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UKeiG Annual Seminar

 

Web 2.0 in action: Practical implementation in the workplace

 

 

Bloomsbury Suite, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street,

 

Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

 

 

 

Thursday, 12th June 2008

 

 

 

Seminar Outline

 

Web 2.0 is tagged onto a variety of internet-based tools and systems.  These tools can help integrate resources and share knowledge, but in many instances there needs to be a change in organisational culture for successful implementation.  How do you practically implement Web 2.0 in the workplace? How do you encourage and enable a library community of users to participate to enhance the efficiency of your organisation.  The aim of the day will be to highlight and showcase Web 2.0 technologies in action, focusing on case studies from across the electronic information sector that show how Web 2.0 is being effectively used within the workplace. 

 

 

 

Who should attend

 

This seminar is open to non-members as well as UKeiG members.  The programme will interest and engage information professionals from all sectors with responsibility for enhancing organisational efficiency.  It will be of equal interest to students studying library & information science as librarians, information specialists and library managers and those with responsibility for improving library services. 

 

 

 

Speakers include:

 

Mike Watson Managing Director, Ektron Europe Limited.  Mike oversees Ektron's fast growing operations in Europe, managing a team providing sales, technical training, support and professional services.  He has online experience in both the information and creative areas of organizational life.  Ektron is a web content management and authoring solutions which provides a set of social networking tools and fully supports all Web 2.0 functionality including open API. http://www.ektron.com <https://ex1.bham.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ektron.com> .

 

 

 

Kara Jones has worked in academic libraries around the world for over 10 years, and is currently Research Publications Librarian at the University of Bath.  In both this and her previous role as a science subject librarian she has developed an interest in social technologies and sees weblogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 tools opening doors for those of us who don't really know our XHTML from our CSS but still want to develop resources that engage our library communities.

 

 

Simon Gittins is a 20-year veteran of the software industry working primarily as a technical consultant and systems engineer in the areas of

search engine and document management.   Before Vivisimo, he worked at

companies such as Hummingbird, Open Text and Xerox Global Services. Vivísimo helps organizations find, organize and use the massive amount of information available in today's world and in developing enterprise search software to improve workforce productivity, streamline business processes and raise customer satisfaction.  www.vivisimo.com <http://www.vivisimo.com/>  Simon has a degree in Biology from the Australian National University in Canberra.

 

 

 

Dion Lindsay is an independent consultant in Knowledge Management to organisations intent on growing.  He specialises in the role that KM plays in leveraging skills and intellectual capital and has worked with health organisations, £10+ charities and membership organisations.

 

 

 

 

 

To book a place please send the booking form below to [log in to unmask] or visit http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/June/AnnualSeminar2008.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web 2.0 in action : Practical implementation in the workplace

 

 

 

Bloomsbury Suite, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street,

 

Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

 

 

 

Thursday, 12th June 2008

 

 

 

Programme Outline

 

 

 

Chairman: Gary Horrocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

09.15

 

Coffee and Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00

 

Introduction

 

Gary Horrocks (UKeiG Chair),

Deputy Director, Information Services King's College London

 

 

10.15

 

Web 2.0 in action : practical implementation in your information service

 

 

 

Mike Watson

Ektron Europe Limited  

 

 

11.15

 

Coffee

 

 

 

 

11.45

 

Web 2.0 and Enterprise searching : practical problems need practical solutions

 

Simon Gittens

Vivisimo

 

 

12.45

 

Lunch

 

 

 

 

13.45

 

UKeiG AGM

 

 

 

 

14.15

 

 

 

15.00

 

How effective is your implementation of Web 2.0?

 

Tea

 

 

 

Dion Lindsay

 

Dion Lindsay Consulting

 

 

 

 

15.20

 

Web 2.0 in academia : what works and why

 

Kara Jones

University of Bath

 

 

15.50

 

Panel Discussion

 

 

 

Chair: Gary Horrocks

 

 

16.30

 

Close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 

 

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Web 2.0 in action : Practical implementation in the workplace

 

 

 

Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

 

 

 

Thursday, 12th June 2008, 9.15 – 16.30

 

 

 

Costs (including lunch and refreshments):

 

 

 

UKeiG members £90.00 + VAT (£105.75); others £110 + VAT (£129.25)  

 

 

 

Please complete and return this form by 5th June 2008, to Christine Baker, Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH. 

 

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