CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Work is well underway to put on another exceptional event offering delegates 9 separate streams to choose from with a total of 56 sessions on offer.

Programme Director Ian Snowley can now confirm the following tracks below which will form the basis of the conference programme.

1) Libraries as spaces

Buildings focus, social/community spaces, joint use libraries inc virtual libraries & workplace info services

2) We the people

Practical skills for users, & personalisation e.g. MyLibrary

3) The shock of the new

Emerging trends, technologies, web 2.0/3.0 and beyond,

new ways of working in partnership and alone

4) Show us the money

Funding services & charging models, the value of partnerships – making/raising money in a difficult world

5) Professional Value(s)

Evidence, Diversity, Ethics & the Research Base

6) Our Professional Future

Education, qualifications, professional bodies – what are they for in the 21 st Century

7) Only Collect?

Management of print & electronic collections materials, preservation conservation, exploitation, digitisation etc

8) Advocacy

Leadership & Campaigning, influencing - success stories,

pitfalls and toolkits etc

9) Information Skills for Life

Information literacy & the legal framework users need + National Year of Reading review

Further details of the programme content will be added as received.  Please visit the website for the latest developments.