Events

Workshop summary

We all have to manage projects. Whether you are implementing a new system, migrating services, managing a vendor selection process, managing an office move or creating a new product or service, we are often managing projects without the support of a professionally trained project manager.

Event summary

What is Open Access? Are you baffled by the terminology and uncertain as to what it’s all about? Do you want to know which publishers are doing it, why and how they’re doing it, and what librarians have to do with it? Are you looking for facts and a clear understanding of what is happening in the UK? Then come to this UKSG seminar when all will be revealed.

To meet the needs of librarians involved in the acquisition of electronic resources, UKSG is pleased to offer a highly practical one-day Licensing and Negotiation Skills course.

Course summary

This one-day seminar aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of journals and e-resources management in the morning and incorporates an overview of the technical work undertaken by The British Library in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire in the afternoon, followed by an optional tour of the site.

Course summary

Many of us working directly with e-resources in libraries would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the related technology.  Managing e-resources and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print products, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  As a result we probably all hav

RUNNING IN DUBLIN FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Workshop summary

We all have to manage projects. Whether you are implementing a new system, migrating services, managing a vendor selection process, managing an office move or creating a new product or service, we are often managing projects without the support of a professionally trained project manager.

19th June 2013, 2pm: The Mobile Advantage: Developing mobile services and resources for libraries and content providers, hosted by Ben Showers (Jisc) and Jo Alcock (Birmingham City University)

Session aim

To equip attendees with an understanding of the current mobile landscape and to help them consider the impact this has on libraries, publishers and users in providing access to resources and services.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

26th June 2013, 2pm: Navigating through the New Library Systems Landscape, hosted by Ken Chad (Ken Chad Consulting Ltd)

Further details will follow in due course.

Open Access Realities:
global experiences of implementing OA

While­ research and debate around Open Access continues, policy developments globally mean publishers, libraries and their partners must already work towards its implementation.  What are the implications, strategically and operationally, of introducing new­ mandates and­ business models?  What have been the challenges - and surprises - so far?  What existing strengths have proved useful, and what skills or knowledge gaps have emerged?

Library Discovery Technologies

This new UKSG event, following the Open Access Realities conference on 14 November, provides a unique forum for lightning talks, meetings and exhibits focused on library discovery technologies.

Key highlights include focus on an exclusive first look at results from Jisc- and UKSG-sponsored project analysis in this area.

Registration and attendance are free for delegates.

The full programme and booking details will follow shortly.

Further details will follow in due course.