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How the Secularization of Religious Houses Transformed the Libraries of Europe

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http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/csb/MigrationofKnowledge.htm

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Bodleian Libraries

Oxford

Mar. 22, - Mar. 24, 2012

Bodleian Libraries, Centre for the Study of the Book

The Bodleian Libraries, Centre for the Study of the Book, presents a three-day conference:

How the Secularization of Religious Houses Transformed the Libraries of Europe

Oxford, 22-24 March 2012

The dissolution of religious houses transformed both the physical and intellectual spaces in which books and manuscripts were held. The process broke the Church's earlier dominance in learning and libraries.

All of Europe felt these changes between the 16th and 19th centuries, but the results were different in each country. In some cases libraries were scattered or destroyed; in other cases books were taken over as state property. This was an epochal change, affecting thousands of libraries and millions of books, and it transformed the shape of libraries and widened access to heritage books. It increased turnover in the book-market, opened a new interest in collecting books, and fostered the growth of public libraries.

This conference draws together international scholars to examine, for the first time in comparative perspective, the impact that the secularization of libraries had on the intellectual patrimony of Europe.

For registration information and to see the full list of speakers and themes, visit:

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/csb/MigrationofKnowledge.htm

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CILIP CoFHE (Colleges of Further and Higher Education) Annual Study Conference

joeyanne — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:27:08 +0000

<p> Staying positive in difficult times: Maintaining quality services</p>

http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/c-of-he/conference/pages/conference-2011.aspx

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CILIP CoFHE

Wrexham

Jun. 15, - Jun. 17, 2011

Glyndwr University (Catrin Finch Centre)

http://conferencevenues.glyndwr.ac.uk/en/Wrexham/RoomSpecifications/CatrinFinchCentre/

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Keynote speakers already confirmed are: Marilyn Hawkins, Principal of Barnet College, Robert Russell, Financial Development Manager for the Association of Colleges Lloyd Ellis, Chair of CILIP Cymru Wales. A further keynote speaker will be confirmed shortly. Delegates will be able to choose from four workshop strands. Confirmed already are · Merged services, multi-skilling and maximising resources · The e-factor : mobile technologies · Career development · Safeguarding and e-safety Within the above, proposals already received include workshops on: · The new CLA licence · How your service can make an impact · A new online resource for teaching information skills · Multi-skilling and maximising resources and staff in a Functional Skills Centre · Sustainable libraries and LRCs in an age of austerity · OFSTED and the Limiting Grades : safeguarding and equality and diversity for learning resources staff · E-Guides@The Library : developing LRC staff to support ILT developments and e-learning throughout the college Please note that it is in the nature of conference organisation that some workshops are confirmed quite near the event. We anticipate the final workshop list to be 16 sessions. Social events will include a conference quiz on Wednesday evening, and our traditional conference dinner on the Thursday evening followed by after-dinner speaker and a disco. CoFHE conferences are always friendly, and we make a particular effort to welcome first time delegates. We also try to support the development of young professionals by offering sponsored places to some first time delegates. Details of these will be announced in the next bulletin. Conference will also include an exhibitors’ mall where delegates will be able to catch up with suppliers and see new product lines and services. This year’s conference theme could hardly be more appropriate, as colleagues struggle to manage the seismic changes that are now confronting our services in both the FE and HE sectors. It has never been more important that we share our knowledge and expertise as we face the many challenges ahead. We do hope you can join us in Wrexham in June for what we are sure will be a lively and highly relevant event.

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Libraries Under Threat Conference

admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 10:55:41 +0000

http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/history/events/pages/libraries-under-threat.aspx

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Library and Information History Group

London

May. 24, (All day) 2011

Gordon House Room 106, UCL, London

THE LIBRARY & INFORMATION HISTORY GROUP

One-day conference: Libraries under threat
University College London
24 May 2011

Speakers to include:

Professor Andrew Stauffer of the University of Virginia on the preservation of
the printed book in libraries.

Professor Laurel Brake, Professor Emerita of Literature and Print Culture at
Birkbeck, on historical newspapers and periodicals in British research
libraries.
John Crawford on what the Edzell library tells us about contemporary ideologies
of public library provision and the library's potential as a museum of
librarianship.
Christine Penney on the threatened Hurd Library at Hartlebury Castle.
Dr Sue Reynolds of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology on how the rules
of an Antipodean library’s foundation in 1851 threaten its existence today.
Simon Barron on Paul Otlet’s ill-fated Mundaneum.
Zdeněk Uhlíř of the National Library of the Czech Republic on how digitisation
may allow the reconstruction of historic collections.
Karen Attar of Senate House Library on the University of London Library during
the Second World War.
John Powles of the Giving Voice Workshops on library campaign songs.

