Digital Libraries a la Carte: Choices for the Future

Monday, 22 August 2005

Module 1: Trends and Strategic Issues for Libraries

8:30 hrs Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

8:45 hrs Welcome and Introduction (EZ 4)

Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

9:00 hrs General Trends and Issues (EZ 4)

  • Paul's PowerPoint presentation [PDF file]
Paul Duguid
Research Specialist Social and Cultural Studies in Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA

10:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Paul Duguid
Research Specialist Social and Cultural Studies in Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA

10:30 hrs Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

11:00 hrs Search Trends and Implications for Libraries: How Can Users Find What They Need? (EZ 4)

  • technology trends in the area of search
  • issues to consider in digital library projects to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for
Dr. Sandra Hirsh
Usability Lead, Microsoft Corporation, USA

12:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Dr. Sandra Hirsh
Usability Lead, Microsoft Corporation, USA

12:30 hrs Lunch (University restaurant Tilbury nr 3 - building H)

14:00 hrs Publishers' Strategies (EZ 4)

Derk Haank
Chief Executive Officer, Springer Science + Business Media, GE

15:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Derk Haank
Chief Executive Officer, Springer Science + Business Media, GE

15:30 hrs Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

16:00 hrs $, £ and €: Library Financial Management in the 21st Century (EZ 4)

  • changes in financial library management in the last few years
  • new developments within the information world and in the wider educational context: their impact on library budgets
  • managerial implications of the increasingly bigger share of e-resources in library budgets
  • strategies for dealing with a volatile and an ever-changing set of budgetary requirements
  • producing estimates which are accepted
  • to what extent stakeholders should be involved in deriving library estimates
  • what skills librarians need to manage this increasingly complex situation
  • the future agenda
Elaine Urquhart
Assistant Director Information Services (Library), Learning Resource Centre, University of Ulster, UK

17:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Elaine Urquhart
Assistant Director Information Services (Library), Learning Resource Centre, University of Ulster, UK

17:30 hrs Wrap-up and Review (EZ 4)

Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

17:45 hrs End of Sessions

18:15 hrs Joint Dinner (University restaurant Tilbury nr 3 - building H)

19.45 hrs End of Programme

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