 | Monday evening, 21 August 2006 |
 | Welcome |
| 17:45 hrs | Departure taxi van from Hotel IBIS to Auberge du Bonheur for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| 18:00 hrs | Welcome dinner or reception (Restaurant Auberge du Bonheur, Bredaseweg 441, Tilburg)
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| 21:35 hrs | Departure taxi van from Auberge du Bonheur to Hotel IBIS for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| Tuesday, 22 August 2006 |
| Module 1: Technological Developments: Threats and Opportunities for Libraries |
| 8:15 hrs | Departure taxi van from Hotel IBIS to Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| 8:30 hrs | Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 8:45 hrs | Welcome and Introduction (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 9:00 hrs | Trends, Strategic Issues and Opportunities for Libraries (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- the changing information environment: the disintegration of software, information and content
- web services architecture, blogs, WIKIs, RSS feeds and repositories as examples of trends
- end-user behaviors trends and backgrounds
- how libraries must engage users
- the roles of the library and the librarian
- how and where can libraries devote their limited resources in order to gain increased visibility through the provision of maximum value to the end-users of libraries
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (5.521kB)
Carl Grant
President and COO, VTLS, Inc., USA |
| 10:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Carl Grant
President and COO, VTLS, Inc., USA |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 11:00 hrs | Advances in Search Driving Library 2.0 (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- trends in information access impacting next generation digital library services
- examples: effective access to rich media, extreme precision by contextual analysis and social networks
- how can Library 2.0 services create new patterns for interaction with students and scholars
- how can strategic advantages be realized in the eco-system of different digital library providers
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file (4.598kB)
Dr. Bjørn Olstad
Chief Technology Officer, Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), Norway |
| 12:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Dr. Bjørn Olstad
Chief Technology Officer, Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), Norway |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 14:00 hrs | Electronic Paper Display and its Impact on the Scholarly Information Chain (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- electronic paper-like displays
- electronic reading devices based on paper displays
- the impact of paper-like displays on e-publishing
- the impact of paper-like displays on libraries
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (9.714kB)
Peter van de Graaf
Director, Kiva, NL |
| 15:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Peter van de Graaf
Director, Kiva, NL |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 16:00 hrs | When Portals Collide: Portals Between and Across Institutions (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- portals combining services from Library, Course Management, Research and Administrative Systems with personalised and customisable interfaces
- the promises of portals
- work undertaken, the portal experience so far
- technical and organisational challenges
- a look forward to how portals might combine with Web 2.0 approaches
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file of the slides (3.006kB) or as PDF file of the handouts (180kB)
Ian Dolphin
Head of e-Strategy University of Hull, UK |
| 17:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Ian Dolphin
Head of e-Strategy University of Hull, UK |
| 17:30 hrs | Short break with snack (Coffee corner)
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| 18:00 hrs | Aiming for New Levels of Cross-Repository Functionality (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- changes in scholarly research and scholarly communication
- scholarly repositories as nodes in a global scholarly workflow system
- cross-repository interoperability
- recording and expressing the chain of evidence when reusing a unit of scholarly communication
- the Pathways project (Cornell University and Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- the April 2006 "Augmenting Interoperability across Scholarly Repositories" summit
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file (774kB)
Herbert Van de Sompel
Team Leader Digital Library Research and Prototyping, Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library, USA |
| 19:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Herbert Van de Sompel
Team Leader Digital Library Research and Prototyping, Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library, USA |
| 19:30 hrs | Wrap-up and Review (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 19:45 hrs | End of Sessions
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| 20:00 hrs | Joint Dinner (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 21:30 hrs | Departure taxi van from Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - to Hotel IBIS for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
| Module 2: Hands-on: Library 2.0 Technologies to Reach out to the Customer |
| 8:15 hrs | Departure taxi van from Hotel IBIS to Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| 8:30 hrs | Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 8:45 hrs | Welcome and Introduction (Montesquieu building, room M 23)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 9:00 hrs | Engage Your Users with Blogs and RSS: Create Community, Take Your Content to Them (Montesquieu building, room M 23)
- the powerful potential of blogs and RSS
- how to use blogs to offer a more dynamic and interactive library website
- how other libraries have leveraged blogs
- how to use RSS to push your resources out to where your users are, rather than forcing them to come to your website to find out what's new
