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Places are still available for this JIBs User Group event. Register today to guarantee your place!
To be held at Birkbeck, University of London.
Tuesday 22nd July 2014 10am registration for a 10 30 am start. Close by 4pm.
Free to JIBs User group members*
Where do you do your research? Where do you find reliable information sources? Should we be using the library catalogue, discovery services, open resources, or even Wikipedia? Join us to hear about some unusual approaches to finding content, alongside some we are more familiar with.
Proposed Programme:
10am registration and refreshments
10 30 Welcome and housekeeping,
10 35 Keynote speaker: Professor Frank Rennie, Assistant Principal (Research, Enterprise, and Development), University of the Highlands and Islands.
11 15 Bianca Kramer (PhD), 'The Utrecht Approach': Bianca works at Utrecht University Library as subject specialist for Life sciences and Medicine. In 2012, she was involved in a project aimed at redefining the library's position on webscale discovery. In 2013, Bianca coordinated the way the library communicated its view on discovery to its users. This included a redesign of the library's website.
1145 Andrew Gray, Library, British Antarctic Survey and Wikimedian in residence, British Library
12 15 Lunch
13 15 Diane Thomas: Web Of Science and working with Google Scholar:
13 45 Intota Phill Hall , Senior Sales Specialist, ProQuest Workflow Solutions
14 15 EDS, Clive Wright Ebsco Director of Discovery Innovation
Tea
14 50 15 10 Panel discussion with speakers
15 45 Closing remarks
16 00 close
Closing date: Monday 14th July
Room B35
Birkbeck,
University of London
Malet Street,
Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps
To book and to see the full programme please visit the JIBS website:
http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events.html
Please contact Fiona Bowtell with any queries. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Please note that JIBS member institutions may send one free delegate.
*Please note that JIBS member institutions may send one free delegate and have additional places at a rate of £50 per delegate.
Non-members will be charged at our standard rate of £150 per person.
Any cancellations must be received by Wednesday 16th July. Booked places not cancelled by this date will be invoiced at the relevant rate.
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