 | Monday, 22 August 2005 |
 | Module 1: Trends and Strategic Issues for Libraries |
| 8:30 hrs | Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 18:15 hrs | Joint Dinner (University restaurant Tilbury nr 3 - building H)
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| 19.45 hrs | End of Programme
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