Dear All,
Apologies for cross-posting. Please find details below of two half-day seminars which are being run by the International Library and Information Group (ILIG) in October.
Kind Regards
Doug
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INTERNET SEARCH TECHNIQUES: CURRENT STATE OF THE ART AND THE NEXT FIVE YEARS and
INFORMATION SERVICES FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 
Tuesday 14 October 2008 
The British Library, Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

9.45 - 12.45 and 13.30 - 16.30 

Concise and value-for-money opportunities to update yourself on areas of key relevance to information professionals 

SEMINAR ONE: INTERNET SEARCH TECHNIQUES: CURRENT STATE OF THE ART AND THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

10.00 - 12.45 (registration 9.45) in the British Library Conference Centre 

Facilitated and presented by Terry Kendrick (Marketing and Information Consultant; Lecturer in Marketing, University of East Anglia). Chaired by Diana Rosenberg (ILIG) 

Terry (who qualified and worked as a librarian in the 1970s and 80s and trains regularly for CILIP in information and Internet skills) will outline the current state of the art in searching both the visible and invisible Web, highlighting key hints and tips for effective search. He will also outline some recent developments in Internet search technologies and techniques, explain how the traditional librarian's mindset can help and hinder effective Internet search and speculate on what this means for library searchers in the coming years. Ample time allowed for discussion 

This seminar follows a number of very successful seminars offered by ILIG on Web 2.0. 

PRICES 
All prices are per person and include refreshments and VAT 

ILIG Members 	£ 72	
CILIP Members 	£ 83 	
Non-members	£106	
Concessions*	£ 47	
3+ delegates from one 
organisation 	10% discount on above prices 	

*students/unwaged/retired 

SEMINAR TWO: INFORMATION SERVICES FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 

13.45 - 16.30 (registration 13.30) in the British Library Auditorium 

With presentations by Helen Carpenter (Paul Hamlyn Foundation), Diana Edmonds (Assistant Director Culture, Libraries and Learning, London Borough of Haringey) and Amanuel Gebrekidan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Future Media and Technology, Information and Archives) 
Chaired by Stephanie Kenna (The British Library) 

The afternoon starts with Helen Carpenter talking about the opportunities and challenges facing libraries in a multicultural environment. She will draw on her experiences of running the award-winning Welcome to Your Library Project, which encouraged librarians to reach out to refugees, and on what she learnt about multiculturalism in North America and Europe during her tenure of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travelling scholarship in 2007. 

Diana Edmonds follows with an examination of the practical aspects of designing and running library services. Since she took over in 2001, library performance in Haringey - one of the most ethnically diverse of London boroughs - has improved dramatically. 

Finally Amanuel Gebrekidan, a journalist and qualified librarian and himself a refugee from Eritrea now living and working in UK, will speak on what sort of library services a migrant or refugee to UK wants and will use. 

There will be ample time for discussion, questions and answers. 

PRICES 

All prices are per person and include refreshments and VAT 

Individuals 	£47 	
5+ delegates from one 
organisation 	£30	


*** SPECIAL OFFER TO ATTEND BOTH SEMINARS *** 


Per person	Both Seminars 	
ILIG MEMBERS	£107	
CILIP MEMBERS	£118 	
Non-members 	£141 	
Concessions*	£ 70.50 	

*students/unwaged/retired 

NB: Lunch NOT included in price. Bring your own, eat at British Library cafe/restaurant or nearby. 

Enquiries about the programme and bookings to: Kathleen Ladizesky: tel.: 01974 282411, 
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