Past seminars and training courses
2008
14 October Two half-day seminars were held at the British Library.
The morning Seminar - Internet search techniques: current state of the art and the next five years - was facilitated and presented by Terry Kendrick (Marketing and Information Consultant; Lecturer in Marketing, University of East Anglia) and Chaired by Diana Rosenberg (ILIG).
Terry outlined the current state of the art in searching both the visible and invisible Web, highlighting key hints and tips for effective search. He also outlined some recent developments in Internet search technologies and techniques and explained how the traditional librarian’s mindset can help and hinder effective Internet search and speculate on what this means for library searchers in the coming years.
The afternoon Seminar - Information services for migrants and refugees was presented by Helen Carpenter (Paul Hamlyn Foundation), Diana Edmonds (Assistant Director Culture, Libraries and Learning, London Borough of Haringey) and Amanuel Gebrekidan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Future Media and Technology, Information and Archives) and Chaired by Stephanie Kenna (The British Library).
Helen Carpenter talked about the opportunities and challenges facing libraries in a multicultural environment. Link to Helen Carpenter's 18 slides (1256KB)
Diana Edmonds followed with an examination of the practical aspects of designing and running library services. Link to Diana Edmond's 22 slides (131KB)
Finally Amanuel Gebrekidan, a journalist and qualified librarian and himself a refugee from Eritrea now living and working in UK, spoke on what sort of library services a migrant or refugee to UK wants and will use. Link to Amanuel Gebrekidan's 14 slides (498KB)
Fuller reports of their presentations will be published in ILIG's journal, Focus on International Library and Information Work. Check here for details.
16th May Two half-day Seminars were held at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE
The morning Seminar was entitled Web 2.0: the basics and was presented by Phil Bradley, Internet Consultant
It covered Web 2.0 resources and how they can be used to enhance library services and discussed RSS, weblogs, instant messaging, podcasting, start pages, social bookmarking, Flickr, custom search engines, creating communities with wikis and portals (and more!).
The afternoon Seminar was entitled Web 2.0: developing and promoting services and was presented by Lyn Robinson, Director, Information Studies Scheme, City University.
This session considered how library and information services are embracing Web 2.0 technology to enhance existing services, develop new initiatives and to promote their expertise and resources.
Although aimed at information professionals working within the health sector, the approaches were relevant to a wide range of fields. The session also aimed to highlight ways in which the impact of Web 2.0 services can be assessed.
2007
15 October Two half day seminars. The morning seminar was a repeat of the popular Web 2.0: the basics which was facilitated and presented by Phil Bradley (Internet Consultant). It covered Web 2.0 resources and how they can be used to enhance library services. It will be run again in 2008 - to find out more contact Kathleen Ladizesky, tel. 01974 282411, e-mail ladizesky@yahoo.com .
The afternoon seminar was Copyright: what you need to know which was facilitated and presented by Graham Cornish (Copyright Circle Consultant). It covered the fundamentals of copyright - principles and practice - and although concentrating on the digital environment it also included print. Most of the afternoon was spent on the implementation of the existing law, but the final session looked at changes to be expected as a result of Gowers.
4 May Two half-day seminars on WEB 2.0, facilitated by Phil Bradley (Internet Consultant).
The morning seminar covered Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. It discussesd how weblogs, new search tools, RSS, instant messaging, podcasting, wikis, network pages, social bookmarking, Flickr (and more!) can be used to enhance library services.
The afternoon seminar was for librarians who wanted to advance their understanding to a higher and deeper level. It included turning weblogs into resource pages and using RSS feeds to keep clients up to date. The comparative value of wikis, weblogs and portals to a library service was assessed.
2006
24 October New Technologies (am) and E-copyright (pm)
The morning seminar, New Technologies and Library Services - harnessing Web 2.0 to improve information provision, was facilitated and presented by Phil Bradley (Internet Consultant)
The afternoon seminar, Copyright in the E-environment: an update, was Chaired and introduced by Graham Coult (Editor: Managing Information, Aslib Advocacy Coordinator, Aslib representative on LACA) with presentations by Barbara Stratton (Senior Adviser, Copyright, CILIP and Secretary to LACA) and Ben White (Copyright Compliance & Licensing Manager, The British Library)
2005
9th March. Day Seminar - Reaching Out - Tackling Social Exclusion, John Vincent, Tony Oldham, Gill Harris
2004
21 October Half day seminar: Being Confident about Copyright – Interpreting the Law Successfully.
6th & 7th October Day Workshops - Primary School Library Design, Rachel Van Riel of Opening the Book
2002
23 October European Awareness Seminar: Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Copyright. The third in a popular series in which experts look at new developments in the law relating to information, mainly (but not exclusively) deriving from EU sources.
2000
6 September *IGLA in association with The Legal and Policy Research Group, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University European Awareness Seminar: Copyright, Data Protection, Internet Access
(*IGLA changed its name to ILIG in 2002)
1999
15 April European Awareness Seminar: copyright, data protection, Internet access
1998
4-6 September Disaster and After: An International Conference on the Practicalities of Information Service in Times of War and Other Catastrophes
Updated: 02 November 2008