Lots of Goodies at Internet Librarian International, London

There is still time to book for Internet Librarian International, which starts on October 8th and runs for two days. The venue is the Copthorne Tara Hotel, London. If you are a member of CILIP there is a 20% discount off the full two day conference.

Further details at http://www.internet-librarian.com/

You can also still book for the pre-conference half day Masterclasses being held on October 7th.

UKeiG is a a supporter of the event and UKeiG committee member Karen Blakeman [yes, me] will be presenting a session on Tuesday morning on 'What the Search Engine are up to Now'. And there are some interesting developments - or what a few people might call skulduggery!

There are also a series of networking dinners on the evening of Monday 8th if you want to do something more interesting than eat in the hotel restaurant and would rather make new friends. Details are on the ILI web site, or you can sign up when you arrive at the conference.

The pre-conference workshops are:

• Using Blogs Effectively within Your Organisation
• International Business Information Resources
• Repositories and Digital Initiatives
• Communicating, Influencing and Negotiating for Results: The Human Face of Collaboration

As for the conference itself, Stephen Arnold kicks of the event with an Opening Keynote on 'Next Generation Libraries: the 2.0 Phenomenon' and Phil Bradley closes the conference with 'Facing the Challenge of Web 2.0 as a Disruptive Technology'. In between there is a plethora of excellent presentations and case studies. To list all of the presentations would just subject you to information overload, but the session titles are:

• The 2.0 Phenomenon
• Web Design and Usability
• Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Virtual Libraries
• E-Learning and Teaching
• Federated Search
• Information Management
• Information Search and Discovery
• Electronic Resources
• Digitisation

Further details are on the ILI web site at http://www.internet-librarian.com/, or UKeiG members can refer to the ILI brochure that was sent out in the last mailing to members.

ILI Half Day Masterclasses

ILI Half Day Masterclasses: update your research, blogging, communication and negotiation skills

Sunday 7 October, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London

http://www.internet-librarian.com/

Update your research, blogging, communication and negotiation skills at one of 4 half-day master classes on Sunday 7 October at Copthorne Tara Hotel, London.

Part of Internet Librarian International, these half-day master classes are small, interactive work groups designed to maximise your professional learning experience. Each session is run by experienced, expert instructors who are practicing librarians and information professionals.

Sign up for any master class individually. There is no obligation to attend Internet Librarian International’s main conference and master classes are competitively priced, lunch included, taking place on a Sunday to minimise disruption both to your work and your budget.

International Business Information Resources
10:00 – 13:00
As business becomes increasingly global and information is more widely available, finding accurate and comprehensive company, industry, market and economic information is a vital skill. This Class will present a wide array of resources and tools to help you solve global business research issues. Find business research resources, company and industry information sources, and learn the cultural and legal differences in the global business research process, as well as the language challenges.

Repositories and Digital Initiatives
10:00 – 13:00
Librarians who lead the way in implementing repositories become active partners in the dissemination process and guarantee their future relevance.Institutional digital repositories are all the rage, but not all repositories are created equal. Implementing and maintaining an institutional repository raises complex questions about organisational resources, strategies, roles and responsibilities. This Class will help you identify the critical issues involved in setting up an institutional digital repository, including coverage of software, data migration and standards.

Using Blogs Effectively within Your Organisation
14:00 – 17:00
This Class will offer real user experiences of blogs and blogging in library settings. Starting with a few blog fundamentals; background, blog-specific search tools, and blog aggregators, the Class moves on to the selection of software and hosting; policy and procedural considerations, such as blog scope, writing style and frequency of publication and, finally, discusses how to measure the success of your blogging, focusing on user feedback, return on investment and impact assessment.

Communicating, Influencing and Negotiating for Results: The Human Face of Collaboration
14:00 – 17:00
Communicating, influencing and negotiating are fundamental life skills. Not only do these skills feature prominently in day-to-day business, they also permeate everyday life; without them, it is impossible to succeed. This Class will develop your ability to practice communicating, influencing and negotiating skills in an age when collaborating in a networked environment demands more than technical skills.

Places still available! Effective business research processes, principles and practices

You Want What? Effective business research processes, principles and practices

A UKeiG Course, to be held at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Wednesday, 7th November, 2007, 9.45 - 16.30

Workshop Outline
Is there ever a method to the madness of researching business information? Could the implementation of a basic research process help with your technique? This one day course will help new and developing information professionals answer these questions, discuss business research skills and techniques, and work through practical case study examples.

Sessions will include:
* The business information professional - roles and skills
* Effective business research process techniques
* Opportunities to add value: is the data enough?

Practical project/case examples will be conducted covering such areas as:
* Negotiating with difficult people and dealing with changing circumstances
* What happens if it all goes wrong
* Time planning
* Source planning
* Searching tools and techniques
* Adding value to the basic request
* Current awareness
* Relationship management

By the end of the course delegates will have learnt:
* Roles and skills for the information professional
* What is business research? There's more to it than just searching databases
* Steps and techniques in the business research process

Course Presenter
Jill Fenton is the Founder and a Director of Fenton Research Ltd, a London-based research company providing high quality, tailored research and advice to help clients achieve their business goals. Jill has over 10 years of professional business research experience. Her career includes research management and analyst positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Boston Consulting Group and Mercer Oliver Wyman. She also holds an Honours Degree in Information Management from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Jill is a committee member of the City Information Group and a member of the Association of Independent Information Professionals. She has had several research related articles published and presented seminars at Online Information 2006.

For full details and to book your place please visit our website