The conference will commence at 9.45 (registration from 9.20)

A fee of £40 (inc. VAT) will be charged for members of the Library & Information
History Group, and £52 (inc. VAT) for non-members: fee includes annual
membership of the Group.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

A student bursary is available for attendance at this event - for details see
the booking form.

For bookings contact:
Shauna Barrett,
Subject Librarian for Anthropology & Celtic,
UCL Library Services,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London WC1E 6BT

s.barrett@ucl.ac.uk

http://www.lihg.org

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Print Networks Conference 2011 Religion and The Book Trade

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:03:25 +0000

Religion and The Book Trade

http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/Print%20Networks/index.htm

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University of Leicester Chapbooks Project

Jul. 19, - Jul. 21, 2011

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH

PRINT NETWORKS CONFERENCE 2011

RELIGION AND THE BOOK TRADE
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH
19-21 July 2011
Guest speakers: Prof Cathy Shrank, University of Sheffield,
Dr Eryn White, Aberystwyth University

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

BOOKING DETAILS AND FORM

PRINT NETWORKS CONFERENCES

Report in Quadrat on the July 2010 conference
in Stratford-upon-Avon

ADVANCE NOTICE OF 2012 CONFERENCE
10-12 July 2012 - Leicester
CHEAP PRINT AND THE BOOK TRADE
Conference organized jointly with the University of Leicester Chapbooks Project
Guest speakers: Adam Fox (Edinburgh), Sheila O'Connell (British Museum)
Email for more information

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Internet Librarian International

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:11:53 +0000

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www.internet-librarian.com

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Information Today Ltd

London

Oct. 26, - Oct. 28, 2011

Copthorne Tara Hotel

Proposal/Absctract Deadline:

Fri, 2011-04-08

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This year's theme is "Navigating the New Normal: Strategies for Success". Presentations will focus on new technologies relevant for libraries, information departments and related entities. Speakers will also address innovative approaches to reduced funding, management of electronic resources, information search and discovery, open source and open access initiatives, and partnering opportunities.

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7th International Digital Curation Conference

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:12:23 +0000

7th International Digital Curation Conference

"Public? Private? Personal? navigating the open data landscape"

5 - 7 December 2011

Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol, UK

Overview

Digital curation manages, maintains, preserves, and adds value to digital information throughout its lifecycle, reducing threats to long-term value, mitigating the risk of digital obsolescence and enhancing usefulness for research and scholarship. IDCC brings together those who create information, those who curate and manage it, those who use it and those who research and teach about curation processes.

This year’s International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) will be held in Bristol at the Marriott Royal Hotel.

The conference will be presented jointly by the Digital Curation Centre, UK in partnership with the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).

The Programme Committee will be co-chaired by Kevin Ashley – Director of the Digital Curation Centre and Liz Lyon - Associate Director of the DCC

Content Delivery Summit Europe 2011

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The Business & Technology Of Online Video

http://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/conference/2011/cds/

Event Organizer:

Information Today

London

Oct. 17, (All day) 2011

Olympia Conference Centre London, W14 8UX

Content Delivery Summit
17 October 2011
Hilton London Olympia
The industry event for investors, broadcasters, media companies, analysts, telcos, ISPs, cable operators, and streaming technology vendors
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More Promotional Opportunities Streaming Media Europe's Content Delivery Summit is a one-day conference that brings together content owners, infrastructure providers, and the financial community to discuss the business and technology of delivering video online.
While content delivery networks, cable operators, and ISPs are investing hundreds of millions into their infrastructure to support video, the business models for delivering and supporting video over IP are still unclear.
This is where the Content Delivery Summit comes in.
Content Delivery Summit is THE Summit for actionable advice and tangible data that will help you choose the right technology, better understand your customers’ needs, and provide you with insight into where the business and technology of online video delivery is headed.
Want to know more? Apply here
Whatever your streaming interests and specialism, Streaming Media Europe - with its satellite events Content Delivery Summit, Online Video Strategies, and Connected Home 2011 - is unique in its coverage of the entire spectrum of online video: in the office, on the move, and in the home. It's the only single event to examine all of these interconnected multi-channel technologies and make sense of the options, strategies and opportunities available to your organisation.

