Free one day conference organised by the JISC funded Repositories Support Project.

Many librarians are aware of open access but do not have time to keep up date with developments. This event brings together speakers who will address a range of issues and demonstrate how librarians can respond to them. High profile speakers from a range of organisations including the Universities of Glasgow and Nottingham, University College London, the Wellcome Trust and Key Perspectives will draw on their own experience and research to provide a varied and interesting programme.
This event is aimed at those working in higher education and research libraries.

Date: 10th December 2010, 09.30 – 16.30

Venue: Wren Room, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD. Location details can be found at: http://www.architecture.com/RIBAVenues/Location.aspx

Further details and booking: http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/index.php?page=OALibraries-2010-12-10/index.php

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

Preservation Advisory Centre training day
3 December 2010, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

This training day builds an understanding of what dust is and why its management is important. It explores low-cost methods of monitoring dust and dirt and discusses methods of preventing its build-up. The day includes practical sessions on how to clean books and stack areas. It provides steps to follow when setting up a housekeeping programme and highlights what to think about if you are considering involving volunteers. The training day is led by Jane Pimlott (British Library), and Caroline Bendix ACR (Independent Conservator).

Programme

09.45 Registration
10.00 Welcome and introductions
10.15 What is dust and why does it matter 10.40 Moniroting and measuring dust: a case study in progress at the British Library 11.10 Questions 11.30 Break 11.50 Preventing dust and dirt 12.30 Lunch
13.15 Cleaning books and documents
13.45 Cleaning shelves and stacks
14.15 Break
14.30 Setting up a housekeeping programme and working with volunteers
15.45 Discussion and questions
16.00 End

Cost 95 + VAT (including lunch and refreshments) = 111.63

To register, please complete the form at http://www.bl.uk/blpac/dust.html

Preservation Advisory Centre
British Library
London
NW1 2DB

Web 2.0 Untangled
Reaching and Teaching our Users with New Technologies
Wolfson College, Oxford, Wednesday 24th November 2010

9.30 Registration
10.00 Peter Godwin (University of Bedfordshire):Keynote speaker on Web 2.0 and information literacy
11.00 Dr Eric Davies:Weaving ethics and law into the fabric of Web 2.0
11.25 Coffee
11.35 Helen Clough (Open University):The Elluminate web conference technology.
12.15 Lucy Power (Oxford Internet Institute):Scientific social networking and open notebook science.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch – Buffet provided
2.00 Artie Vossel-Newman (JISC):It feels good to be included
2.45 Philippa Levy and Sheila Webber:Second Life and technology-enriched, enquiry-based learning.
3.30 Coffee
3.45 Richard Francis (Oxford Brookes University):The MobileBrookes project
4.30 Close

Booking Details:
Fees: £75 CoFHE/UC&R members, £80 non-members

To book a place at this event, please email Lesley Kumiega mailto:l.u.kumiega@open.ac.uk

Legal Issues in Web 2.0 and cloud computing
to be held at
CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE

Wednesday, 24th November 2010, 9.30 to 16.30

Course Outline
Find out the legal issues raised by using Web 2.0 applications in libraries and information centres. Blogs, wikis, YouTube, podcasts, Slideshare, Flickr, Connotea, Facebook, Second Life and Twitter all raise legal problems for those managing them or using them. This workshop will look at the reality of Web 2.0: what causes problems and how to assess risks.

The course will start with a brief overview of Web 2.0 and what it means. It will then look in more detail at how Web 2.0 activities can cause legal problems. These potential problems include:
* Defamation
* Data protection and privacy
* Pornography and other illegal materials
* Copyright, database right, moral rights and performers rights
* Accessibility
* Contract and employment law
* Conflict of law and international jurisdictions
* The liability of the hosting organisation

There will be an in-depth discussion on identifying and managing risks.
The day will end with a discussion of the legal risks of using cloud computing services.

The course will include exercises based on scenarios for discussion, and all the presentations will be available electronically. Attendees are encouraged to exchange ideas and experiences with each other.

Who should attend?
This course is aimed at anyone using Web 2.0 applications and those responsible for managing Web 2.0 services, and for those planning to use cloud computing services.

Course Presenter: Professor Charles Oppenheim Charles Oppenheim is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Information Science, Loughborough University. Previous posts in academia and the electronic publishing industry include working for The City University, International Thomson, Pergamon and Reuters. Charles is the author of “The Legal and Regulatory Environment for Electronic Information” and is a well-known authority on copyright and other legal issues having written many articles on the subject. He has been a member of JISC and served on some of its committees since 1992. He is currently a member of the Legal Advisory Board of the European Commission.

