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.

University, College & Research Group (South West)
Thursday 11th June 2009 – Friday 12th June 2009

This is a two-day residential conference on the subject of library support for research in Higher Education. The conference will address a broad range of issues relating to how libraries can best support academics and researchers across an ever-changing educational environment. Speakers will represent a wide range of experience from not only libraries but also our customers. Topics to be covered will include both UK and European research support projects, researchers’ needs and also the new REF. We hope to provide a forum for information professionals with a role or interest in supporting research to meet and discuss in pleasant surroundings. As before, DARTS hopes to bring together the broadest range of experience and delegates from all levels of responsibility under one roof.

The conference will be held at Dartington Hall, a 14th Century Manor House on a 1500-acre estate in the heart of South Devon. Accommodation is provided around Dartington’s medieval courtyard and delegates have access to the 40-acre gardens created by Beatrix Farrand. Meals are served in the beamed dining rooms of the Hall.and local wines, ales and ciders will be available from The White Hart, Dartington’s award winning bar and restaurant. Further information about the conference venue can be found at http://www.dartingtonhall.com/

Time: Conference begins at 12.00 noon on the Thursday and concludes at 4.00pm on the Friday.

Price of event (including buffet lunch on arrival, evening dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch on Friday):

UCR Members: 300 + VAT standard rate, or 250 + VAT discounted rate

Non-members: 325 + VAT standard rate, or 275 + VAT discounted rate

The discounted rate is available to the first 15 places booked

Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate numbers will be limited.

Extra accommodation before or after the conference can be arranged directly with Dartington Hall.

For more information contact:

Alastair Sleat , UC&R Secretary alastair.Sleat@uwe.ac.uk

And MmIT North West AGM
Liverpool, John Moores University, Tuesday 16th December 2008, 1.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.

Join Cilip Multimedia, Information and Technology Group, North West for their
2008 AGM event, “Mobile Learning in Libraries”, taking place at Liverpool John Moores University. The seminar will address some of the good practice and research going on in the use of mobile technologies within library and information services

The day will provide plenty of stimulating discussion and will be the perfect Christmas staff development afternoon for any librarians interested in mobile learning, mobile devices or library technology in general. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues from other institutions, and Christmas refreshments will be provided.

Programme

1.30 p.m.. Registration and refreshments

2.00 p.m.. Anthony Beal and Sean Herbert, West Cheshire College
Using handheld gadgets in Further Education libraries.

This case study will illustrate how the use of handheld video players, digital audio recorders, and digital cameras, etc have become embedded in the library services at West Cheshire College, as digital media has quickly become an integral part of the service.

2.30 p.m. Angela Robinson, Blackburn Public Libraries
Using games consoles for reader development

This presentation will focus on some recent reader development projects in which effective use has been made of mobile gaming technologies, including use a Nintendo Wii.

3.00 p.m.. Refreshments and MmIT NW AGM

3.30 p.m. Vicki Owen and Will Reid, Liverpool JMU
Support for Flexible, Blended and Technology Enhanced Learning

This presentation will report back on current research being undertaken into how libraries can best support developments in mobile learning in HE.

Seminar Location
Liverpool, John Moores University, Lecture Theatre, John Foster Building, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ

This event is free, but you will need to book on for catering purposes.
Please email or phone Karen Myatt to book onto the seminar:

Karen Myatt, Reaseheath College, Nantwich, Cheshire 01270 613291 karenm@reaseheath.ac.uk

Some comments from delegates attending this meeting in 2008:

” Fascinating insight into the world beyond Google ” “One of the best workshops I’ve ever attended” .. “A revelation! – enjoyed every minute”

Venue
The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester

Date
Wednesday, 1st April 2009, 9.30 – 16.30

Course Outline
With the major search engines claiming coverage of over 20 billion web pages in their databases, it is becoming increasingly difficult to locate relevant information. Most of us head straight for Google when we want to search the Internet but Google is not the only search tool.

Further details are available at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2009/April/GoogleandBeyondManchester200904.html

This workshop looks at recent developments at Google and the alternatives, especially the new kids on the block and Web 2.0 ‘stuff’. Karen Blakeman will take you through the best of the search engine world and highlight how they can be used to significantly improve your results.

By the end of the day, participants will have a vital toolkit to help them search more effectively, including key search tools, comparisons, top tips and essential search techniques.

Topics to be covered include:

different types of search tools and how they work
making the most of Google and new features
alternatives to Google
advanced search techniques to help you track down the so-called “hidden web”
image, audio, video and news
blogs, RSS, wikis and Web 2.0 resources
setting up your customised search engine
tracking down pages that have disappeared
Participants will have ample opportunity to test out advanced search techniques and to compare different search engines. A significant part of the day will be taken up with practical sessions; exercises will be provided but delegates are free to try out searches of their own. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience. The techniques and approaches covered can be applied to all subject areas.

Course Presenter: Karen Blakeman
Karen Blakeman has worked in the information profession for over twenty years and has been a freelance consultant since 1989. Her company (RBA Information Services) provides training and consultancy on the use of the Internet, and on accessing and managing information resources. Karen writes for “Business Information Searcher”. She also publishes a monthly, electronic newsletter called “Tales from the Terminal Room”. Her publications include “Search Strategies for the Internet”, now in its sixth edition. She was recently made an Honorary Fellow of CILIP and in 2002 she received the Information World Review Information Professional of the Year award.

