UKeiG is hosting ‘Innovation in e-information’ – conference on 16th-17th June 2009 – in order to drive this agenda forward. The event will provide information professionals from across the e-information industry with the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge; and to explore issues of strategic significance across the industry, including the role that e-information professionals play in adding value to the business and enhancing competitive edge through innovation and creative thinking.

This major UKeiG event will bring together experienced practitioners in many fields of e-information to share and discuss the key issues impacting on service delivery across all sectors. Active delegate participation will be key, with opportunities to discuss future issues, share experiences and formulate practical, innovative solutions to emphasise the pivotal role of information professionals in driving, supporting and demonstrating effective information management. Delegates will have the opportunity not just to receive expert guidance on the important issues of the day and the future, but also to discuss practical implementation in breakout sessions. There will also be plenty of time for socialising and informal networking with drinks and a conference dinner on the night of June 16th.

Since 1978 the UK eInformation group has been encouraging the exchange of knowledge about electronic information. The programme will draw on some of the key players and leading lights who have taken the group forward over the years. Speakers include:
* E4Enterprise: Understanding your customers’ future needs.
Jan Wilkinson, University Librarian and Director of the John Rylands University Library Manchester
* Waves of Innovation: Signposts to a new web of information.
Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist, Talis
* The constant gardener and the ecosystem at work.
Nic Price, Independent adviser in online strategy and user-centred design
* Managing digital images: Improving the customer experience.
Roger Mills, Head of Science Liaison & Specialist Services, Oxford University Library Services
* The Long Arm of the E-law, or to put it another way – You can run but can you hide? Laurence Bebbington, Faculty Team Leader, University of Nottingham
* Using a risk management approach to build successful e-information business cases.
Martin White, Managing Director, Intranet Focus Ltd
* Making sense of Web 2.0: a personal and organisational journey.
Ross Scrivener, Programme Manager, Royal College of Nursing
* When social means business: the potential of social computing tools to support collaborative work as part of the organisational information infrastructure.
Hazel Hall, Reader, School of Computing, Napier University

Breakout sessions are intended to be topical, so may change. Currently the themes are expected to be:
* Innovative search techniques: how do you do yours?
Facilitator: Karen Blakeman
* Avoiding legal problems. Risks and Rights – a discussion.
Facilitator: Charles Oppenheim
* Increasing the value of your intranet.
Facilitator: Martin White
* A picture is worth a thousand words: practical solutions for
managing digital images. Facilitator: Roger Mills
* The future of online publishing – are we leading the way?
Facilitator: Nick Evans
* Information security – key issues for the information
profession. Facilitator: Lucy Burrow, Head of IT policy and process, ISS, King’s College London

More details, registration enquiries and biographies of the speakers can be found at www.ukeig.org.uk

The NoWAL programme of staff training and development offers extensive opportunities for professional and personal development. The main aim of the programme is to support and develop the abilities required of information, library and related staff to deliver existing and future services to users.

The programme for Spring 2009 includes the following new courses.

12/05/2009 – New for 2009
Working with partners: how to engage with voluntary organisations and ethnic community groups beyond your library Liverpool Alan Seatwo

12/06/2009 – New for 2009
Marketing your library and information service Manchester Emily Shields

In addition to the above events the programme includes many of the courses traditionally associated with NoWAL such as voice production, dealing with difficult situations and Inspiring motivation in the workplace. To see the full programme go to
http://www.nowal.ac.uk/general_programme.php

http://www.nowal.ac.uk/general_programme.php

Staffordshire University Information Literacy Community of Practice
The second workshop for 2008/9 will explore the theme Information literacy: Dialogue

It will take place at the Ashley Centre (Room LT114/6) on the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University from 1.30-4.30 pm. The cost for each half-day is £30.

We are delighted to be able to give details for 4 March 2009
* Gareth Johnson, University of Leicester

Presentation title:
“The Weasel Dialogues: From script to screen for Information Literacy”

Abstract
Time and again it is advocated that librarianship is the communicating profession. But for many librarians communication is just something that we get on and do, but seldom take the time to think about in any great detail. Literature on learners’ comprehension and preferred instructional styles continue to show that variety, brevity and relevance are the key to successful engagement. So what is there that can be done to increase the impact and retention of our learners, whilst ensuring an effective and coherent message is retained?

In a word: edutainment. The coupling of an off-beat but educationally on-message concept delivery to achieve successful learner objectives and outcomes.

In this session Gareth, and friends from Weasel Televisual Enterprises, will examine how it is possible to communicate with greater impact through the use of carefully planned videos, flavoured with humour and irreverence, but containing good educational content nevertheless. He will illustrate how they can be used and share some of the success stories from his work.

* Chris Wakeman, Staffordshire University

Chris is an experienced educator and leads the postgraduate teaching awards at Staffordshire University. He will be examining how we can teach IL through a range of pedagogical methods such as, problem-based learning, dialectical learning and web quests. This will be an interactive session with plenty of opportunity to discuss the issues surrounding actively engaging our students.

For more information please visit:

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

The national Committee of CoFHE warmly invite you to attend the 2009 Cofhe Conference, which this year is being held at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. This is a brand-new campus with a state-of-the-art Learning Resources Centre at the heart of the Academic Building. The title of the Conference is “E-libraries & green libraries: exploring accessibility and sustainability”
The conference starts at midday on Wednesday 17th June, finishing at midday on Friday 19th June. All conference events, accommodation and catering are on one site, with no un-necessary travel. The campus is situated at Musselburgh rail station – journey time from Edinburgh Waverley is around 5 minutes.
Attached is the conference booking form. Please contact me if you require further information. Please note that your booking needs to be made by Thursday 30 April 2009.