To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request further details, please email meetings@ukeig.org.uk. Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk.

CILIP’s International Library & Information Group (ILIG) is proud to present two half day seminars:

Plagiarism – Stopping it before it Begins (morning)
and Transliteracy and Web 2.0 (13.15 to 16.45)
Friday 22nd October
CILIP, Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE.

Concise and value-for-money opportunities to update yourself on areas of key relevance to information professionals. ILIG has recently been awarded CILIP’s Seal of Recognition acknowledging high standards in the content and relevance of CPD training and development activities.

Seminar One: 9.00 to 12.30 (registration 9.00)

Plagiarism – Stopping it before it Begins

In the e-environment, copying is easier than ever. This seminar examines ways in which librarians can help pupils and students understand the implications of what they are doing and reasons why copying and pasting does not help them learn.

At the end of the session attendees will:

Seminar Two: 13.15 to 16.45

Transliteracy and Web 2.0

Transliteracy, according to wikipedia, is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks – but what does this mean for librarians who want to teach information literacy?

Course Leader

Phil Bradley is well known as a guru in all things web related. Here he turns his expertise to new Web 2.0 gizmos and assesses their value, and considers issues around Transliteracy and Web 2.0

Prices

Per person
Cost for a single session
ILIG Members 75.00 (inc. VAT)
CILIP Members 85.00 (inc. VAT)
Non-members 110.00 (inc. VAT)

Cost for both sessions
ILIG Members 117.50 (inc. VAT)
CILIP Members 150.00 (inc. VAT)
Non-members 190.00 (inc. VAT)

Raising the Bar III Conference
In memory of Bob McKee
A One Day Conference aimed at Middle and Senior managers, jointly organised by the Career Development Group (CDG) and the Personnel, Training and Education Group (PTEG)
Date: Monday 1st November 2010, 09:30-16:30
Venue: CILIP, Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Programme
09.30 Registration, Coffee & Networking
10.00 Welcome: Conference Chair Maria Cotera, Past President, Career Development Group
10.15 Keynote Speaker: Maxine Miller, Library Collections Manager, Tate Library
11.00 Coffee and Networking
11.25 Opening Session: This highly interactive session will provide the opportunity to make new contacts, build professional relationships and get to know and learn from others to gain new skills and understanding. Small groups will go through the following activities: “The Magic Rope”, “The Magic Lamp”, “The Magic Word”
12.45 Lunch
13.45 Parallel Session 1
A) “Managing the Waves of Change”

Facilitator: Julie Hogbin , Senior Trainer/Coach, LEVELheaded
B) “Luggage not Baggage”
Facilitator: Lyndsay Rees-Jones, owner, Real-Time-Release
14.45 Tea and Networking
15.10 Parallel Session 2:
C) “Pastures new or out to Pasture? How to tackle the job market.”
Facilitator: Sue Edgar, Recruitment Manager, Sue Hill Recruitment
D) “Brand the “Beep” Out of Yourself”:

Facilitator: Kathy Ennis, owner/trainer, Envision Training
16.10 Closing Remarks: Biddy Fisher , CILIP President

Delegate rates:
CDG / PTEG members – 120 + 17.5% VAT = 141.00
CILIP members – 150 + 17.5% VAT = 176.25
Non CILIP members – 180 + 17.5% VAT = 211.50
Unwaged – 50 + 17.5% VAT = 58.75

The role of a Manager in the Library & information service has changed over the years. But in the 21st Century it has changed altogether.

Managing People in Difficult Times is a one day workshop designed for those in management & supervisory level who need to
get the best out of their staff during these challenging times

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Welcome and introduction to workshop
The purpose and responsibilities of management, discussion of the duties and responsibilities of a modern library manager/supervisor.
What makes a good manager/supervisor, participants identify the qualities, characteristics and skills common to all good managers
Management styles, which behaviour works when and why
Leading through change, participants will be introduced to the transition curve and reflect upon the needs and expectations of team members
Assertiveness: participants will work with and practice “The 3 Steps to Assertive Behaviour” using workplace situations they find difficult to manage
Handling difficult situations to improve individual and team performance
Managing the service experience through the deployment of staff
Delivering quality feedback
Review of the learning

The programme will include, practical group work and discussions, case studies and examples of best practice and personal reflection.

Tuesday 5th October Central London
Tuesday 26th October Leeds City Centre –

All venues are located within easy walking distance of mainline railway stations

COST: 245 pounds + VAT per person (Inc. Lunch / Teas / Coffees)

http://www.jigsawatwork.com/