VALUE IN ACQUISITION Conference announcement Rollo Turner 06 Dec 2005 11:39 UTC
I hope the programme of the conference below may be of of interest to this list. Full details, booking forms etc on http://www.subscription-agents.org/conference/200602/index.html Apologies for any crossposting on this. Rollo Turner Secretary General Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries www.subscription-agents.org rollo.turner@dsl.pipex.co.uk VALUE IN ACQUISITION Conference Programme To be held at The Royal College of Nursing, Cavendish Square, London 27/28 February, 2006 The process of acquiring and accessing electronic resources has many channels. Identifying which can offer the best value for any specific mix of resources for a given organisation is not easy given the many variables involved. Managing the process and access to the resources can also be complex and costly - what works for one resource or access channel may not work for another. This conference brings together some of the world's leading experts to examine the issues surrounding acquisition and achieving the best value for your organisation whilst minimising the costs involved. The conference focuses on the different acquisition strategies and options open to librarians in acquiring content and managing their collections effectively. Licensing models and bulk purchasing, the role of aggregators and other intermediaries and the impact of low cost options - in particular those for the developing nations - are all up for discussion. Aimed at senior and middle management in publishing companies, intermediaries and libraries, this conference offers a detailed look at the acquisition process on an international basis. Comparing and contrasting the methods of purchasing Chair - Peter Lawson, ASA 10.15 Welcome and introduction - Peter Lawson, Chairman, ASA 10.30 How acquisitions librarians think, and what it means for you - Rick Anderson, Director of Resource Acquisition, University of Nevada 11.00 Show me the money! - Finding value in alternative acquisition strategies - Paul Harwood, Director, Content Complete 12.00 The real cost of e-resources: administration costs in an academic library - Sally Rumsey, Library, London School of Economics and Political Science 12.30 Discussion and Lunch Collection Management Chair - Debbie Dore, Managing Director, Swets Information Services, UK 2.00 Libraries without librarians - Mieko Yamaguchi, Head of Technical Services and Library Systems, University of Wales, Bangor 2.30 Collection management in the digital age - Julie Bobay, Associate Director of Collections Management and Digital Scholarship, Indiana University Libraries 3.00 Discussion and Tea Low price access Chair - Debbie Dore, Managing Director, Swets Information Services, UK 3.30 Low price access for developing countries and the advantages for the customer - Maurice Long, HINARI 4.00 No-compromise online information for developing libraries: dream and reality - Tony McSeán, Director of Library Relations, Elsevier 4.30 Future e-access price models for the developing world - Alan Harris, Licensing Manager Africa and Developing Countries Initiatives, Springer 5.00 Discussion and Reception DAY 2 Controlling Low Priced Access Chair - Peter Lawson, ASA 9.00 New business models and free access: impact on subscriptions - Debbie Dore, Director, Swets Information Services UK 9.30 Keeping personal subscriptions out of the library - Moritz Thommen, Director Sales and Distribution, S. Karger AG, Basel Aggregating content and the substitution of subscriptions Chair - Rollo Turner, Secretary General, ASA 10.00 Providing aggregation solutions: a future vision - Jacqui Gilchrist, ProQuest 10.30 The value of aggregation - Melissa Kenton, EBSCO Publishing 11.00 Coffee 11.30 Aggregators and the primary journal: complementary or cannibalistic - John Cox, Managing Director, John Cox Associates Ltd 12.00 The value and role of aggregations - Helen Edwards, Head of Information Services, London Business School 12.30 Licensing content safely and profitably - Steven Hall, Journals Sales & Marketing Director, Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1.00 Discussion, Lunch and End of Conference