A one-day seminar for those interested in the day-to-day handling of e-resources in Further Education colleges.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Cengage Learning, Credo Reference, Dawson Books, EBSCO Information Services, Oxford University Press and ProQuest.

Summary 

Whilst there are similarities between the academic demands placed on both Higher Education and Further Education libraries with regard to providing users with appropriate collections of learning materials, the constraints and challenges in applying this to e-resource provision are quite different.

This seminar will focus specifically on the Further Education sector, and will address the issues and practicalities of providing and managing effective high quality e-resources collections within Further Education libraries, providing an informative day for anyone involved in the provision of
e-resources in FE libraries.  There will be opportunities to hear of best practice case studies in the fields of purchasing e-resources and also in marketing techniques and strategies.  Similarly, there will be a chance to find out about usage statistics and performance indicators and how best to use these to inform your e-resource practices.

The event will also give delegates the opportunity to meet with e-resource vendors who specialise in providing e-resources to the Further Education sector, as well as being a platform for discussion, problem solving and networking. 

Fee  

FE/HE institution delegates   £40.00 + £6.00 VAT (total £46.00)
Non-FE/HE institution delegates*  £140.00 + £21.00 VAT (total £161.00)

* The first 50 places will be restricted to FE/HE institution delegates only.

The fee includes refreshments and lunch. 

Venue

Manchester Conference Centre (Weston Room 2)
Weston Building
Sackville Street
Manchester
M1 3BB

Tel.:  0161 955 8181

Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
 
10.15 Welcome and introduction by the Chair and UKSG representative
Graham Stone, Electronic Resources Manager | Repository Administrator,
University of Huddersfield

10.30 Putting the E in FE: managing e-resources in FE  
Tom Roper, Head of Learning Resources, South Thames College

11.00 Vendor presentation 1 - Cengage Learning  
11.10 Vendor presentation 2 - Oxford University Press  
OUP factsheets:
Oxford Reference Online; Oxford Art Online; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Oxford Language Dictionaries Online; Oxford Music Online
11.20 Vendor presentation 3 - EBSCO Information Services  

11.30 Break

11.50 Diving in at the deep end – platforms for effective e-resource management  
Chrissie Turkington, Senior Adviser | eLearning Adviser (Learning Resources),
JISC RSC Northwest

12.20 Licensing online resources for HE in FE: perspectives, tips and advice to ensure you get what you want for the people who need it    
Liam Earney, Collections Team Manager, JISC Collections 
David J Parkes, Associate Director, Information Services, Staffordshire University

12.50 Vendor presentation 4 - Credo Reference  
13.00 Vendor presentation 5 - ProQuest  
13.10 Vendor presentation 6 - Dawson Books  

13.20 Lunch

14.00 Crunching the numbers – understanding the use of your e-resources
through statistics  
Kate Price, E-Strategy & Resources Manager, University of Surrey

14.30 The e-resources club sandwich – recipes for successful e-resource
marketing  
Anthony Beal, Section Leader – Learning Resources, West Cheshire College
Eleanor Johnston, Learning Centre Co-ordinator, West Cheshire College

15.00 Tea

15.20 The e-books for FE project: a national digital library for FE colleges  
Anna Vernon, e-books for FE Project Manager, JISC Collections

15.50 Evaluation forms and summing up

16.00 Close of seminar

How to book

This seminar is now fully booked.  For further information, please contact Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator.
Tel./Fax:  +44 (0)1865 310834    E-mail:   karen@uksg.org

Cancellations

By Monday 9 November 2009 - full refund
From Tuesday 10 November 2009 - no refund

NB:  UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme
due to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control without
being obliged to refund monies.