Senior Library Assistants’ Conference No.3: The Changing Face of Academic Libraries [Event Ref. No. TG4/SLA]
This event is the third annual cpd25 one-day conference designed for delegates who supervise staff, services or both.
The Audience: Senior Library Assistants, Information Services Supervisors (or their equivalent) in Higher Education institutions.
Following on from two previous, highly successful events, the main objectives of the conference are:
• To provide a rare opportunity for networking
• To inform delegates of current and anticipated developments and challenges in the academic library world
• To provide a forum for debate and the sharing of good practice.
Venue: Woburn House Conference Centre, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ
Venue website: http://www.woburnhouse.co.uk/
Programme:
9.30-10.00: Coffee and registration
10.00-10.30: Keynote Speaker: Deborah Shorley (Director of Library Services, Imperial College), introduction by Mary Nixon (Chair CPD25, Librarian, Goldsmiths, University of London)
10.30-10. 45: Coffee
10.45-12.30: Visits to one of the following:
Birkbeck, Kings College, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UCL Science Library
The particular themes will be:
• RFID and self-service
• Converged services (library/IT)
• Managing the learning environment
• Subject liaison
12.30-13.30: Lunch, with opportunities for networking
13.30-14.00: Breakout sessions 1
14.00-14.30: Plenary
Facilitators:
Veronyka Carson & Franko Kowalczuk (Kings College, converged services);
Jason Hobart & Lis Hannon (UCL, RFID/self service);
Regina Everitt (University of the Arts, managing the learning environment);
David Archer (LSHTM, subject liaison);
14.30-15.00: Keynote Speaker: Cathy Walsh,
(Associate Director, Library Services, University of East London)
15.00-15.15: Tea
15.15-15.45: Breakout sessions 2
15.45-16.15: Plenary
Facilitators:
Mary Nixon, Gerald Power, Florence Achen-Owor, Claire Jeffery.
16.15-16.30: Reporting back and closing statements.
Please note that there are limited places available for this event.
To book a place please use our online booking form or email the administrator via cpd25@lse.ac.uk
Cost: £110 for CPD25 members and £145 for other institutions.
Cancellations less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day, the full fee will be charged.