The Sixth CILIP CoFHE and UC&R Joint Conference
Great Expectations: what do students want and how do we deliver?
Newcastle University, 25th – 27th June 2012
Call for papers opens Monday 3rd October 2011 Call for papers closes Friday 2nd December 2011 Notification of acceptance – Friday 16th December 2011 We require a 500 word abstract (which will be sent to a panel of reviewers) A PC with Internet access and PowerPoint will be available to presenters.
All workshop presentations should address one or more of the conference themes.
Student experience
Quality Assurance
Expectations in a digital world
Marketing and advocacy
Skilling the workforce for the future
Measuring impact
Collaboration and partnership
Surviving in difficult times
Submissions should include the following:
Names of author(s)
Name of presenter(s) at the conference (if known) Contact details of author(s) and presenter(s) including email addresses, postal addresses and direct telephone number Audio-visual requirements (e.g. PowerPoint, Internet access, etc.) Special requirements (i.e. break out rooms, Computer suite) Abstract (500 word maximum)
Workshop guidance
Workshops should be an hour (maximum) in length Workshops should involve active participation and discussion with the focus on participants being able to develop skills or practical ideas for future implementation in their own practice Break-out rooms and / or computer suites will be available for these sessions. Please illustrate if you require these facilities for your workshop
Please send your submission to Leo Appleton l.appleton1@ljmu.ac.uk by Friday 2nd December 2011.

Personal presence, communication and networking skills: get your message across and sell your ideas: Lesley Robinson

Venue: CILIP Headquarters, London
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Date: Thursday, 17 November, 2011 – 09:30 – 16:30

Course Outline: Often, it’s not about what you say or do, but how you say and do it. Whether you are developing new ways of working, introducing new ideas and concepts, delivering a business case or even leading a key meeting, you need to make yourself heard and understood. The power of your message can get lost in the way you communicate. This course will help you to understand the impact you have on people, learn effective ways of communicating and understand the skills needed to build a valuable network of people within and outside the organisation.

The session will include:

* Defining what personal presence is and how to make best use of it
* Understanding the different ways of communicating and how to choose the most effective way for your purpose
* Looking at the barriers to good communication
* Building a powerful network internally
* Practicing a range of networking skills to give you confidence in any situation
* Finding the best way to sell your ideas and having an impact
* Dealing with difficult situations

Who should attend: This course is aimed at information professionals in middle and senior management positions across all sectors who wish to increase the power of their communication skills and get results. The course will enable people to:

* Discover new tools and techniques for communicating effectively
* Reduce the fear of networking, especially with senior people
* Have the confidence to lead meetings, facilitate groups and give powerful presentations
* Identify and build valuable networks which will support them in their work

The course will be a very practical and interactive experience to enable the participants to experiment with some of the techniques discussed.

Course Presenter: Lesley Robinson

18th November 2011

Copyright for Information Providers: Advanced
In brief
A basic understanding of copyright highlights just how complex an issue it is: knowing how the law
works is just the beginning. This course will give delegates a greater understanding of how to interpret
the law and how to put in place management systems that take account of the rapidly changing
techniques used for information storage and delivery.
Course highlights:
* Copyright in an electronic context
* Copyright and software/the Web
* Trading in copyright materials
* The international dimension
* Copyright and career development

25th November 2011

Business Plans: How to Produce a Workable and
Convincing Business Plan (half-day)
In brief
A well-conceived business plan is a powerful aid to achieving better results in the commercial world
and other fields of activity. This course will explain soundly-established principles for devising a plan
that works. It is for anyone bidding for resources from others, whether they hope to launch or expand
a business, or serve as a unit manager seeking to justify future allocation of resources.
Course highlights:
* Systematic reviews for businesses and organizations
* Ways to identify and exploit business opportunities
* Financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting for business plans
On completing the course you will be able to:
* Draw up business plans with increased competence
* Enhance the credibility and persuasiveness of business plans
* Incorporate ways of anticipating and dealing with circumstantial change
* Track and refine future business plans with greater ease and effectiveness

4 November, London
Are you planning a digitisation project? Do you want to learn more about how to approach this? This training day includes presentations and case studies on planning for digitisation; how to select materials for digitisation; and preservation issues.

For full programme and booking details, please see: http://www.bl.uk/blpac/planning.html
The course costs £100 + VAT including lunch and refreshments (£75 + VAT for members of Research Libraries UK)

This courses is part of a Preservation Learning Programme jointly sponsored by RLUK and the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre.

Legal basics and what the Hargreaves Report means for anyone who handles electronic information
Professor Charles Oppenheim and Emily Goodhand
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2011 – 09:30 – 16:30
CILIP Headquarters, London
Run by UKEIG

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eBooks today and the digital promises of tomorrow, ALISS 2011 AGM event June 16th

Final places remaining!

Supporting researchers: ebooks today and the digital promises of tomorrow, ALISS AGM June 16th 2011 British Library 12.30-4.30pm This year the AGM of ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the social Sciences) will take the topical theme of supporting researchers using new technology. It will begin with a snapshot of the changing technological landscape for researchers from the Growing Knowledge Exhibition at the British Library , explore how ebooks are being used today in two major academic libraries: SOAS and University of Bristol, and give a publisher perspective (from SAGE Publications) on how they anticipate and are preparing for the future.

The speakers will share their experiences and there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. The afternoon will begin with a buffet lunch from 12.30-1.30, followed by the AGM and then the main presentations. It will end at approximately 4.30pm.
Note that due to security arrangements at the British Library participants must notify in advance This event is free to all ALISS members. Non-members may attend at a fee of £20.00 but may not vote during the AGM. If you would like to reserve a place please contact Heather Dawson. h.dawson@lse.ac.uk