York St John University on Thursday 27th May.

The programme features three speakers prominent in the field of research. In a nutshell, Professor Jean McNiff, Professor of Educational Research at York St John University and writer on action research, will address the topic of action research and give tips on how to get started; Professor Sheila Corrall, Professor of Librarianship and Information Management and Head of the Information School at the University of Sheffield will be speaking on library related research and projects, writing up your research and getting published and Doctor Miggie Pickton, Research Support Specialist at the University of Northampton and Joint Editor of the CILIP/LIRG sponsored journal ‘Library and Information Research,’ will ask the questions what can we, as librarians, research?, and why should librarians research? She will also be looking at the experience of library research ‘on the ground’.

The day will run from 10.15 (tea and coffee available from 9.45) until 3.30 in DG016, York St John University. Lunch and refreshments are included.
The fee is £50 + VAT for CILIP members and £60 + VAT for other attendees. If you would like to attend please complete the booking form below. Immediate booking is advised as there are only 30 places. The deadline for bookings is 10th April 2010.

Booking form

The Librarian as researcher: getting your voice heard Thursday 27th May

There will be a symposium: ‘International Students, writing & referencing’ on the 9th june at Bradford. This is sponsored by the Write Now & LearnHigher CETLs and which is free to delegates. Details & online booking at

http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/learningareas/referencing/international-students-referencing-symposium.htm

The symposium will focus on writing issues that some international students can find problematic, including managing & referencing sources, reading, paraphrasing, and understanding plagiarism. One of the speakers will be Dr. Jude Carroll, Oxford Brookes University, who is a well-known writer on plagiarism issues.

Message sent on behalf of Colin Neville

C.Neville@bradford.ac.uk

Tipping the scales: tackling information obesity to ensure productive and sustainable information resources A joint UKeiG/BDA Knowledge Management meeting

to be held at the
British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London W1G8YS Tuesday, 29th June 2010, 9.30 – 16.30

Course Outline
“Information obesity” describes a condition whereby available information resources are not being used in a productive and sustainable way by individuals or communities. Like physical obesity, it is not just the result of consuming too much, but is linked to declines in the information’s quality, and individuals’ and communities’ awareness of problems which arise through over-consumption. Fitness and (mental) exercise also come into play. The consequences of information obesity may be severe if left unchecked; it will lead to a decline in our ability to manage knowledge, both in our communities and our workplaces.

As a teaching strategy, information literacy (IL) can partly help to combat the condition. However, as traditionally defined, IL does not address the ways in which the structure of organisations and our own innate cognitive biases prevent us acting as independent and self-aware evaluators of the information we find. This course will help participants understand these biases and how, through work at the community level, they may be overcome, in order that we start using information to sustain ourselves and our communities, and not just consume it unthinkingly.

This one-day course will include time for plenty of discussion and practical activity. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences with others and also to build a network of practice after the event. Sessions will include:
* Identifying information obesity: structural, individual and
community-level explanations
* How information literacy helps: and how it is limited
* Cognitive biases, and why they matter
* How organisations affect the way we think
* The holistic approach to IL: subjective, objective and
inter-subjective value
* Problem-based learning; student- and community-led research
projects

Who should attend?
Anyone working with information in formal, non-formal or informal education, who has an interest in enhancing their teaching of information studies and/or knowledge management, to students or to colleagues as part of their professional development work. This
includes:
* information professionals;
* teachers/lecturers at any level of education;
* managers (particularly, but not only, those with
responsibilities for information and knowledge management and dissemination);
* other stakeholders in education.
Course Presenter:
Dr Andrew Whitworth is the Programme Director for the MA: Digital Technologies, Communication and Education at the University of Manchester. He has published widely in the field of information literacy including the 2009 book with Chandos, “Information Obesity”. His “Media and Information Literacy” course at Manchester was recognised by the LLIDA (Learning Literacies for a Digital Age) project as an exemplar of learning literacies education.

