I thought this list might be interested in the programme of our forthcoming
conference this February 2004. I know its in the UK but we would be pleased
to see anyone who wnated to make the trip! Full details are on
www.subscription-agents.org/conference/200402/index.html   Apologies for any
crossposting.

The Money Trail - Cost and Value in Journal Information Provision 23/24 Feb
2004 London
Programme

Session 1: Research funding and the acquisition of knowledge
How research is funded.  Bahram Bekhradnia, Director, Higher Education
Policy Institute
The acquisition of knowledge   Michael A. Keller, Director of Academic
Information Resources, Stanford University
The value of information  Natalie Ceeney, Director of Operations and
Services, The  British Library

Session 2: The Publishing of research information
The publishing process and how publishers price journals?  Sue Corbett,
Publishing Director, Blackwell Publishing
Do not-for-profit publishers offer better value?  Jerry Cowhig, Director,
Institute of Physics Publishing

Session 3: Funding the libraries
Economics of open access: gauging the impact on academic library budgets. T.
Scott Plutchak, Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Consortium finance the way ahead or a dead end?  Thorsteinn Hallgrimsson,
Deputy National Librarian, The National and University Library of Iceland
The virtual library is a reality :  providing and funding a corporate
virtual library service
Roger Brown, Manager Contracts and Licences, Information Management,
GlaxoSmithKline
Gathering up the individuals.  Robbie Frazer, Director, Prenax

DAY 2
Session 4. Mergers and acquisitions
The role of venture capital and private equity.  Derrick Holman, Consultant
The merger phenomenon - does size matter?  David Warlock, Electronic
Publishing Services

Session 5: Improving the efficiency
Prioritising the spend.  Christine Fyfe, Librarian, University of Leicester
Keeping research information VAT free.  Teresa Hackett, The Frankfurt Group
Tailored services through licensing. Leah Halliday, User Support Manager,
EDINA
Intermediation improves efficiency, reduces cost. Debbie Dore, Swets
Information Services

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