- practical hands-on exercises: creating blogs, writing blog posts, reading RSS feeds, and displaying feeds on a web page
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file (23.577kB)
Jenny Levine
The Shifted Librarian and Internet Development Specialist, Metropolitan Library System, USA |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 11:00 hrs | Blogging and RSS [continued] (Montesquieu building, room M 23)
Jenny Levine
The Shifted Librarian and Internet Development Specialist, Metropolitan Library System, USA |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 14:00 hrs | Where Our Users Are: Instant Messaging for Libraries (Montesquieu building, room M 23)
- exploration and explanation of instant messaging in the library setting, including software, training and policy
- ample hands on exercises: launching an IM reference service
- implementation strategies
- best practices and possible pitfalls
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file (2.556kB)
Michael Stephens
Special Projects Librarian, St. Joseph County Public Library, USA |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 16:00 hrs | Where Our Users Are: Instant Messaging for Libraries [continued] (Montesquieu building, room M 23)
Michael Stephens
Special Projects Librarian, St. Joseph County Public Library, USA |
| 17:30 hrs | Walk to Tias building and short break with snack (Coffee corner)
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| 18:15 hrs | Library 2.0: For the People, by the People? (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- the trends, technologies and observations which make up Library 2.0
- the shift in our notions of community, openness, participation, presence, and collaboration
- the picture Library 2.0 paints
- meeting the needs of people who might never have considered 'the library' to be relevant to them
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file of the handouts (18.627kB)
Dr. Paul Miller
Senior Manager, Technology Evangelist, Talis, UK |
| 19:15 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Dr. Paul Miller
Senior Manager, Technology Evangelist, Talis, UK |
| 19:45 hrs | Wrap-up and Review (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 20:00 hrs | End of Sessions
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| 20:15 hrs | Joint Dinner (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 21:45 hrs | Departure taxi van from Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - to Hotel IBIS for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
| Module 3: Libraries Supporting Research and Open Access |
| 8:15 hrs | Departure taxi van from Hotel IBIS to Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| 8:30 hrs | Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 8:45 hrs | Welcome and Introduction (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 9:00 hrs | Grids & e-Science: UK Experience & Their Potential to Impact Libraries (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- e-Science in the UK
- e-Science and digital resources
- e-Science and collaborations
- the socio-economic impact of e-Science
- the nature of cultural and technical changes
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (7 MB) or as PDF file (4 MB)
Dr. David Berry
Deputy Director for Operations, National e-Science Centre, UK |
| 10:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Dr. David Berry
Deputy Director for Operations, National e-Science Centre, UK |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 11:00 hrs | The Place of the Digital Library within Virtual Research Environments (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- the recent development of e-infrastructure / cyberinfrastructure and virtual research environments
- steps toward defining a virtual research environment and its constituent parts
- strategic approaches to the development and deployment of e-infrastructure, both internationally and within institutions
- the emerging role of the digital library and its librarians within the virtual research environment
- resource discovery as a key aspect of the research cycle and how it is being addressed within the context of a virtual research environment
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation available in HTML and as PDF file" (3.365kB)
Dr. Michael Fraser
Co-ordinator, Research Technologies Service and Director of Humbul, Oxford University Computing Services, UK |
| 12:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Dr. Michael Fraser
Co-ordinator, Research Technologies Service and Director of Humbul, Oxford University Computing Services, UK |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 14:00 hrs | What Open Access Does for Research and What Libraries Can Do About It (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- open access with the history of the library's efforts to increase access to knowledge
- the impact of open access on research and scholarship
- open access as opportunity and challenge for libraries
- brief demo of the open source software developed by the Public Knowledge Project
- full abstract
John Willinksy
Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Canada |
| 15:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
John Willinksy
Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Canada |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 16:00 hrs | Whither Open Access Publishing? (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- developments in scholarly publishing and the role of academic institutions
- possibilities which are emerging in open access and university-based scholarly publishing efforts
- how can universities meet the real needs of scholars and researchers with the technical infrastructure of today?
- how should the university library allocate resources to promote change while maintaining its historic obligation to preserve knowledge for the future?
- what are the policy and legal issues necessary to support university-based scholarly publishing efforts?
- who should pay for open access publishing?
