UKSG One-Day Conference IOM3, London, 25th November 2010

Users information habits and expectations are changing. Those of us who have traditionally been involved in meeting their information needs – librarians, publishers, subscription agents and other technology vendors – find ourselves at risk of disintermediation. What are we doing about it?

In this new one-day conference, UKSG has invited senior executives from across the scholarly information community to explain how major organisations are reshaping their strategies to focus more effectively on users, and to review the operational impact of these evolving strategies. A final session will explore how best practice recommendations and standards are helping to integrate the new supply chain.

This new event, aimed at decision-makers, provides the scholarly information community with a more intimate forum for strategic dialogue, following the successful growth of UKSG’s annual conference. Chaired by Caroline Williams (Deputy Director, Mimas), speakers include:

David Main, CEO, Swets
Nicky Whitsed, Library Director, The Open University
Alice Keller, Editorial Director, Library and Information Science, De
Gruyter Saur
Chris Beckett, Vice President for Business Development, Atypon
Alison Jones, Director of Digital Development, Palgrave Macmillan
Damyanti Patel, eLibrary Manager, Birmingham City University
Ross MacIntyre, Senior Manager, Mimas, The University of Manchester

A closing discussion and drinks reception will provide ample opportunity for delegates to share their own experiences.

For more information, or to register, please visit www.uksg.org/event/novconf