UNITED KINGDOM SERIALS GROUP

                   17th Annual Conference and AGM

                         11-14 April 1994
       University of Manchester Inst. of Science and Technology
                        Manchester, England

Here are details of the 1994 UKSG Annual Conference.  The programme
comprises a blend of papers, workshops, visits and discussion fora,
together with an opportunity to view one of the largest exhibitions
of serials-industry related business on show in the UK this year.

For further details and booking information, contact:

                    Jill Tolson
                    UKSG Administrator
                    114 Woodstock Road
                    Witney OX8 6DY  UK
                    Tel 0993 703466   Fax 0993778879
                    Email uksg@uk.ac.bham

The programme:

Monday 11 April

14.00 - 18.00  Registration, Renold Building
15.00 - 16.00  Tea and biscuits
16.30     Reception for first-time delegates, Renold Building
17.00     Opening of Exhibition and Reception, Renold Building
          Welcome from Albert Prior, UKSG Chair and Michael
          Day, Librarian, UMIST
17.30     Opening of Conference
17.40     Keynote Address: Communication within the scientific
          community:
          "Energy from waste materials: the potential for a solar
          economy"     Noel McAuliffe, Department of Chemistry, UMIST
18.15     Dinner, Barnes Wallis Restaurant
20.00 - 20.45  Tubalate: tuba quartet concert, Renold Building
          Students appear by kind permission of the Principal, Royal
          Northern College of Music

Tuesday 12 April

07.30 - 08.45  Breakfast, hall of residence dining room
08.45     Exhibition opens

          Resource Management

09.00 - 09.35  Biting into the core: the question of balance in
          collection management
          Sheila Corrall, Library and Information Services, Aston
          University
09.35 - 10.10  Managing the market: government libraries' responses to
          the climate of market testing
          Ian Snowley, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
10.10 - 10.45  Next to Nellie:  people, resources, training and
          development
          Alasdair Paterson, The Library, University of Sheffield
10.45 - 11.15  Coffee/tea
11.15 - 12.15  Workshops
12.30 - 14.00  Lunch, Renold Building
14.00 - 14.40  The Follett Review
          Tom Graham, The Library, University of York

     Serials Automation

14.40 - 15.15  EDI and the work of ICEDIS
          Herman Pabbruwe, Kluwer Academic Publishers Group,
          Netherlands
15.15 - 15.45  Tea/coffee
15.45 - 16.15  Myth and reality of current alerting services
          Diana Leitch, Information Services, John Rylands University
          of Manchester
16.30 - 17.30  Workshops
17.30     Exhibition closes
19.00     AGM, Renold Lecture Theatre
20.00     Dinner, Barnes Wallis Restaurant
21.00 - 22.00  Clog dancing, Barnes Wallis Restaurant
22.00 - 01.00  Disco, Barnes Wallis Restaurant

Wednesday 13 April

07.30 - 08.45  Breakfast, hall of residence dining room
08.45     Exhibition opens

     Electronic Communication

09.00 - 09.30  Publishing via the network
          David Pullinger, Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd
09.30 - 10.00  Electronic quality control
          Stevan Harnad, Editor, 'Behavioral & Brain Sciences', USA
10.00 - 10.30  Coffee/tea
10.30 - 11.00  Piloting an electronic library at De Montfort
          University, Milton Keynes
          Anne Ramsden, Information Centre, De Montfort University
11.00 - 11.30  Exploring the Internet
          Tony Addyman, Department of Maths and Computer Science,
          University of Salford
11.40 - 12.40  Workshops
12.50 - 13.50  Lunch, Renold Building
13.30     Close of Exhibition
14.00 - 17.00  Visits
     John Rylands University Library of Manchester
     Chethams Library, Manchester: an historic public reference
     library
     Riley Dunn & Wilson, binders, Huddersfield
     Manchester Metropolitan University Library - new Aytoun
     extension
     Granada Television: tour of the studios
     The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
     Lyme Park Stately Home and Country Park : "1910" tour
     Quarry Bank Mill, Styal: a museum of the cotton textile industry
19.30     Civic Reception by kind invitation of The Lord Mayor,
     Manchester Town Hall
20.15     Conference Dinner and Dance, Manchester Town Hall

Thursday 14 April

07.30 - 08.45  Breakfast, hall of residence dining room
08.45     Exhibition opens

     CWIS - community/campus-wide information services

09.15 - 09.45  The academic perspective
          Michele Shoebridge, The Library, University of Birmingham
09.45 - 10.15  The medical research perspective
          Mary Davies, Library and Information Services,
          Imperial Cancer Research Fund
10.15 - 10.45  Coffee/tea

     Scholarly Communication Process

10.45 - 11.15  Academics can do it by themselves
          John Lindsay, School of Information Systems, Kingston
          University
11.15 - 11.45  Discussion:  Current trends in publishing
11.45 - 12.15  Back in time: an illustrated history of the journal
          Alan Marchbank, National Library of Scotland
12.15     Close of Conference
12.30     Lunch, Renold Building

Workshops

 1.  ICEDIS:  EDI between subscription agents and journal
     publishers - Fritz Schwartz, Faxon USA
The International Committee on EDI for Serials (ICEDIS) is an
organisation which comprises many of the world's largest
subscription agents and leading STM publishers.  It is dedicated
to providing faster, more accurate and more cost effective serial
subscription processing through the establishment and use of EDI
standards.  The Committee is concerned with development of EDI
for journal despatch data, claims and claims responses and
subscription rates.    Through EDI, such common business forms as
invoices and purchase orders are transformed to a standard data
format and electronically transferred between trading partners.