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (5.982kB)
Catherine Candee
Director, Publishing and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Scholarly Communication, California Digital Library, University of California - Office of the President, USA |
| 17:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Catherine Candee
Director, Publishing and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Scholarly Communication, California Digital Library, University of California - Office of the President, USA |
| 17:30 hrs | Wrap-up and Review (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 17:45 hrs | End of Sessions
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| 18:00 hrs | Departure of the bus (Parking lot north of the Tias Building)
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| 18:15 hrs | Joint dinner (Restaurant l'Orangerie, Heuvel 39, Tilburg)
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| 21:45 hrs | Departure of the bus to Hotel IBIS and Auberge du Bonheur (on request, the bus can also stop at Tilburg Central Railway Station or Tilburg University campus) (Outside the restaurant)
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| Friday, 25 August 2006 |
| Module 4: Libraries and Teaching and Learning |
| 8:15 hrs | Departure taxi van from Hotel IBIS to Tilburg University campus - Corner Prof. Verbernelaan and Hogeschoollaan - for those participants staying at Hotel IBIS
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| 8:30 hrs | Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 8:45 hrs | Welcome and Introduction (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 9:00 hrs | Partner or Pariah? Future Roles for Libraries in Learning and Teaching (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- the role for libraries in the future landscape of learning and teaching
- key strategic issues and trends
- future scenarios
- the broader background of educational development and higher education
- the impact on the library and information professional's changing educational role
- reflection and analysis on key conceptual themes
- practical implications for library service, leaders and practitioners
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PDF file (4.046kB)
Sue Roberts
Dean of Learning Services and Director of SOLSTICE, Edge Hill University, UK |
| 10:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Sue Roberts
Dean of Learning Services and Director of SOLSTICE, Edge Hill University, UK |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 11:00 hrs | Social Software: Building Networks of Learners (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- introduction and exploration of social software tools available for learners and teachers: instant messaging tools, extensive virtual worlds, social networking services, weblogs, podcasts and video blogs
- educational use of social software tools
- relationship to existing systems like institutional virtual learning environments or websites
- relationship to library services
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (2.481kB)
Pierre Gorissen
ICT Consultant, Fontys University of Professional Education, NL |
| 11:30 hrs | Group Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9, and break-out rooms 140 and 240)
Pierre Gorissen
ICT Consultant, Fontys University of Professional Education, NL |
| 12:00 hrs | Reporting Back (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Pierre Gorissen
ICT Consultant, Fontys University of Professional Education, NL |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch (Food Plaza Tilbury nr 3 - building F)
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| 14:00 hrs | Libraries and Gaming (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- brief overview of the digital games sector: who are the players; what are their demographics; what are they playing?
- the various ways in which digital games can have a relationship to academic libraries and digital information systems
- the similarity between gameplay strategies and information searching strategies (and how libraries could exploit this)
- the development of digital game interfaces and peripherals, and opportunities for the digital information/library development sector to use these facets
- the potential of video game technology in digital library systems, such as online gaming infrastructure
- how gaming is becoming possible in other public spaces, e.g., handheld console WiFi spots in fast food restaurants, and the impact of incorporating such accessibility within public and academic libraries.
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (4.060kB)
John Kirriemuir
Researcher and Consultant, Silversprite, UK |
| 15:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
John Kirriemuir
Researcher and Consultant, Silversprite, UK |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)
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| 16:00 hrs | What Difference Does your Library Make to Learning and Teaching? Approaches and Techniques for Measuring Impact (Tias building, room TZ 9)
- what is meant by impact?
- why it is important to seek to measure the library's impact on learning and teaching?
- the experience of the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative in the UK
- practical examples of impact measurement by libraries
- how have libraries sought to identify the difference made to learning and teaching through the introduction of new e-services, changes to the way that learners are supported, or through information literacy programmes?
- the transferability of the approach
- the methods used to collect evidence of impact
- how can participants use this kind of approach to measure the impact of their own libraries on learning and teaching?
- full abstract
- PowerPoint presentation as PPT file (4.612kB)
Philip Payne
Librarian, Birbeck College, United Kingdom |
| 17:00 hrs | Discussion (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Philip Payne
Librarian, Birbeck College, United Kingdom |
| 17:30 hrs | Wrap-up and Review (Tias building, room TZ 9)
Michael L. Breaks
University Librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 17:45 hrs | End of Sessions
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| 18:00 hrs | Departure of the bus (Parking lot north of the Tias Building)
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| 18:15 hrs | Joint dinner (Restaurant De Eetkamer, Tilburgseweg 34, Goirle)
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| 21:45 hrs | Departure of the bus to Hotel IBIS and Auberge du Bonheur (on request, the bus can also stop at Tilburg Central Railway Station or Tilburg University campus) (Outside the restaurant)
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