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SpeechTEK Europe 2011

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Moving Forward with Speech

http://www.speechtek.com/europe2011/

Event Organizer:

Information Today

London, UK

May. 25, - May. 26, 2011

Copthorne Tara Hotel Scarsdale Place Kensington London, W8 5SR England

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SpeechTEK Europe 2011 - Moving Forward with Speech
Designed to help forward-thinking businesses embrace speech technologies and implement strategies to increase customer service and satisfaction, benefit staff, minimise costs, and improve competitiveness.

Speakers and case studies from:
Google – Barclays Bank – Deutsche Telekom - Ovum – Nuance – Loquendo – Openstream – Voxeo - Belgian Railways - Telecom Italia - Cable & Wireless

LEARN ABOUT Business strategies - Speech biometrics - Multichannel applications – Multilingual applications - Multimodal applications - Assistive technologies - Analytics and Measurement - Voice User Interaction design - Speech application development tools and languages - Case studies and more

2011 KEYNOTES

Cloud-based Speech Recognition for Mobile and the Web
Dave Burke, Engineering Director, Google
Over the past couple of years Google has been making big investments in cloud-based speech recognition services and applications, particularly for the Android and Chrome platforms. Dave Burke discusses and demos Google's latest developments and touches on some of the company's future plans in this area.

Dave Burke talks exclusively to SpeechTEK Europe about Android, smartphones, and Google's plans for speech on the web. Read the full exclusive interview with Dave Burke here.

Bridging the Language Divide
Professor Alex Waibel, Carnegie Mellon & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Director of International Center on Advanced Communication Technologies (InterACT). Founder & Chairman, Mobile Technologies, LLC
As our world becomes increasingly interdependent and globalisation brings people together more than ever, it's no longer the 'digital divide' that separates us, but the 'language divide' and its associated cultural differences. Using our mobile phones we could connect with everyone, if only we shared a common language and a common understanding. Yet forcing uniformity is neither realistic nor desirable. Can technology provide an answer?

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Enterprise Search Europe

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:22:28 +0000

A two-day conference offering a European perspective on the technology, selection, implementation and optimisation of enterprise-scale search applications

http://www.enterprisesearcheurope.com/2011/

London, England

Oct. 24, - Oct. 25, 2011

Hilton London Olympia Egland

Join us for Enterprise Search Europe
24 & 25 October 2011
Hilton London Olympia
Join us in London this October for two days of plenary and panel sessions, technical and implementation tracks, and case studies from corporate, public sector and not-for-profit organisations, supported by a range of networking opportunities to promote debate and dialogue and help you to learn from your peers.

Topics covered include:
multilingual search
open source search applications
federated search
search centres of excellence
search business case development
mobile search
SharePoint search
technology trends
enterprise search analytics
search based applications

•Exchange best practice in specification, selection and implementation of enterprise search
•Hear case studies from practising enterprise search professionals
•Discover how new search technologies can be of value to enterprise applications
•Learn how to maximise your existing search investments and make wise decisions about enhancements and new investments
•Network with enterprise search managers, implementors, researchers and IT managers

Who should attend?
Enterprise Search Europe will be of value to managers with responsibility for

•Managing enterprise search applications for intranets, document management, records management and e-discovery applications
•Integrating search applications within an enterprise architecture
•Providing access to enterprise applications over tablet and mobile devices
•Search help-desks and search support teams
•Specifying, selecting and implementing search applications
•Search applications embedded in corporate web sites
•SharePoint 2010 governance and implementation projects
•Integrating search within line-of-business applications

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The Comics & Conflicts Conference

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:50:25 +0000

http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/site/news/comics_conflicts_conference_call_for_papers/

London

Aug. 19, - Aug. 20, 2011

Imperial War Museum London, England

The Comics & Conflicts Conference will be held on 19-20 August, 2011 at the Imperial War Museum in London, and is aimed at comics scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts. Invited conference speakers and guests will include: Pat Mills (Charley's War); Martin Barker and Roger Sabin on Doonesbury; Garth Ennis (Troubled Souls, War Story).

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:57:55 +0000

http://www.eblip6.salford.ac.uk/

Manchester

Jun. 26, - Jun. 29, 2011

EBLIP6

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP6) Conference

The University of Salford is proud to host the sixth Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP6) Conference in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK, June 27th – June 30th 2011

This exciting international conference has grown out of an increasing interest in using the best available evidence in health libraries to improve library and information practice more generally.

