This major one day seminar is being organised in Glasgow on November 2nd by CILIP in Scotland. It will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about social software, social networking sites and virtual worlds including RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, Second Life, MySpace, Facebook and resource sharing in general.

Our speakers include

Karen Blakeman, Honorary Fellow of CILIP with over 20 years experience in the information profession, and recent winner of the Information World Review Information Professional of the Year award who will consider new roles for information professionals.

Jo Parker, who heads the Information Literacy Unit Manager at the Open University and whose research interests cover information literacy and Web 2.0 will discuss the new Open University module, ‘Beyond Google’.

Dave Pattern, the Library Systems Manager at the University of Huddersfield, is a web developer with over 10 years of experience and has recently been involved in incorporating a variety of Web/Library 2.0 style enhancements into the OPAC.

Betty Willder works for the JISC Legal Information Service and is a qualified Scottish solicitor. She has previously worked in private practice, the insurance industry and also in the commercial department of an IT consultancy. With a keen interest in IT and communications law Betty will look at the legal implications for institutions of user generated content.

Setting the scene for the day by providing an overview of Library 2.0 and Web 20 is Brain Kelly, the UK Web Focus Officer at UKOLN, a centre of expertise in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information, education and cultural heritage communities.
Delegate fees are as follows: £60 CILIP members; £95 non-members; £84 institutional members.

A full programme and booking form is available at
http://www.slainte.org.uk/events/EvntShow.cfm?uEventID=763

http://www.slainte.org.uk…fm?uEventID=763

Building on the success of the Information Literacy: Recognising the Need conference Staffordshire University have set up a Community of Practice which aims to share good practice and discuss new ideas in IL teaching and learning within the university sector. As part of this a series of half-day workshops are held throughout the year.

Four workshops were held between July 2006 and April 2007 and were well received by all who attended.

A further series is planned for 2007-08 which will explore the theme of Information literacy: space, strategy and support.

Forthcoming SUILCoP Events
The next SUILCoP Workshop will be held on 7 November 2007 and will focus on information literacy and the use of space.

The workshop will take place at the Ashley Centre on the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University from 1.30-4.30 pm. The cost for the half-day is £30.

Speakers:

Flexible Learning Spaces: Bob Glass, Manchester Metropolitan University
Participatory Cultures: Dave Parkes, Staffordshire University
To book a place on this workshop please complete the online booking from at:

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/suilcop/bookingform/

Fo information on the rest of the programme for 2007-2008 go to:

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/suilcop/events/index.php

Geoff Walton & Alison Pope

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/suilcop/events/index.php

Each of these one day courses are held at the Manchester Business School, and include refreshments throughout the day and a three course lunch. Avoid the time and expense of travelling to London and take advantage of our competitive rates.

Next courses:

Thursday 25 October
Emotional Intelligence
10am-5pm
£250/£215*
Course leader: Deborah Dalley
For leadership positions, emotional intelligence competencies account for up to 85% of what sets outstanding managers apart from the average. This workshop outlines key principles of emotional intelligence, allowing delegates the opportunity to review ways to develop their EI capabilities.

Wednesday 14 November
Project Management
10am-5pm
£250/£215*
Course leader: Chris Murphy
This course provides a set of techniques for managing projects:
determining project scope, planning and realisation, project team schedule and control, progress monitoring, software packages? contribution, corrective action if the project strays from course and project reporting

Tuesday 27 November
Managing a Customer Focused Environment
10am-5pm
£250/£215*
Course leader: Deborah Dalley
Designed to help managers develop their service into a customer-centred one, through: service strategy, systems and processes and the staff delivering the service. Case examples of good practice are used and delegates can discuss and review their own organisation.

*reduced rates for BIS/BINN/Manchester Momentum members

For full course information, details of the course leaders and booking details on these courses, please click here: www.mbs.ac.uk/bis-training

Jane Marshall
Business Information Officer
Business Information Service
Eddie Davies Library (part of the John Rylands University Library) Manchester Business School The University of Manchester Booth Street West Manchester M15 6PB 0161 275 6503 (ext 56503)

http://www.mbs.ac.uk/bis-training

JIBS User Group Workshop

“Is Library 2.0 a Trivial Pursuit?”
21 November 9:15 – 16:15

The Diskus, London

Should serious academic libraries spend time becoming involved with web 2.0 or is it all too trivial to waste time on?
Speakers from Britain Ireland and Holland will present case studies on the use of library 2.0 technologies. In the afternoon Phil Bradley , author of “How to Use Web 2.0 in Your Library” and Gary Horrocks and Nick Wooley of Kings College will lead on the the debate that ‘This house believes that Library 2.0 is a Trivial Pursuit”

This event is free to people whose organisations are members of JIBS and GBP 50 to non members.

Full details of the workshop, booking form, and a link to see if your organisation is a JIBS member are available on the new look JIBS web site

http://www.jibs.ac.uk/

http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events

27 November 2007, London

This one-day course offers librarians in higher education the opportunity to stand back and consider where they are now with information literacy and to discuss options for enhancing their practice, including the most effective ways of using virtual learning environments.

Numerous questions confront anyone wanting to take information literacy forward in their institution:

* Do we need new models of information literacy that fully include use of the technology?
* What particular information literacy challenges are posed by blended learning?
* What are the most effective ways to develop information literacy within the current HE context?
* How can we take full advantage of the technology to ‘teach’ information literacy in innovative ways- moving beyond instructions and guidelines or the heavily structured electronic worksheet?

The day will provide librarians in Higher Education with the chance to reflect on the questions above, supported by their peers, the course tutor, and examples from research and development work in Higher Education. Participants will be able to discuss particular issues emerging from the experiences in their own institutions and will be encouraged to share effective strategies and materials.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Librarians in Higher Education who would like opportunity to take stock of their current approaches to developing information literacy, discuss issues and share ideas with their peers, and consider how to move forward within the developing context of Higher Education.

COURSE LEADER: SHARON MARKLESS
Sharon currently works in higher education encouraging lecturers and other professionals who teach in HE to enhance their academic practice. She is also a consultant and trainer with Information Management Associates and has done research and development work with librarians for the last 20 years. Most recently she has helped to facilitate the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Implementation Initiative, done consultancy work on information literacy in two universities, and has written chapters on Information Literacy for recent publications.

PROGRAMME
9.30 Registration and coffee
9.50 Introduction and welcome
10.00 Conceptualising Information literacy: more than a shopping list of skills?
How do students learn to be information literate?
Student learning on-line
1.00 Lunch
2.00 What has worked for you?
Strategic issues
4.30 Close

PLACES ARE LIMITED TO: 20

FEES:
CILIP personal members: £200 plus VAT £235.00 CILIP institutional members: £240 plus VAT £282.00 Non members: £280 plus VAT £329.00

http://www.cilip.org.uk/t…r+education.htm