Book Working Group.
Course Presenters: Ray Lonsdale and Chris Armstrong
Ray Lonsdale is a Reader in Information Studies at the University of
Wales, Aberystwyth. As a member of the Joint Information Systems Committee
(JISC) e-Books Working Group, he is engaged in promoting the development
and uptake of e-books, and has directed a number of major research
projects in the field. For the past 20 years, he has been responsible for
delivering training courses to the different sectors of the profession,
both nationally and internationally, in collection management, schools and
children's librarianship, and electronic resource provision.
Chris Armstrong runs his own consultancy, research and training company,
Information Automation Limited, and has been associated with UKeiG for
many years. He lectures in the Departments of Information Studies in
Aberystwyth, Sheffield and Zadar (Croatia), and speaks at conferences and
offers training courses both in the UK and overseas. He is an expert on
electronic resources, including e-books, and has directed several research
projects on e-books with Ray Lonsdale.
To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request
further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are
also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk
<http://www.ukeig.org.uk/> . Alternatively you can complete the booking
form below and fax back to the number shown.
BOOKING FORM
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Developing and Managing e-book Collections
Netskills Training Suite, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Tuesday,
11th April 2006, 9.30 - 16.30.
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £150 + VAT (£176.25); others £180 + VAT (£211.50)
Please complete and return this form by 4th April 2006, to Christine
Baker, The Old Chapel, Walden, West Burton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8
4LE.
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Christine A Baker
UKeiG Administration
The Old Chapel, Walder, West Burton
Leyburn, DL8 4LE, North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
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