Costs (including lunch and refreshments)
UKeiG members £160 + VAT (£188.00) ; others £190 + VAT (£223.25)

http://www.ukeig.org.uk/t…ster200904.html

Essential Copyright for Information Professionals: What You Need to Know – and Preparing for Change!

Venue and date
CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Tuesday, 17th March 2009, 9.30-16.15

Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £140 + VAT (£ 164.50); others £170 + VAT (£ 199.75)

Course Outline
Copyright remains one of the most challenging legal issues for information professionals in all areas of the information industries. This one-day introductory course will chart a path through the complexity of the subject. It will cover all essential aspects of copyright and associated rights. Delegates will be taken step-by-step through the fundamentals of copyright. Woven into the sessions will be the latest information on forthcoming changes to UK law on copyright and how you need to understand and prepare for them now . Understanding of each topic will be illuminated by real-life examples of copyright issues. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of contexts.

The sessions will include:

Copyright – what is it, how does it arise and how long does it last?
Ownership of copyright
Categories of copyright works
The rights of the copyright owner
Permitted acts and exceptions to copyright
Database right
Moral rights
Licensing schemes for education, commercial and business organisations
Overview of copyright in the digital environment
The Gowers Review – Planning for Change: a special, dedicated session on how the likely reforms to UK law currently under implementation from the Gowers Review will affect you, and how will you benefit. What do you need to be doing now?
The course will be led by presentations but will include real-life problems and scenarios for discussion, and plenty of opportunity for questions and answers.

Presenter
Laurence Bebbington is Faculty Team Leader (Social Sciences, Law and Education) and Information Services Copyright Officer at the University of Nottingham . He has presented papers and led seminars on various aspects of legal issues in information work. He has published various articles and papers and is a joint editor (with C.J. Armstrong) and contributor to the 2 nd edition of Staying Legal: A Guide To Issues And Practice Affecting the Library, Information and Publishing Sectors , FACET (2003)

Further details are available at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2009/March/EssentialCopyright2009-03-17.html

The next JIBS User Group workshop will be:

How to compete with Google: Simple Resource Discovery Systems for Libraries

November 13, 2008 at the Diskus Conference Centre in London.

The idea for this workshop was sparked by a recent discussion on the ‘lis-infoliteracy’ list: is information literacy training essential for students to get the best out of their library resources or should we just be making our resource discovery systems easier to use? The debate will be summarised by one of its protagonists, Mark Hepworth of University of Loughborough. Maggie Fieldhouse will provide an insight into the information seeking behaviour of students and researchers. We will then look at some new ‘one-stop shop’ library products: Primo, Aquabrowser, ELIN and Encore, which are beginning to be introduced into HE libraries in the UK.

The intended audience for this workshop is librarians from UK HE and FE institutions. Priority bookings will be allocated accordingly but we welcome applications from other interested parties.

For a full programme and booking form please visit the JIBS website:
http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/workshops/simplerds/

John Jarrold Room,
Sportspark,
University of East Anglia
Norwich

It is very easy for information professionals to believe they are supplying the service their users want, they can point to benefits a library service can provide, but in practice are the right questions being asked of the user and how do you decide what should be included or not on offer?
This years ANGLES/CILIP East of England seminar has five keynote speakers dealing with different aspects of these questions.

PROGRAMME

10.00 Registration and coffee.
10.25 Welcome.

10.30 How to find out what the user wants
David Streatfield, Principal, Information Management Associates.

11.15 The Library of the Future; physical or virtual?
Les Watson, Learning spaces consultant.
12.00 Break

12.15 Marketing the Library
Terry Kendrick, Lecturer in Marketing, UEA
13.00 Buffet Lunch
13.55 Introduction to afternoon

14.00 All change in a government department library
Kevin Jackson, Head of Library and Translations Service and Chief Librarian Defra

14.45 Fifth speaker; TBC
15.30 Close

There will be a charge of £50 plus VAT to members of the East of England Branch of CILIP and Angles members. (In order to find out if you are a member of these organisations please see overleaf.) For members of CILIP outside the East of England branch, non-members of CILIP and non-members of ANGLES there will be a charge of £60 plus VAT.
The venue is the John Jarrold Room of the Sportspark, University of East Anglia. The Sportspark car park is free for all conference delegates except for UEA staff or UEA students who have to park on the main campus car park (which is not free of charge).
During break for coffee-time delegates can collect a voucher at reception for a free swim. The voucher is valid one week.
On receipt of booking a map giving further details and parking will be sent.
A buffet lunch will be available, please inform the organisers of any special dietary requirements you may have.
The closing date for bookings and cancellations is Friday 31st October. For any cancellations received after this date or non-attendance without notice there will be a cancellation fee of £15.00.
For further information please contact:
Pat Hewitt,
Tel 01603 592659
Email: p.hewitt@uea.ac.uk
Or
Cathy Gale
Tel 01473 583727
Email; cathy.gale@libher.suffolkcc.gov

To book a place please email Sarah Carter sarah.carter@cefas.co.uk