Course "Library Strategy and Key Issues for the Future" in August 2004

["Esther Bruls" <esther.bruls@xxxxxx>]

In times of turbulent change, strategy is becoming ever more important
for organisations in order to survive. Libraries in (higher) education
are facing several challenges at the same time: the world of learning
is changing rapidly; the demands from researchers are becoming more
critical; technology offers possibilities but at the same time
developments in this area are dazzling; many libraries face budget
cuts. How to deal with these complex and intertwined issues is the
topic of the course. Leading speakers will lecture about strategic
issues, presenting their vision for the coming 3 to 5 years. These
visions will be discussed, enabling managers to anticipate trends when
planning and formulating their own library policy. The course is an
ideal opportunity to get a broad view of where libraries are heading
in general and how to use these visions in formulating a strategy for
particular libraries.

Where and when
Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Sunday evening 15 up to and
including Tuesday 17 August 2004.

Target group
Directors, other senior managers, and those aspiring to these
positions from academic/research libraries. At the same time the
course is of interest to parties working closely together with
libraries in dealing with the challenges they face, notably senior
staff from computer centres as well as senior managers from publishing
houses.

Subjects
The first day will be dedicated to broad strategic issues (strategy,
technology, learning, research). The second day explores major trends
in four areas that are rapidly developing (scholarly communication,
metrics, knowledge management, library strategy in times of budget
cuts).

Course director
Michael Breaks, University librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK, has
wide experience of library management and has been University
Librarian of Heriot-Watt University since 1985. He has been a member
of a number of UK policy-making committees.

Programme

Sunday, 15 August 2004
* Welcome dinner

Monday, 16 August 2004
* Welcome and practical announcements
* Welcome and introduction to the course (Michael Breaks, University
librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK)
* Strategic issues in the information market (Eugenie Prime, USA)
Technology trends (Stuart L. Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC
Office of Research, Online Computer Library Center, USA)
* E-learning and libraries (Elizabeth Dupuis, Head of Instructional
Services, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
* New knowledge environments, Margaret Hedstrom, Professor School of
Information, University of Michigan, USA)

Tuesday, 17 August 2004
Changes in scholarly communication: publishers' perspective (Sally
Morris, Chief Executive, Association of Learned and Professional
Society Publishers (ALPSP), UK)
* Metrics (Stephen Town, Director of Information Services & Deputy
University Librarian, Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield
University, UK)
* Knowledge management (Joseph Branin, Professor and Director of
Libraries, Ohio State University
* Library strategy in times of budget cuts (Nigel Macartney, Director
of Information Services Department, University of Ulster, UK)
* Wrap-up and conclusions (Michael Breaks, University librarian,
Heriot-Watt University, UK)

Wednesday, 18 August 2004
* Optional programme: Tour of the Tilburg University library

Website http://www.ticer.nl/04strat/

Organisation
The courses are organised by Ticer B.V., known from the International
Summer School on the Digital Library, in cooperation with Tilburg
University in the Netherlands, the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Research Library in the USA, the CERN Scientific Information Service
in Switzerland, Informationland in the Netherlands/UK, the Netherlands
Association for Library, Information, and Knowledge Professionals
(NVB), Heriot-Watt University in the UK, and University of Leeds in
the UK.


Contact

Ticer B.V.
Ms Anja Huijben and Ms Esther Bruls
P.O. Box 4191
5004 JD Tilburg
The Netherlands
T. +31 - 13 - 466 8310
F. +31 - 13 - 466 8383
E. ticer@xxxxxx
URL http://www.ticer.nl/