Managing Electronic Resources

9 September 2005

Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN, UK

Managing electronic resources is already a challenging issue for librarians, as it is for the other participants in the information chain – intermediaries and publishers. If solutions are to emerge that will enable e-resources to be used to their full potential, cut the administration costs and widen the market, then it is essential that all parties engage in open discussion to try and learn from current best practice so as to shape the services of tomorrow. This seminar brings together those with the experience and understanding of the issues and potential solutions to help disseminate best practice and to answer your specific questions.

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Programme - Managing Electronic Resources

9.30

Registration, coffee, etc

Experience and best practice in managing e-resources
(Chair: Rollo Turner, Secretary General, ASA)

10.00

Acquisition and e-commerce, registration, authentication, cataloguing, URL maintenance.
Chris Watson (Collection Services Manager), Vicki Maguire (Electronic Resources Librarian), Elena Menendez-Alonso (Electronic Resources Officer), University of Plymouth
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10.40

Licence knowledgebases, automation and administration of terms and conditions, user requirements.
Ivy Anderson, Program Manager for E-Resource Management, Harvard University, USA
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11.20

Coffee break

11.40

Evaluation and exploitation, usage statistics, linking, journal packages and best value.
Hazel Woodward, Librarian, University of Cranfield
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12.20

Discovery, federated searching (metasearching), open URL, integration will ILS systems, linking.
Ruth Stubbings, Academic Services Manager, Loughborough University
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1.00

Buffet Lunch

Panel discussion
Chair: Rollo Turner, Secretary General, ASA

2.00

Panellists
Ian Middleton Director, EBSCO UK
    Aggregation and hosting
Bev Acreman Marketing Director, Taylor and Francis
    Publishing
Debbie Dore Director, Swets UK
    Subscription agent
Roger Berwick International Operations Manager, Prenax
    Subscription agent
Jenny Walker Vice President, Ex Libris
    ILS and ERM systems
Charlie Rapple Product Manager, Ingenta
    Hosting and discovery
Together with all the speakers from the morning session.

Each panel member will have just 5 minutes to introduce their subject. Their experience and expertise is sure to challenge, provoke and intrigue the audience as well as stimulate some detailed and open discussion of the issues which matter to you, the participants. All participants are encouraged to suggest questions or issues in advance so that the panel can come well prepared…!

4.30

End of discussion and close of meeting

Bookings and Cancellations

Cancellations subject to £25 admin fee after 21 August 2005. No refunds will be given for non-attendance or cancellation within the last three working days before the conference. Please ensure cheques are in Pounds Sterling drawn on a UK bank. If paying in another currency or by BACS or bank transfer (see bank details below) please ensure you include all bank charges.

Bank Details
HSBC Bank, 65 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3HY, UK.
Sort Code: 40 35 34.
Account Number 01726323.
Account name: Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries.
VAT Number 841 6927 10

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