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

Tipping the scales: tackling information obesity to ensure productive and sustainable information resources

British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London W1G8YS Tuesday, 29th June 2010, 9.30 – 16.30

Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £160.00 (£188.00 including VAT); others £200.00 (£235 including VAT)

Please complete and return this form by 22nd June 2010, to Christine Baker, Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH.
Tel & Fax 01969 625751, Email: cabaker@ukeig.org.uk

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UKeiG accepts firm bookings by post, fax, email and through the UKeiG Web site. All fees are payable in full prior to the date of the course.
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What a Great Idea! But how will we pay for it? Preparing bids to secure additional funding

to be held at

CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Thursday, 13 May 2010, 9.30-16.30

Course Outline
This practical and participative one day training event is designed to provide Information Professionals with an introduction to preparing bids to successfully secure additional funding. In today’s economic climate and changing professional scene, your service may not have sufficient money, staff time, or expertise to support new activities. This course has been developed to help you write a compelling bid to convince potential funders to support your new endeavours.
The sessions will include
* Defining the ‘project’ to be funded
* Estimating realistic budgets, resources and timetables
* Writing compelling and convincing bids
* Exploring the types of funding available, with examples

Who should attend?
This workshop will be of benefit to Information Professionals working in middle and senior management positions in public and private sector organisations who want
* A better understanding of how to write successful bids
* More knowledge of potential funding sources
* An enthusiasm and greater confidence to bid for funding
Course Presenter:
Mary Auckland is an independent consultant and trainer following a long career as a senior manager in academic libraries. She has considerable experience of producing successful bids and securing funding, and of assessing bids for bodies such as the Joint Information Systems Committee.

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

CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Thursday, 13th May 2010, 9.30-16.30

Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members 160 + VAT at the current rate; others £200 + VAT at the current rate

Please complete and return this form by 6th May 2010, to Christine Baker, Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH.
Tel & Fax 01969 625751, Email: cabaker@ukeig.org.uk

Thursday 18 March 2010
British Institute of Radiology, 36 Portland Place, London W1N 4AT

Chair: Sam Bruinsma, Brill Publishing

Speakers:
Paul DeCillis, American Institute of Physics
Laura Cox, Frontline Global Marketing Services
Linda Bennett, Goldleaf
Martin Marlow, Maverick Marketing
Richard Padley, Semantico
Sarah Stamford, eBooks Cambridge

A unique opportunity to consider both the present situation facing academic and scholarly publishers of all shapes and sizes, and the likely direction for the business of academic book publishing in the immediate future.

‘The economic crisis seems to have added a rocket booster to the pace of change in the world of scholarly communications, and it absolutely feels like that there is no going back now.’ Janet Fisher from her editorial in Learned Publishing, October 2009

Who should attend: all those concerned with strategies for developing book content from an Editorial, Sales, or Marketing background.

PROGRAMME

0930 Registration

0945 Introduction
Sam Bruinsma, Director of Business Development and Electronic Publishing, Brill

1000 Keynote: Looking forward. The future from the perspective of a US society publisher who has recently launched an eBooks platform
Paul DeCillis, Director Online Publishing, American Institute of Physics (APS)

1100 Scholarly Book Publishing Practice – the ALPSP survey findings
Laura Cox, Managing Director, Frontline Global Marketing Services and co-author of the ALPSP survey

1130 Coffee

1200 How are publishers breaking the mould? Some case-study examples
Linda Bennett, Gold Leaf

1230 The Google Book Settlement and how it will affect the eBook environment
speaker to be confirmed

1300 Lunch

1400 Using third-party suppliers to reach the market; the place of the aggregator in your marketing strategy
Martin Marlow, CEO, Maverick Marketing

1430 eBook Readers and the impact of other new technologies
Richard Padley, Managing Director, Semantico

1500 What librarians might want next
Sarah Stamford, Project Manager, eBooks Cambridge (University of Cambridge)

1530 Panel of Speakers
1600 Close with glass of wine

Online booking and full details at www.alpsp.org

Lesley Ogg
Senior Coordinator, Events & Information Systems
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
E: events@alpsp.org; T: +44 (0)1245 260571; F: +44 (0)1245 260935; www.alpsp.org