Previous EBLIP conferences have been practical, friendly and inspirational in getting people involved in evidence-based practice. In ‘Valuing Knowledge and Expertise’, the stimulating and varied EBLIP6 programme of workshops, presentations and discussion has been specifically designed to appeal to library and information practitioners who may have previously thought that evidence based practice wasn't for them. It will provide a practical and accessible forum for librarians and information practitioners from all sectors to discover and disseminate evidence that may contribute to decision-making in professional practice.

The conference is chaired by two enthusiastic evidence based library and information professionals, Alison Brettle and Maria J Grant based within the School of Nursing & Midwifery, a forward thinking and dynamic School with a commitment to lifelong learning and evidence based practice.

Location

The city of Manchester is an exciting place to visit, easily accessible by air, rail and road and host to a diverse cultural scene, fabulous shopping, superb restaurants and eclectic vibrant nightlife, close to stunning countryside such as the Lake District and Peak District and just over two hours from London by train.

The University is based one mile outside the city of Manchester and has a rich history stretching back to 1896. As one of the world's first industrial cities Salford has many historic achievements including the world's first free public library.

EBLIP6 Conference Chairs

Alison Brettle University of Salford Academic/Health Maria J Grant University of Salford Academic/Health

Edge 2011

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http://edge2011.wordpress.com/

Edinburgh

Mar. 2, - Mar. 3, 2011

The Caledonian Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2AB

http://edge2011.wordpress.com/

About Edge 2011

Thursday, 03 March 2011 – Friday, 04 March 2011, Edinburgh

EDGE 2011 brings the best speakers to Edinburgh once again!

These are exciting times for councils embarking on ambitious transformation programmes and the intensity of challenge lies in delivering excellence for customers while reducing costs.

Technology is changing service delivery fast, customers want more and different and will continue to do so. We need to be ready for the pace of change of the next ten years and how we will have to change the face of council services.

Our chosen speakers will demonstrate how they have used their vision, creative and innovative thinking to deliver excellence and efficiencies. This opportunity comes at a time where cost-efficient and effective outcomes are paramount.

Who should attend?

EDGE 2011 is a must for Chief Executives, Directors, Heads of E-Government, senior policy and decision makers, library professionals and elected members.

EDGE 2011 will provide many opportunities to learn from and meet with speakers, decision makers and other practitioners in the field, change managers, thought leaders, and many movers and shakers in the information, content management, community engagement and regeneration communities.

Attending this conference will provide you with the opportunity to find out first hand how others are making the savings required, by using shared services to build outstanding buildings, regenerate social deprivation areas, whilst continually moving forward at less cost with better services.

Invest in yourself and the future of your organisation by attending our second ground-breaking conference in one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world – Edinburgh.

What are we aiming for?

To make our businesses and services edgier, smarter, more creative and cost effective in a world that is being transformed by digital and social technologies.

To learn how libraries and information are delivering regeneration, e-government, learning and digital inclusion.

To hear the latest ideas, share success stories, hear best practices and meet colleagues from across the country and around the world.

To open a platform for discussion on the future of service delivery in libraries and information.

To offer a platform for new innovations and technologies

This is likely to be one of the most exciting conferences to be held in Scotland in 2011 and for those who attended EDGE 2010, you know it will be a conference to remember!!

The Venue

The Caledonian Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2AB, once a grand railway hotel, has stood on the same spot since 1903. Built in red sandstone from the west of Scotland and to the design of many Glasgow buildings, it was kindly known as “the grand Glasgow lady, come to Edinburgh”.

Internet Librarian International 2011

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:53:36 +0000

Navigating the new normal - strategies for success

http://www.internet-librarian.com/2011/

London

Oct. 26, - Oct. 27, 2011

Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK

http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthornetarakensington/index.html

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Get real. Stay relevant. The reality of the current economic climate means that it's imperative to provide pertinent services, utilise the most appropriate tools, and explore alternative approaches, regardless of your information environment. Even if you’re managing information outside a traditional library setting - as web designer, content evaluator, portal creator, systems professional or independent researcher - you must continue to offer services that are relevant and cost-efficient.

Internet Librarian International continues to meet that challenge head on and provides a cost-effective professional development experience that enables you to:

Understand and introduce technologies to increase the relevancy and efficiency of your information service
Learn new techniques for using and managing electronic resources
Raise the profile of your information service within your organisation
Learn from – and share your experiences with - your peers from over 30 countries globally

Conference Chairs

Marydee Ojala, Editor, ONLINE Magazine, USA [marydee@xmission.com]

David Raitt, Editor, The Electronic Library, The Netherlands