Hi folks,
Just to let you know the future has been delayed slightly!
Due to public demand (or the fact that some of you have not been able to send me your views of the future because a little thing called the Easter hols got in the way) I have extended the closing date for this to the 23 April.
Please send me your projections (details below) for our special future-looking issue of SCONUL Focus to this email address. Thanks.
I look forward to hearing from you in the (near) future.
Cheers,
Antony
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Antony Brewerton
Head of Academic Support
The Library
The University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
tel: +44 (0)24 765 75790
fax: +44 (0)24 765 24211
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http://library.warwick.ac.uk <http://library.warwick.ac.uk/>
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Sent: Thu 22/03/2007 1:49 PM
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Subject: [LIS-LINK] Calling new professionals! SCONUL Focus wants to hear your views of the future
Hi folks,
I am pleased to announce that SCONUL Focus is just bringing together its 40th issue.
As life begins at 40 (allegedly) we are putting together a future-looking themed issue. And who better to fantasise about -as well as fashion- the future than those on the 'right' side of 40 who are going to be the profession's future? (Am I starting to sound like your granddad yet? Is this all sounding very politically incorrect??).
Anyway, we'd love to hear what new professionals or those in their first professional post think the future of the profession -specifically from a college, national and university perspective- will look like:
* What will libraries look like?
* What will be real and what virtual?
* What will make for a successful service?
* What roles will information professionals have (assuming we survive) and what skills do we need to develop (to make sure we do survive)?
These are just a few questions to focus the mind but you may have other ideas.
I am hoping colleagues can come up with short and snappy essays of around 100-200 words. What we are hoping to do is then put together a collection of viewpoints. For an example of what this might look like check out our previous article "What made me the librarian I am" in issue 36 (Winter 2005) (go to www.sconul.ac.uk <http://www.sconul.ac.uk/> , click on the Focus icon and follow the links). I know it is sometimes difficult to get published and this might be a relatively painless way of entering into a professional forum (and boosting your CPD portfolio to boot!)
If you could get me your visions of the future by 14 April that would be great. Thanks.
Do get in touch if you need more info.
I look forward to hearing from you ...in the future.
Cheers & thanks,
Antony
Antony Brewerton
Editor, SCONUL Focus
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Antony Brewerton
Head of Academic Support
The Library
The University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
tel: +44 (0)24 765 75790
fax: +44 (0)24 765 24211
email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.warwick.ac.uk <http://library.warwick.ac.uk/> <http://library.warwick.ac.uk/>
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