The James Hutton Institute is proud to host the 15th Annual Grampian
Information Conference in Aberdeen on Thursday 10th November 2011. The
Conference theme is "Information: Skills for Learning, Work and Life" and
will address key Information literacy initiatives in schools and
universities as well as within the workplace, the public sector and adult
learning. Presentations will touch on where libraries fit and what role they
need to play at each of these life stages.
Sign up for the Conference here!
http://grampianinfo.wufoo.com/forms/grampian-information-conference-10-novem
ber-2011/
Programme
12:30-1:15 Lunch - N.B. Followed by a brief AGM for GI members
(1.15-1.45)
1:45 Conference Welcome, Wendy Pirie, Grampian
Information Chair
2:00-2:45 Keynote Address
Creating a structure without walls: the
Welsh Information Literacy Framework
Cathie Jackson, Senior Consultant:
Information Literacy, Subject Librarian - Law, Cardiff University, Wales
2:45-3:15 Learning Skills for Research: Information Literacy
Skills of Incoming University Students
Anne Carr-Wiggin, Manager of the NEOS
Library Consortium, University of Alberta, Canada
3:15-3:45 Break and Parallel Tours
1. The Reading Bus - http://www.readingbus.co.uk/drupal/
or
2. The Hutton Institute Library and Map Archives
3:45-4:15 Parallel Session
1. Information Literacy - a practical toolkit for the future
Sue Cromar and Helen Adair, Aberdeenshire
Library and Information Service/Aberdeen City Libraries
or
2. Information Management and Information Literacy in the Workplace
Jeannette Yuile, Senior Project Manager &
Wells Document Records Management Lead Europe, PMP, Shell UK, Aberdeen
4:15-4:45 Panel Discussion
4:45-5:00 Close
Profiles for the speakers are available from the Grampian Information
website: http://grampianinfo.co.uk/?page_id=181
Amelia Davies
Executive Support Office
Grampian Information
Working to provide locally delivered opportunities for sharing professional
knowledge and expertise in library and information services through training
and networking.
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