2.   Serials automation - Mandy Lantz, BLCMP (Library Services) Ltd
This workshop will look at the underlying principles behind
current and future serials automation packages.  It will also
consider what factors are important when selecting a package and
how value and quality for money can be measured.

 3.  Exploitation and marketing of serials collections - Nick
     Smith, Aston University
This workshop will explore solutions to some of the perennial
problems confronting serials librarians. How do we deal with the
impact of shrinking - and frequently devolved - budgets? How do
e promote maximum use of dwindling print resources? Can we
resolve some of these problems by turning to electronic
information sources? The workshop will begin with a brief look at
how Aston University has tackled these issues, but participants
should come prepared to share their own experiences.

 4.  Contracting out library services - Patrick Ryan, Central
     Veterinary Laboratory
The workshop will look at market testing from a wide spectrum and
will place particular emphasis on pooling experience.  Causes and
consequences will be examined under such headings as:  why market
test?  can  all work be market tested?  what is a level playing
field?  who gains?  who loses?  what are the consequences?

 5.  Subscription agents: their expanding role - John Merriman,
     Association of Subscription Agents
The workshop will examine briefly the traditional role of
subscription agents and how they are adapting to change as the
hardcopy journal is challenged by new methods of communication.
Are librarians becoming more and more demanding and can their
expectations be met?  What is 'good service'?  Why do prices vary
between agents and what factors influence this?  Can agents
afford to offer so many value-added services?  What is the agent's
relationship with publishers and how does this affect
libraries?  In the future will the agent become an information
broker?

 6.  Courseware and copyright - Roy Williams, University of North
     London
The workshop will review current and proposed licence schemes and
copyright issues affecting the development of courseware.  The
positions of rights holders and publishers will be reviewed
alongside those of copyright users.  Trends in education, library
and information services and network developments will be
explored before attempting to chart ways forward in terms of
balancing the various viewpoints and highlighting possible areas
for progress.

 7.  Keeping in touch: networking in the small library - Margaret
     Brittin, Library & Information Consultant
Networking is one of the buzz words of the last few years but
something that none of us can afford to neglect.  For those
working in large library systems, networks are already well-
established.  But for those working on their own or in very small
libraries, networks are more difficult to access but ironically
even more important.  Networks can meet a wide range of needs:
overcoming isolation, offering support, providing professional
contacts, enhancing career and professional development, or
sharing scarce resources.  This workshop will look at all aspects
of networking and will outline some practical strategies for
developing and using networks.

8.   Exploring campus-wide information services (CWIS) - David
     Whitehurst, UMIST Library and Information Services
The number of UK CWISs has increased rapidly over the last few
years and with the use of software such as gopher they are
increasingly offering a gateway to external information resources
and networks in addition to their original role as depositories
of local information.  The workshop will give participants the
opportunity to access the large number of CWISs in the UK, USA
and elsewhere with emphasis on their inter-relationship with
library and other information systems.  We should be able to
offer hands-on experience to 30 - 35 people at each session.

 9.  Going out to tender - Trevor Lyttle, Queen's University Belfast
     and Deborah Shorley, University of Ulster at Jordanstown
In 1993 the libraries of Queen's University of Belfast and
University of Ulster invited tenders for the supply of periodicals.  A
sole agent was appointed to deal with subscriptions totalling some
#1.2m per annum.  The procedures followed, methods of assessing
responses and tender documentation will be discussed.

Registration options: (Pounds sterling)
[Contact Jill Tolson for booking forms]

Full residential delegate:
    UKSG member  #185.00 + VAT = #217.38
    Non-member   #210 + VAT    = #246.75

Non-residential:
    Tuesday 12 April (09.00-17.30)  #60 + VAT = #70.50
    Wednesday 13 April (90.00-13.30) #45 + VAT  = #52.87
    Thursday 14 April (09.00-13.30) #45 + VAT = #52.87

One night's accommodation is also available for day visitors. Contact
Jill Tolson for details: her adddress is at the beginning of this
message.

Closing date for applications is 18 March 1994. Bookings and
cancellations after 18 March will unfortunately attract a variety
of financial penalties!

Will Wakeling
UKSG Marketing Officer